SWANA's 2005 Excellence Award Winners

Each year, SWANA presents its annual Excellence Awards at WASTECON, so here are those selected for special recognition this year in Austin. We at MSW Management wish to congratulate all the award winners for their dedication to providing superior service to the communities they serve.

Deadline for 2006 submissions is April 3, 2006. For detailed information and application, visit http://www.swana.org/sections/
innovate/awa_excellence.aspx.

Collection System Award

• GOLD—Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority, Pennsylvania: David Terrill
• SILVER—City of University City–Department of Public Works, Missouri: Evelyn Shields-Benford

Transfer Station Award

• GOLD—Waste Management of Arizona–San Tan Transfer Station: Vincent Murphy
• SILVER—Addison County Solid Waste Management District, Vermont: Teresa Kuczynski
• BRONZE—Greater Vancouver Regional District & Wastech
  Services Ltd., British Columbia: Russ Black

Communication Award

• GOLD—City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management, Washington: Michelle Warmuth
• SILVER—City of Plano–Environmental Waste Services, Texas: Nancy Nevil
• BRONZE—City of Newport News–Department of Public Works, Virginia: Dori Brown

Public Education Award

• GOLD—Delaware Solid Waste Authority: Wendy Pizzadili
• SILVER—Journey Through the MRF Educational Program–Central Virginia Waste Management Authority: Kelley Hope
• BRONZE—Region of Durham Works Department, Ontario: Peter Watson

Marketing Award

• SILVER—Southeastern Public Service Authority, Virginia: Felicia Blow
• BRONZE—City of San Diego Environmental Services Department, California: Jennifer Ott

Landfill Management Award

• GOLD—Waste Management's Outer Loop Recycling & Disposal Facility, Kentucky: Rick Barr
• SILVER—Capital Regional District–Hartland Landfill, British Columbia: Nigel Lomas
• BRONZE—King County Solid Waste Division–Cedar Hills Landfill, Washington: Theresa Jennings

Landfill Gas Control Award

• GOLD—King County1 Solid Waste Division–Cedar Hills Landfill, Washington: Theresa Jennings
• BRONZE—Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Pennsylvania: Scott Perin

Landfill Gas Utilization Award

• GOLD—H2Gro—Innovative Energy Solutions–Modern Landfill, New York: Peter Zeliff
• BRONZE—Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, California: Ed Wheless

Special Waste Management Award

• GOLD—Pinellas County Department of Solid Waste Operations, Florida: Warren Smith
• SILVER—City of Hamilton–Waste Management Division, Ontario: Emil Prpic
• BRONZE—King County Solid Waste Division, Washington: Theresa Jennings

Solid Waste Management Systems Award

• GOLD—Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority, Pennsylvania: David Terrill
• SILVER—Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Authority, Georgia: Bridget Sanford
• BRONZE (TIE) —Clinton County Solid Waste Authority, Pennsylvania: Jay Alexander; County of Hanover, Virginia: Steve Chidsey

Composting Systems Award

• GOLD—Abington Township–Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Ed Micciolo
• SILVER—Montgomery County Yard Trim Compost Facility, Maryland: Godfrey Ampadu
• BRONZE—Rapid City, South Dakota–Co-composting Facility: Bryan Vulcan

Recycling Systems Award

• GOLD—Ocean County—Department of Solid Waste Management, New Jersey: John Haas
• SILVER—City of Los Angeles—Department of Public Works—Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division, California: T.J. Knight

Waste-to-Energy Award

• GOLD—Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility, Maryland: Joe LaDana
• SILVER—Montenay Bay LLC, Florida: Kenneth Caine
• BRONZE—Great River Energy, Elk River Station, Minnesota: Wayne Hanson

MSW - January/February 2006