AWARDS
2025 Award Forms
Member award information
- WEF Awards and Recognition Program (link opens in a new window and takes you to the WEF site
MWEA Awards
Dan Wolz Clean Water Award for Environmental Excellence
- Tim Sikma, City of Wixom
Collections Systems Professional of the Year
- David McCord, Great Lakes Water Authority
Donald M. Pierce Award
- Sajit George, Great Lakes Water Authority
Doris Van Dam - Operations Professional of the Year
- Paul Cutter, City of Hart
Educational Professional of the Year
- Russell Lewis, City of Grand Rapids
Excellence in Service
- Jamie Burton, HRC
Executive Director Award
- Phil Argiroff, EGLE
Health & Safety Professional of the year
- Don Nichols, Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority
James R. Rumsey Award
- Trent Montemayor, Donohue & Associates
Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) Professional of the Year
- Sreedhar Mullapudi, Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority
Maintenance Professional of the Year
- Major Gresham, Great Lakes Water Authority
New Professional of the Year
- Amanda Laramie, Fishbeck
Outstanding Engineer
- David Harvey, Fleis & VandenBrink
Outstanding Environmental Consultant
- Blair Selover, Fleis & VandenBrink
Outstanding Vendor Support
- Jay Vermile, Dubois Cooper
P.K. Sarda Lab Professional of the Year
- Andrea Busch, Great Lakes Water Authority
President's Award
Navid Mehram, Great Lakes Water Authority
Camille Leverett, WEF
Public Utility MGT Professional of the Year
- Jim Cornell, City of Kalamazoo
Regulatory Professional
- Chris Veldkamp, EGLE
Residuals Management Professional of the year
- Sarah Marshall, EGLE
MWEA/WEF Awards
Arthur Bedell
- Dave Connors, Waterworks Systems
William Hatfield
- Doug Engelsman, City of Zeeland
Laboratory Analyst Excellence
- Jacgueline Clayton-Smith, City of Lansing