WISA Award
About the WISA
The WISA (Water Industry Service Award) is designed to recognize members of the Nebraska Section of AWWA who, over the years, have untiringly served the waterworks industry.
Past Recipients
1982
- Clifford L. Summers, Nebraska Health & Human Services
- Theodore A. Filipi, Nebraska Health & Human Services
- H.E. (Whity) Mensching, manufacturers representative
- Arley L. Goodenkauf, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Virgil Anderson, Village of Marquette
1983
- Ed Walters, Lincoln Water System
- Bill Patterson, City of Oshkosh
- Wayne Bitting, Beatrice Board of Public Works
- Laverne Gerdes, City of Cozad
- Donald L. Lees, Layne Western
1984
- Don Block, City Syracuse
- Glenn Hawks, City of Lexington
- Dan Hudson, City of Ogallala
- Asa Kellison, City of Plattsmouth
- Stan Sherman, City of North Platte
1985
- Roland Clark, City of Chadron
- George H. Fairfield, City of Kearney
- Arnold Liesemeyer, Nebraska City Utilities
- Robert J. Olson, City of Grand Island
- Clarence Owen, Lincoln Water Systems
1986
- Paul Ombruni, HDR Inc.
- Don Garris, City of Tecumseh
- George Wolverton, League of Nebraska Municipalities
1987
- John Baker, Baker & Associates, Scottsbluff
- Carl Davis, Village of Dix
- Mike Dose, City of Bellevue
- Howard Kellogg, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Doug Nuttleman, City of Norfolk
1988
- John T. Baker, Scottsbluff
- Mike Dose, City of Bellevue
- Howard Kellogg, Metropolitan Utilities District
- Doug Nuttleman, City of Norfolk
- Carl Divis, Village of Dix
1989
- Bill Cole, Nebraska City Utilities
- Gary DeFoil, Lincoln Water System
- Floyd Hein, City of Scottsbluff
1990
- Leo J. Wilwerding, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- LeRoy Scott, Lincoln Water System
- Vern Schulz, City of Wayne
1991
- Tom Michels, Nebraska Health & Human Services
- Bob G. Ranard, City of Grand Island
1992
- Paul A. Baburek, Baburek Metal Preserving Co., Plattsmouth
- George G. Beyer, City of Crete
- Donald R. Wiegler, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
1993
- Lambert K. Belcha, City of Auburn
- Dale E. Lahman, City of Fremont
1994
- Roscoe Harris, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
1995
- Mark Clifford, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
1996
1997
- Jack L. Daniel, Nebraska Health & Human Services
1998
- Zoltan Kerekes, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Jerome G. Obrist, Lincoln Water System
1999
- Tom Michels, Nebraska Health & Human Services
2000
- Gerald A. Radek, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- D.R. Correll, City of Wallace
2001
- Gene Divis, City of David City
- Dennis Langdale, Beatrice Board of Public Works
2002
- Ken Ekeler, City of York
- Jim Sell, City of Holdrege
- Harlan Simmerman, Village of Elm Creek
- Leonard Skala, City of Papillion
- Richard Smith, Lincoln Water System
- Ross Stebbins, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
2003
- Larry Andreasen, Fremont Utilities
- Ron Benson, JEO Consulting Group
- Bill Fish, Lincoln Water System
- Richard Heydenreich, City of Papillion
- Ron Mausbach, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
2004
- George Reed, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Rick Roberts, Lincoln Water System
- Mari Matulka, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Mike Wentink, Nebraska Health & Human Services
2005
- Paul Dammann, City of Seward
- Jim Haywood, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Mike Hulquist, City of Alliance
- Gary Janssen, City of Waverly
2006
- Jerry Deal, City of North Platte
- Ted Hendrickson, City of Broken Bow
- Milo Leslie, City of Auburn
- Arthur May, Midwest Assistance Program
- Don Noonan, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Andrew Skorniak, Village of Brule
2007
- Nick McElvain, Lincoln Water System
- Paul Reed, Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha
- Douglas Pollack, City of Seward
- Wayne Rickers, Beatrice Board of Public Works
- Kenneth Swanson, City of Auburn
- Douglas Woodbeck, Nebraska Health & Human Services
2008
- Christy Christensen, City of Papillion
- Glenn Dostal, HDR Inc.
- Dean Hauptman, Nebraska City Utilities
- Dennis Smith, City of Norfolk
- Kirk Stocker, City of Kearney
- Peggy Young, Beatrice Board of Public Works
2009
- Orville Davidson, City of York Public Works
- Derril Marshall, City of Fremont
- Rick Melcher, City of Aurora
- Merdith C. "Clint" Schaff, M.C. Schaff Associates, Scottsbluff
- Albert Wood, City of Red Cloud
- Thomas A. Wurtz, Metropolitan Utilities District
2010
- Daniel L. Freese, Layne Christensen Co.
- Dennis C. Hirschbrunner, HDR Inc.
- Howard P. Isaacs, Nebraska Health & Human Services
- Timothy Lineweber, Beatrice Board of Public Works
- Jeffrey G. Loll, Metropolitan Utilities District
- Dennis Watts, City of Norfolk
2011
- Dr. Les Lampe, Black & Veatch
- Scott L. Keep, MUD
- Tommy Rudder, City of Beatrice
- David Becker, City of York
- Warren Sund, City of Fremont
- Thomas Leismeyer, City of Nebraska City
2012
- Jim Bewley - Metropolitan Utilities District
- Dale Rickers - City of Beatrice
- Pat Heath - City of Gering
- Rich Koenig - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
2013
- Gene Schroeder, Cedar Knox Rural Water
- Brian McCallister, City of Beatrice
- James Shields, MUD
2014
- Mike Nuttelmann, City of Norfolk
- Brad Harris, Layne Christiensen
- Eric Lee, Lincoln Water Systems
- Gary Helwig, City of Plattsmouth
2015
- Lash Chaffin, League of Nebraska Municipalities
- Steve Kelley, City of Beatrice
- Dave Olsen, City of South Sioux City
- John "Mark" Wolff, Metropolitan Utilities District
2016
2017
- Jack Satur, City of Scottsbluff
2018
- Paul Markowski, City of Ord
2019
- Jeffrey Brady, City of Wayne
2020
- Jim McGowen, Schuyler
- Chuck Sliva, Columbus
- John Grimes, Kearney
- Terry Derr, Lyman
2022
- Ruben Sanchez, Grand Island
- Gary Thurlow, Atkinson
2023
- Mike Hill, Grand Island
- Jeff Switzer, Fairbury
2024
- Bruce Dvorak, UNL
- Randy Woldt, Wisner
- Chris Miller, Miller & Associates
2025
- Mike Flynn, Metropolitan Utilities District
