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SFBS
Announces 2002 Award Winners and Installs New Board

By Leo Gonzalez
The San Francisco Bay Section held its annual awards and
installation banquet on Friday, January 10th at Scotts Restaurant in
Jack London Square. Approximately 150 people packed the
"Pavilion Room" at Scotts Restaurant to enjoy a night
dedicated to honoring outstanding performances within our industry.
It is one time a year that we can all join together and visit with
friends and have the opportunity to make new acquaintances.
We started off the evening with a toast from Leo Gonzalez, thanking
all employees and their facilities for their dedication and support,
because without it the San Francisco Bay Section wouldn't be what it
is today. He proceeded with the introduction of SFBS, CWEA, and WEF
Past Presidents.
It was an honor to have Elizabeth Allen - Executive Director of
CWEA, Julie Taylor - Director of Professional Development and Member
Services, and Angela Nielsen - Executive Assistant and Coordinator
of Leadership Development attend the awards banquet. Elizabeth
addressed the audience with a warm welcome. Denis Pollack, President
of CWEA greeted everyone and spoke about a few changes within CWEA.
He also spoke about recent changes within his own personal career.
Teresa Herrera, Past President of the San Francisco Bay Section
assumed the duties of awards chair for the banquet and also acted as
master of ceremony.
After an excellent dinner program, we moved to the main event of the
evening which was the installation of new officers for the San
Francisco Bay Section and the presentation of awards.
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2003
San Francisco Bay Section Board


| President: |
Sandeep Karkal
DDSD |
| Vice President: |
Ray Busch
Oro Loma SD |
| First Year Director: |
Paul Louis
CCCSD |
| Second Year Director: |
Kevin Calderwood
Brown & Caldwell |
| Treasurer: |
Kevin Krajewski
V&A Consulting Eng. |
| Past President: |
Leo Gonzalez
CCCSD |
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2002
Awards Winners
| Al
Ditman Professional Development |
Florence
Wedington, EBMUD |
Collection
System of the Year
Small (<249 miles)
Large (>500 miles) |
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District |
| Engineering
Achievement |
EBMUD
“Power Generation Station Fuel Upgrade” |
| Mechanical
Technician of the Year |
Prabha
Karan, Oro Loma Sanitary District |
Public
Education
Small Budget (under $20K)
Large Budget (over $20K) |
Dublin San Ramon Sewer District – Project WET
EBMUD – Recycled Water Irrigation Customer Training |
| Research
Achievement |
EBMUD
– Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion Project |
| Andy
Stamatelos Memorial Service Award |
Paul
Louis, CCCSD |
| Supervisor
of the Year |
Jim
Chen, Union Sanitary District |
| Treatment
Plant Operator of the Year |
Scott
Beckman, Oro Loma Sanitary District |
| Treatment
Plant of the Year |
CCCSD |
Congratulations go to this year's award recipients!
We wish them good luck at the Annual Conference.
The evening ended with closing remarks from Sandeep Karkal,
President of the San Francisco Bay Section. He encouraged everyone
to attend the monthly dinner meetings and is looking forward to a
prosperous year.
The award winners assembled for the annual picture taking ceremony.
As always, it was an enjoyable evening and the section looks forward
to accomplishing many tasks over the upcoming year and once again
assembling for the banquet in 2004.
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Additional
Photos from the Awards Banquet
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