Before launching his professional career, Stewart Krause, sales manager with Wyo-Ben Inc., decided to take some time off from college to earn some money. He took a job in the oil field and, “life happened,” he says. Now, 38 years into his drilling industry career, Krause is being recognized with the National Ground Water Association’s (NGWA) Ross L. Oliver Award. The association’s top honor recognizes outstanding contributions to the groundwater industry.
“It was certainly a surprise to be even mentioned in the same group as the past recipients,” he says. “I have been fortunate in that I know quite a few of the past award winners of the [Ross L.] Oliver Award and hold them in high regard. I do not take this award lightly.”