Awards Committee

Recognizing Excellence...Awards Nominations Needed
(Published in the Spring Issue of Source Magazine)

The purpose of this committee is to coordinate the activities of the Awards Sub-committees and coordinate the notification, publication and presentation of the individual award recipients to the Section Membership. The committee facilitates the identification of potential candidates for all current national and section awards and any future awards that may be established. The committee and its sub-committees review the purpose and eligibility requirements of each national and section award and select nominees who best meet the spirit and intent of each award.

Qualifications for service as committee chair shall be long-time membership in AWWA and have served on various committees; or a past division officer, section program director, or section trustee; and must be familiar with the bylaws, regulations and functioning of the Section. Members of the committee shall be the respective chair of the George A. Elliott, George Warren Fuller, International Awards, and Walter 0. Weight Membership Award sub-committees, a trustee of the Governing Board and an at-large appointee. The awards subcommittees shall function in accordance to their individual charge, duties, and responsibilities as indicated in Section Regulations and Bylaws. The chair of the Awards Committee reports directly to the Governing Board, Except for the terms of the office of the individual awards sub-committees, the committee chair, trustee, and at-large appointee shall serve one three-year term and shall be appointed by the Section Chair. A staff member of the Section shall serve as a facilitator to the committee and shall assist the Committee in providing background information and other clerical work as necessary.

Awards Sub-committees:

Energy Awards

George A. Elliott Awards

This committee selects one or two Section members annually to receive this award at the Fall Conference. The award is given for outstanding service to the Section by presentation of the best paper, unusual contribution to committee activity, exceptional effort to improve member and public relations, outstanding innovation in the water works field.

The committee consists of three most recent Section Past Chairs who no longer hold the office, The committee chair is the senior member serving his final year on the committee.

The chair serves as a member of the Awards Committee and reports directly to the Awards Chair on all committee activities and nominees. Nominations shall be submitted in writing no later than May 1st to the Awards Chair.

George Warren Fuller Awards

This award is presented, on recommendation by the Section, by AWWA to one or two section members for distinguished service in the water supply field. The recipients are selected in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions"of AWWA's George Warren Fuller Award criteria.

The committee consists of the five most recent Fuller Awardees. In years where two awards are presented, the awardee senior in membership is chosen. The member in his final year on the committee serves as chair, The committee chair serves as a member of the Awards Committee and reports directly to the Awards Chair on all activities and nominees. Nominations shall be submitted in writing no later than May 1st to the Awards Chair.

Intemational Awards

This committee recommends members of the CA-NV Section for the following National awards:

The Abet Woman Award of Excellence

The Distinguished Public Service Award

Friendship Medal

The Heroism Award

The AWWA Honorary Member Award

Service To The Water Industry Award

Water Utility Hall of Fame

American/Canadian/Mexican Water Landmarks Award

The committee consists of five members, three being the most recent Past Chairs not in office. The chair is appointed by the Section Chair for a three-year term.

The Chair is supplied with the AWWA Awards Manual, and provides the committee with the criteria for each award. Subject to the conditions of each award, no recommendation is made unless four committee members (including the chair) agree. Recommendation(s) are forwarded on the proper form to the Section Awards Committee via the Section office.

Landmark Awards/Section Historical Recognition

Walter 0. Weight Membership Awards

This committee selects one Section member annually to receive this award at the Fall Conference. The award is to recognize the outstanding service in overall recruiting and retention of AWWA members, to include his/her demonstration of methods of an overall successful program that follow the basic membership goals of Walter 0. Weight who has tong been recognized as the most productive recruiter of members for the Association.

The committee consists of three most recent awardees, the Section Past Chair who no longer holds the office. The committee chair is the senior member serving his final year on the committee. This committee is a subcommittee of the Section Awards Committee and reports directly to the Section Awards Committee on all committee activities and nominees. Nominations shall be submitted in writing no later than May 1st to the Awards Chair through the Section office.

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