Now Accepting Nominations for TRWA’s Awards of Excellence

Now Accepting Nominations for TRWA’s Awards of Excellence

Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate your system or one of your colleagues for our TRWA Awards of Excellence! Every year, rural water systems across Texas submit nominations for these prestigious awards honoring those who exemplify excellence, dedication, and achievement.

Individual Awards

Our individual awards were created to recognize the shining stars of our member utilities, seeking to honor their spirit and commitment in support of their system and the larger community. Individual awards are given in the following categories: The Excellence in System Management award recognizes any manager of a member utility who exemplifies exceptional leadership and oversight skills. Eligible nominees include general managers, superintendents, assistant general managers, system managers, etc. We want to hear about what makes these leaders stand out! The Excellence in Administration award is meant for any and all office personnel whose support and dedication keep their utility’s office administration running smoothly on a day-to-day basis. Possible nominees for this award include office managers, administrative assistants, bookkeepers, accounting clerks, customer service representatives, secretaries, receptionists, etc. Take this opportunity to appreciate the unsung heroes of your utility's office. The Excellence in Operations award is designed to recognize any personnel who are instrumental in the technical operations of your utility and go above and beyond the call of duty in their work. Possible nominees could include any operator, instrument or maintenance technician, field manager, plant manager, utility service worker, etc. whose expertise and hard work are an invaluable asset to your system. Don’t miss your chance to recognize an employee or coworker for working tirelessly to keep your system operations running smoothly.

System Awards

In addition to our individual awards, we also give out two system-wide awards each year. The Small System Excellence award is designed to honor a deserving system serving 1,500 or fewer connections, and the Large System Excellence award is designed to recognize a system serving more than 1,500 connections. Your nomination for either award is an opportunity to showcase whatever it is that sets your system apart from the rest and share your accomplishments with your industry peers who can learn from your successful ideas. Are you employing innovative technologies or processes? Did you do something special to engage with your community? Did you make significant efforts to improve your system? Did you successfully launch a grassroots campaign or rural water political action activity? Tell us about it! To nominate your system, fill out our Awards of Excellence nomination form and tell us in 1,000 words or less why your system stands out and deserves this award. Only TRWA member systems are eligible, but anyone can nominate a system for an Award of Excellence.

How do I apply?

Get started on your nomination now and submit it online at trwa.org/awards for individual awards and trwa.org/systemawards for system awards. Please remember eligibility is limited to TRWA members and their employees and former award winners are not eligible. All entries must be postmarked or delivered by February 7, 2022 to be considered. All award winners will be honored during the Awards Ceremony at RuralWaterCon in April and will be featured in the spring issue of this magazine. Individual winners will each receive a $500 prize and a commemorative plaque. The system-wide winners will each receive a $1000 prize and commemorative plaques.

If you have any questions about the nomination form or the awards process, or if you are interested in sponsoring one of the awards, please contact membership@trwa.org.