Illinois American Water Honors Peoria District Employees with Over 30 Years of Service

Illinois American Water’s Peoria District recently honored employees with over 30 years of service. Several of the over 15 employees honored have 40 years of service with the company.

“Our employees are our greatest asset,” said Roger Goodson, 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 Elaine Alig, Joy Bauer, Richie Brodbeck, Greg Browning, Gary Campbell, Lucky Closen, Don Henderson, Ricky Isonhart, Brion McDonald, Debbie McDonald, Abby Merrick, Terry Merrick, Cindy Moore, Tony Moushon, Mike Raker, Jeff Waechter and Tim Zaborac.

Gary Campbell, a 31-year employee and Working Foreman, said, “Illinois American Water is a wonderful company to work for and I think that’s evident in the number of employees making a life-long career here. I’m proud to work for Illinois American Water.”

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 U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 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.com.

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