The award, established in honor of Wendell R. LaDue, recognizes distinguished water utility safety programs. Wendell R. LaDue was born in Ohio in 1895 and graduated from the University of Southern California. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began work in the Akron, Ohio, Water Department as a draftsman in 1919 and retired as superintendent and chief engineer in 1961.
LaDue worked hard for the water industry. In addition to serving as an AWWA President from 1946–1947, he was a committee member or chairman for various engineering societies and the National Safety Council.
The KsAWWA award will be presented each year at the KsAWWA Annual Meeting and Awards Lunch during the annual joint conference. There are four classes for this award:
The winner of the KsAWWA award each year is eligible for the AWWA award.
2023 | Class II – City of Garden City Water Department Class III – WaterOne |
The following awards are presented by Kansas Section AWWA. For criteria, nomination, and more visit the links below.
The Community Relations Committee of KsAWWA invites all utilities to participate in the annual Water Taste Contest at the KWEA/KsAWWA Joint Conference.
Below are the rules of the contest. Entries must be submitted by noon on Tuesday the week of the conference, to Section Manager Hank Corcoran Boyer, at the conference exhibitor registration desk. Each entry will be logged and assigned an identifying number.
2023 | WaterOne |
2022 | City of Emporia |
2021 | WaterOne |
2020 | No Contest |
2019 | City of Lawrence |
2018 | WaterOne |
2017 | City of Iola |
2016 | City of El Dorado |
2015 | City of Iola |
2014 | WaterOne |
2013 | City of Olathe |
2012 | City of Emporia |
2011 | WaterOne |
2010 | KCK BPU |
2009 | City of Wichita |
2008 | City of Olathe |
2007 | City of Emporia |
2006 | WaterOne |
The purpose of the Operator Meritorious Service Award is to recognize special performance in one or more of the following:
Section members eligible to receive the Operator's Meritorious Service Award shall include any water supply or distribution individual who, during the time period of the meritorious activity, worked in any operations related capacity.
Submit to the section the full name and address and complete biographical information on each nominee on the entry form provided by AWWA along with supporting data concerning the meritorious service performed by the nominee.
A nomination for the award may be submitted for consideration by any AWWA section member to the section Operator's Meritorious Service Award Committee.
The award will be presented at the KWEA/KsAWWA Joint Annual Conference.
2023 | Denise Friday |
2022 | Steven Hall |
2021 | Paul Crocker |
2020 | Rusty Tournade |
2019 | Perry Smith |
2018 | Joe Cribbs |
2017 | Jennifer Dixon |
2016 | Keith McAdoo |
2015 | Ron Wyatt |
2014 | Robert Simmons |
2013 | Steve Nirschi |
2012 | Kerry Peterson |
2011 | Alan Thomas |
2010 | Lester Estelle |
2009 | Chuck Weber |
2008 | Dan Defore |
2007 | Garry Turner |
2006 | Ron Snethen |
2005 | Phillip Cooper |
2003 | George E. Simanowitz |
2002 | Durward M. Johnson |
2001 | Charles Gray |
2000 | Ron Rhodes |
1999 | Jeff Arnold |
1998 | Gerald Blain |
1995 | Bruce Tate |
1994 | Dale McMaster |
1993 | Don Moore |
1990 | Don Silver |
1989 | Don Gray |
1988 | Michael Cavanaugh |
1987 | Alan Shineman |
This award was established in 2006 in memory of long time member Richard Porter. The award will be given to a section member who has demonstrated support and commitment to the Kansas section. This commitment could be represented by the following:
2023 | Fred Jones |
2022 | Jim Jackson |
2021 | Martha Tasker |
2020 | Jim Epp |
2019 | Lester Estelle |
2018 | Dr. Stephen Randtke |
2017 | Kurt Bookout |
2016 | Dan Defore |
2015 | David Waldo |
2014 | Garry Turner |
2013 | David Egger |
2012 | Jerry Blain |
2011 | Fred Douglas |
2010 | Don L. Gray |
2009 | Hank Corcoran Boyer |
2008 | Ron Rhodes |
2007 | Terryl Pajor |
2006 | Dick Pedrotti |