Honoree Photos

2015 NEAA Individual Award photos

2015 Hall of Fame Award photos

2015 NEAA Agency Award photos

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2015 NEAA Individual Awards

President's Award

Philip L. Friess, Department Head, Technical Services, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Pictured from left to right: Karen L. Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Andrew H. Kricun, Executive Director/Chief Engineer, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, NJ
Pictured from left to right: Karen L. Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Andrew H. Kricun, Camden County Utilities Authority

State Public Service Award

Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Bill Northey, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Local Public Service Award

Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Environment Award

Nancy Stoner, Former Acting Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Nancy Stoner; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee Photos

Barbara Biggs, formerly with Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
Pictured from left to right: Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprisess; Barbara Biggs

Ken Kirk, formerly with the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, DC
Pictured from left to right: Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprisess; Ken Kirk

2015 Hall of Fame Class
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprisess; Barbara Biggs

2015 NEAA Agency Awards Ceremony

Water Resources Utility of the Future Honorees

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Research & Technology Honorees

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA jointly with DC Water, DC
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; John Lisle, Chief of External Affairs; Edward Henifin, Hampton Roads Sanitation District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Operations and Environmental Performance Honorees

City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Wing Tam, Assistant Watershed Program Manager; Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director Bureau of Sanitation; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, CA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Logan Olds, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority; Jeff Rigney, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

DC Water, DC
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; John Lisle, Chief of External Affairs; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Wesley Sydnor, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District; Greg Heitzman, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Edward Henifin, Hampton Roads Sanitation District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Public Information & Education Honorees

City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Wing Tam, Assistant Watershed Program Manager; Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director Bureau of Sanitation; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

DC Water, DC
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; John Lisle, Chief of External Affairs; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

City of Meridian, ID
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Mollie Mangerich, City of Meridian; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Mollie Mangerich, City of Meridian; Rachele Klein, Republic Services; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

City of Fort Wayne, IN
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Kumar Menon, City of Fort Wayne; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Constance Haqq, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Julius Ciaccia, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Elizabeth Toot-Levy, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Darnella Robertson, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Constance Haqq, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Julius Ciaccia, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District; Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells; Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Capital Region Water, PA
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Shannon Williams, Capital Region Water; Andrew Bliss, Capital Region Water; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

NEW Water, WI
Pictured from left to right: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies; Karen Pallansch, Alexandria Renew Enterprises; Kathryn Hasselblad-Pascale, NEW Water; Thomas Sigmund, NEW Water; Philip Friess, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

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