Don L. Gray
General Manager
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
Don Gray has worked at BPU for more than 40 years. Before being appointed General Manager of the utility in 2006, he was Manager of Water Operations.

In the late 1990s he led the research, design and construction of the Nearman Water Treatment Plant with its state-of-the-art horizontal collector well, the largest alluvial well of its kind in the U.S. The plant opened in 2000.

In 2005, Mr. Gray was awarded the prestigious George Warren Fuller Award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA). The award recognizes Mr. Gray's long career and management of the BPU water utility and his leadership role in AWWA. He also served on the Board of Directors of AWWA.

Over twenty two years ago, Mr. Gray turned his favorite recreational activity into a way to aid local children when he helped establish the BPU Charity Golf Tournament. Since then the tournament has raised over $500,000 for various children's charities in Wyandotte County.

Mr. Gray has bachelor's degrees in chemistry and microbiology. In 2003, he earned his M.B.A. from the University of St. Mary.
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