Volunteer Awards
Robert W. Hite Outstanding Leadership Award
The Robert W. Hite Outstanding Leadership Award 2009/2010, honoring an individual leader in service to Water For People, was presented to Betty Jordan at WEFTEC.2010 in New Orleans, LA on Oct. 5, 2010.
It is awarded to a person who has demonstrated active leadership to benefit others, and is supportive of Water For People’s mission. A person who inspires a shared vision, is forward thinking and truly envisions a world where all people have access to safe water and sanitation facilities. Water For People committees may nominate an individual by submitting an official nomination form that details the candidate’s distinguished leadership accomplishments in support of Water For People. For more information, please see the Committee’s Tap Portal or call 720-488-4590.
Past Winners:
During the WEFTEC 2008 conference, Water For People announced the creation of a Water/Wastewater industry award named in honor of longtime volunteer Robert W. Hite, who was posthumously given the inaugural award.
Robert Adamski won the award at WEFTEC ’09 in Orlando, Florida.
Founders’ Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
The Kenneth J Miller Founders’ Award was established in 2001 by the Board of Directors of Water For People to honor outstanding volunteers for their service and leadership in the advancement of the Water For People mission at the local committee and regional levels. The Founders Award is presented annually to a volunteer selected by each local Water For People committee of the AWWA Section or WEA Member Association.
Water For People committees may nominate an individual by submitting an official nomination form that details the candidate’s distinguished leadership accomplishments in support of Water For People. For more information and for eligibity, please see the Committee’s Tap Portal or call 720-488-4590.
2010/11 Founders’ Awardees
| Levi Dillon from the AZ Water Association | Michael Johnson from the New Jersey AWWA |
| Blaine Rooney from the Atlantic Canada WWA | Janet Adamski from the New York AWWA |
| Douglas Neden from the British Columbia WWA | Kelly Chorba from the New York City AWWA |
| Tom Alspaugh from the California–Nevada AWWA |
Ilke McAliley from the North Carolina AWWA/WEA |
| Rajah Augustinraj from the Florida AWWA | Deborah Metz from the Ohio AWWA |
| Darrell Jones from the Georgia AWWA | Jolyn Leslie from the Pacific Northwest AWWA |
| Tim Hill from the Indiana AWWA | Jason Assouline from the Rocky Mountain AWWA/WEA |
| Winnie Gleason from the Iowa AWWA/WEA | Meera Victor from the Texas AWWA/WEA |
| Steven Walters from the Michigan AWWA | Chip England from the Virginia AWWA/WEA |
| David Holland from the Minnesota AWWA | Audrey Arisman from the Western Canada WWA |
| Steven Spydell from the Missouri AWWA/WEA | Fred Elwell from the Water For People Board of Directors |
| Craig Reinsch from the Nebraska AWWA |
2011 Bill Butler Awardee
Tony Petrucci
