Silver Shovel Award Committee

These committees develop and implement the NRCGA’s excavator appreciation award ceremonies and dinners in the north and south. The committees select an excavator for the Silver Shovel Award based on strict criteria for no at-fault damages.

Committee Meetings & Events

Southern Nevada Committee:

Members

Dawn Rivard, PUCN
Felicia Tarin, Hole Hogz
Dennis Bott, PUCN
Kaitlyn Cabrera, ELM Utility Services
Austin Benedict, ELM Utility Services
Michael Austin, Las Vegas Valley Water Authority
Harold Lefler, Western States
Derek Puffer, C & S Company, Inc.

Northern Nevada Committee:

Members

Dawn Rivard, PUCN
Vern Hadley, NV Energy
Rusty McLaughlin, Great Basin Gas