ASSOCIATIONS: AWWA Elects Next President

Jerry Stevens, vowing to ?convert the brain drain into the brain power of young professionals, was elected as AWWA’s next president-elect Jan. 18 during the winter meeting of the association’s Board of Directors.

Stevens, who is general manager of the West Des Moines (Iowa) Water Works, is a registered professional engineer and holds a degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University as well as grade IV certifications in Iowa for water treatment plant operator and distribution system operator. He has been a member of AWWA for 35 years.