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TPWI from page 17 TPWI’s VOluNTeeR INSTRuCTORS
NumbER INDICATES NumbER oF SCHooLS THEy TEACH IN
A Decade of Service
I have valued serving as director of Alan Sparkman - 2 George Dalton michael West
TPWI for the past ten years. It takes ben Adams Jeff buchanan mickey Sullivan
approximately six weeks a year to bill brock Jim Durrett Palmer Abbott
coordinate the classes and manage the bill Kilp John Anderson Ronnie Hammonds - 3
class advertisement, registrations, hotel bo mills - 3 John Calvert - 5 Sharon Rollins
accommodations, meal selections, bryon Fortner John Chlarson - 2 Shawn Lindsey
ordering of shirts, coordinate instructors, Calvin Clifton - 2 Judy Housley Sheila Knight
prepare for and teach the sessions I teach, Chester Darden Ken Donaldson Stefanie Farrell
grade the fnal exams and send out results Cynthia Allen Kenny Wiggins various Equipment
letters. It is a lot of work, but it is also a Ed Archer - 2 mark miller - 4 Instructors
lot fun, and I know that I could not do
it without the support of my employer.
When I retired from the city of Oak Who knows what lies ahead for TPWI? as TPWI Director, ten years is ten years,
Ridge, I went to work for Colin Durante, Te development of APWA’s Donald and there will come a time for someone
owner and president of Pavement C. Stone Center for Leadership and else to step up and keep it moving
Technology, Inc. While discussing my Excellence in Public Works is a milestone forward. I plan to continue as director
role with PTI, I advised him of my in public works education nationwide. for this year, and possibly next year if the
involvement with TCAPWA and TPWI. We are working with APWA to earmark TCAPWA board desires. Regardless, we
He, too, was a member of APWA and a the TPWI classes and subjects that can need to be on the lookout for another
longtime supporter of the APWA chapters be counted as credit for those pursuing someone who has the public works
in Tennessee, Ohio and Florida. He had the various levels of attainment in the experience and knowledge as well as
no problem with my TPWI involvement Donald C. Stone Center. Hopefully the desire to donate six or more weeks
and the time I would need to coordinate within the next year, those classes can be each year to run the fne institution we
the Institute. So, many thanks go to Colin. identifed and serve as extra motivation have established. It’s been successful for
Without his support and willingness to for public works employees to attend the past ten years, and I see no reason it
allow me to spend time with TPWI, the TPWI’s schools. cannot be successful for the next ten years
Institute might not exist. While I’ve immensely enjoyed serving and beyond.

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