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Murphy Snoderly Award Call for Nominations 2026

The Murphy Snoderly Award is an opportunity for your City to recognize an Previous Award Winners
employee who you believe is doing an outstanding job. The recipient of the award 1973 - Dewey Kelly, Johnson City
must be an operations level or “working person” employee. The award expressly 1974 - James S. Berryhill, Memphis
excludes management-level employees such as Directors of Public Works, Utility 1975 - Charles Robinette, Bristol
Managers, etc. 1976 - James Wimley, Estill Springs
Murphy Snoderly, for whom the award is named, was a long-time engineering and
Public Works consultant for the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory 1977 - Billy Ray Owens, Jellico
Service. He felt that the working person, the man or woman who day in and day out 1978 - James E. Bradford, Lewisburg
picks up garbage, patches streets or performs dozens of other chores at a relatively low 1979 - Lewis H. Beckman, Knoxville
pay scale, should be recognized for dedication and service to the community. 1980 - Frank Weaver, Jr., Lewisburg
A plaque will be presented to the selected winner during the Tennessee Municipal 1981 - Gay R. Callahan, Bristol
League Conference in Kingsport on Monday, July 13. It is recommended that 1982 - Kyle Cole, Gatlinburg
someone from the selected recipient’s city such as the Mayor, Alderman or City 1983 - Warren C. Higgins, Savannah
Manager be present at the conference to participate in the presentation of the award 1984 - Glen Edward Warren, White Pine
which is given by the TCAPWA President or President Elect. 1985 - Billy Newman Chitwood, Estill Springs
Nomination 1986 - Homer Fields, Kingsport
To nominate a Public Works employee for this award simply fill 1987 - Bill Stewart, Lewisburg
out the form below or use the QR Code to nominate online. The 1988 - Randy McCullough, Shelbyville
nominating committee may seek out additional information from you 1989 - Mac Breece, Centerville
as needed. The deadline for nominations is May 30, 2026. APPLY ONLINE 1990 - William “Willie” Fagg, Maryville
Send nominations to the attention of Casin Swann, TCAPWA Vice President. Email: 1991 - Maurice Bridges, Knoxville
cswann@pritn.net or for additional information call (629) 395-8189. 1992 - Richard Burton, Gallatin
1993 - Thomas Vannoy, Knoxville
1994 - Gene Harmon, Kingsport
Name of Nominee: _____________________________________________________________ 1995 - Joel Booth, Chattanooga
1996 - Harrison Brown, Athens
Agency: ______________________________________________________________________
1997 - Garth “Ting” Burgman, Kingsport
Approximate number of years of service: ____________________________________________ 1998 - Johnny Phy, Cookeville
1999 - Elbert Grissom, McMinnville
Reason(s) for Nomination (attach additional sheet if necessary): __________________________ 2000 - Sercy Herron, Jackson
2001 - Mathis Randle, Memphis
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2002 - Roger Hawkins, Dyersburg
2003 - Frank Shipwash, Alcoa
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2004 - Jackie Jones, Collegedale
2005 - Robert Leek, Knoxville
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2006 - Ellis Black, Memphis
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2007 - Wayne Sunderland, Maryville
2008 - Roger Hensley, Kingsport
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2009 - Clifford Jones, Columbia
2010 - Paul Ramsey, Gatlinburg
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2011 - Albert Moore, Chattanooga
2012 - Jay Buchanan, Alcoa
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2013 - Leroy Gaunt, Chattanooga
2014 - Larry Spencer, Knoxville
Submitted by: _________________________________________________________________ 2015 - Dennis “Buck” Saunders, Chattanooga
2016 - Bill Forrester, Alcoa
Agency: ______________________________________________________________________
2017 - David Welch, Knoxville
Dept.: ________________________________________________________________________ 2018 - Kirby Walker, Kingsport
2019 - Alfred Lewis, Collierville
Address: ______________________________________________________________________ 2020 - Stay Chissay, Maryville
2021 - Harry Boss, Knoxville
City:__________________________________________Zip Code: _______________________ 2022 - Buster K. Addington, Kingsport
2023 - Johnny Ledford, Red Bank
Phone:________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________ 2024 - Doug Strickland, Maryville
All entries must be emailed or mailed to arrive no later than May 30, 2026. 2025 - Johnny Garner, Maryville
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