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Chlarson Frank Kirk Meritorious Service Award
Ticer John Chlarson, UT MTAS
Deel
John Chlarson has been involved with TCAPWA for several years. He has
provided great service especially for the West Tennessee area through his
employment as a Public Works Consultant with University of Tennessee’s
Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS). Recently he has taken over as
secretary for TCAPWA, doing an excellent job.Chlarson has been an instructor
at several of our TPWI classes and does a very good job in the classroom. He has
attended our state conferences and also attends National PWX. He has also served
with the Storm Water group and has done excellent work there. He is always
willing to help out.

Tennessee Chapter - Award of Merit
Clay Ticer, Assistant Division Manager, Town of Collierville’s Streets and
Drainage Maintenance Division

For 19 years, Clay Ticer has worked for the Town of Collierville, starting as
Maintenance Worker for the Parks and Recreation Department, progressing to
Maintenance Worker Senior, then to the Streets and Drainage Division of Public
Services as the Town’s Sign Technician. In 2010 Ticer was promoted to his current
position as Assistant Division Manager of the Streets and Drainage Division of
Public Works. In this role he supervises the daily operation of 26 employees. Ticer
has been very active with TCAPWA, sending employees to TPWI courses each
year (and attending some himself). He has assisted the West Branch Director with
coordination of quarterly meetings. In 2016 Ticer was instrumental in setting up
the Equipment Rodeo Competition and related events at the Annual Conference.

Charles Walter Nichols Award
Rodney Deel, Sanitation Supervisor, City of Kingsport

Rodney Deel, a 19-year veteran of the City of Kingsport Public Works
Department, started out as a maintenance helper in sanitation, progressing
through the ranks to his current position of Sanitation Supervisor. During
his tenure, one of the significant innovations that he helped oversee was the
changeover from manual collection systems to automated systems in both
household refuse and recycling. This changeover in household refuse collection
resulted in over $250,000 savings per year for the city. Other innovations during
his supervision include the service provision of sanitation into newly annexed
areas in the city (which brought an additional 3,000 households into the city) and
the initiation of a roll-off service for city residents, providing a needed service
while bringing in additional revenue with no additional manpower needed.

TCAPWA Mark Miller Tennessee
Public Works Project of the Year
Chattanooga’s Big Dig
The North St. Elmo Drainage Project

Accepting the award are, left to right,
Philip Nelson with Civic Engineering;
Bill Payne, Chattanooga City Engineer,
Justin Holland, Administrator
of Chattanooga’s Public Works
Department and Dennis Malone,
Chattanooga Assistant City Engineer.

See Project of the Year article on page 18.

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