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Murphy Snoderly Award Call for Nominations 2025

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 1977 - Billy Ray Owens, Jellico
Public Works consultant for the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory 1978 - James E. Bradford, Lewisburg
Service. He felt that the working person, the man or woman who day in and day out 1979 - Lewis H. Beckman, Knoxville
picks up garbage, patches streets or performs dozens of other chores at a relatively low 1980 - Frank Weaver, Jr., Lewisburg
pay scale, should be recognized for dedication and service to the community. 1981 - Gay R. Callahan, Bristol
A plaque will be presented to the selected winner during the Tennessee Municipal
League Conference in Chattanooga on Tuesday, August 5. It is recommended that The Murphy Snoderly Award
someone from the selected recipient’s city such as the Mayor, Alderman or City became a National APWA Award
Manager be present at the conference to participate in the presentation of the award 1982 - Kyle Cole, Gatlinburg
to be given by the TCAPWA President. 1983 - Warren C. Higgins, Savannah
Nomination 1984 - Glen Edward Warren, White Pine
To nominate a Public Works employee for this award simply fill 1985 - Billy Newman Chitwood, Estill Springs
out the form below or use the QR Code to nominate online. The 1986 - Homer Fields, Kingsport
nominating committee may seek out additional information from you 1987 - Bill Stewart, Lewisburg
as needed. The deadline for nominations is May 30, 2025. APPLY ONLINE 1988 - Randy McCullough, Shelbyville
Send nominations to the attention of Shane Snoderly, TCAPWA Vice President. 1989 - Mac Breece, Centerville
Email: ssnoderly@cityofalcoa-tn.gov or for additional information call 865-380-4812. 1990 - William “Willie” Fagg, Maryville
1991 - Maurice Bridges, Knoxville
1992 - Richard Burton, Gallatin
Name of Nominee: _____________________________________________________________ 1993 - Thomas Vannoy, Knoxville
1994 - Gene Harmon, Kingsport
Agency: ______________________________________________________________________ 1995 - Joel Booth, Chattanooga
1996 - Harrison Brown, Athens
Approximate number of years of service: ____________________________________________
1997 - Garth “Ting” Burgman, Kingsport
Reason(s) for Nomination (attach additional sheet if necessary): __________________________ 1998 - Johnny Phy, Cookeville
1999 - Elbert Grissom, McMinnville
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2000 - Sercy Herron, Jackson
2001 - Mathis Randle, Memphis
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2002 - Roger Hawkins, Dyersburg
2003 - Frank Shipwash, Alcoa
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2004 - Jackie Jones, Collegedale
2005 - Robert Leek, Knoxville
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2006 - Ellis Black, Memphis
2007 - Wayne Sunderland, Maryville
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2008 - Roger Hensley, Kingsport
2009 - Clifford Jones, Columbia
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2010 - Paul Ramsey, Gatlinburg
_____________________________________________________________________________ 2011 - Albert Moore, Chattanooga
2012 - Jay Buchanan, Alcoa
Submitted by: _________________________________________________________________ 2013 - Leroy Gaunt, Chattanooga
2014 - Larry Spencer, Knoxville
Agency: ______________________________________________________________________ 2015 - Dennis “Buck” Saunders, Chattanooga
2016 - Bill Forrester, Alcoa
Dept.: ________________________________________________________________________ 2017 - David Welch, Knoxville
2018 - Kirby Walker, Kingsport
Address: ______________________________________________________________________ 2019 - Alfred Lewis, Collierville
2020 - Stay Chissay, Maryville
City:__________________________________________Zip Code: _______________________ 2021 - Harry Boss, Knoxville
2022 - Buster K. Addington, Kingsport
Phone:________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________ 2023 - Johnny Ledford, Red Bank
All entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than May 30, 2025. 2024 - Doug Strickland, Maryville
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