2001 PEER AWARDS ANNOUNCED

(Spokane, WA)--Members of NRWA and the State Rural Water Associations gathered in Spokane, Washington, last week for the annual Inservice training program.

Concluding the event was the 2001 Peer Recognitions Award ceremony.  These awards were designed to recognize those individuals in each segment of association programs who have demonstrated their leadership skills, expertise, and a true association philosophy of "Team Rural Water."  The winners are nominated and elected by their peers.

This year's award recipients were:

Training Specialist
Stuart Carlson, North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association 

Circuit Rider
Chris Shutt, Pennsylvania Rural Water Association

Accounting
Jane West, Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems

AMP Field Representative
Randy Anderson, National Rural Water Association

Wastewater Technician
Terral Dunn, Rural Water Association of Utah

Wastewater Training Technician
Tom Walton, Louisiana Rural Water Association
Donald Spence, Oklahoma Rural Water Association

Ground Water Technician
John Martineau, Florida Rural Water Association

Management Support Technician
Dinah Rockforte, Louisiana Rural Water Association

Source Water Protection Specialist
Joe Burns, Kentucky Rural Water Association
Morris Elcock, South Dakota Rural Water Association

NRWA Associate Programs Technician
Elizabeth Walker, Northeast Rural Water Association

NRWA Associate Programs for Member Services
Linda Russell, Rural Water Association of Utah

Executive Director
Kathy Horne, Alabama Rural Water Association
Pat Credeur, Louisiana Rural Water Association   

The awards were presented by the 2000 Peer Recognition Award Winners.

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