Congratulations 2023 award winners!

WEF/MWEA Awards
  • Arthur Sidney Bedell Award  ~  Joe Goergen, Retired
  • William D Hatfield Award  ~  Elmer (Lee) Keysor, Saginaw Charter Township
  • Laboratory Analyst Award  ~  Anita Friend, Muskegon County
  • George W. Burke Jr. Award ~  Muskegon WRRF
  • Outgoing WEF Delegate ~ Heather Cheslek, Black & Veatch 

MWEA Awards
  • Dan Wolz Clean Water Award  ~  Steve Aiken, Duperon Corporation
  • Collections Systems Professional  ~  Jennifer Smerecki, City of Grand Rapids
  • Donald M. Pierce Award  ~  Ryan Vredeveld, Grand Haven Spring Lake SA
  • Doris Van Dam Operations Professional  ~  Jared Grabinski, City of Grand Rapids
  • Educational Professional  ~  Hillary Caron, City of Grand Rapids
  • Health & Safety Professional ~ Joseph Kovalcik, City of Warren WRF
  • Honorary Membership ~  Pete Cavagnaro, WRR Solutions
  • IPP Professional  ~  George Davis, Davis and Davis Law Offices PLC
  • Kenneth J. Miller Founders ~ Dave Connors, Waterworks System & Equipment
  • Loring F. Oeming Award ~ Ferdinand Patalingug, JBS
  • Maintenance Professional  ~  Matt Mitschke, City of Charlotte
  • New Professional  ~  Paige Hammerl, Hubbell, Roth and Clark
  • Outgoing President ~  Elaine Venema, Fleis & VandenBrink
  • Outgoing Secretary ~ Lambrina Tercala, OHM Advisors
  • Outstanding Environmental Engineer  ~  Glenna Wood, Gosling Czubak Enigneering
  • Outstanding Environmental Consultant  ~  Jason Dosca, Dosca and Associates
  • Outstanding Vendor Support  ~  Heather Walker HESCO
  • PK Sarda Lab Professional  ~  Mark Johnston, Muskegon County RRC
  • President's Award  ~  Rich Grant, Fleis & VandenBrink
  • Public Utility Management Professional  ~  Charles Schroeder, City of Grand Rapids
  • Regulatory Professional  ~  Jonathan M. Berman, EGLE
  • Sustainable Energy ~  City of Grand Rapids WRRF
  • Watershed Management Professional ~  Christe Alwin, EGLE

Willard F. Shephard Award Recipients
James Baker
Gasper Calandrino
Nicole Chardoul
Paul Davis
Annette DeMaria
John Lemke
Tim Middleton
Troy Naperala
Erika Powers
Jeff Pugh
James Rydquist
Dianna Seifert
Lara Sucharski
Jesse VanDeCreek

2023 Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S) Inductees
Mary Lenardson
Majid Khan
Nathan VerHeul
Keith Sanders
Heather Cheslek