Welcome to the Awards Committee Page!
Award nominations for 2025 are Open Now! Click Here!
Award nominations will close on February 7, 2025.
Our Mission
To recognize AZ Water members for their excellence and efforts in the water and wastewater industry.
Our Awards
AZ Water strives to recognize members and projects who have excelled throughout the year. The award categories include operators, supervisors, projects of the year, engineers, and construction professionals. The awards are open to owners, designers, operators
and contractors.
Award Descriptions
Burbank Award
Engineer of the Year or Operations Leader of the Year
The Marie Pearthree Environmental Stewardship Award
Gimmicks and Gadgets Contest
Award for Outstanding Service
Outstanding Sustainability Award
Projects of the Year: Water, Wastewater, System, and Water Reuse
Quentin Mees Research Award
WFP Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Award
Young Professional of the Year
Construction Professional of the Year
Health and Safety Professional of the Year
Plant and System Operations Awards
Safety Awards
Customer Service Professional Award
Scholarship Program
Award nominations will close on February 7, 2025.
Award Submission Hints
1. Review the Award Descriptions located above
2. Click on the Submission link, above, and select the award you are interested in submitting
3. Review the required information, copy the submission form and paste into a Word document that you will be able to work in and save
4. Once you have compiled the required information, copy it into the official submission form on the Awards page and click Submit
Our Committee Members
The Awards Committee is comprised of local operators and professionals in both the public and private sectors. Please meet our current list of members:
Jed Ward (Chair)
Sarah Rogowski (Vice-Chair)
Heather Tugaoen (Council Chair)
Alan Palmquist
Cynthia Garcia
Art Nunez
Carrie Cote
James Taylor
Mike Worlton
Jessica Dresang
Branden Witkowski
Becky Hornack
Scott Kirchhofer
Our Past Awards
The AZ Water Awards Committee has a long history of recognizing AZ Water members.
Click here to see a full list of 2020 awards
Click here to see a full list of 2022 awards
Click here to see a full list of 2023 awards
Click here to see a full list of 2024 awards
and
Click here to see a full list of past awards!
