Illinois American Water Honors Chicago Metro District Employees with Over 30 Years of Service
Illinois American Water's Chicago Metro District recently honored employees with over 30 years of service. Several of the 12 employees and retirees honored have 40 years of service with the company. The group represents over 469 years of combined service.
"Our employees are our greatest asset," said Rich Hermann, sr. manager of field operations and production. "We are honored to celebrate these impressive milestones with our coworkers. Their knowledge, expertise and incredible passion for providing the best service to their neighbors is inspiring."
The employees enjoyed a celebration and were inducted into the Illinois American Water 30 plus crew and the Illinois American Water 40 plus club. Those honored included Don Catanese, Dennis Elzie, Kevin Hillen, Dave Holemeyer, Bill Lamberty, Gerry Rosenwinkel, Scott Semetulskis, Rich Simec, Dean Thorsen, Louie Tucci, Glenn Williams, and Ken Zaborowski.
Gerry Rosenwinkel, working foreman, Chicago wastewater field operations said, "Illinois American Water is a great place to work. I mean the fact that I have been here 43 years kind of speaks for itself."
About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. Illinois American Water ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Water Utilities in the Midwest" according to J.D. Power's 2016 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. The company employs 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.co.