Past Board of Directors

Recognizing Our Past Directors

Throughout Northern Water's rich history, we have had dozens of Board of Director members who have served our organization through their leadership and experience.

Boulder County

WM. E. Letford, 1937-1941
Jacob S. Schey, 1941-1945
WM. E. Letford, 1945-1949
Ray Lanyon, 1937-1950
Ray Reynolds, 1949-1954
Jacob S. Schey, 1949-1955
Andrew D. Steele, 1955-1961
George Deines, 1961-1963
John M. Sayre, 1960-1964
DUD. I. Hutchinson SR, 1954-1964
W.D. McCaslin, 1963-1967
George Deines, 1964-1970
D.I. Hutchinson JR, 1964-1970
John P. Murphy, 1970-1972
C.V. Hallenbeck JR, 1971-1974
Milton H. Nelson, 1967-1989
Everett Long, 1972-1994
G. Raymond Joyce, 1974-2000
Ruth Wright, 1994-2009
Hank Kugeler JR, 2000-2010
Les Williams, 1989-2017
Sue Ellen Harrison, 2009-2026
Todd Williams, 2017-2026

Larimer County

Ralph W. McMurray, 1937-1940
ED F. Munroe, 1937-1940
Robert C. Benson, 1937-1941
Victor H. Akin, 1940-1944
Louis F. Bein, 1941-1945
Roy V. Welty, 1945-1947
Tom McKee, 1947-1949
Charles A. Lory, 1940-1954
Hatfield Chilson, 1949-1955
ED F. Munroe, 1944-1958
John G. Nesbit, 1654-1960
Clyde E. Moffitt, 1958-1972
Ward Fischer, 1972-1984
Gordon C. Dyekman, 1955-1991
John R. Moore, 1960-1992
Nancy Gray, 1984-1993
Marjorie Knievel, 1993-2005
William H. Brown, 1992-2016
William Fischer, 2016-2019

Weld County

WM. A. Carlson, 1937-1940
Moses E. Smith , 1937-1944
James A. Stewart, 1940-1945
J. Ben Nix, 1945-1951
Olin W. Venable, 1944-1952
Charles Hansen, 1937-1953
Marvin J. Collins, 1951-1955
J.D. Sivers, 1952-1960
Carl M. Mossberg, 1960-1963
Robert S. Davis, 1963-1968
J.Ben Nix, 1953-1976
Samuel S. Telep, 1976-1994
WM. D. Farr, 1955-1995
William E. Bohlender, 1968-2004
Jerry Winters, 1995-2014
Kenton Brunner, 1994-2018

Sedgwick County

Charles M. Rolfson, 1937-1941
Walter Bush, 1941-1945
Charles M. Rolfson, 1945-1949
Carl H. Metzger, 1949-1961
Kiyoshi Otsuka, 1962-1983
Wes Gerk, 1983-1995
George Jenik, 1995-2011


Logan County

Robert J. Wright, 1937-1940
A. L. Litel, 1940-1944
Robert J. Wright, 1944-1952
WM. P. Blair, 1952-1956
Herbert H. Vandemoer, 1956-1982
William Condon , 1982-2010
Brad Stromberger, 2010-2018

Morgan & Washington Counties

J.M. Dille, 1937-1938
Harry W. Clatworthy, 1938-1945
WM. F Tormohlen, 1945-1949
Joe C. Howell, 1949-1957
Rollan J. Lamborn, 1957-1978
E.L. Caneva, 1978-2002

Broomfield County

Current director Dick Wolfe

Director Emeritus Appointments

A Director Emeritus is a former Board member who retains their title as an honorary recognition for their significant contributions and continues to serve in an advisory capacity.

Ed F Munroe
Ed F. Munroe

Board Term:  1944-1958
Appointed Director Emeritus in 1958

Charles Lory
Charles A. Lory

Board Term: 1940-1954
Appointed Director Emeritus in 1954

Ben Nix
J. Ben Nix

Board Term:  1953-1976
Appointed Director Emeritus in 1976

WM D Farr
W.D. Farr

Board Term:  1955-1995
Appointed Director Emeritus in 1995

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Mike Applegate

Board Term:  1991-2023
Appointed Director Emeritus in 2024

General Managers

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J.M. Dille

1938-1958

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J.R. "Bob" Barkley

1958-1974

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E.F. Phipps

1974-1982

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Larry Simpson

1982-1993

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Eric Wilkinson

1994-2018

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Brad Wind

2018-current