CLASS A - GROUP 1 PLANT AWARDS
1947 Organized - Recipients of this award to date are
1948 awarded in 1949—Aurora Sanitary District
1949 awarded in 1950—Danville Sanitary District
1950 awarded in 1951—City of Belvidere
1951 awarded in 1952—Galesburg Sanitary District
1952 awarded in 1953—City of
1953 awarded in 1954—
1954 awarded in 1955—Rockford Sanitary District
1955 awarded in 1956—Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District
1956 awarded in 1957—Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District
1957 awarded in 1958—No. Shore Sanitary District,
1958 awarded in 1959—Downers Grove Sanitary District
1959 awarded in 1960—Peoria Sanitary District
1960 awarded in 1961—Galesburg Sanitary District
1961 awarded in 1962—
1962 awarded in 1963—
1963 awarded in 1964—Springfield Sanitary District
1964 awarded in 1965—Peoria Sanitary District
1965 awarded in 1966—City of
1966 awarded in 1967—City of
1967 awarded in 1968—Wheaton Sanitary District
1968 awarded in 1969—Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District
1969 awarded in 1970—Downers Grove Sanitary District
1970 awarded in 1971—Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District
1971 awarded in 1972—City of
1972 awarded in 1973—Aurora Sanitary District
1973 awarded in 1974—Peoria Sanitary District
1974 awarded in 1975—Metro S. D. Greater Chicago-West Southwest
1975 awarded in 1976—Bloom Township Sanitary District
1976 awarded in 1977—City of
1977 awarded in 1978—City of
1978 awarded in 1979—City of
1979 awarded in 1980—Springfield Sanitary District-Sugar Creek
1980 awarded in 1981—Metro S. D. Greater
1981 awarded in 1982—Taylorville Sanitary District
1982 awarded in 1983—City of
1983 awarded in 1984—Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District
1984 awarded in 1985—
1985 awarded in 1986—City of
1986 awarded in 1987—Saint Clair Township
1987 awarded in 1988—Metro S. D. Greater
1988 awarded in 1989—Sanitary District of
1989 awarded in 1990—
1990 awarded in 1991—City of
1991 awarded in 1992—City of
1992 awarded in 1993—Bloomington-Normal Water Rec. District
1993 awarded in 1994—Sanitary District of
1994 awarded in 1995—
1995 awarded in 1996—North Shore Sanitary District
1996 awarded in 1997—Danville Sanitary District
1997 awarded in 1998—City of
1998 awarded in 1999—City of
1999 awarded in 2000—Danville Sanitary District
2000 awarded in 2001—American Bottoms Regional Facility
2001 awarded in 2002—
2002 awarded in 2003—
2003 awarded in 2004—Sanitary District of
2004 awarded in 2005— City of
2005 awarded in 2006— City of
2006 awarded in 2007 - City of Carbondale Northwest Plant 2007 awarded in 2008 - City of Robinson
CLASS B - GROUP 2 PLANT AWARD
1948 awarded in 1949—City of
1949 awarded in 1950—City of
1950 awarded in 1951—City of
1951 awarded in 1952—North Shore Sanitary District,
1952 awarded in 1953—City of
1953 awarded in 1954—City of
1954 awarded in 1955—City of
1955 awarded in 1956—City of
1956 awarded in 1957—City of
1957 awarded in 1958—
1958 awarded in 1959—
1959 awarded in 1960—City of
1960 awarded in 1961—
1961 awarded in 1962—City of
1962 awarded in 1963—City of
1963 awarded in 1964—
1964 awarded in 1965—
1965 awarded in 1966—City of
1966 awarded in 1967—Round
1967 awarded in 1968—City of
1968 awarded in 1969—City of
1969 awarded in 1970—City of
1970 awarded in 1971—City of
1971 awarded in 1972—Round
1972 awarded in 1973—Scott Air Force Base
1973 awarded in 1974—
1974 awarded in 1975—City of
1975 awarded in 1976—City of
1976 awarded in 1977—
1977 awarded in 1978—Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District
1978 awarded in 1979—
1979 awarded in 1980—City of
1980 awarded in 1981—City of
1981 awarded in 1982—
1982 awarded in 1983—City of
1983 awarded in 1984—City of
1984 awarded in 1985—City of
1985 awarded in 1986—
1986 awarded in 1987—Morton Arboretum, Glen Elyn
1987 awarded in 1988—Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District
1988 awarded in 1989—Sanitary District of Westville-Belgium
1989 awarded in 1990—
1990 awarded in 1991—City of
1991 awarded in 1992—
1992 awarded in 1993—City of
1993 awarded in 1994—City of
1994 awarded in 1995—
1995 awarded in 1996—City of
1996 awarded in 1997—
1997 awarded in 1998—City of
1998 awarded in 1999—City of
1999 awarded in 2000—United States Penitentiary at
2000 awarded in 2001—City of
2001 awarded in 2002—City of
2002 awarded in 2003—City of
2003 awarded in 2004—City of
2004 awarded in 2005—City of
2005 awarded in 2006—City of
2006 awarded in 2007 - City of Carrollton 2007 awarded in 2008 - City of Abingdon
CLASS C- GROUP 3 PLANT AWARD
1948 awarded in 1949—Village of Arthur
1949 awarede in 1950—City of Carbondale
1950 awarded in 1951—Danville Sanitary District
1951 awarded in 1952—Village of Barrington
1952 awarded in 1953—City of Nashville
1953 awarded in 1954—City of Belleville
1954 awarded in 1955—City of Plainfield
1955 awarded in 1956—Vandalia State Farm
1956 awarded in 1957—Village of Grayslake
1957 awarded in 1958—City of Abingdon
1958 awarded in 1959—City of White Hall
1959 awarded in 1960—City of Dwight
1960 awarded in 1961—City of Geneseo
1961 awarded in 1962—City of Fairbury
1962 awarded in 1963—Village of Peotone
1963 awarded in 1964—City of Sandoval
1964 awarded in 1965—Village of Bourbonnais
1965 awarded in 1966—Grantwood Park Utility Cmpany
1966 awarded in 1967—Village of Washington
1967 awarded in 1968—City of Mt. Carroll
1968 awarded in 1969—City of Savoy
1969 awarded in 1970—Village of Bethany
1970 awarded in 1971—Hennepin Water District
1971 awarded in 1972—Village of Rantoul-West Plant
1972 awarded in 1973—Village of Bethany
1973 awarded in 1974—City of Minooka
1974 awarded in 1975—Kaskaskia Junior College
1975 awarded in 1976—Village of Orangeville
1976 awarded in 1977—City of East Alton
1977 awarded in 1978—Corps of Engineers, Rend Lake
1978 awarded in 1979—Rend Lake College, INA
1979 awarded in 1980—Rockton Sanitary District
1980 awarded in 1981—Village of Rantoul-West Plant
1981 awarded in 1982—City of Breese
1982 awarded in 1983—City of Cairo
1983 awarded in 1984—City of Mt. Carroll
1984 awarded in 1985—Village of Huntley
1985 awarded in 1986—City of Chrisman
1986 awarded in 1987—City of Polo
1987 awarded in 1988—Village of Edinburg
1988 awarded in 1989—City of Sterling
1989 awarded in 1990—No Recipient
1990 awarded in 1991—City of Mount Olive
1991 awarded in 1992—City of Hamilton
1992 awarded in 1993—City of Mount Carroll
1993 awarded in 1994—City of Keithsburg
1994 awarded in 1995—City of Cairo
1995 awarded in 1996—City of Sterling
1996 awarded in 1997—City of Mount Carroll
1997 awarded in 1998—Allerton Park, Monticello
1998 awarded in 1999—City of Mount Carroll
1999 awarded in 2000—City of Fulton
2000 awarded in 2001—Village of Bradford
2001 awarded in 2002—City of Mount Carroll
2002 awarded in 2003—Village of Browns
2003 awarded in 2004—City of Jerseyville
2004 awarded in 2005—City of Mount Olive
2005 awarded in 2006—City of Mount Carroll
2006 awarded in 2007 - Village of Milledgeville 2007 awarded in 2008 - Dixon Correctional Center
CLASS D - GROUP 4 PLANT AWARD
1954 awarded in 1955—City of Thornton
1955 awarded in 1956—Village of Antioch
1956 awarded in 1957—City of Richmond
1957 awarded in 1958—Village of Cisne
1958 awarded in 1959—Village of Grayville
1959 awarded in 1960—Village of Hampshire
1960 awarded in 1961—City of Farmer City
1961 awarded in 1962—City of Elburn
1962 awarded in 1963—Western Electric Co., West Chicago
1963 awarded in 1964—Saint Procopius College
1964 awarded in 1965—Village of Cobden
1965 awarded in 1966—Beardstown Sanitary District
1966 awarded in 1967—Village of Columbia
1967 awarded in 1968—Village of Millstadt
1968 awarded in 1969—Village of Hull
1969 awarded in 1970—Illinois State Penitentiary, Vienna
1970 awarded in 1971—Illinois State Police Academy, Springfield
1971 awarded in 1972—Corps of Engineers, Rend Lake
1972 awarded in 1973—Mount Saint Joseph Home
1973 awarded in 1974—Lincoln Trail State Park, Marshall
1974 awarded in 1975—Morton Arboretum, Downers Grove
1975 awarded in 1976—Ruma Convent
1976 awarded in 1977—Northern Illinois Univ.-Taft Field Campus
1977 awarded in 1978—American T&T Company, Norway
1978 awarded in 1979—Village of Thompsonville
1979 awarded in 1980—Village of Blue Mound
1980 awarded in 1981—Village ofStonington
1981 awarded in 1982—Bernards Division, Beecher
1982 awarded in 1983—Village of Divernon
1983 awarded in 1984—City of Louisville
1984 awarded in 1985—City of Barry
1985 awarded in 1986—Village of Rossville
1986 awarded in 1987—Village of Dalzell
1987 awarded in 1988—Village of Thompsonville
1988 awarded in 1989—Lake of Egypt Water and Sewer District
1989 awarded in 1990—Village of Andalusia
1990 awarded in 1991—City of Columbia
1991 awarded in 1992—Dix-Kell Water and Sewer Commission
1992 awarded in 1993—Village of Woodlawn
1993 awarded in 1994—City of Breese
1994 awarded in 1995—Village of Annawan
1995 awarded in 1996—Village of Gifford
1996 awarded in 1997—Town of Chatsworth
1997 awarded in 1998— City of Chenoa
1998 awarded in 1999— Village of Saint Jacob
1999 awarded in 2000—Village of Stonington
2000 awarded in 2001—Village of Camp Point
2001 awarded in 2002—Village of Scales Mound
2002 awarded in 2003—Village of Breese
2003 awarded in 2004—City of Rushville
2004 awarded in 2005—Village of Odin
2005 awarded in 2006—City of Columbia
2006 awarded in 2007 - Village of Astoria 2007 awarded in 2008 - Newark Sanitary District
OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
1954 awarded in 1955—Ben McEwan, City of Carterville
1955 awarded in 1956—Lee S. Kraus, Peoria Sanitary District
1956 awarded in 1957—Herbert DeRuiter, Salt Creek San. District
1957 awarded in 1958—Claude Beck, City of Harvard
1958 awarded in 1959—J. Edward Meers, Bloom Township S.D.
1959 awarded in 1960—Morris Thompson, City of Batavia
1960 awarded in 1961—Donald Henn, DeKalb Sanitary District
1961 awarded in 1962—Arden Cornell, Elgin State Hospital
1962 awarded in 1963—Irv G. Knoebel, City of Belleville
1963 awarded in 1964—Thomas Gregory, City of Salem
1964 awarded in 1965—Anthony J. LaRocca, Village of Addison
1965 awarded in 1966—Paul M. Bracken, City of Milledgeville
1966 awarded in 1967—George Nichols, City of Streator
1967 awarded in 1968—Kenneth L. Rogers, Village of Rantoul
1968 awarded in 1969—Charles Chapman, City of Carbondale
1969 awarded in 1970—Robert H. Jackson, Jr., City of Granite City
1970 awarded in 1971—James Lovig, City of Geneva
1971 awarded in 1972—Cloren Jourdan, City of Olney
1972 awarded in 1973—George L. Hankammer, City of Belleville
1973 awarded in 1974—Julius Burgeson, Mantello State Hospital
1974 awarded in 1975—William J. Butzen, City of Ottawa
1975 awarded in 1976—Edward Fullmer, City of Macomb
1976 awarded in 1977—John D. Bell, City of Mattoon
1977 awarded in 1978—Francis G. Vacca, City of Collinsville
1978 awarded in 1979—Frank L. Tucker, Taylorville Sanitary District
1979 awarded in 1980—John Walters, Hinsdale Sanitary District
1980 awarded in 1981—Ralph E. Pfister, Yorkville Sanitary District
1981 awarded in 1982—Abbott Burton, City of Marseilles
1982 awarded in 1983—James R. Clarno, City of Kankakee
1983 awarded in 1984—Jerrold L. Olmstead, City of Alton
1984 awarded in 1985—John Rothweiler, City of Belleville
1985 awarded in 1986—Robert B. Klausegger, Lake County P. W.
1986 awarded in 1987—Phillip C. Morgan, Danville Sanitary District
1987 awarded in 1988—G. Timothy Backman, Urbana-Champ. S.D.
1988 awarded in 1989—David J. Kaptain, Sanitary District of Elgin
1989 awarded in 1990—Gregory J. Brunst, Village of Addison
1990 awarded in 1991—William J. Butzen, City of Ottawa
1991 awarded in 1992—Samuel T. McNeilly, City of LaSalle
1992 awarded in 1993—Gregory Cargill, Metro, Greater Chicago
1993 awarded in 1994—George L. Hankammer, City of Belleville
1994 awarded in 1995—Timothy Cardella, City of Naperville
1995 awarded in 1996—Philip E. Brandenburg, City of DuQuoin
1996 awarded in 1997—Samuel T. McNeilly, City of LaSalle
1997 awarded in 1998—Russell L. Baker, City of Geneva
1998 awarded in 1999—Michael H. Bollinger, City of Rochelle
1999 awarded in 2000—Lawrence E. Quick, City of Robinson
2000 awarded in 2001—Dennis Streicher, City of Elmhurst
2001 awarded in 2002—Ross Nelson, Lake In The Hills S.District
2002 awarded in 2003—Michael Turley, Village of New Lenox
2003 awarded in 2004—Kathleen A. Cooper, City of Rochelle
2004 awarded in 2005—Gregory R. Garbs, Veolia Water of Streator
2005 awarded in 2006—Steve Bollweg, Wheaton SD
2006 awarded in 2007 - J. D. Barter, USP Marion 2007 awarded in 2008 - Ron Smith, City of Fairfield
INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1969 Organized - Recipients of this trophy to date are
1969 awarded in 1970—Jones and Laughlin Steel, Hennepin
1970 awarded in 1971—Caterpillar Tractor Company, Joliet
1971 awarded in 1972—DeSota, Inc., Chicago Heights
1972 awarded in 1973—Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
1973 awarded in 1974—Texaco, Inc., Lockport
1974 awarded in 1975—Caterpillar Tractor Company, East Peoria
1975 awarded in 1976—Libbey-Owens-Ford, Naplate
1976 awarded in 1977—OIE Casting, Woodstock
1977 awarded in 1978—Allied Chemical, Metropolic
1978 awarded in 1979—U.S. Steel-South Works, Chicago
1979 awarded in 1980—Corn Products Company, Pekin
1980 awarded in 1981—Granite City Steel, Granite City
1981 awarded in 1982—Mobile Oil Corporation, Joliet
1982 awarded in 1983—Amoco Chemicals, Joliet
1983 awarded in 1984—Reichhold Chemicals, Morris
1984 awarded in 1985—Laclede Steel, Alton
1985 awarded in 1986—Caterpillar Tractor Company, East Peoria
1986 awarded in 1987— National Manufacturing Company, Rock Falls
1987 awarded in 1988—Atwood Industries Inc., Stockton
1988 awarded in 1989—Olin Corporation, Alton
1989 awarded in 1990—AMF Roadmaster, East Alton
1990 awarded in 1991—Honeywell Microswitch, Freeport
1991 awarded in 1992—Snap-On-Tools, Inc., Mount Carmel
1992 awarded in 1993—Olin Corporation, Alton
1993 awarded in 1994—Commonwealth Edison Co., Zion Nuclear
1994 awarded in 1995—Maytag Company, Herrin
1995 awarded in 1996—Quality Metals, Byron
1996 awarded in 1997—Harris Corporation, Quincy
1997 awarded in 1998—Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Round Lake
1998 awarded in 1999—Vision Pickling and Processing, Waterman
1999 awarded in 2000—Daimler-Chrysler Corporation at Belvidere