Log in using your MyCWEA.org account credentials.
Take a tour of the CWEA Awards Website.
For most state awards, you must apply at the Local Section level first. Those awards are listed here:
| Award | Committee Assigned |
| Collections System Person of the Year | Collection System Committee |
| Collection System of the Year | Collection System Committee |
| Electrical/Instrumentation Person of the Year | Operations and Maintenance |
| Mechanical Technician of the Year | Operations and Maintenance |
| Operator of the Year | Operations and Maintenance |
| Engineering Achievement of the Year | Engineering and Research |
| Research Achievement of the Year | Engineering and Research |
| Laboratory Person of the Year | Laboratory Committee |
Community Engagement and Outreach |
Community Engagement & Outreach Committee |
| Community Engagement and Outreach Project of the Year |
Community Engagement & Outreach Committee |
| Plant of the Year | Leadership Development |
| Supervisor of the Year | Leadership Development |
| P3S Person of the Year | P3S |
| Safety Plant of the Year | Safety |
| Outstanding Young Professional of the Year | Students and Young Professionals |
Have a question about the criteria for a specific category? Contact the committee chair for that category.
Membership:
Each applicant must be a CWEA member (state and local). If membership is not valid, your application will be declined. You can join or renew online here.
How the awards process works:
The Local Section will judge each application that comes in for any of the above categories and provide scores online. (Online training for judging will be made available.)
The highest score in each section for each category will move on to the State level. There is no need to submit another application at the state level.
Local Sections must use the State application for the above awards. See the awards policy here.
Once all Local Sections have submitted their winners online, each committee will assign judges for their category.
Committee judges provide scores for each application online by Feb. 26.
The highest score from each category will be assigned the 1st place winner and move into a section on the site called, The Winners Gallery. These 1st place winners will also receive plaques at the Annual Conference.
Special Awards:
These awards are state comptetition only, meaning they DO NOT compete at the Local Section level, However, you will still be asked to provide your Local Section name when applying.
| Award | Committee |
| Gimmicks and Gadgets | Collection System Committee |
| Golden Manhole | Collection System Committee |
| PICK | Collection System Committee |
| Richard D. Pomeroy | Collection System Committee |
| Crystal Crucible | Laboratory Committee |
| 5S | Select Society of Sanitary Shovelers |
| Film Festival (Every 3 years) | Community Engagement and Outreach |
| CWEA Quarter Century | NRC/SRC Committee |
| Kirt Brooks Scholarship | Scholarship Committee |
| WEF Distinguished Honors & Awards | WEF Website |
Important dates:
July 1 – Awards program goes live at awards.cwea.org.
December 2 – Final local section winners are due to CWEA. Local Sections will need to decide on the winners of their awards by this date.
January 15 – Section winners are sent to committees for state review.
February 26 – All state winners (from committees) due to CWEA.
March 1-5 – CWEA Membership and External Relations Committee (MER) approves winners; winners are notified; plaques are ordered; AC materials finalized. Nominees will be notified by email by the MER chair and invited to attend the Annual Conference at the early bird rate.
April 19 (TBD) – Award plaques delivered to conference site
Friday at the Annual Conference--Most CWEA State first place awards are given at the Friday luncheon of the Annual Conference. All winners are also recognized at the committee breakfast/lunch scheduled during Annual Conference week.
Ordering Plaques:
Plaques for Local Section award winners are available through the CWEA office for use at the Local Section Awards and installation ceremonies. The Local Section plaques are approximately 8" x 10" and will be engraved on a blue marbleized plate over a walnut finish base. The CWEA logo will be silk-screened at the top of the plaque. There is no cost to the Local Section for these plaques. Order plaques online using the same link as you would to apply for an award. The Plaque Order form can be found in the drop down menu after logging in and creating a new submission.
Outgoing President plaques are on the same form as your Local Section plaques. Outgoing President plaques are $105 and will be debited from the Local Section account. The plaque is an 8" x 10" with a walnut finish and a gavel attached to the plaque with the CWEA logo silk-screened on to a brass plate attached to the plaque.
Additionally purchased are duplicate plaque orders and/or any special Local Section plaques not part of the CWEA state awards listed above. The cost for additional/duplicate plaques are $67.50. Order plaques online using the same link as you would to apply for an award. The Plaque Order form can be found in the drop down menu after logging in and creating a new submission.
Please allow FIVE (5) weeks for all your orders to be processed. Example: if you have a banquet on December 1st, please place your order on or before October 26th. Please email the CWEA office awards@cwea.org if you have any questions.