Awards Ceremony & Luncheon
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA), through its Awards Committee, has completed the year long process of nomination, selection and promotion of the 2023 slate of awards recipients.
These Awards recognize “the best of the best” of water quality professionals from within the 2,000-member NEWEA organization, plus additional “stars” from the Public Education, Journalism, Educational Institution, and Municipal Utility/Public Works community. Visit our awards program to learn more about the range of awards we present.
As always, the Awards Program will also include outstanding performance awards given by the US EPA New England Region.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (tickets required). Attendance is limited and is known to “sell out”.
NEWEA RECOGNITIONS
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Abhinav Avvaru, Nashua, NH
Alexander Busko, Bangor, ME
HyeonKi Lee, Gill, MA
Naomi Park, Riverside, CT
NEWEA Scholarship
Non-Environmental Major
Owen Callaghan, University of Maine
Environmental Major
Varsha Niroula, University of Massachusetts
NEWEA Kate Biedron Memorial Scholarship
Ella Quinn, University of Massachusetts
NEWEA Terry Campbell Memorial Scholarship
Dominic Perkins, University of Maine
NEWEA AWARDS
Biosolids Management Award Clair N. Sawyer Award Committee Service Award Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Leadership Award E. Sherman Chase Award Elizabeth A. Cutone Executive Leadership Award Energy Management Achievement Award Founders Award James J. Courchaine Collection Systems Award Operator Award Past President’s Plaque and Pin Paul Keough Award Wastewater Utility Management Award Youth Educator Award Young Professional Award
Thomas Tyler, Hartford, CT
Philip K. Tucker, York, ME
John Downey, Dedham, MA
Sharon L. Nall, Concord, NH
Nathan Boiros, Providence, RI
Bernard J. Fleury, Essex Junction, VT
Mary Waring, Brunswick, ME
Nick Tooker, Amherst, MA
Kevin Garvey, Andover, MA
Jasmine Strout, Westford, MA
Jane LaMorte, Stafford Springs, CT
Steven J. King, North Kingstown, RI
Hall Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, Concord, NH
James R. Barsanti, Boston, MA
Kevin Brander, Woburn, MA
David Milano, Cheshire, CT
Keefe Cyr, Bangor, ME
Eric Kerr, Chicopee, MA
Sam Heffron, Newmarket, NH
Kathy Perez, South Kingstown, RI
Matt Dow, Burlington, VT
Frederick J. McNeill, Manchester, NH
Sarah Robertson, Montague, MA
North Conway, NH Water Precinct
Jeff Kalmes, Billerica, MA
Casey Rosenberg, Bedford, NH
WEF – MA AWARDS
Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award Operations Challenge Competition – Div II 2nd Place* William D. Hatfield Award Quarter Century Operators’ Club* WEF Operator Scholarship* George W. Burke, Jr Award WEF Fellow* WEF Delegate-at-Large Award WEF Delegate Award
Matt Formica, Chelmsford, MA
Walter Palm, Providence, RI
Rising Sludge
Sean Greig, Newmarket, NH
Erik Bailey, Johnson, VT
Chris Robinson, Shelburne, VT
Mary Waring, Brunswick, ME
Mitchell Ryan, Greenfield, MA
Cohassett, MA WWTP
Jennifer Kelly Lachmayr, Wakefield, MA
John Trofatter, Land O’ Lakes, FL
Matt Formica, Chelmsford, MA
Peter Garvey, Boston, MA
*Presented at WEFTEC 2023
US EPA – Region 1 New England Awards
Wastewater Treatment Plant O&M Excellence Award
Burrillville, Rhode Island
Michael Emond, Superintendent
Hanover, NH Water Reclamation
Kevin MacLean, Superintendent
Wells, ME Sanitary District
Nick Rico, Superintendent
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator of the Year Excellence Award
Nate Brown, Peterborough, NH WWTF
Dan Copp, Johnson, VT WWTF
Joseph Gaudiana, Ludlow, VT WWTF
Kenneth LaCasse, Hardwick, MA WWTF
Kathy Perez, South Kingstown, RI WWTF
Robert Wells, Middlebury, VT WWTF
Wastewater Trainer of the Year
Betty Green, B. Green L&P Consulting
Industrial Pretreatment Program of the Year
Greater Lawrence Sanitary District, MA
Colleen Spero, Monitoring Manager
City of Nashua, NH
Douglas Starr, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
William L. Patenaude (retired)
