IL Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers

Award Description

An IWEA member may be awarded the "Golden Shovel" by serving the Association as a Committee Members or Chair over a period of years.  They may be on multiple committees for a short term or one committee for a decade.  The bottom line is service and support of IWEA goals and programs.

I5S members are nominated by the standing group of shovelers.  Shovels are award at the IWEA Annual Banquet.

The pH 7 Inflow Regulator manages the program and awards the shovels. Past Regulators include Jerry Reynolds, Don Ohrt, Greg Brunst, and Greg Garbs. The current Regulator is Dan Small.

The I5S members are listed below. Honorary members are noted with an "H". Our deceased members are noted with an "*".

2025 Winners

Congratulations to our 2025 I5S winners: Christina Smith and Matt McGregor.

2025
Christina Smith
Matt McGregor
Walid Khoury (H)

2024
Rick Lallish
Barb Scapardine
Howard Carter (H)

2020
Brett Garelli
Kelly Lockerbie
Aimee Killen (H)

2016
Peter Lynch
Carlee Scharnhorst
Jackie Jarrell (H)

2012
Laurie Frieders
Rebecca Rose
John Hart (H)

2011
Daniel Bounds
Krishna Pagilla
Paul Bowen (H)

2008
Al Hollenbeck
Kam Law

2004
Eliana Brown
Sam McNeilly
Robert McMillon (H)

2003
Anthony Bouchard
Shirley Burger
Erwin Odeal (H)

2000
John Drake
Terry Jenkins
Rhonda Harris (H)

1996
Pat Schatz
Tim Zook
Micael Pollen (H)

1992
Herbert Anderson
Richard Schultz
Charles Kaiser (H)

1988
Charles Corley
Donald Harper
James Abbot (H)

1984
Robert Randoph
Toby Duckett
Raymond Rimkus
Harry Tow

1981 - Charter Members
Jeremiah Reynolds
Paul Clinebell*
Ralph Pfister
Hugh McMillan*
John Forneris*
Lawrence Madden
George Stevens
Miles Lamb
Carl Wright