Aragon Receives National Rural Water Association’s
Circuit Rider Peer Leadership Award!
Lupe Aragon, Circuit Rider for New Mexico
Rural Water Association, received highest honors from his peers when he
was named the 2004 Circuit Rider of the Year. Peer Leadership Awards were
presented at NRWA’s 18th Annual In-Service Training Seminar
held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The NRWA Peer Leadership Awards program was
established to recognize the outstanding efforts of Rural Water
Association representatives. Of the 106 Circuit Riders, Aragon was honored
for his dedication and service to water utilities.
The Circuit Rider Program began in 1980 with
5 Circuit Riders. Soon it expanded to 21 states and in 1988 it was the
first NRWA Program to cover the contiguous 49 states. Today it runs from
coast to coast and covers Puerto Rico.
The National Rural Water Association is a
federation of 48 State Rural Water Associations serving over 23,501 water
and wastewater utility members in 49 states with additional programs in
Honduras and Puerto Rico.
NRWA members form a solid foundation for Team
Rural Water. Upholding the motto of “Quality On Tap!,” Rural Water
Associations provide small communities in every state with management and
technical resources to supply safe and affordable water.
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Photo: Lupe Aragon (left) receives the 2004 Peer
Leadership Award from Joe Kniseley (right) the 2003 Peer Leadership
recipient. |
