Purpose: An award of excellence to recognize those whose careers in the water works industry exemplify vision, creativity, and excellent professional performance characteristic of Abel Wolman's long and productive career.

Frequency: One award anually, or as deserved.

Eligibility: To qualify for hte award the nominee must be an individual member or a duly appointed representative of an organization member of the AWWA. To be eligible for consideration the nominee must have established himself/herself in teh water works profession through career performance spanning a minimum of 20 years.

The nominees work must exemplify vision, creativity and excellence and must have had recognizable impact on the professionalism of the industry.

Nomination Deadline: October 1

In memory of George Warren Fuller and his life of distinguished service to the water works profession and, particularly, to the American Water Works Association, the Board of Directors of the Association established in 1937, the George Warren Fuller Awards.

The recipients of the George Warren Fuller Awards are selected by the individual sections of the Association from among their own members in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions" set forth below. Such selection is presumed to recognize publicly the contribution toward the advancement of water works practice which the individual has made within the particular section which designates him for the award.

The terms and conditions under which the Award shall be awarded are:

The Fuller Award Committee of the Section shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be former recipients of the Fuller Award. If five such Awardees are not available to serve on the committee, it is recommended that the other members be chosen from among the Section's water works superintendents, from the staff of the engineering division of the state department of health, and/or from the leaders of the water works schools within the Section.

Each awardee automatically becomes a member of the George Warren Fuller Award Society of the American Water Works Association. No initiation fee or annual dues is required for membership in this society. The annual meeting of the society is held during the annual conference of the Association.

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AWWA - Hall of Fame

This award was established by AWWA in 1970 to perpetuate the memory of those how have made the most significant contributions to the field of public water supply. To be eligible, a member must have been deceased for at least five years at the time of nomination. A maximum of two members per year may be conferred awards each year. Nominations can be made by any Member committee, Division, Section or Council of AWWA and are forwarded in writing to AWWA headquarters. Final selection of the Award is made by the AWWA Hall of Fame Committee.

This award constitutes official recognition of an act of heroism on the part of an employee in the water utility industry wherein the restores must have risked his own life in the process of aiding some other person or persons. The act of heroism shall be investigated by the section Awards Committee and if deemed worthy, shall be approved by the Chair and the Secretary-Treasurer and forwarded to the AWWA for consideration by the AWWA Heroism Award Committee. The award will be presented at the next Annual Section meeting following the recommendation.

A committee of AWWA consisting of the second Past President, the Immediate Past President and the President of AWWA nominate annually worthy candidates for Honorary Membership in AWWA. The AWWA Board of Directors considers and acts on all recommendations made by the committee. No election to Honorary Membership can be made if such membership exceeds 1/200 of the total membership of AWWA. The maximum number that can be elected in any single year is ten (10).

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AWWA - Life Members

AWWA - Gold Water Drop Award

Eligibility: The recipient must be a water works operator in the South Carolina Section geographic area and be employed as a water works operator. He must have performed outstanding service as an operator based on Health Department standards for excellence in operation and maintenance. He need not be a member of the South Carolina Section, and cannot be a current member of the Executive Committee of the Section. The recipient must also have been certified as a water works operator for at least a five year period. 

Nature of Award: The award shall consist of an appropriate plaque designating the award name, recipient's name, and date of award.

This award is given anually for excellent achievement in the area of water distribution operations. The award will be presented at the S.C. Environmental Conference in March.

Eligibility:

• Minimum of two years distribution system operation
• Achieved excellence over past year or years in operation and maintenance
• Active in preventive maintenance, program development and implementation
• Active in distribution system improvements
• Individual member or employee of system member of AWWA  

This award is given at the discretion of the Membership Committee Chair to any member of the Section whose recruitment or endorsement contribution is deemed outstanding.

Section Safety Award

This citation is granted by the South Carolina Section to water utilities for outstanding accomplishments in the field of safety during the calendar year based on number of employees -- Class 1 - less than 10; Class 2 - 10 to 100; Class 3 - more than 100. Competition is restricted to utilities within each class. The award is given with the purpose of stimulating water utilities to (1) start safety programs where none existed and (2) keep already organized and operating safety programs at a high degree of efficiency. The South Carolina Section through its Safety Committee makes annual awards to all utilities that earn them as (1) Award of Honor (2) Award of Merit (3) Award of Progress, the first being the highest. The Honor winners of each class are then sent by the Section annually to AWWA for the second phase to compete against the winners in each class from all other Sections on national basis.

• Section Safety Award Guidelines
• Section Safety Award Nomination Form

In addition to the various awards described in the preceding pages, the South Carolina Section of AWWA gives Certificates of Appreciation to those individuals who do single things for the South Carolina Section such as making a keynote address, giving a special presentation, or serving in a special capacity for the Section. The issuance of these certificates is the responsibility of the Section Chair. At the annual business meeting, the Section Chair may present service pins and certificates to members who have provided outstanding service to the Section through out the year.