History of Awards - Illinois Section AWWA

Academic Achievement Award 
   Advancement Award

Allerton House Scholarship  
Ambassador Award
American Water Landmarks
  Award of Merit  
Best Paper Awards
  Clifford Fore Award  
Diamond Pin Club Members
Distinguished Public Service Award
Diven Medal
Education Award
George Warren Fuller Award
Gimmicks & Gadgets Award
Goodell Prize
Heroism Award
Honorary Member Award
Lars Scholarship Award
  Top Membership Recruiter  
  Operators Meritorious Service  
Outstanding Service to AWWA Award
   Pumper of the Year 
Research Award
Silver Presidential Award
  Special Recognition Award 
 Thurston Larson Award 
President of AWWA from Illinois
 Water Main Tapping 
Water Utility Hall of Fame Award
Wendell Ladue Safety Award
Safety Awards

AWWA SERVICE RECOGNITION
Quarter Century-25 year Club 
Gold Water Drop Award-Half-Century Club
75 Year Service Award 
  100 Year Club  
Life Members

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Roy D. Tanner, 1975

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AMBASSADOR AWARD
Howard Peskator, 1981
Robert T. Sasman, 1983
George Wight, 1983

AMERICAN WATER LANDMARKS
1968, Chicago Water Tower
1970, Riverside Water Tower
1981, Peoria Water Company Main Station Pump House No. 1
1982, Havana Water Tower 
1987, Ill-American Water Co E. St. Louis Pump House
1988, Ill-American Water Co Main Station, Alton
1991, Ill-American Water Co Cairo
2001, Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower

OPERATORS MERITORIOUS SERVICE
1997, Thomas J. Chmura, Jr.
1998, James W. Swazye
2000, Arthur Michael Schulz
2001, William A. Brown

BEST PAPER AWARD 

DISTRIBUTION DIVISION
1965, Fred Staben
1966, Wallace Miller 

MANAGEMENT DIVISION
1957, Louis R. Howson
1958, Hyman H. Gerstein 

PURIFICATION DIVISION
1957, John R. Baylis   

RESOURCES DIVISION
1955, Herbert E. Hudson, Jr. 

WATER QUALITY DIVISION
1974, Donald Ptak
1983, Michael Curry
1974, Walter Ginsburg
1983, Martin Reynolds
1974, Benjamin F. Willey
1986, Shun Dar Lin 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARD
1963, Northern Ill Water Co Champaign
1969, Kankakee Water Co
1970, LaGrange
1973, East St. Louis Interurban Water Co

 

DIAMOND PIN CLUB MEMBERS

Ventura Bengoechea
Vail H. Moore
Kenneth A. Bidle
Howard Peskator
Norbert J. Davoust
Robert T. Sasman
George C. Diamond
A. T. Walther
L. C. Domke
J. H. Whisler
Merrill Gamet
George Wight
Vernon L. Snoeyink

HEROISM AWARD
1966, John P. Leming
1966, R. Gary Spangenberg
1966, James W. Routson
1985, Stephanie Irving

1999, James England, Bridgeview

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 GOLD WATER DROP (50 Years of Membership)
1987, H. Spencer Merz
1988, A. S. Behrman
1988, Clarence W. Klassen
1988, Alex Van Praag, Jr.
1990, O. J. Calderara
1991, Samuel M. Clarke
1991, Laverne D. Hudson
1992, Benn Leland
1992, George L. Farnsworth
1992, Robert B. Richards
1992, Orville J. Smith
1994, C. E. Chevedden
1994, Joseph Rosalini
1997, Morris Kaplan
1997, Lawson I. Miller
1997, Kenneth S. Watson
1998, Ray G. Rinehart
1999, Otto S. Hallden
2000, Edward H. Wachs
2000, John G. Hendrickson, Jr.  

DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
1966, Louis R. Howson

DIVEN MEDAL (Medal of Outstanding Service)
1927, Arthur E. Gorman
1944, Louis R. Howson
1956, Fred G. Gordon
1965, Thurston E. Larson
1971, William W. Aultman
1973, Norbert J. Davoust
1988, William H. Richardson

EDUCATION AWARD
1974, Paul E. Bridges
1986, Donald C. Renner
1985, Donald C. Renner

GIMMICKS & GADGETS AWARD
1981, Robert Klausegger

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GOODELL PRIZE (Publications Award)
1932, John R. Baylis
1957, Thurston E. Larson
1933, Charles H. Spaulding
1958, Louis R. Howson
1940, Melvin L. Enger
1976, Richard S. Engelbrecht
1947, Louis R. Howson

HONORARY MEMBERS

William C. Ackermann
Norbert J. Davoust
Kenneth J. Ficek
Ellen Flanagan
Edward R. Healy
Louis R. Howson
Thurston E. Larson
Ira M. Markwood
Allen Panek
Howard W. Peskator
William H. Richardson
Robert T. Sasman
Kenneth S. Watson

LARS SCHOLARSHIP (Larson Aquatic Research Support)
1990
Doctoral Candidate Mark Schautman
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, $5,000 

Graduate Student Kevin Gardner
Clarkson University, Potsdam, $3,000

1992
Doctoral Candidate Ravindra Mohan Srivastava
University of Illinois, Urbana, $5,000

Graduate Student Angela Bandemehr
Michigan State University, East Lansing, $3,000

1993
Doctoral Candidate William C. Becker
John Hopkins University, $5,000

Master’s Candidate Samuel A. Perry
University of Washington, $3,000

1994
Doctoral Candidate Joel Ducoste
University of Illinois, Urbana, $5,000

Graduate Student Kara Warren
University of Arizona, Phoenix, $3,000

1995
Doctoral Candidate David Pines
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, $5,000

 Master’s Candidate Mark Graham
University of Cincinnati, $3,000

1996
Doctoral Candidate Amy Childress
University of California at Los Anglees, $5,000

 Master’s Candidate Nicholas Dugan
University of Cincinnati, $3,000

1997
Doctoral Candidate Alessandro Franchi
John Hopkins University, $5,000

 1998
Doctoral Candidate Adrian C. Penisson
John Hopkins University, $5,000

 Master’s Candidate Nancy Viahos
Yale University, $3,000

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OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO AWWA
1944, Louis R. Howson
1962, John R. Baylis
1966, Thurston E. Larson
1976, Norbert J. Davoust
1976, Herbert E. Hudson, Jr,
1988, William H. Richardson

RESEARCH AWARD
1972, Thurston E. Larson

SILVER PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
1983, Howard Peskator

TOP MEMBERSHIP RECRUITER
2000, Robin Deoscher
2001, Larry Goldsmith
2002, Larry Goldsmith 

PRESIDENTS OF AWWA FROM ILLINOIS
1881-1883 Jacob T. Foster, Union Stock Yards, Chicago
1890-1891 William B. Bull, Quincy Waterworks Company
1906-1907 Dabney H. Maury, Peoria Water Works Company
1910-1911 John W. Alvord, Consulting Engineer, Chicago
1941-1942 Louis R. Howson, Alvord, Burdick & Howson, Chicago
1955-1956 Frank C. Amsbary, Jr., Northern Illinois Water Corp, Champaign
1970-1971 Thurston E. Larson, Illinois State Water Survey, Urbana
1983-1984 William H. Richardson, Alvord, Burdick & Howson, Chicago

WATER UTILITY HALL OF FAME

1971, Edward Bartow
1971, John R. Baylis
1974, Omar H. Jewell
1977, John W. Alvord
1977, Charles H. Spaulding
1980, Harold E. Babbitt

1980, James J. Doland
1981, Hardy Cross
1982, Arthur M. Buswell
1984, Clifford H. Fore
1986, Louis R. Howson
1986, Thurston E. Larson
1987, Herbert E. Hudson

WENDELL LADUE SAFETY AWARD
1982, Peoria Water Co

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SAFETY AWARDS
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
1988
Illinois American Water Co, Pekin

AWARD OF HONOR
1956-1957
Chicago
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Champaign

1959
Chicago
Geneva
Glencoe
Moline
Pontiac
Rock Island 

AWARD OF HONOR
1986
Illinois American Water Co, Peoria
Oglesby
Woodstock
Industrial Chemical Corp

 1988
Illinois American Water Co, Peoria

AWARD OF MERIT

1955
Geneva

1956-1957
Batavia
Cairo Water Co
Caseyville
Downers Grove
Fulton
Geneva
Glencoe
Harvey
Highland Park
Illinois Municipal Water Co, Lisle
Illinois Water Service Co, Pontiac
Kewanee
LaGrange
Lake Forest
Nashville
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Champaign
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Streator
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
Park Forest Water Co
Waukegan

1958
Alsip
Alton
Batavia
Bensenville
Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission
Carlinville
Caseyville
Chester
Clarendon Hills
Clinton
Commonfields of Cahokia PWD
Dixon
Downers Grove
Edwardsville
Geneseo
Geneva
Glencoe
Grayville
Highland Park
Highwood
Homewood
Illinois Cities Water Co
Illinois Municipal Water Co, Lisle
Island Lake & Tower Lakes Water Company
Kenilworth
Kewanee
LaGrange
Lake Forest
Macomb
Maywood
McCook
Midlothian
Moline
Monmouth
Nashville
Normal
North Chicago
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
Peoria Heights
Illinois Water Service Co, Pontiac
Rock Island
Staunton
Steger
Wood River

1959
Addison
Batavia
Bedford Park
Bensenville
Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission
Cairo
Carlyle
Carthage
Caseyville
Clarendon Hills
Dixon
Downers Grove
East St. Louis
Geneseo
Grayville
Greenville
Highland Park
Highwood
Homewood
Illinois Cities Water Co
Kenilworth
Lake Forest
Loves Park
Macomb
McCook
Midlothian
Monmouth
Murphysboro
Naperville
Nashville
North Chicago
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Sterling
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Streator
Oak Park
Ottawa
Pana
Quincy
Peoria Heights
Staunton
Steger
Vandalia
Villa Park
Wheaton
Zion

1981
Lincoln 

1988
Illinois American Water Co, Pekin
Woodstock
Rantoul

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AWARD OF PROGRESS

1956
Evanston

 1957
East St Louis & Interurban Water Co
Fulton
Oak Lawn

 1958
Evanston
Lake Forest
Macomb
Oak Park
Peoria Water Works Co, Peoria
Rockford
Rock Island 

1959
Cairo
East St Louis & Interurban Water Co
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Champaign
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Sterling
Northern Illinois Water Corp, Streator
Quincy
Springfield
Vandalia
Zion

AWWA SERVICE RECOGNITION
HALF-CENTURY CLUB
1988 Culligan International

75 YEAR SERVICE AWARD

Lake Forest Water Dept
Moline Water Dept
Na-Con Services, Inc
Nalco Chemical Co
Quincy Water Dept
Scranton Gillete Communications

LIFE MEMBERS 

Dick Abramson
William C. Ackermann
Alryn E. Albrecht
Ray S. Ames
Richard E. Aten
Ernest W. Bates
Kenneth L. Baumann
William H. Beauman
Dean C. Becker
A. S. Behrman
Earl H. Beling
Edward Benjamin
Joseph M. Bennett
Orlo N. Benson
Robert H. Benton
William L. Berk
Kenneth A. Bidle
John B. Black
James Blan
Robert C. Bramlette
Abdon J. Bray
Rolla W. Brooks
Brenda K. Brown
Wayne R. Brunzell
Herman Burgi, Jr.
Nissen H. Cahan
O. J. Calderara
John E. Callan
Donald R. Canning
Edward C. Cardwell
James R. Carson
Martin S. Cerven
Arnold K. Cherry
Carl E. Chevedden
George J. Chlebicki
Thomas Chmura
Samuel M. Clarke
David A. Clemmans
Paul W. Clinebell
Thomas M. Conner
Jerald B. Conroy
James J. Costello
Wayne A. Cowlishaw
Thomas N. Cravens
Paul L. Dahlin
Richard G. Dalbke
Jason N. Daykin
Frank DeCarlo
Martin J. Delerno
James R. Dennis
George C. Diamond
Jess C. Dietz
Joseph F. Donovan
Gene Doran
Toby H. Duckett
Leroy V. Dzierzanowski
Donald E. Eckmann
Allan B. Edwards
Richard S. Engelbrecht
E. Ted Erickson
Ben B. Ewing
L. F. Fahlander
Ralph F. Falkenthal
George L. Farnsworth
Roy M. Fay
Allen E. Fehr
Kenneth J. Ficek
Barbara G. Fox
Phillip A. Fragassi
P. K. Francescon
Thomas E. Fricke
Frank J. Furlan
William R. Gain
J. R. Gardner
William R. Gelston, Jr
Robert S. Gemmell
Glenn B. Gilbert
John R. Gleason
Terry Glenn
Jack Goodspeed
William A. Graham
Gilbert Greenwood
William F. H. Gros
Mario Grossi, Jr
Augusto J. Guerrero
John C. Guillou
Otto S. Hallden
Charles D. Halter
Robert E. Hamilton
John C. Hancock
Joseph F. Harrison
Burl G. Hecker
J. G. Hendrickson, Jr.
Frank Herrmann
Shirley L. Hipple
J. P. Hogan, Jr.
William D. Holmes
Leonard L. Holt
Donald E. Houser
Laverne D. Hudson
Robert E. Jarrett
James F. Kahle
Morris Kaplan
Vernon Keller
John L. Kelly
William W. Kersten
John G. Kilker
Clarence W. Klassen
John W. Klingner
Vinson W. Kreimeier
Paul W. Kroushl
Orval J. Kuhn
Paul A. Kuhn
Paul E. Langdon
Benn J. Leland
Paul Levin
Fanklin D. Lewis
Dr. Shundar Lin
Ya Tai Lin
R. William Lindley
Leonard A. Lindstrom
Herbert Loeb
Marion J. Long
David T. Lordi
D. Tom Lundy
James W. Lyden
Leonard Lynch
Ira M. Markwood
Jean Marquardt
James J. McCarthy
Hugh N. McClear
Gordon McCluskey
William A. McMahon
Thomas G. McSwiggin
H.D. Meisenheimer
H. Spencer Merz
Henry Meurs
Orville L. Meyer
J. Robert Metz
James K. Michels
Robert E. Midden
Edwin V. Milanski
Lawson I. Miller
Roger A. Minear
Vail H. Moore
Ronald C. Moran
Martin Morgan
lvin Myerscough
Steve Nich
Hubert W. Nieman
Don R. Ort
Ryland S. Parker
Fred J. Patton
Richard A. Pavia
Harry M. Pawlowski
Michael (Skip) J. Pedone
Eugene Pellegrini
Howard W. Peskator
Royal M. Pinnick
William H. Plautz
Allan L. Poole
Russell E. Poulsen
John F. Power
Charles B. Powers
Allan L. Rae
Robert M. Randolph
P. Regunathan
Leo F. Rehm
Joseph W. Rezek
Larry Rhutasel
Robert B. Richards
William M. Richards
Henry A. Richardson
William H. Richardson
M. Don R. Riddell
William G. Riddle
Raymond G. Rinehart
Robert F. Robertson
Lloyd Robinson
Joseph Rosalini
George A. Russell
Heinz B. Russelmann
Robert G. Sambol
Ellis W. Sanderson
Robert T. Sasman
Alexander E. Scalzitti
Al G. Schramm
Joseph A. Schudt, Jr.
Steven H. Sears
Mel F. Seidenberg
Roger D. Selburg
Robert S. Shierry
John E. Shirkey
Francis T. Siener
Charles H. Smith
Garland Y. Smith
Orville J. Smith
William H. Smith
Vernon L. Snoeyink
George L. Sodemann
Jay W. Spencer, Jr.
John B. Stall
Robert D. Stanbery
Walter H. Stark
Jack W. Steiner
Kenneth A. Steel
Robert W. Stohrer
Dennis W. Stover
Gus Strom
Joseph E. Stuart
Joseph Szawica
Richard L. Thacker
Erwin D. Toerber
John R. Towers
J. M. Vangelder
John C. Van Osdell
Alex Van Praag, Jr.
Phillip Vincitorio
Harry R. VonHuben
Edward H. Wachs
William C. Walton
Kenneth S. Watson
James Watwood
E. A. Weinel
George Wight
J. W. Wilner
Samuel F. Wylie, Jr.
James F. Zievers
John J. Zyniewicz, Jr.
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GEORGE WARREN FULLER AWARDS

1938 Charles M. Roos
1939  John R. Baylis
1940 Charles H. Spaulding
1941  Frank C. Amsbary, Sr.
1942  Herbert E. Hudson, Jr.
1943  Louis R. Howson
1944  Winifred D. Gerber
1945  None
1946 Adolph E. Anderson
1947 Clifford H. Fore
1948  None
1949 Harold E. Babbitt
1950  Lewis I. Birdsall
1951  J. J. Woltman
1952  William J. Downer
1953  Arthur M. Buswell
1954 Wilford W. DeBerard
1955  Hyman H. Gerstein
1956  Edward E. Alt
1957  Horace R. Frye
1958  Dewey W. Johnson
1959  Gerald L. Davis
1960  John P. Harris
1961  Thurston E. Larson
1962 Oscar Gullans
1963 W. R. Gelston, Jr
1964  Kenneth A. Steel
1965 Fred G. Gordon
1966  James C. Vaughn
1967  L. C. Domke
1968  Merrill B. Gamet
1969 Clarence W. Klassen
1970  James W. Jardine
1971  Edward R. Healy
1972 Otto S. Hallden
1973 Norbert J. Davoust
1974 Richard S. Engelbrecht
1975 William C. Ackermann
1976  Robert T. Sasman
1977 Walter Ginsburg
1978 Lawrence M. Madden
1979  Ira M. Markwood
1980 Howard W. Peskator
1981 Barbara G. Fox
1982  Jack Knauss
1983 Arthur W. Horwitz
1984 William H. Richardson
1985  Michael D. Curry
1986  Vernon L. Snoeyink
1987 Kenneth J. Ficek
1988  Donald C. Renner
1989  Robert S. Shierry
1990 Clarence A. Blanck
1991 Franklin D. Lewis
1992 Allen F. Panek
1993 Ellis W. Sanderson
1994 Charles H. Smith
1995  Ellen P. Flanagan
1996 Lawrence E. Thomas
1997  Joseph Szawica
1998  Dennis Leslie
1999  Allan L. Rae
2000 Roger Selburg
2001 David Wyness
2002 Robert Martin

ADVANCEMENT AWARD

1960 Aurora (1st award)
1963 Northern Ill Water Corp, Champaign
1965 Elgin
1966 Bellwood
1967 Chicago
1967 Galesburg
1968 Kankakee Water Co, Kankakee
1968 Winnetka
1969 LaGrange
1969 Naperville

PUMPER OF THE YEAR
1980, William G. Moore           
1980-1983, Howard H. Peskator

ALLERTON HOUSE SCHOLARSHIP
1986 Thomas Sedlacek, Glen Carbon
1987 Loy McCart, Athens
1988 Tom Miller, Rantoul
1989 Joe Marucco, Taylorville
1990 John K. Dillon, Batavia
1991 Ron Hall, Silvis
1992 Charles Stone, Riverton
1993 Garry Huelskamp,
1994 Mikel Buss, Sparta
1995 Don Wilken, Pinckneyville
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

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CLIFFORD H. FORE AWARD

1983, Michel D. Curry
1983, Ellen Flanagan
1983, Howard W. Peskator
1984, Donald M. Anderson
1985, Lou Allyn Byus
1986, Melvin G. Pleines
1987, William G. Moore
1988, Brenda K. Brown
1989, Robert Stanbery
1990, None
1991, Henry A. Camp
1992, Robert T. Sasman
1993, Richard J. Figurelli
1994, Robert L. Jackson
1995, Clinton L. Webb
1996, Charles H. Smith
1997, Frank Chess
1998, Charles R. Bell, Jr
1999, Joseph F. Donovan
2000, David K. Wyness
2001, Ellen Storment  

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

1957, Mike H. Foley
1959, Lewis I. Birdsall
1960, M. P. Schneller
1961, John R. Baylis
1975, Louis R. Howson
1976, Ted Schmid
1982, Spike Gordon
1983, Dewey W. Johnson
1992, Robert T. Sasman
1993, Ira M. Markwood
1997, Thomas J. Chumra
2000, Kenneth A. Alderson

THURSTON E. LARSON AWARD (Best Paper Award)

1984, Paul Brotcke
1985, E. Crone Knoy
1986, Anthony Meyers
1987, Daniel A. Injerd
1988, Vernon L. Snoeyink
1988, Rick F. Manner
1989, Thomas E. Wilson
1990, Lawrence E. Thomas
1991, William Buscher
1992, Andrew J. Kieser
1993, J. Ellen Marsden
1994, Neil Mansuy
1995, William D. Norton
1996, Kyla Jacobsen, Mike Kelly, Alan E. Stark
1997, Vernon Snoeyink
1997, Thomas Gillogly
1998, Mark Lechevallier
1999, Tom Pautz
2000, Bill Brown
2001, Larry Thomas
2002, Larry Thomas

WATER MAIN TAPPING CONTEST WINNERS
1986  Joliet
1987  Springfield

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ILLINOIS SECTION AWWA
/ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
QUARTER CENTURY SERVICE AWARD 

Francis Aberle, Ill American Water Co
Raymond C. Abernathy, Ill American Water Co
Oscar W. Adams, N Ill Water Corp
Robert L. Adduci, Chicago
James R. Alessio, Chicago
Anne M. Alexander, IEPA
David A. Allen, Ill American Water Co
Mary E. Allen
Thomas F. Allen, Jr, Chicago
Joseph Alonzo, Chicago
Barry Anderson, Macomb
Raymond Anderson, N Ill Water Corp
Gary J. Andres
Joseph Antosiak, Jr, Chicago
Charlotte Archer, Illinois American
John Arena, Chicago
Larry Arnett, Elgin
Donald Armstrong
Larry D. Armstrong, N Ill Water Corp
Robert Arnold, Chicago
Pat Artrip
Bobby F. Asberry, Ill American Water Co
Michael G. Ashby, N Ill Water Corp
Carl H. Baechle, Chicago
Robert E. Baken, Chicago
John F. Baker
Thomas Baldwin
Randy Balk
John Banach, Chicago
Robert P. Barger, N Ill Water Corp
Norman L. Barker
Steve Barnet
Raymond C. Barr, Ill American Water Co
William P. Barron, Chicago
Ronald R. Barth, Chicago
Henry E. Bartley, Chicago
Vincent Barton, Chicago
William H. Baumann, Hexagram, Inc.
Steve Bearl, Normal
Max Beare
John J. Becich, Chicago
Charles Begich, Chicago
Michael Begley, Chicago
Charles R. Bell, Jr. 
Dorothy L. Bennett, IEPA, Springfield
Frank R. Benson, Chicago
Orlo Benson, Bartlett
Thomas H. Berg, Chicago
Janelle M. Bergfield, N Ill Water Corp
Donald M. Bertram, Ill American Water Co
Gerald W. Bever, DeKalb
Gary Biederer, Village of Northbrook
Eugene Bigham, Sparta
Bob Bilthuis, Citizens Utility
Delman E. Bingheim
James R. Bischoff, Chicago
Richard Bischoff, Chicago
William Bittle
Rudolph A. Bizub, Chicago
David E. Black, Jr, Chicago
Raymond D. Blake, Chicago
Clarence A. Blanck, American Water Service Co, Richmond, IN
Harold L. Bleichner
David Bouchard, Village of Northbrook
Raymond R. Bowden, Jr.
Lyle G. Blue, Inter-state Water Co, Danville
John E. Boll, Carus Chemical  Co, LaSalle
Stephen Bonkowski, Chicago
Harold S. Bonn
Charles J. Bonow, Chicago
David Booher, City of Hillsboro
Daniel L. Boone, Ill American Water Co
Oliver L. Booth, Chicago
Chester L. Borkowski
Robert Bourque
John B. Bowler, Chicago
Edmund C. Boyle, Chicago
James J. Boyle, Chicago
Leo Boyle, Chicago
George J. Brabec, Chicago
Timothy Bradford, Normal
Edward Brennan, Chicago
Doug Breunlin
Ronald L. Brewer
William J. Britt, Chicago
Rolla W. Brooks, Layne Western Co. Aurora
Donald E. Brown
Fern Avon Brown, Chicago
George Brown, Chicago
Greg Browning
Lester D. Bruszer, Chicago
Maurice J. Bunyan, Chicago
Kenneth C. Burger
Jim Burgess, Ill American Water Co
Thomas G. Burke, Chicago
Edward W. Burns, Chicago
Eugene Burns, Chicago
William F. Burns, Chicago
J. David Byus, Jacksonvujlle
Lou Allyn Byus, Ill EPA
Frank Cadero, Chicago
Boysie W. Caison, Chicago
Lee Caldwell, Rockford
Kenneth B. Calhoun, Rantoul
Walter W. Callahan, Village of Brookfield
Margurette Campbell, Chicago
Joseph Cannella, Rockford
Patrick Caps, Ill American Water Co
Charles Carlberg, Chicago
Ronald D. Carpenter, Village of Northbrook
Gerald Carlson, Dixon
Mike Carroll
Robert Carmean, Stronghurst
John Carosello, Chicago
James R. Carson, Layne Western Company
William T. Cary, Chicago
Vernon L. Castor, N Ill Water Corp
Sam A. Catanzaro, Chicago
Martin Cerven, Pana
Stanley Cetera, Chicago
Noretta Chambers, Chicago
Delbert Chancellor, N Ill Water Corp
Annie J. Chapman, Chicago
Arnold K. Cherry, Camelot Water Co, Peoria
Tom Chinske, Citizens Utility
Thomas J. Chmura, Jr., Mundelein
Ronald Ciesla, Chicago
Michael Clancy, Chicago
Kenneth P. Clark
Robert F. Clark, Jr., Ill American Water Co
Sherman H. Clark, Chicago
Gurley N. Cleggett, Chicago
Rickard Clementi, Joliet
James P. Cloonan, Chicago
Lester B. Closen
Judy Coffin, Rantoul
T. Wilkes Coleman, Ill American Water Co
Robert Coles, Chicago
Larry Coloni
John J. Collins, Chicago
Albert Comforte, Chicago
Albert A. Como, Chicago
Thomas J. Conlon, Ill American Water Co
William Conlon, Chicago
Gregory Conley, Chicago
James A. Connelly, Chicago
Louis G. Connelly
T. M. Conner, Ill American Water Co
Steve Conrad
Wayne M. Conrad
John Conway, Moline
Paul N. Cook
Karen Cooper, Illinois American Water Co.
James Corbett, Chicago
John F. Corbett, Jr, Chicago
Larry Corbly, Rantoul
Eugene C. Correll, IEPA
James Corrigan, Citizens Utility
James J. Costello, Chicago
Morris J. Coulter, Chicago
Rick Craig
Larry W. Cramer, Ill American Water Co
Donald M. Criel, Chicago
Jerry Crittendon, Chicago
LeRoy A. Cruse
Ralph D. Cruzan, Jr, Jacksonville
William Cullins, Jr, Chicago
Paul J. Cummins, Chicago
James J. Curran, Jr, Chicago
Michael D. Curry, Curry & Assoc. 
James O. J. Curtright, Ill American Water Co
James F. Cushing, Chicago
Frank Cusimano, Chicago
John J. Cussen, Chicago
Anthony Cuzzone
John Cvek, Chicago
Paul L. Dahlin, Davenport, IA
William Daily, Jr, Chicago
John P. Daley, Chicago
Paul Dandurand, Park Forest
Sandy Daniels
John A. Davidson, N Ill Water Corp
John Davis, City of Elgin
Norbert J. Davoust, Chicago
Jason Daykin, Rural Water Assoc.
Larry E. Deibert, Elgin
Tammy Desutter
Frank Didier, Skokie
Jerry Doczekalski, Niles
Joe Dominguez
Joseph F. Donovan, Consumers Ill Water Co
Esther Dundore, Ill. American Water Co.
Raymond E. Eakes, Ill American Water Co
Lawrence Earney, Ill American Water Co
Bobby R. Edgar, Ill American Water Co
Henry N. Edwards
Donald J. Ehlenfeld
Robert P. Elfering
Excel Ellison, Ill American Water Co
Richard C. Emmons
Vernon D. Emmons
Ron Erickson
Walter A. Ernst, Ill American Water Co
Kurt M. Eshelman, Elgin
Ethel L. Evans
Harold F. Etzkorn, Jr
David J. Fenton, Ill American Water Co
Glen Ferrel, Frankfort
Jesse K. Fessler
Kenneth Ficek, Carus Chemical Company
Garold Fields, Galesburg
Richard J. Figurelli, City of Evanston
Linda Fishback
Terrence Fitzgerald, Citizens Utilities Co
Patrick Fleming, Illinois American
William Foster, Peoria
Herbert G. Foster
Mary E. Francis, Ill American Water Co
Elmer H. Frank, Ill American Water Co
Norbert F. Frank
Robert W. Frank, Collinsville
Volker Franz, Citizens Utilities Co
Thomas E. Fricke, Citizens Utilities Co
Mark F. Fullenkamp, Rantoul
Paul E. Gain
Kenneth C. Gardner, Village of Northbrook
John Gericke, Park Forest
George J. Gering
Chester W. Getz, Ill American Water Co
Don C. Gibson, Decatur
Julia A. Glassford, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
John Gleason, Parkridge
John Godwin, Moline
Richard L. Goers, Ill American Water Co
Spiro G. Gordon, Chicago
Frank Gorham
Bob Gorrell
Rich Goszcynski, Niles
John Gotto
Gerald L. Graner, N Ill Water Corp
Paul Grapperhaus, Highland
Terry R. Greathouse, Ill American Water Co
Robert W. Greaves
Dennis J. Hamilton
John P. Hamilton
Eugene Greer, Harrisburg
Clifford H. Griffith
Jerome L. Grimm
David A. Gustafson, Moline
Leo Haakinson, Frankfort
George L. Hacker, N Ill Water Corp
John Haegg, Rockford
Kent Hake, Illinois American
Jeff Hall
Otto J. Hallden, IEPA, Springfield
Donald Hamer, Moline
Maurice F. Hamilton
Eugene Hansen, Rockford
Richard E. Hargraves
Kenneth H. Hart
Clarence Hassig, Joliet
Gary G. Heflin, Ill American Water Co
Dale Heggie, Normal
Ralph Hellin, Waukegan
Robert S. Hemphill, Clow Corp
Suzette Hendrix
Laurel M. Henley, Ill State Water Survey, Champaign
Herbert W. H. Hodges
Dave Holemeyer, Citizens Utility
L. Gene Hooper, Inter-state Water Co, Danville
Etta M. Hoppe, Ill American Water Co
Henry Hoppe
Gay N. Houser
Paul M. Houston, N Ill Water Corp
Donald Huber, Ill American Water Co
Harry Hubler, Ill American Water Co
Janet K. Hughes, Ill American Water Co
Taylor E. Hurley
Dorothy G. Inman, Ill American Water Co
Ernest W. Isonhart
Robert L. Jackson, Ill American Water Co
Rethel C. Jent
Clayton "Stu" Johnson
Donald L. Johnson, Ill American Water Co
Eric Johnson, Moline
Rufus, Johnson, Evanston
Robert E. Jorgensen
Steven Jouette
William Kavaliunas, Collinsville
Linda Keller
Jack A. Kettler
John P. Kiersch
Wilbur, J. Klein, N Ill Water Corp
George A. Klotz, Ill American Water Co
Irvin T. Koeppel
John P. Koeppel, Ill American Water Co
Theodore G. Koesterer
Rod Krauss
Frank Kuhl, Nashville
Walter Kula, Rockford
Robert W. Kunz
William E. Kuzia, Citizens Utilities Co
Robert E. LaFontaine, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
Timothy Lantz, Citizens Utilities Co
Donna B. Larson
Thurston E. Larson, Ill State Water Survey, Champaign
Terry E. Lawhead, N Ill Water Corp
Kenneth Lawson, Galesburg
Galen Lay
Patricia Layton, Ill American Water Co
Danny A. Lear, Moline
Leola Lee, Ill. American Water Co.
Robert E. Lee, Sr, Ill American Water Co
Louis R. Leffelman
Harold Leidenheimer, Ill American Water Co
Franklin Lewis, IEPA, Springfield
Raymond L. Linder
Nancy J. Little, Ill American Water Co
David Logsdon, Illinois American Water Co.
Martin H. Lowe
Thomas R. Lowe
Wayne L. Lowe, Ill American Water Co
Carol A. Lynch, Ill American Water Co
Richard E. Maas, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
Malcolm Malacarne, Ill American Water Co
Michael Malley, Schaumburg
Walter B. Malone, Ill American Water Co
John O. Maloney
Edward B. Manoogian, Ill American Water Co
Charles Maplethorpe, Antioch
Nicholas Marco, Joliet
Ira M. Markwood, IEPA, Springfield
Jean Marquardt, Moline
Joe A. Marucco, Taylorville
Philomena M. Mathis, Ill American Water Co
Cosmo Matranga, Rockford
Ronald Mattes, Citizens Utilities Co
Leroy Matthias
Otha G. Mayfield, Ill American Water Co
Patrick M. McDonough, N Ill Water Corp
Carl "Corky" McDonough
William A. McEllhiney, J. P. Miller Artesian Well Co, Brookfield
Robert McMillian, Ill American Water Co
Robert P. McGlone
Joseph Mech
Donald R. Meinert, Ill American Water Co
Edward A. Metcalf
Robert Metz, Pitometer & Assoc
Orville L. Meyer, DuPage County Health Dept, Wheaton
Danny Middleton
Edward Miller
Erie Miller, Taylorville
Tom Miller, Rantoul
Robert Minnick, Rockford
Dorothy Mijares, Citizens Utilities co
Ross Mikrut, Citizens Utilities
Roby D. Mitchem
Lester Monroe
Virgil L. Monroe
Ernst J. Moritz
James Moses, Illinois American Water Co.
Thomas L. Mueller, Ill American Water Co
Ellen L. Mulcahey, N Ill Water Corp
George Mulvin, Macomb
Joseph Murphy, Waukegan
Loren Mutchler, Ill American Water Co
Ken Nelson, Citizens Utilities Co
Virgil A. Neuhaus, Ill American Water Co
Steven W. Nick, Cook County Health Dept
Howard L. Nisius
Gregory A. Pacione, Roselle
James A Papreck, Village of Northbrook
Eugene Paskiewicz, City of Nashville
Bobby G. Patton, Sr., Ill American Water Co
Harry Pawlowski, Chicago
David Perry, Ill American Water Co
Howard W. Peskator, Waukegan
Roy J. Pfeiffer
Stephen Phillips, Citizen Utilities Co
William L. Phillips, N Ill Water Corp
Clarke Picken, Ill American Water Co
Tom Pickett, Village of Northbrook
Hillard J. Piekes
Annie S. Pirtle, Ill American Water Co
William H. Plautz
Judith H. Plotner, N Ill Water Corp
Ervin R. Poland, Inter-State Water Co, Danville
Anthony Poletto, Rockford
Gerald L. Pombert, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
Les Potocki, Niles
Mark Preradovic, Elgin
Kristie L. Price
Dennis Price, Ill American Water Co
Donald Prouty, Consumers Ill Water Co
Michael Raker, Illinois American Water Co.
Walter Ratkovich, Joliet
Walter C. Ratledge
Joe Ravagni, Village of Northbrook
Cliffort Raymond, Macomb
Donald Raymond, Macomb
Dan Reagan, Illinois American Water Co.
Richard Reed
Donald Rees, Galesburg
Charles J. Reich, Oak Lawn
Richard D. Reinhold, N Ill Water Corp
Eugene E. Renspurger
Jeff A. Retzlaff, Barrington
James M. Reynolds
Henry Richardson, Macomb
Regan L. Rice, Hickory Hills
Wyndham J. Roberts, Ill State Water Survey
Danny Robinson, City of Hillsboro
John Roemer, Waukegan
William L. Rogers
Marsha L. Rohr, Ill American Water Co
Bob Rosenbeck, Rantoul
Gerald Rosenwinkel, Citizens Utilities co
Dennis Ross
Frederick L. Ruckman, N Ill Water Corp
Frank E. Russell, Ill American Water Co
Charles E. Rynearson
Marvin Saillard, IEPA, Elgin
Ellis W. Sanderson, Ill State Water Survey
John Saporito, Rockford
Robert T. Sasman, Ill State Water Survey
Fred Saylor, Galesburg
Wayne F. Schierenbeck, Consumers Ill Water 
Michael A. Schingel, Ill Interstate Water Co, 
Richard C. Schlaack, J. P. Miller Artesian Well Co, Brookfield
Ted Schmid, Alexander Chemical Co, Lombard
James W. Schmider
Robert Schmulback, Ill American Water Co
Jan L. Schneider, Ill. American Water Co.
David Schonauer, Illinois American Water Co.
Oreme K. Schrager
Larry Schrambeck, Niles
Earl Schroeder, Waukegan
Howard U. Schwark
Robert Schwartzkopf
Donald Schwegel, Baxter & Woodman, Crystal Lake
Steven H. Sears, Ill American Water Co
Garry L. Seehawer
Richard E. Seei
Anna M. Seitz
Ken Seul
Mark Seyller, Citizens Utilities
Devandra Shah, Elgin
Opha Ray Shain, Sullivan
Ralph E. Shemoney
Sharon Sherwood
Anthony Shipman, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
Robert Shireman
John Shirkey, Northern Ill Water Corp, Sterling
Robert G. Shultz
Gerald H. Siewert, N Ill Water Corp
Clarence Simon, Waukegan
Leslie L. Simmons, Ill American Water Co
Ronald L. Skrabacz, Ill American Water Co
Michael Smiley
Alan E. Smith, Ill American Water Co
Charles H. Smith, Consumers Ill Water Co, Kankakee
A. Raymond Snelson, Jr.
Barbara  Spencer
Stephen Spriggs
John B. Stall, Ill State Water Survey, Champaign
Robert Stanbery, Joliet
Robert Steffani, Rockford
Judy Stephan
Wilbern A. Sternberg
Alan f. Stephens, N Ill Water Corp
James T. Stone, Ill American Water Co
Dennis Streicher, Elmhurst
J. Marvin Strong, Citizens Utility
Thomas G. Strong
Eugene Sullivan, Galesburg
Ken Sutter, Illinois American Water Co.
Charles Tarlton, Rockford
Victor Tartaglia, Rockford
Richard T. Tatlock, Groveland Twp.
John Taylor, Citizens Utilities Co
Tracy D. Taylor, City of Decatur
Alva Teel
Gregory Tewell, Ill American Water Co
Walter E. Thackery
William Thomas, Decatur
Dean Thorsen, Citizens Utilities
Jerome M. Thrush
Betty L. Touchette
Kenneth N. Towler, Ill American Water Co
Harold (Gene) E. Traylor
Louie Tucci, Citizens Utility
Timothy Tuley, Illinois American
Gary L. VandeVoorde, Moline
Ronald C. Van Natta, Elgin
Charles E. Vaughn
Edward Volluz, Ill American Water Co
Charlene Voloski, Illinois American Water Co.
Charles R. Volpert, Ill American Water Co
Melvin D. Voss, N Ill Water Corp
Nydra Votrain, O'Fallon
Jeff Waechter
Carl L. Walker, Ill American Water Co
Joseph A. Walsh, Darien
Mike Walsh, Citizens Utility
Lloyd L. Walters
John c. Waschle, N Ill Water Corp
Kenneth E. Weaver
Charles H. Webb, Ill American Water Co
Clint Webb, Jr., Village of Westmont
Charles A. Weddle, Inter-state Water Co, 
Ralph Weishaar
Donald P. Welch, Moline
Helen M. Welsh, Ill American Water Co
Robert J. Welvaert, Moline
Thomas B. Welvaert, Moline
Raymond Werner, Highland
Randy L. West, N Illinois Water Corp
Richard F. Wheeler, North Tazewell PWD
Cliff White, St. Charles
Donald White, Lake Co PWD, Zion
Jack Wilkie
Lavern Will, Murphysboro
Edward Willer
Eddie L. Williams, Ill American Water Co
Glenn Wililams, Citizen's Utilities
Mary R. Williams
Richard E. Williams, Ill American Water Co
James W. Wilner
Michael Winters
Robert E. Womack, Ill American Water Co
Arthur P. Wood, N Ill Water Corp
Ernest C. Wood
Lawrence E. Wood
Mary J. Woods
Robert J. Woodside
Donna Wright
Steve Yeager, City of Decatur
Ken Yuhas, Northern Ill. Water Co.
Deb Zaborac
Ken Zabrowski, Citizens Utility
Ralph Ziebell, Chicago Heights
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100 YEAR CLUB

1842
Chicago

1868
Peoria Water Co
Springfield 

1870
Decatur
Morrison
Riverside
Rock Island 

1871
Jacksonville 

1873
Litchfield
Quincy 

1874
DeKalb
Evanston
Moline
Waukegan

 1875
Bloomington
Hennepin
Rockford 

1876
Charleston
Oregon
Rochelle
Sycamore

 1877
Lockport

1878
Blue Island
El Paso
Oregon
Petersburg 

1879
Peoria Water Co, Peoria

 1880
Barry
Canton
Geneseo
Mount Sterling
Rock Falls
Sandwich
Somonauk

1881
Lemont
Moline
Paxton
Plano

1882
Blue Mound
Freeport 

1883
Braidwood
Dixon
Interstate Water Co, Danville
North Utica
Pickneyville 

1884
Greenville
Joliet
Kewanee
Lincoln Water Corp
Northern Ill Water Corp, Champaign-Urbana 

1885
Cabery
East Dubuque
Ill American Water Co, E St. Louis
Mattoon
Northern Ill Water Corp, Champaign
Northern Ill Water Corp, Sterling
Rantoul
San Jose
Shelbyville
Sullivan 

1886
Aurora
Galena
Galesburg
Ill American Water Co, Cairo
Ill American Water Co, Pekin
Kankakee Water Co, Kankakee
Minooka
Monmouth
Northern Ill Water Co, Streator
Pekin
Princeton
University of Ill, Urbana
Yorkville 

1887
Carlyle
Delevan
Fulton
Hillsboro
Ill American Water Co, Cairo
Minonk
Washington

1888
Mendota
Mount Carroll
Taylorville 

1889
Arcola
Benson
Buckley
Carlinville
Elmhurst
Eureka
Grant Park
Harvey
Havanna
Hinsdale
Ipava
Jerseyville
LaGrange
Lexington
Mason City
Metamora
Murphysboro
Northern Ill Water Corp, Sterling
Northern Ill Water Corp, Pontiac
Pecatonica
Roberts
Savanna
Sparta
Staunton
Toledo
Wheaton 

1891
Atlanta
Belvidere
Chillicothe
Danforth
Dwight
Lake Forest
Lovington
Minier
Mount Vernon
Paw Paw
Peru
Plano
Polo 

1892
Beardstown
Calumet City
Coal City
Crescent City
Danvers
Flanagan
Forest Park
Geneseo
Harvard
Paris
Maroa
Metropolis
Olney
Pinckneyville
Rushville
Spring Valley
Watseka
Wilmington

 

 1893
Amboy
Berwyn
Farmington
Greenview
Highland Park
Hinckley
Keithsburg
Lacon
Ladd
Mackinaw
Marengo
Moweaqua
Mt Carmel
Pinckneyville
River Forest
Wilmette
Winnetka

 1894
Aledo
Batavia
Bement
Carmi
Centralia
Chicago Heights
Cissna Park
Dolton
Downers Grove
Earlville
Forreston
Galva
Glencoe
Hopedale
Kempton
Kirkwood
La Harpe
Macomb
Maple Park
Morris
Mt Morris
Pana
Shannon
Sheffield
Woodstock

 1895
Alexis
Algonquin
Chadwick
Compton
Des Plaines
Effingham
Forrest
Gibson City
Grayville
Herscher
Highwood
Ill American Water Co Granite City
Kinsman
Lena
Leroy
Maywood
Milan
Morton
Momence
Monticello
Mt Pulaski
Newton
Nokomis
Oswego
Peotone
Roseville
Secor
Tolono
Warren
Waynesville
Wenona
Western Springs

 1896
Buda
Cambridge
Campus
Elwood
Geneva
Gilman
Kenilworth
Knoxville
Lockport
Milford
Milledgeville
Ohio
Pearl City
Robinson-Palestine Water Commission
Salem Children’s Home, Flanagan
Walnut
Waterloo
West Chicago

 1897   
Village of Arlington
Village of Orland Park
Village of Greenup
Village of Shabbona
Village of  Weldon
Village of Astoria
City of White Hall
Village of Sheldon
City of Carbondale
Village of Manteno
Allendale Association
Village of Sublette
Village of West Brooklyn
City of McHenry
Village of Sherrard
Village of Orangeville
Village of Monee

1898
Alton
Barrington
Carthage
Cerro Gordo
Duquoin
Edwardsville
Freeburg
Lawrenceville
Melrose Park
Normal
Odell
Palatine
Plainfield
St. Anne
Stockton
Tuscola
Vandalia
Vermont
West Brooklyn

 1899
Avon
Bureau
Byron
DePue
Louisville
Manhattan
Mokena
New Athens

 1900
Village of Loraine
Village of Capron
City of Casey
City of Marshall
Village of Arlington Heights
City of Genoa
City of McCleansboro
Village of Elburn
Village of Leonore
City of Byron
Village of Manhattan
Rock Island Arsenal
Village of Winnebago

1991
City of Harrisburg
Village of Oak Park
Village of Walnut

1992
City of Breese
Village of Summit
Village of Riverdale
Village of Biggsville
Village of Woodhull
Village of Hampshire
Village of Buckingham
City of Abindon
Village of Winthrop Harbor
City of Marseilles
Village of Franklin Grove
City of Collinsville
City of Henry
City of Chester
City of Wyoming
Village of Coal Valley
City of Zion

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