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November/December 2025 • VOL. 43 NO.5

Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 Momentum Started With One Move – 19 City of Alcoa’s Hypo Generator Replacement:
the Membership of TCAPWA Answered the Call! Bob Freudenthal Public Utility Project of the Year
Outgoing TCAPWA President Kimberly M. Strong recaps her Named for the late APWA Past President Bob Freudenthal,
year, passing the torch to Ethan Skaggs, President Elect. who passed away in 2023, this award celebrates public sector
6 2025 TCAPWA/SWANA Conference Highlights projects of exceptional importance and innovation in utility
services. The City of Alcoa won this year for its WTP Microclor
The land of the Delta Blues was warm and welcoming, On-Site Hypochlorite Generator Replacement Project.
brimming with September hospitality, as more than 200
TCAPWA and SWANA members of the two chapters met in 20 A Big Thank You to our Many Conference Sponsors
Memphis for their joint Annual Conference, presented by 22 PW Spotlight: Allen “Oz” Broughton,
Germantown.
Germantown Public Works Director
10 Annual Equipment Rodeo City of Germantown Public Works Director Allen Broughton,
The yearly Equipment Rodeo, a perennial favorite Annual also known as “Oz,” reflects on his military, work and
Conference event, once again provided an outstanding life experiences that shaped his career, bringing him to
showcase for our state’s skilled operators to finesse multiple Germantown and the position of Public Works Director.
pieces of machinery.
24 PWX 2025 in Chicago – Amazing!
12 A Little Friendly Golf Competition The Tennessee Chapter was well represented at PWX Chicago,

with more than 60 members and spouses (and two of
14 Tradeshow
Chattanooga’s best equipment operators) in attendance in the
16 2025 TCAPWA Annual Awards Recipients “Windy City.”
Awards included: A.C. Lock Public Works Leader of the Year 26 Reflections on YP Summit and PWX 25
Award, W. Larry Eddins Award, Roger Clark Award, Edward Tiffany Howlett, MPA, weighs in on this year’s APWA Young
C. Archer Young Public Works Leader of the Year Award, Professionals Summit and PWX in Chicago, reporting that it
Frank Kirk Meritorious Service Award, Charles Walter Nichols was a week full of learning, connection, and stepping outside
Award, Tennessee Chapter Award of Merit, and President’s her comfort zone.
Recognitions and Presentations.
18 Johnson City’s West Walnut Street: 28 Two TCAPWA Scholarships Awarded in 2025
Mark Miller Tennessee PW Project of the Year Tenacity, drive, the motivation to excel and servant leadership.
These attributes describe both 2025 TCAPWA Scholarship
The 2024 Mark Miller Tennessee Public Works Project of the Winners, Robert Lee Voyles III, City of Pigeon Forge, and Logan
Year Award recognizes a project that epitomizes outstanding Alexander Rentschler, Town of Collierville Utilities.
planning, construction and management. In partnership with
the City of Johnson City, LDA submitted the winner, the West 29 Contributors to This Issue
Walnut Street Corridor Redevelopment Project.
30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

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