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APWA 2015 ANNUAL NATIONAL CONGRESS By Calvin Clifton
“We Make It Happen”
Public Works employees are like a family of you. ‘We make it happen.’ That’s your state of Tennessee in attendance. Chapter
of professionals that are all about making motto and I love it. I think it’s kind of President Ken Donaldson, Past-president
our communities livable and the annual gritty and I sense that in this audience. Ronnie Hammonds, and President-elect
APWA Congress is like the family reunion. You just do it and you get it done fast.” Rodney Keeton were all in attendance.
Friends from the California Chapters
This year’s APWA Congress in Phoenix Diana Nyad, keynote speaker, said, “I visited following dinner. Many thanks to
was a huge success with great speakers, am blown away by what you achieve and Suzanne Keeton for her efforts in plan-
technical sessions, an excellent equipment what you do for us to make us safe and ning and coordinating the dinner.
expo, golf outing (won by a TCAPWA comfortable. You make us the greatest
team) and a Grand Canyon excursion. nation in the world.” APWA rolled out an exciting new theme
and name for Congress: PWX. The 2016
Keynote speaker Dan McNichols said, The Chapter Dinner was held at the PWX will be held in Minneapolis, Minn.,
“I have never felt more American in my Stockyards Steakhouse with over 40 August 28-31. Mark your calendars!
life than being at this conference with all members and guests from all over the
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“We Make It Happen”
Public Works employees are like a family of you. ‘We make it happen.’ That’s your state of Tennessee in attendance. Chapter
of professionals that are all about making motto and I love it. I think it’s kind of President Ken Donaldson, Past-president
our communities livable and the annual gritty and I sense that in this audience. Ronnie Hammonds, and President-elect
APWA Congress is like the family reunion. You just do it and you get it done fast.” Rodney Keeton were all in attendance.
Friends from the California Chapters
This year’s APWA Congress in Phoenix Diana Nyad, keynote speaker, said, “I visited following dinner. Many thanks to
was a huge success with great speakers, am blown away by what you achieve and Suzanne Keeton for her efforts in plan-
technical sessions, an excellent equipment what you do for us to make us safe and ning and coordinating the dinner.
expo, golf outing (won by a TCAPWA comfortable. You make us the greatest
team) and a Grand Canyon excursion. nation in the world.” APWA rolled out an exciting new theme
and name for Congress: PWX. The 2016
Keynote speaker Dan McNichols said, The Chapter Dinner was held at the PWX will be held in Minneapolis, Minn.,
“I have never felt more American in my Stockyards Steakhouse with over 40 August 28-31. Mark your calendars!
life than being at this conference with all members and guests from all over the
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