Gordon resident and current City Council member Doug Woodbeck was recognized for his lifelong journey in world of water management.
Woodbeck’s career began here in Gordon in 1980 as he joined the City of Gordon staff as a Water System Employee.
That quickly turned into the position of Utility Superintendent where he stayed for a decade.
He then took a new job with the State of Nebraska as a Water Supply Specialist in North Platte, Neb.
It progressed once again in 2002, as he moved to Lincoln, Neb. to be a supervisor in the Drinking Water Program for the city, supervising eleven staff members.
Woodbeck would decide to take his talents back to the Panhandle in 2014, as he took a position as Water Supply Specialist in Chadron, Neb.
He lived in Gordon while working this job and joined the Gordon Memorial Hospital Board of Directors eventually becoming President.
In 2021, he retired from his full-time job with the State of Nebraska giving him 41 years of service in the water industry.
All of these years of service in the water industry culminated with a very special award given to Woodbeck on November 4.
The George Warren Fuller Award for distinguished service to the water supply field was presented to Woodbeck from the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
The AWWA hosted their annual conference in Kearney, Neb. and presented the award to the Gordon resident.