William Johnson, manager of electric operations and technology for the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Public Utilities, was presented with the Edgar P. Schowalter Award by Kansas Municipal Utilities the statewide association of municipally-owned and –operated electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities in Kansas.
Johnson was presented the award, the highest honor provided by the state association, at the 89th annual KMU conference in Wichita.
The award is given annually to a manager, employee or policymaker of one of KMU’s member municipal utilities. Making the presentation at the conference banquet was Robert Peter, city attorney for the city of Ellinwood, Kan., and the recipient of the 2015 Schowalter Award.
Johnson has worked at Kansas City, Kan., BPU for more than 30 years, working his way up from an entry-level IBEW bargaining unit position to an executive level management position. In March 2008, Don Gray, BPU general manager, appointed Johnson manager of electric operations.