Excavator and Locator of the Year Awards
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2024 Excavator and Locator of the Year. Winners of the 2024 awards were announced at the 2025 Excavation Safety Summit on 2/19/2025.
The Outstanding Excavator & Locator Awards recognize the best partners in damage prevention in the State of Nebraska. One Excavator and One Locating Technician will receive a plaque, embroidered jacket and $150 gift card presented annually at the Excavation Safety Summit. Safety Summit committee members, One Call Board members and Nebraska industry representatives select the winners from the nominations received.
Congratulations to Levi Thompson, Hastings Utilities – Excavator of the Year and Ron Imus, Allo – Locator of the Year.
The following individuals were nominated for LOCATOR Of The Year for 2024
- Evan Beran, Subsurface Solutions – Omaha
- Josh Bondegard, Tallgrass Energy – Holdrege
- Jimmy Chapman, LTU- City of Lincoln – Water
- Peter Danielson, Danielson Incorporated – Omaha
- Todd Dorcey, TerraNet – West Point
- Ron Imus, Allo Communications – Scottsbluff
- Matt Liske, MUD – Omaha
- Kari Mohlman, J-Spot – Arapahoe
- Larry Moyers, MUD – Omaha
- Dallas Newbury, Lincoln Electric System
- Taylor Nissen, City of Lincoln LTU Traffic
- Lyle Pfingsten, Norris Public Power – Hebron
- Ron Purcell, WesTel Systems – Hooper
- Dean Reynold, City of Wahoo
- Chris Sacco, MUD – Omaha
- Joe Stock, MUD – Omaha
- Kevin Wagner, NPPD – Plattsmouth
- Heidi William, Vannguard – Omaha
The following individuals were nominated for EXCAVATOR Of The Year for 2024
- Scott Acker, Acker Excavating – Fremont
- Jeannette Anndannandus – , USA Hoich Irrigation – Omaha
- Austin Conner, TSI Mechanical – Omaha
- Oscar Diaz De Leon, PSC Construction – Blair
- Lane Lauder, Tallgrass Energy – Hastings
- Mike Long, LeGrande Excavating – Lincoln
- Levi Thompson, Hastings Utilities
- Josh Weatherly, Select Plumbing – Lincoln
2024 Locator of the Year – Nolan Opheim, USIC – Omaha, NE.
2024 Excavator of the Year – Jeff White, Roll – Papillon, NE.
2021 Locator of the Year – Shawn Lankton, Magellan – Omaha, NE.
2020 Locator of the Year – Joe Stock, Metropolitan Utilities District – Omaha, NE.
2019 Locator of the Year – Tom Vacek, Metropolitan Utilities District
2019 Excavator of the Year – Gary Christensen, Midland Trenching, Omaha, NE.
2016 Locator of the Year – Albert Frewing, Nustar Energy, Norfolk, NE.
2016 Excavator of the Year – Chuck Lonowski, D&A Trenching
2015 Excavator of the Year – Dave Geiger
2015 Locator of the Year – Sue Zarek, Hastings Utilities – Hastings, NE