William D. Hatfield Award Recipients

The William D. Hatfield Award is presented to operators of wastewater treatment plants for outstanding performance and professionalism. The award was established in honor of Dr. William D. Hatfield, Superintendent of the Decatur, Illinois Sanitary District, who was President of the Central States Sewage Works Association in 1944-45 and served as President of the Federation in 1958-59.

The award consists of a plaque suitably inscribed with the recipient's name and is presented by a Federation representative at the Member Association annual meeting.

The following RMWEA members have been awarded the Hatfield Award by the Water Environment Federation:

 
1962    Farrell McLean 1965    Larry Faulkner
1968    Ray Duggan 1971    Robert D. Hall
1973    Bobby A. Kocerha 1974    Leonard H. Stroud
1975    Ralph Sterry 1976    Raymond Lucero
1977    James C. Jamsay 1978    Estell "Hap" Mayberry
1979    Max M. Grimes 1980    Perry B. Libby
1981    Bud Wilson 1984    Edmund G. Archuleta
1985    Thomas Huston 1987    Michael J. Beck
1988    Donald R. Felke 1989    Buck Wenger
1990    Michael L. McCrary 1991    Terry W. Anderson
1992    Jimmy Brewer 1993    Ernie Oram
1994    R. Wayne Ramey 1995    Dale Butler
1996    Norman Henderson 1997    Wes Bressler
1998    Jack Young 1999    Tom Dingeman
2000    Bill Mixer 2001    Greg Farmer
2002    Tony Woodrum 2003    Timothy G. Grotheer
2004    Bob Alberts 2005    Steve Walker
2006    Paul Heppler 2007    Jeff Rabas 
2008    Kevin Hill 2009    Jim Medlock
2010    Leonard Robb  

Criteria:
Member Associations control the selection process following the Federation general criteria indicated below: 

  • Must be a member of the Water Environment Federation. 

  • A successful system of reports from the operator to his or her superiors that fulfill the information requirements and provide the operator with a forum for suggestions for improvements.

  • Use of a good public relations program. 
    The nominee should have contributed to the dissemination of information concerning advancements in the field. 

  • The size of the membership dictates the frequency with which Member Associations are eligible to make nominations for the award.