Public Official Award
Technical The Public Official Award is presented to an elected or appointed public official that has made a documented significant contribution in the areas of clean water legislation, public policy, government service or another area of public prominence that resulted in improvements to the water environment. The award can be presented for public service at local, state or federal level.
Public Official Award Recipients
| 2024 | Dave Kaptain | Mayor of Elgin |
| 2023 | Lori Vitek | Mayor or St. Charles |
| 2022 | Kari K. Steele | President, Board of Commissioners, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
| 2021 | Julie Moore-Wolf | Mayor, City of Decatur |
| 2020 | J.B. Prizker | Governor, State of Illinois |
| 2019 | Matt Brolley | Village of Montgomery President |
| 2018 | Dick Durbin | Senator, State of Illinois |
| 2017 | Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | President, Board of Commissioners, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
| 2016 | Skip Lee | Mayor, Sterling, Illinois |
| 2015 | Laurel Prussing | Mayor, City of Urbana, Illinois |
| 2014 | Pat Quinn | Governor, State of Illinois |
| 2013 | Debra Shore | Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
