Conference Awards Ballot 2025

Deadline for Submitting Ballot: April 17th.

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Energy Conservation NORTH Energy Conservation SOUTH

H M "Skeeter" Vickers

Office Person NORTH Office Person SOUTH

Source Water Protection

Wastewater System NORTH Wastewater System SOUTH

Wastewater Operator NORTH Wastewater Operator SOUTH

Water System NORTH Water System SOUTH

Water Operator NORTH Water Operator SOUTH

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Conference Awards Voting Ballot 2025

Your Name *

Energy Conservation System of the Year North *

Hammock Water System
Tensas Water Distribution Association Inc
Village of Converse
Whitehall Water System Inc

Energy Conservation System of the Year South *

City of Ville Platte
Northwest Allen Parish Waterworks District
Point Blue/Chataignier Water System Inc

H. M. "Skeeter" Vickers Award *

Ellis Spangler, Columbia Heights Water District

Mr. Spangler was the only nominee and has been declared the winner!!

Office Person of the Year North *

Gina Gurgainers, Bob Community Waterworks Inc
Marilyn Coates, Culbertson Water System Inc
Sonya Hill Gardner Community Water Association Inc
Glenda Reynolds, Linville-Haile Water System
Cory Floyd, Town of Jena

Office Person of the Year South *

Melissa Businelle, Intracoastal Water System West
Cynthia Samuel, St Tammany Parish Department of Utilities
Annissa Woodard, Town of Jackson
Christine Tidwell, Town of Leonville
Sandra Mayeux, Waterworks District #1 of Avoyelles Parish
Paula Rose, Waterworks District #2 of Beauregard

Source Water Protection System of the Year *

Town of Mamou
Town of Olla

South Year Year

Wastewater System of the Year South *

City of Carencro
Town of Elton
Town of Port Barre

Wastewater Operator of the Year North *

Bradley Alexander, City of Bastrop/Veolia Water
Bukar Mohammed, Town of Coushatta
Michael Willingham, Town of Ball

Wastewater Operator of the Year South *

Billy Johnson, City of Dequincy
Sean Mulligan, City of Mandeville
Brad Vosburgh, St Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission #4
Greg Leger, Town of Port Barre

Water System of the Year North *

Buckeye Water District No 50 Inc
North Franklin Waterworks Inc
Pollock Area Water System Inc
Tensas Water Distribution Association Inc

Water System of the Year South *

Water Operator of the Year North *

Michael Luty, Buckeye Water District No 50 Inc
Thomas R Ezell, Frost Town Water System Inc
Joe Smith, Town of Arcadia
Bukar Mohammed, Town of Coushatta
Jeremy Cauthen, Town of Many

Water Operator of the Year South *

Melvin Bertrand, Jr, City of Broussard
David Hanson, II, City of Mandeville
Keith Saucier, City of Ville Platte
Ricky B Saucier, St Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission #5/Glenco Water (Did not receive complete nomination form. No narrative explaining why he should receive award.)
Nathan Besse, St Tammany Parish Department of Utilities
Charles Schlicher, Tangipahoa Water District
Linster Guillot, Waterworks District #1 of Avoyelles Parish
Mathieu Rose, Waterworks District #2 of Beauregard
Herman Dale Franks, Waterworks District No 5 of Beauregard Parish

Sherwin Carrier, East Allen Waterworks was also nominated but he won this award in 2023, therefore is not eligible again until 2027 and not included in the vote.

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