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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS By Klair Kimmey

2019 TCAPWA Scholarships Awarded

TCAPWA recently announced the through the quality services provided. he is lead
winners of two $1,000 scholarships. Public Works is more than just another programer
The scholarships are awarded annually city worker, they are the men and women on the YNOT
to children of TCAPWA members or that pave your streets, pick up your Robotics
employees of TCAPWA member agencies garbage, clean your alleys, and make life Team which
who are planning on enrolling in college or better for millions of Americans every competes in the
technical school. We offer congratulations single day. I have learned through the VexU Robotics
to this year’s winners: Phillip Jones, Jr. and years that Public Works has basically been Competition.
Richard “Buddy” Swan. an extension of my family, and I have also
learned that Public Works like my family is Swan
Phillip Jones, Jr. always there. was born in
Knoxville and
Congratulations to Phillip Jones, Jr. on I would like to thank the TCAPWA attended his
being awarded a scholarship this year. Awards committee for the opportunity to first UT football game when he was nine
Jones is a junior at Middle Tennessee apply for this great award. The TCAPWA months old. There was never a doubt where
State University majoring in Construction scholarship fund is one that will be used he would attend college.
Management. to purchase the books that pertain to my
Major, Construction Management. I look Swan shared, “I am in mechanical
Jones wrote in to use this degree toward continuing the engineering. This degree would be very
his essay, “Public family legacy of working in the field of helpful in a Public Works-related field.
Works plays a Public Works.” It deals with finding solutions to a wide
vital role in the range of problems, such as infrastructure
lives of each and Richard “Buddy” Swan issues including designing, building, and
every citizen maintaining structures and buildings
throughout the Congratulations to Buddy Swan for that assist the community. A mechanical
United States. receiving a scholarship this year. Swan is engineering major would also be very
These roles are a junior at the University of Tennessee helpful for solving Public Works-related
displayed each in Knoxville majoring in Mechanical fleet issues. I am very excited about the
and every day, Engineering. In addition to his classes, field I am going into.”

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