Melinda Burton was awarded the Professional of the Year award at the Southern Indiana Operators Association (SIOA) Annual Banquet on Thursday, December 12.
Melinda was nominated by her colleagues and was selected unanimously for the award by the SIOA awards committee. The SIOA professional of the year award is given annually to someone in the wastewater industry that exhibits excellence in their work and contributes positively to their organization and the industry as a whole.
Melinda may not work directly with wastewater, but the staff at CCU would not be able to perform their jobs without her. She is always the bright, smiling face that is there to offer encouragement and professionalism every day. She is the keeper of all the CCU knowledge and is always available to assist in anything that is asked of her. She keeps the entire utility staff in line and prepared for meetings and more importantly on task. Melinda will be taking her much-deserved retirement after 42 years of service and by dearly missed by her colleagues.
Melinda is the first employee of CCU to receive the SIOA Professional of the Year award.