Excellence in Damage Prevention

Miss Utility Awards

Locator Achievement Awards

For more than two decades, 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.


The Process

Nomination

Nominations for the 22nd Annual Locator Achievement Awards are now closed. The nominations for the 23rd Annual Locator Achievement Awards will open in early 2026. 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. 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:

  • Region #1: Harford & Cecil County (max. 2 nominees)
  • Region #2: Washington, D.C. (max. 2 nominees)
  • Region #3: Montgomery County (max. 3 nominees)
  • Region #4: Baltimore City & Baltimore County (max. 3 nominees)
  • Region #5: Calvert, Charles & St. Mary’s County (max. 3 nominees)
  • Region #6: Allegany, Garrett & Washington County (max. 2 nominees)
  • Region #7: Anne Arundel County (max. 3 nominees)
  • Region #8: Prince George’s County (max. 3 nominees)
  • Region #9: Howard, Carroll & Frederick County (max. 3 nominees)

The Criteria

Eligibility Requirements

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:

  • Submitted individuals must have performed facility/utility location services as his/her FULL-TIME job in at least one of the above regions during the eligibility period AND must have responded to at least 1,500 locate requests during that time.
  • Submitted individuals must have been employed by the nominating organization for at least 12 months at the time the form is submitted.
  • Locator must have ZERO at-fault damages, ZERO safety violations and pass quality audits (if applicable) within his/her respective organization for the eligibility period.
  • Locator must understand and abide by Maryland Code Title 12 “Underground Facilities” and/or Washington D.C. Code Title 34 Public Utilities.
  • Locator must establish proactive working relationships in damage prevention.
  • No more than two (2) or three (3) locating technicians per region may be submitted, as outlined by the regions above.
  • You can only nominate your own company employee(s) (i.e. none of your subcontractors or contract locators).

22nd Annual

Locator Achievement Awards

Miss Utility of Maryland and Washington, D.C., is proud to honor and recognize the winners of the 22nd Annual Locator Achievement Awards.

Miss Utility and the Board of Directors are recognizing these outstanding locators who have excelled in their field as damage prevention specialists.

For the past 22 years, the Locator Achievement Awards have recognized locators who maintain faultless safety and damage prevention practices throughout each calendar year. The eligibility criteria for the 2025 Locator Achievement Awards were:

  • Submitted individuals must have performed facility/utility location services as his/her FULL-TIME job in Maryland or Washington, D.C., from 1/1/2024-12/31/2024 AND must have responded to at least 1,500 locate requests during that time.
  • Submitted individuals must have been employed by the nominating organization for at least 12 months at the time the form is submitted.
  • Locator must have ZERO at-fault damages, ZERO safety violations and pass quality audits (if applicable) within his/her respective organization between 1/1/2024-12/31/2024.
  • Locator must understand and abide by Maryland Code Title 12 “Underground Facilities” and/or Washington D.C. Code Title 34 Public Utilities.
  • Locator must establish proactive working relationships in damage prevention.

This year, 59 locators are being recognized in Miss Utility’s 22nd annual Locator Achievement Awards, including:

Anna Arundel County DPW

Adam Dove
Frank Casey
Todd Kelly

Charles County DPW/Utilities

Ian Mattingly
Brian Wood
Randy Haley

City of Aberdeen

Scott Roberts
Jason Morgan

Columbia Gas of Maryland

Richard Selders
Austin Rice
Aaron Whittington

Kleinfelder

Gregg Andrew

DCI

Alonzo Miller
DeAngelo Brown
Milton Jenkins

Inframap Corp.

Treynard Sims
Christopher Stewart
Anthony Jones
Marcus Anderson
Teondre Jones

Maryland Broadband Cooperative

Gary Waters

Pro Comm ELS, LLC

John Kluver
Kemar Baxter
Marc Compere
Marc Mathieu
Ben Chester
Ruben Esparza
Rodney Brown
Amin Fitzpatrick
Demonte Clark
Jermaine Street

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)

Thurman Posey
Mike Kewer

USIC

Glenn Holliger
Aaron Bieder
Bree Smith
Brian Rappa
Paul Jones
Nolan Hebron
Robert Nelson
Richard Mills
Willie Dixon

UtiliQuest

Leon Avery
Alfonso Monroe
Mark Thomas
Lonny Lohmeyer
Harry Johnson
Munnin Styrmir
Bernard Smith
Garrett Natvig
Michael Carolan
Jon Wilkinson
Endi Michaca
Daniel Gale
Noel Lewis
Matt Brooks
Sergio Ruiz
Tazeco Russell
Robert Kincaid
Jeffrey Jackson