2022 SDAO Awards Program Award Recipients

2022 SDAO Award Winners

Howard Terpenning Lifetime Achievement Award
The Howard Terpenning Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has shown an outstanding commitment to Oregon special districts and to SDAO.

George Dunkel, Retired Fire Chief and SDAO Senior Consultant – Awards Video

Outstanding Special District Program Award
Special districts are recognized for innovative projects and programs, outstanding safety, public information, public involvement in a district decision-making process, and outstanding achievement.

5 or fewer Employees: Mist-Birkenfeld RFPD - Awards Video
6-25 Employees: Rainbow Water District – Awards Video
26 or More Employees: Lebanon Fire District – Awards Video

Outstanding Special District Service Award
This category recognizes an individual board member, manager, staff member, or volunteer who has contributed substantially to the improvement and successful operation of his or her district.

Board Member: Trudi Sthen, Ophir RFPD – Awards Video
Manager: Fred Schatz, Crystal Springs Water District – Awards Video
Employee: Donn Bunyard, Clackamas River Water – Awards Video
Volunteer: Thomas Maddock, McKenzie Fire & Rescue – Awards Video

Extraordinary Staff Service Award
This award was created by the SDAO Board of Directors to recognize an SDAO staff member that has gone above and beyond for our members.

Kevin Pardy, SDAO Underwriting Manager

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Special Districts Association of Oregon has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Special Districts Association of Oregon regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

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