Since 2003, the Locator Achievement Awards has given organizations the opportunity to recognize the best partners in damage prevention: locating technicians. We all work with dedicated locating technicians who strive to improve the damage prevention process. This is your chance to give these professionals the recognition they deserve.
Nominations for the 19th Annual Locator Achievement Awards are now closed. The nominations for the 20th Annual Locator Achievement Awards will open in early 2023. Nominations are submitted by locating technicians’ managers using an online nomination form that is emailed to locating organizations via their call center district database email address. The link to the nomination form can also be requested by emailing locator.awards@gmail.com. Depending on the region as outlined below, 2-3 eligible locators can be submitted each year by locating using the nomination form.
The nine regions are:
The eligibility period is the full year (January 1st to December 31st) prior to nomination. In order to be eligible for a Miss Utility Locator Achievement Award applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
Miss Utility of Maryland and Washington, D.C., is proud to honor and recognize the winners of the 19th Annual Locator Achievement Awards.
On May 20, Miss Utility of Maryland and Washington, D.C., recognized 43 regional locators for their dedication to damage prevention and exemplary performance with zero safety violations in 2021. Miss Utility’s 19th annual Locator Achievement Awards celebration took place at a Bowie Baysox game at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, Md., where locators, their families, members of the awards committee and Miss Utility members gathered to celebrate the locators’ accomplishments. During the baseball game, winning locators stood on the dugout to be recognized by the Bowie Baysox over the PA system, and received a round of applause from the thousands present in the stadium. In addition to the awards celebration, locators received a Locator Achievement Awards certificate, an 811 T-shirt and a custom-embroidered safety jacket.
The eligibility criteria for the 2021 Locator Achievement Awards were:
This year, 43 locators are being recognized in Miss Utility’s 19th annual Locator Achievement Awards, including:
Adam Dove
Anna Arundel County DPW
Robert Gilhuly
Charles County DPW Utilities
Brian Wood
Charles County DPW Utilities
Scott Roberts
City of Aberdeen
Wayne Sargent
City of Aberdeen
Milton Jenkins
Dynamic Concepts, Inc.
Eric Parker
Dynamic Concepts, Inc.
Chauncey Clifton
One Call Concepts Locating Services, Inc.
Steve O’Neill
One Call Concepts Locating Services, Inc.
Seth Reese
One Call Concepts Locating Services, Inc.
Rodney Brown
Pro Comm ELS LLC
Ben Chester
Pro Comm ELS LLC
Ruben Esparza
Pro Comm ELS LLC
John Kluver
Pro Comm ELS LLC
Jermaine Street
Pro Comm ELS LLC
Thurman Posey
SMECO
George Asante
Stake Center Locating
Edgar Carey
Stake Center Locating
Darell Hazelton
Stake Center Locating
Steve Miller
Stake Center Locating
Bernard Rolek
Stake Center Locating
Charlie Wilson
Stake Center Locating
Adedolapo Ajayi
UtiliQuest
Jeffrey Berry
UtiliQuest
Leo Crooks
UtiliQuest
Eric Doering
UtiliQuest
Stephen Ensor
UtiliQuest
Daniel Hammett
UtiliQuest
Cory Holman
UtiliQuest
Tony Jones
UtiliQuest
Dantavius Keating
UtiliQuest
Lamont Lawrence
UtiliQuest
Edward Lesher
UtiliQuest
Luis Linares
UtiliQuest
Erick Lopez
UtiliQuest
Jose Martinez
UtiliQuest
Reggie McPherson
UtiliQuest
Michael Owens
UtiliQuest
Rico Pereira
UtiliQuest
Aaron Riley
UtiliQuest
Derrick Simpson
UtiliQuest
Bernard Smith
UtiliQuest
Paul Stevens
UtiliQuest