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William Brinker Award

Brinker Award Nomination Form
From 1952  to 1979 this award was known as the Izaak Walton League Award.  In 1979 the award was re-designated as the Vere R. Ewing Award.  In 2013 the name was changed to the William Brinker Award to honor a long time member of the Association who passed away in 2012.  Although the name changed, the basis of the Award remained the same. 

The William Brinker Award is a plaque on which the recipients name, sponsor, and year are engraved.  This SDWWA Award is in honor and memory of William Brinker.  Bill received his Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Wastewater Treatment at SDSU.  Bill began his career with the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sioux Falls, and at the time of his death was a Senior Vice President at HDR Engineering in Sioux Falls.  Bill was a past recipient of the SDWWA Price-Rees Award and the SDWWA Siger Bies Award.

The plaque becomes the permanent property of the award winner.
The South Dakota Water and Wastewater Association annually recognizes a wastewater operator whose efforts have improved and sustained operation and maintenance of a wastewater facility in South Dakota resulting in a better plant effluent and/or receiving stream condition. The operator is judged with respect to operation and utilization of the facility she/he operates and maintains. The benchmark for this award shall be exemplary performance beyond the expected level of competence for that facility, whether it is a stabilization pond or tertiary treatment plant.  The rules governing the Brinker Award are as follows:
  1. Eligibility
    All South Dakota residents who are engaged in wastewater treatment operation and are a current member of the South Dakota Water and Wastewater Association.
  2. Plaque/Presentation
        The Brinker Award is a plaque on which the recipient's name, the sponsor, and the year will be engraved.  The plaque becomes the permanent property of the Award Winner.  The award is presented at the Annual Conference banquet.
    3. Nominations
        This is an operator award-NOT a facility award. At least three operators shall be selected for consideration. Nominations of an operator may be made by anyone. Nominations must be received by SDWWA by July 15 of each year.

To nominate an operator, please submit the following:
  • Nominee Name
  • Address
  • Wastewater System
  • Nominator’s Name
  • A complete description of efforts that have improved and sustained operation and maintenance of a wastewater facility in South Dakota resulting in a better plant effluent and/or receiving stream condition.

Obtain an Award Nominating Form in .pdf format here.
Brinker Award ( 2013-present)
Ewing Award
(1979-2013)- Izaak Walton Award (1952-1978)

Year

Izaak Walton Award 1952-78
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

Name

Leo Hericks
Clarence Shaul
G.J. "Dave" Gunderson
Wm. Mailloux
Charles R. Price
Ray Gartner
H.B. Dickerson
Frank Thomas
William F. Reuter
Joe Nigg, Sr.
N.A. Erickson
Dale Carlson
Marvin Benthin
E.L. "Sky" Shanks
William Vissers
Siger Bies
Ralph Miller
Francis J. Hauck
Delbert Peters
Ed Pischke
Clayton Skillingstad
LeRoy Backhaus
Richard Barker
James Harris
Jerry Kalkus
Delbert Peters
Employees of Water Rec. Plant

System

Hoven
Hot Springs
Madison
Sturgis
Rapid City
Burke
Sisseton
Custer
Hartford
Ipswich
Sanator
Madison
Watertown
Lake Preston
Milbank
Aberdeen
Buffalo
Sioux Falls
Hartford
Hot Springs
Mobridge
Vermillion
Garretson
Yankton
Wagner
Hartford
Sioux Falls
Re-designated as Ewing Award (1979 - 2011)
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Duane A. McClure
Ralph Miller
Mark Ramsdell
John Healy & Staff
Harry St. Peter
Cheryl Johnson & Staff
Dr. Terry Mudder & Staff
Larry McManus
Curt Holm
N/A
John Hatch
Dominic Jones
William Seney
Don Simpson
John Jonas
N/A
Mike Peterson
Ron Back
Dave Van Cleave
Richard Poppen
Paul Brunick
N/A
Wayne Fletcher
Don Boll
Peggi Badten
Dan Andre
Vern Johnson
Cory Percy
Charles Bertrand
Craig Wagner
Gary Englund
Brett Tschetter
Tim Renken
Hot Springs
Buffalo
Aberdeen
Rapid City
Alcester
Spearfish
Homestake Mine
Chamberlain
Sinai

Custer State Hospital
Canton
Hot Springs
Miller
Yankton

Lake Madison
Rapid City
Rapid City
Milbank
Vermillion

Brandon
Humboldt
Aberdeen
Beresford
Alcester
Lead/Deadwood San. Dist.
Centerville
Hartford
Brookings
Mid-Dakota RWS
Re-designated as Brinker Award (2013 - Present)
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Pete Hesla
Mike Boerger

Robert Baker
Stephanie Akers Kapfenstein
Aberdeen
Watertown

City of Sioux Falls Water Rec.
SD Ellsworth Development Authority
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    • William Brinker Award
    • Price-Rees Award >
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      • Siger Bies Past Recipients
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