HISTORY OF AWARD RECIPIENTS

MINNESOTA WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION

OPERATOR AND LOYAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS 1976 - PRESENT

1976

CLASS  A                     DON SALZMANN                  MELROSE

CLASS  B                     JACK POLPINICK                  SAUK CENTRE

CLASS  C                     LLOYD LIGHTFOOT                 OLIVIA

CLASS  D                     CHARLES BERG                      LYLE

COLLECTION               ???

LOYAL SERVICE            AXEL JENSEN                                    SILVER BAY

1977

CLASS  A                     JIM PUCK                           WINONA

CLASS  B                     KEN KUCHERA                     FARMINGTON

CLASS  C                     DEL DOMAGALA                 LUVERNE

CLASS  D                     DONALD APPEL                      ST. HILAIRE

COLLECTION               FRANK HEMZE             MINNEAPOLIS

LOYAL SERVICE            ???

1978

CLASS  A                     BYRON ZEEVELD                      HASTINGS

CLASS  B                     ALBERT JAHNKE                    DETROIT LAKES

CLASS  C                     LELAND ENGE                                    THIEF RIVER FALLS

CLASS  D                     HAROLD WADEWITZ               LEWISTON

COLLECTION               WARREN MADISON                  BLOOMINGTON

LOYAL SERVICE            CLARENCE BOELEN                CIMARRON MHP

1979

CLASS  A                     CHUCK DEWOLF                    LITCHFIELD

CLASS  B                     RON TIBODEAU                      WINDOM

CLASS  C                     DON SNYDER                           CROOKSTON

CLASS  D                     LARRY GRAFENSTEIN            BIRD ISLAND

COLLECTION               IVAN KOHL                           COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

LOYAL SERVICE            ???

1980

CLASS  A                     TOM NELSON                                   ALBERT LEA

CLASS  B                     DARRELL MACK                      ELK RIVER

CLASS  C                     EMIL FLICEK                         NEW PRAGUE

CLASS  D                     RICHARD ANDERSON             NORTH BRANCH

COLLECTION               BEN ANDERSON                  MWCC

LOYAL SERVICE            ???

1981

CLASS  A                     RONALD ROPER                      FAIRMONT

CLASS  B                     JOHN KNUTSON                    GRANITE FALLS

CLASS  C                     DONALD BABB                        CAMBRIDGE

CLASS  D                     EARL MANSON                      NEW LONDON

COLLECTION               GORDON PETERS                    BLOOMINGTON

LOYAL SERVICE            ANDY ZAJAC                          MWCC - HASTINGS

1982

CLASS  A                     LLOYD BENIEK                        ST. CLOUD

CLASS  B                     HAROLD ULRICH                     OWATONNA

CLASS  C                     EUGENE EILERS                      CANBY

CLASS  D                     JAMES WILLPRECHT               BRECKENRIDGE

COLLECTION               GARY GEASE                         ALEXANDRIA

LOYAL SERVICE            WILLARD SEXAUER               MPCA

1983

CLASS  A                     DAVID FREY                            MARSHALL

CLASS  B                     DARYL LAMBERT                     WORTHINGTON

CLASS  C                     ARNIE BLASKOWSKI              SAUK CENTRE

CLASS  D                     VERN MORSHING                  ELYSIAN

COLLECTION               LARRY SCHULER                     MWCC

LOYAL SERVICE            EMIL FLICEK                         NEW PRAGUE

1984

CLASS  A                     DEL SENST                         NEW ULM

CLASS  B                     IRV WEIGLEITNER              MOORHEAD

CLASS  C                     DELBERT GLUTH                    MORGAN

CLASS  D                     JAMES KLUKAS                       BALATON

COLLECTION               BRAD WITZEL                                    WORTHINGTON

LOYAL SERVICE            HAROLD ULRICH                     OWATONNA

1985

CLASS  A                     EDWARD WILSON                    ALEXANDRIA

CLASS  B                     ROGER BENNETT                     ROCHESTER

CLASS  C                     DON SHOEMAKER                COLERAINE

CLASS  D                     KEN LINDSAY                                  ALBERTVILLE

COLLECTION               ARLAN NELSON                       RICHFIELD

LOYAL SERVICE            JOHN THOM                           RICHFIELD

1986

CLASS  A                     DENNIS DOYLE             GRAND RAPIDS

CLASS  B                     DON WONDRA                                 MONTGOMERY

CLASS  C                     HOWARD KYLLO                    GOODHUE

CLASS  D                     JOE HOPPE                         AVON

COLLECTION               RALPH FURST                         MANKATO

LOYAL SERVICE            DAVID FREY                            MARSHALL

1987

CLASS  A                     TOM VOGT                           GLENCOE

CLASS  B                     HENRY HEINECKE                    HUTCHINSON

CLASS  C                     JIM NELSON                                   COKATO

CLASS  D                     DAVE JOHNSON                    CAMBRIDGE

COLLECTION               JOHN HILL                             ROSEVILLE

LOYAL SERVICE            RAY ANDERSON                  GENERAL REPAIR SERVICE

1988

CLASS  A                     JOHN MCLOUTH                    MORA

CLASS  B                     TIM POLIPNICK                  BREEZY POINT

CLASS  C                     GARY OTTMAN                      RED WING

CLASS  D                     CARROLL VIZECKY                  COTTONWOOD

COLLECTION               DENIS MCKENZIE                    ST. CLOUD

LOYAL SERVICE            LELAND ENGE                                    THIEF RIVER FALLS

1989

CLASS  A                     DEL DOMAGALA                 LUVERNE

CLASS  B                     GERALD MEIER                       ADAMS

CLASS  C                     JOHN HARREN                       FREEPORT

CLASS  D                     LLOYD DEBOER                       BEAVER CREEK

COLLECTION               JERRY TSCHIDA                      MWCC

LOYAL SERVICE            JOHN MCLOUTH                    MORA

1990

CLASS  A                     MILTON BRAHMER                 DETROIT LAKES

CLASS  B                     DAVID KELLER                        CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL

CLASS  C                     PAULA SPANGLER                  GREEN LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT

CLASS  D                     GLEN BEER                            CLEVELAND

COLLECTION               WAYNE WISE                            MOORHEAD

LOYAL SERVICE            JIM MILLER                                    MANKATO

1991

CLASS  A                     RANDY DEVRIES                      HUTCHINSON

CLASS  B                     RICK LOHMANN                    ZUMBROTA

CLASS  C                     JONATHAN VAUDT                 ST. PETER

CLASS  D                     STEVE BLOCK                         EDEN VALLEY

COLLECTION               FRANK JENNINGS                    VIRGINIA

LABORATORY              KEITH REDMOND                    ST. CLOUD

MAINTENANCE            LEO DIEDRICHS                   ST. CLOUD

ROOKIE                        DAROLD NIENHAUS                WINNEBAGO

1992

CLASS  A                     GERALD KAETER                    AURORA

CLASS  B                     MICHAEL FORBES                  BEMIDJI

CLASS  C                     DOUG WILLIAMS                    LAKE CRYSTAL

CLASS  D                     DAN REINDAL                                  ALDEN

COLLECTION               TOM FOURNIER                    MANKATO

LABORATORY              MARY FRALISH                      MANKATO

MAINTENANCE            LEON ELLIS                           OWATONNA

ROOKIE                        JAY JENSEN                                    MOORHEAD

LOYAL SERVICE            CHUCK DEWOLF                      LITCHFIELD

1993

CLASS  A                     JIM MILLER                                    MANKATO

CLASS  B                     KEN BAKKE                         COKATO

CLASS  C                     BOB KLUG                           BLACKDUCK

CLASS  D                     JAY NESBITT                                  GRAND MEADOW

COLLECTION               STEVE LIPINSKI                      DULUTH

LABORATORY              CLARICE DEXHEIMER              ST. JAMES

MAINTENANCE            TERRY KAMM                          ST. PETER

ROOKIE                        NICK POND                           BROWNTON

LOYAL SERVICE            KAREN CUMMINGS                  BEMIDJI

SPECIAL REC               BILL SEXAUER                     MPCA

1994

CLASS  A                     ROBERT ZIMMERMAN             MOORHEAD

CLASS  B                     DANIEL BOCK                           BEMIDJI

CLASS  C                     CRAIG CHRISTIANSEN            ST. JAMES

CLASS  D                     JOHN EHLINGER                    AVON

COLLECTION               JEFF COOK                           DULUTH

LABORATORY              MARION GRAHAM                   HUTCHINSON

MAINTENANCE            THOMAS SOPP                        MOORHEAD

ROOKIE                        STEVEN SCHLOEGEL             OAKDALE

LOYAL SERVICE            DEL HAAG                           MPCA

SPECIAL REC               SHAR DEWOLF                      LITCHFIELD

1995

CLASS  A                     DAVID FREY                            MARSHALL

CLASS  B                     KEVIN THOMPSON                 LAKEFIELD

CLASS  C                     DAVE DECKER                       MELROSE

CLASS  D                     JAMES MOSHIER                     FOLEY

COLLECTION               MATT HRTANEK                     RED WING

LABORATORY              CHERYL MASON                     DEL MONTE-SLEEPY EYE

MAINTENANCE            EUGENE TUPY             NEW PRAGUE

ROOKIE                        DOUGLAS JOHNSON               HUTCHINSON

LOYAL SERVICE            GENE ERICKSON                   MPCA

SPECIAL REC               DAVID FREY                            MARSHALL

1996

CLASS A                      JOHN FISHER                                    AUSTIN

CLASS B                      JOHN GUINN                          LESUEUR

CLASS C                      JIM BOETTCHER                 BECKER

CLASS D                      KARMEN BARTHOLOMEW            MAPLETON

COLLECTION               DOUG GUSE                           GREEN LAKE SAN DIST

LABORATORY              MARY ANWAY                                    RED WING

MAINTENANCE            DAVID WIRE                            ST. CLOUD

ROOKIE                        TANYA FUCHS                         COLD SPRING

LOYAL SERVICE            DAN ZAREMBINSKI              WOODBURY

1997

CLASS A                      JARROD CHRISTEN                 DETROIT LAKES

CLASS B                      KURT BERTILSON                  MADELIA

CLASS C                      DARSEY THOEN                      MOORHEAD

CLASS D                      TONY OLSON                         BELGRADE

COLLECTION               DAN CHAPINSKI                  DULUTH         

LABORATORY              GARY SCHREIFELS                MELROSE

MAINTENANCE            HENRY FREESE                        AUSTIN

ROOKIE                        MIKE FJELSTAD                    MOORHEAD

LOYAL SERVICE            STEVE KLEIST                         VERMILLION CC

SPECIAL REC             

CRAIG ANDERSON

DWAYNE NELSON

DUANE NIELSON

GEORGE ROSATI

BUD WINTERS

1998

CLASS A                      COLLEEN THOMPSON            WILLMAR

CLASS B                      RONALD BRUZEK                    NEW PRAGUE

CLASS C                      PAT MEYER                         LONG PRAIRIE

CLASS D                      TODD DJONNE                       BEMIDJI

COLLECTION               AARON LOFGREN                     MOORHEAD

LABORATORY              MICHAEL WIERIMA                 MANKATO

MAINTENANCE            DAN SANDBECK                  MOORHEAD

ROOKIE                        SAL RATHMAN                    ST. JAMES

LOYAL SERVICE            JERRY BALBACH                     MVTL

SPECIAL REC              

GERALD MAHON

GIFFORD MOORHOUSE

1999

CLASS A                      DOUG MAULWURF                 MCES, BLUE LAKE

CLASS B                      PAUL THUNSTROM                DETROIT LAKES

CLASS C                      ALLAN FOX                             LAFAYETTE

CLASS D                      TANYA SCHMIDT                     COLD SPRING

COLLECTION               SCOTT STEWART                    DULUTH

LABORATORY              KEVIN LEMM                           OWATONNA

MAINTENANCE            ROGER VREEMAN                    ROCHESTER

ROOKIE                        WAYNE HOECK             MOORHEAD

LOYAL SERVICE            BOB ZIMMERMAN                MOORHEAD

2000

CLASS A                      PAUL HOESCHEN                  COLD SPRING

CLASS B                      STEVE BUSHMAN                    MANKATO

CLASS C                      GORDY TIMMERMAN                MARSHALL     

CLASS D                      MICHAEL GILLETTE                SLAYTON

COLLECTION               BRAD BORDERS                    SARTELL

LABORATORY              DENNIS DUCHENE                     FARIBAULT

MAINTENANCE            DOUG JOHNSON                    HUTCHINSON

ROOKIE                        TRAVIS BLOCK             FARIBAULT

SPECIAL REC               JIM KOOPMEINERS                        MELROSE

LOYAL SERVICE            STEVE JOHNSEN                     WLSSD

2001

CLASS A                      MARY FRALISH                      MANKATO

CLASS B                      DEL HAAG                           MONTROSE

CLASS C                      BRYAN BACKES                       ST. FRANCIS

CLASS D                      THOMAS JOHNSON                 NEW ULM

COLLECTION               PAT GORDON                                  APPLE VALLEY

LABORATORY              ERNIE SEPPI                          MARSHALL

MAINTENANCE            ALLEN YOUNG             ST. CLOUD

ROOKIE                        BRANDON HOUSTON              ALBERT LEA

LOYAL SERVICE              JARROD CHRISTEN                 DETROIT LAKES

2003

CLASS A      Ron Hagemeier – GLSSWD – Central

CLASS B        Richard Kraft – MCES – Metro/Suburban

CLASS C      Bill Selck – Detroit Lakes – Northwest