NC One Water

2026 Awards Nomination: Golden Manhole Award

Golden Manhole Society Description

Criteria for the Golden Manhole Society will be 3 or more of the following:

Years of experience and significant accomplishments in the design, education, training, certification, construction, operations, maintenance, safety, or management of water distribution systems or wastewater collection systems
Innovation or solution to problems
Presentations and/or participation at conferences
Involvement in promoting the professional recognition of the Collection/ Distribution Systems field
Papers or articles accepted by state, regional or national publications
Membership in WEF national collection systems committee or AWWA national distribution systems committee
Membership in good standing with the NC AWWA-WEA
Active involvement with the NC AWWA-WEA Wastewater Collection/ Water Distribution Committee
Any other reason why the Nominee deserves recognition

Induction will be decided by a vote of Collection and Distribution Systems Committee based on information provided on this application.

Golden Manhole Society Application

To apply for this award, the NOMINATOR (person making the nomination) should complete SECTION 1 with their information so that they can be contacted with questions. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS should be completed to provide basic and supporting information related to the NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATION for this award.

Section 1: Nominator Contact Information

Please complete the following information for the person completing this nomination.

Nominator Full Name

Nominator Organization

Nominator Professional Title

Nominator Address (Include City, State, and Zip)

Nominator Phone

Nominator Email Address

Section 2: Nominee Contact Information

Complete the following fields related to the person being nominated for the award.

Nominee Full Name

Nominee Employer

Nominee Professional Title

Nominee Address (Include City, State, and Zip)

Nominee Phone

Nominee Email Address

Section 3: Nominee Professional Information

Complete the following fields related to the nominee's certifications and membership.

When listing involvement with AWWA, WEF, and NC One Water, include activity with the national AWWA and national WEF in the AWWA Involvement and WEF Involvement fields. Participation within North Carolina should be listed in the NC One Water Involvement field.

If you would prefer, you may answer questions in a Word document, convert the document to a PDF file, and upload the responses with your nomination.

Certifications Held (Include Type and Level)

Memberships (select all that apply)

AWWA WEF NC WEA (formerly NC SLAM) None

AWWA Involvement

WEF Involvement

NC One Water Involvement

Section 4: Nominee Accomplishments

Use the questions below to give sufficient reasoning as to why the nominee should be considered for induction. If there is not enough space to adequately answer the questions, continue on a separate document and upload below. You may also upload any supporting documents you feel support the nomination.

List the significant contributions the nominee has made in the fields of water and wastewater.

Would you like to be contacted to discuss the achievements of the nominee with a member of the Collection and Distribution Systems Workgroup?

Yes No

Section 5: Upload Supporting Documents

If you would like to upload responses to open-ended questions, or additional materials, please convert them to PDF format and merge all documents into a clearly labeled file.

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