Past Award Recipients

    • 2024 Larry Huber
    • 2023 Danella Pattenski
    • 2022 David Weihrauch, City of Oxford (Retired)
    • 2021 Lorrie Brown, City of Dayton
    • 2020 Tyler Converse, City of Canton
    • 2019 Robert Davis
    • 2018 Jeffrey Swertfeger
  • Operator Meritorius Award for Water Treatment Service
    • 2025 John Bui, City of Hamilton
    • 2024 Jeff Swertfeger, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
    • 2024 Cliff Shrive, Shrive Ops Solutions
    • 2023 Samuel F. Jacob, City of Elyria
    • 2022 Ken Stoneman, Lake County
    • 2021 Ron Wetzel, Ottawa County
    • 2020 Jason Gibboney, City of Huron
    • 2019 Nick Pizzi, AquaServ Consultants
    • 2016 Dean Reynolds
  • Operator Meritorius Award for Water Distribution Service
    • 2025 Rico Cosby, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
    • 2023 Annette Mollet, Canton Water Department
    • 2022 Dave Hasting, Clark County
    • 2021 Dustin Harris, Village of Yellow Springs
    • 2020 Ben Sparks, Village of Yellow Springs
    • 2018 Joel Cain
    • 2016 Andrew Provoznik
  • Richard Melick Award for Education 
    • 2024 Jason Gibboney, Avon Lake Water
    • 2023 Jason Phillips
    • 2022 Andrew Barienbrock, Ohio EPA
    • 2021 Scott Loper, City of Fairborn
    • 2020 Charles Norris, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
    • 2018 Charles Norris
    • 2017 Douglas Mayo
    • 2016 Larry Huber
  • John J. Sadzewicz Award of Excellence
    • 2025 Bruce Whitteberry, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
    • 2024 Susan Schell, Arcadis
    • 2023 Tom Speth
    • 2022 Matt Steele, City of Columbus
    • 2021 Kim Burnham, Ohio EPA
    • 2020 Darren Lytle, US EPA
    • 2019 Jack Kane, Arcadis
    • 2018 Darren Lytle
    • 2017 Judy Stottsberry
    • 2016 Jeff Swertfeger
  • John Lechner Award of Excellence
    • 2023 Jack Kane
    • 2022 Tony Lococo, Baker & Associates
    • 2020 Marlay Price, Price Water Group
    • 2017 Timothy Wolfe
  • Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Award
    • 2025 Stephanie Johnson, HDR
    • 2024 Alyssa Ramsey, Jacobs
    • 2023 Ballou Dempsey
    • 2022 Becky Andrus, Cleveland Water & Nicholas D'Angelo Jr, RK&K Engineering
    • 2021 Becky Andrus, Cleveland Water & Nicholas D'Angelo Jr, Cleveland Water
    • 2019 Gene Miller
    • 2018 Afaf Musa
  • Larry Valentine Membership Recruitment Award
    • 2024 Matthew Hewitt, Cleveland Water
    • 2023 Neuronsy Adams
    • 2022 Denita Bonhart, Cleveland Water
    • 2021 Luke Murry, GDP Group
    • 2020 Joe Bates, City of Xenia 
    • 2019 Franco Noce, Lake County
    • 2018 Melida Raimann
  • Keith Hunsberger Outstanding Customer Service Award
    • 2019 Kristina Dye, Del-Co Water
    • 2018 Caryn Dachner
    • 2016 Diana Steck
  • Ohio Section Volunteer of the Year
    • 2024 Megan Patterson, Brown & Caldwell
    • 2023 Chris Briggs
  • Ohio Section Chair Award
    • 2025 Sarah Affrunti, Southwest Regional Water District
    • 2024 Dane Elliott, Stantec
    • 2023 Daryl Bowling & Emily Pierson
    • 2019 Robert E. Ashton, City of Columbus
    • 2018 Jason Adkins
  • Outgoing Chair Award
    • 2024 Mike Giangiodano, Jacobs
    • 2022 Sam Jacob, City of Elyria
    • 2021 Sierra McCreary, Black & Veatch
    • 2020 Franco Lucarelli
  • Outgoing Board Award
    • 2024 Denita Bonhart
    • 2023 George Sendrey & Daryl Bowling & Danella Pattenski
    • 2022 Jason Phillips, City of Findlay & Stacia Eckenwiler, City of Columbus
    • 2020 Franco Noce

    • 2024 Darren Lytle, US EPA
    • 2011 Michael Schock, USEPA
    • 2003 Thomas Sorg, USEPA
    • 2000 Gary Logsdon, Black & Veatch
    • 1998 Benjamin W. Lykins, Jr., USEPA
    • 1993 Robert M. Clark, USEPA
    • 1984 Edwin Geldreich, USEPA
    • 1981 James Symons
    • 1979 Aaron Rosen

    • 1998 Richard Miller, Cincinnati
    • 1989 Edwin E. Geldreich, USEPA
    • 1985 Gordon G. Robeck