Diamond Pin Award

2021 Recipient

Carlos Covarrubias, Illinois Section

Award Criteria

Purpose of the Award: To recognize members' cumulative recruitment efforts over time.

The Award: A lapel pin indicating the recruitment milestone achieved.

Frequency: Winners are recognized annually during the Volunteer Celebration at ACE.

Eligibility: Recruiters must be active AWWA members.

Nomination Procedure: None.

Award Determination: To qualify, a member must earn 25 points within a two-year timeframe. An additional Diamond Pin is awarded at each consecutive 25-point interval thereafter.

• Individual, international, utility, and service provider members = 1 point each
• Student and operations/administrative members = 2 point each

AWWA staff tallies and analyzes the total number recruited on a calendar year basis to determine award recipients. The award determination period may be changed at AWWA's sole discretion.

Past Recipients

• Carlos Covarrubias, Illinois Section
• Jenny Ingrao,  New York Section

• Carlos Covarrubias, Illinois Section

• Armando Apodaca, California-Nevada Section

• Wei Lin, North Dakota Section
• Bill R. Smith, Texas Section
• Jenny Ingrao, New York Section
• Odalis De La Varga, Puerto Rico Section
• Armando Apodaca, California-Nevada Section

• Wei Lin, North Dakota Section
• Bill R. Smith, Texas Section
• Jenny Ingrao, New York Section
• Odalis De La Varga, Puerto Rico Section
• Shelley Watkins Porter, Western Canada Section

• Alane Boyd, Internountain Section
• Randy Lusk, Illinois Section
• Shelly Watkins Porter, West Virginia Section
• Lindsey Olsen, New Jersey Section
• John Sullivan, New England Section

• Nicole Baser, Intermountain Section
• Alane E. Boyd, Intermountain Section
• Delvin E. DeBoer, North Dakota Section
• Lawrence Goldsmith, New York Section
• Randy Lusk, Illinois Section
• Mark McDowell, Florida Section
• Bill Mixer, Rocky Mountain Section
• James Thomas Nurmi, Pacific Northwest Section
• Peter E. Robinson, Florida Section
• Harold R. Seifert, PE, Southwest Section

• Peter E. Robinson, Florida Section
• Harold R. Seifert, PE, Southwest Section
• Delvin E. DeBoer, North Dakota Section
• Bill Mixer, Rocky Mountain Section
• Lawrence Goldsmith, New York Section
• Mark McDowell, Florida Section
• Alane E. Boyd, Intermountain Section
• Randy Lusk, Illinois Section
• Nicole Baser, Intermountain Section
• James Thomas Nurmi, Pacific Northwest Section

• Stephen Geschke, Indiana Section
• Lesia Kostecki, Ontario Section
• Lindsey Olson, New Jersey Section
• Cuauhtemoc Guajardo Ortiz, Mexico Section

• Clara Shea, Atlantic Canada
• Kenneth McCool, Alabama/Mississippi Section
• Lisia Kostecki, Ontario Section
• Delvin DeBoer, South Dakota Section
• Ann Baugher, Chesapeake Section
• Harold Seifert, Southwest Section

• Larry Goldsmith, New York Section
• Stephen P. Geschke, Indiana Section
• Cuauhtemoc Guajardo Ortiz, Mexico Section
• Charles Van Der Kolk, Michigan Section
• Joe Cowan, Rock Mountain Section

• Peter Robinson, Florida Section
• Joe Cowan, Rocky Mountain Section
• Frederick Fukuhara, Hawaii Section
• Melinda Raimann, Ohio Section
• Ronald Erickson, Illinois Section