Awards Program - Oklahoma Rural Water Association

2024 Award Winners

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Name		Company	Name of Award
Board of Directors		Hughes Co RWD #6	System of the Year
Mike	Callanan	Lincoln Co RW&SD #4	Excellence in Management
Joshua	Mosley		Excellence in Operations
Charleen	Ream	Woods Co RWD #3	Excellence in Office Operations
Charlie	Swinton	Bancfirst	Man of the Year
Shellie	Chard	Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality	Friends of Rural Water (Agency)
Samantha	McPheter	eLynx Technologies	Friends of Rural Water (Associate)
Mike	Fina	Oklahoma Municipal League	Friends of Rural Water (Strategic Partner)
Bill	Sims		21 Years of Service
Speaker Charles	McCall	OK House of Representatives	Legislative Appreciation
Gary	Calvert	ORWA	5 Years of Service
James	Conover	ORWA	5 Years of Service
Keath	Garramone	ORWA	5 Years of Service
Charlene	Westmoland	ORWA	5 Years of Service

Award Categories

System of the Year

Excellence in Management

Excellence in Operations

Excellence in Office Operations

Deadline

All submissions must be in by January 10, 2025.

Any submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

Readiness Checklist

Eligibility

All winners will be notified by email. For questions or additional information please contact the office at 405-672-8925 or email us at office@orwa.org

System Award

Any member system that has displayed outstanding achievement in all areas of operating a water/wastewater system.

Individual Awards

Must be employed by a member system and displays individual achievement in the category nominated.

*NOTE: Individual nominee’s eligibility includes any system employee that has worked in their respective position for at least 18 months.

Application & Awards Ceremony

The application will be used to gather information needed for presentation of your award, if chosen, at the ORWA Annual Conference Awards Ceremony each year.

*Additional Information may be requested if needed