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2008-2009 TCAPWA HIGHLIGHTS

ABOVE: 2008 Chapter Dinner on Bourbon Street

BELOW: 2008 Clarksville Project Award
ABOVE: 2009
Award Winners

LEfT: A.C. Lock,
(1925-2009)

RIGHT: Jerry
Collins

2008 same year Clarksville won the In the Overall Rodeo Com- received the Charles Walter
Public Works Project of the Year petition, frst place went to Nichols Award. Franklin Del-
The 2008 APWA Congress was Award for the Legion Street Danny Foust, Clarksville; ano Amyx, Kingsport, received
held in New Orleans, where Improvement Project. second place to Kevin Wright, the Award of Merit. Scott
Hurricane Katrina had devas- Memphis; and third place to Brewer, Farragut, received the
tated the city in 2005. A delega- Memphis was the host of the Chris Webb, Oak Ridge. Ed Archer Young Public Works
tion of TCAPWA members 2008 conference. Jim Durrett Leader of the Year. Alcoa re-
went down a day or two early received the A.C. Lock Pub- 2009 ceived the Public Works Project
and assisted those recovering lic Works Leader of the Year of the Year Award for the Alcoa
from hurricane Katrina by Award. Mark Macy, Metro Kingsport was the host of the Service Center.
working on their homes. Bud Nashville, received the Frank 2009 TCAPWA Conference,
and Tricia McKelvey, Jennifer Kirk Meritorious Service and Jerry Collins, Memphis, In the Overall Rodeo Competi-
Kocak, Clifton Ogden, Don Award. Beverly Gillespie, served as president. tion, frst place went to Scotty
Nathan and Bo Mills volun- Metro Nashville, received the Collins also received the A.C. Higgins, Johnson City; second
teered to help rebuild lives. Roger Clark Award. Kenny Lock Public Works Leader of place to Danny Foust, Clarks-
Wiggins, Alcoa, received the ville; and third place to Billy
Elizabeth Treadway began her Larry Eddins Award. Bill Kilp, the Year Award. Chris Soro, Joe Hickman, Johnson City.
term as Region III Director and Collierville, won the Charles received the Frank Kirk Merito-
updated the Chapter on na- Walter Nichols Award. Joe rious Service Award. Tammy A.C. Lock, MTAS Consultant,
tional events in the magazine. Dabbs, Germantown, received Calvert, Oak Ridge, received died in Claremore, OK at the
the Award of Merit. David the Roger Clark Award. Ronnie age of 84. He served as the frst
Jim Durrett, Clarksville Chief Hammonds, Kingsport, re- editor of the Public Works News
of Staff, served as the 2008 Brace, Knoxville, the Ed Archer ceived the Larry Eddins Award. beginning in 1968, and went
TCAPWA President, That Young Public Works Leader of Mark Clanton, Shelbyville, on to leave a lasting mark on
the Year.
TCAPWA.
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