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TCAPWA SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

• The TCAPWA Scholarships were established to promote the profession Tennessee Public Works Magazine depends on articles submitted from
of Public Works and to assist Public Works employees or their children a variety of sources. We are thankful to our contributors. We encourage
in Tennessee. Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded again in 2023. those interested in submitting an article related to Public Works in the
• Payments will be made directly to the institution the recipient will state to contact us at (865) 288-0815 or email info@tnpublicworks.com.
attend. Nicholas Bradshaw is the Director of Fleet Services for the City of
• If the winner has the TN Promise Scholarship, awards will be made to Knoxville and also serves as the President of TCAPWA. Nicholas has
the winner when acceptable receipts are submitted for books, fees, etc. served the City of Knoxville for over 10 years in various capacities in the
• Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for fields of public works and human resources. He holds a Master’s degree
consideration. It is expected that applicants are students pursuing a in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee and also
holds an MBA in Human Resource Management from Bryan College.
field of study related to Public Works.
• Past recipients are not eligible to apply for this year’s scholarship. John C. Chlarson, P.E., Public Works/Engineering Consultant,
University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service
CRITERIA (MTAS), has over 30 years’ experience in a wide variety of engineering
1. Preference in awarding each scholarship is given to those applicants applications. As an MTAS Public Works Consultant, he provides
who are either TCAPWA members (including student members) or professional advice and technical assistance on a wide range of complex
full-time employees of a TCAPWA Agency Member who are working in technical issues to Department Directors, Mayors, City Managers, and
a Public Works related field. Non-member employees working for an other elected and appointed municipal officials.
Agency member shall have worked in the Public Works profession for at Klair Kimmey is Publisher of Tennessee Public Works Magazine.
least one year. She earned a BFA from the University of Tennessee. After a successful
2. Consideration shall also be given to applicants who are dependent corporate career, she has for the past 22 years managed her own design
firm, K. Kimmey Design and has published TPW Magazine since 2015.
children of TCAPWA members or employees of TCAPWA member
agencies. Lisa Hood Skinner, CTA is a seasoned journalist, brand strategist
3. Applicants must be pursuing higher education and enrolled in an and marketer who’s lived and worked around the world. In recent years
she’s provided communications/strategic messaging for East Tennessee’s
accredited college, university, community college, or technical school Innovation Valley and Tennessee Valley Authority. In the last six
with intentions to work in a Public Works or related field such as years, she has won five Golden Press Card Awards from the Society of
engineering or public administration. Professional Journalists, East Tennessee chapter.
4. Undergraduates must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and graduate students Del Williams is a technical writer based in Torrance, California.
must have an overall GPA of 3.0.

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