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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

TCAPWA 2016 Scholarships Awarded By Molly and Scott Gilbert

Each year TCAPWA accepts applications for two $1,000 scholarships. TCAPWA members or employees of TCAPWA Member Agencies who
are planning on enrolling in college level or technical school classes during the school year are eligible to benefit from the scholarships. This year’s
scholarships were awarded to Levi Adam Grubb and Scott Andrew Jenkins. Congratulations to these two individuals. Please consider nominating
someone for next year’s scholarships. Application forms and guidelines are available on the TCAPWA website located at http://tennessee.apwa.net.

Levi - 1st Degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate in the Public Works profession.”
Adam (2013-17) As a Public Service Construction Fore-
Grubb
- Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2013-17) man with the City of Knoxville, Jenkins
Congratula- - Ag Academy Student of the Year (2014) currently supervises six employees. “The
tions to Levi - Varsity Letter for Cross Country (2015) opportunity to work directly with my crew
Adam Grubb, son - Make-A-Wish Recipient (2015) – Bat- members and helping them grow in their
of Steve Grubb, careers” is what he likes best about his job,
from Cunning- tling/Surviving a Life Threatening Jenkins said.
ham and a senior at Montgomery Central Disease
High School. As an incoming freshman at - Never Ever Give Up Kid (2015) - In his TCAPWA Scholarship essay, Jen-
Austin Peay, he plans to major in Geology. Battling/Surviving Sarcoma Cancer kins states that he has come to understand
“Studying geology will prepare me to be - Kylee’s Dancing Angel Sarcoma Award that true Public Works embodies the act of
a successful public infrastructure inspec- (2015) - Battling/Surviving Sarcoma service to both the community and to the
tor. It is important to understand the Cancer people with whom he works. He goes on
environment in this field,” he said. Most notably, this year Grubb also to say that, “This major would allow me to
Grubb has worked as a Karate Instruc- received the Wade Morgan Civitan Award. gain more insight into the depth of respon-
tor teaching children martial arts and most The Montgomery Central High School sibilities of Public Works leadership.”
recently in the lawn care business. He says faculty nominate a student that showed
what he likes best about the job is the sense outstanding citizenship achievements in Nicholas Bradshaw, Fleet Service
of accomplishment when a job is complete. and out of the classroom for this award. Deputy Director with the City of Knoxville,
He has been very active in school pro- offered this observation on Jenkins: “Scott
grams including Fellowship of Christian Scott is an exemplary employee who represents
Athletes, Plant and Science Academy, Fu- Andrew the very best of the Public Works profes-
ture Farmers of America, Cross Country, Jenkins sion.” Bradshaw also praised Jenkins’s
and the National Honor Society. “natural leadership abilities and…great
In 2016, Grubb organized a Never Ever Congratula- aptitude for a variety of disciplines with the
Give Up Foundation Drive for items to tions to Scott Public Works field.”
fill Joy Jars, which are sent to pediatric Andrew Jen-
cancer patients throughout their treat- kins, this year’s Scott Williams, Registered Land Survey-
ment. Through his efforts, he collected recipient of the or with the City of Knoxville, Department
100 pairs of crazy socks, 50 card games, 30 TCAPWA Scholarship. Jenkins will use the of Engineering, remarked on Jenkins’s
journals and 30 stocking hats and iTunes scholarship to further his studies in Busi- excellent productivity and adaptability.
Gift Cards valued at $1,500. Besides main- ness Administration at the University of
taining a 3.7 GPA all the way through Tennessee, Martin. The program of study David Brace, Senior Director of Public
high school, he has been recognized with will offer him opportunities “to become a Works for the City of Knoxville, pointed
several awards: more effective and efficient leader,” Jenkins out Jenkins’s desire to seek out opportuni-
said. He said these improvements will also ties for professional development, adding
allow “room for advancement in my career that the more important quality was his
willingness to transfer his own knowledge
and skills along to his fellow Public Works
colleagues.

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