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Please join us in congratulating Sonia Allman, recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Service to KY|TN AWWA Award!

Each year, the KY|TN AWWA Board of Trustees recognizes an individual whose volunteer service, leadership, and dedication have meaningfully advanced the Section and its mission. Sonia’s many years of service reflect the very best of that commitment.

She currently serves as the Tennessee Trustee for the Member Engagement Council, Chair of TN-WARN, and a member of the Communications and Outreach Committee. She also contributes nationally through the AWWA Stormwater Utility Management Committee.

Sonia has held every Executive Board role within the Section, including serving as Chair in 2018. Her distinguished service to the water profession and AWWA was also recognized in 2021, when she received the George Warren Fuller Award.

Sonia’s leadership, generosity, and enduring commitment have strengthened both the Section and the water community it serves.

Thank you, Sonia, for all you continue to do for KY|TN AWWA!

Please join us in congratulating the 2026 KY|TN AWWA Student Scholarship recipients:

- Laureen Kiongo, Tennessee State University
- Muhammad Usman Yousef, University of Kentucky
- Kimia Khanlari, University of Kentucky
- Nishat Tasnim Nisha, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

These scholarships recognize students who are building the knowledge, technical skills, and perspective needed to help shape the future of the water profession.

We are proud to support their educational journeys and celebrate the promise they bring to our industry and the communities it serves.

Congratulations to Laureen, Muhammad, Kimia, and Nishat on this well-deserved recognition!

Please join us in congratulating George Fordjour, recipient of the 2026 Rengao Song Scholarship for Water Science and Technology!

George is a PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky. His research and academic work reflect the innovation, technical excellence, and commitment to water quality that this scholarship was created to support.

The $10,000 scholarship honors Dr. Rengao Song, an accomplished water quality leader who retired from Louisville Water Company in 2020 after more than 20 years of service. During his distinguished career, Dr. Song and his team earned numerous honors, including the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Samuel Arnold Greeley Award for outstanding research.

Funded by Louisville Water Company and KY|TN AWWA, the scholarship supports graduate students who embody Dr. Song’s spirit of innovation and excellence in water quality.

George’s abilities, research, and dedication hold great promise for advancing water quality and treatment throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, and beyond.

Congratulations, George, on this prestigious and well-deserved recognition. We also extend our appreciation to Louisville Water Company for its generous support of this scholarship and the next generation of water professionals.

Congratulations to Taylor Risinger of Hardin County Water District No. 2, winner of the Meter Challenge at WPC26!

In this competition, teams of operators and laboratory technicians put their knowledge to the test by answering scientific questions and solving math problems to earn the highest score.

Success requires technical expertise, quick thinking, accuracy, and a strong understanding of the science behind water treatment and utility operations. Taylor demonstrated those skills throughout the competition and earned a well-deserved victory.

Please join us in congratulating Taylor Risinger and Hardin County Water District No. 2 on this outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to Murfreesboro Water Resources Department, winner of the Top Ops Competition at WPC26!

In this fast-paced competition, individual contestants race against the clock to reassemble working water meters from a collection of parts. Success requires technical knowledge, precision, speed, and the ability to stay focused under pressure.

The Murfreesboro Water Resources team demonstrated the expertise and hands-on skills that water professionals rely on every day to maintain accurate, dependable water service.

Please join us in congratulating Murfreesboro Water Resources on an outstanding performance and a well-earned victory!

Congratulations to Duck River Utilities Commission, winner of the 2026 People’s Choice Water Taste Test at Water for Life during the Water Professionals Conference!

The People’s Choice Water Taste Test invites Water for Life attendees to sample entries from participating utilities and vote for their favorite.

Duck River Utilities Commission earned the crowd’s top vote, reflecting the quality, care, and expertise its water professionals bring to producing safe, great-tasting drinking water for the communities they serve.

Please join us in congratulating the entire Duck River Utilities Commission team on this well-deserved recognition!

Congratulations to the Louisville Lady Legends, winners of the Pipe Tapping Competition at WPC26!

This fast-paced competition challenges teams to work safely, precisely, and efficiently as they tap a pressurized ductile iron water main, install a corporation stop, prepare and connect copper tubing, add a curb stop, and complete the service line connection to a meter yoke.

Success requires technical skill, teamwork, communication, and the ability to perform under pressure. The Louisville Lady Legends brought all of that to the competition and earned a well-deserved victory.

Please join us in celebrating the Louisville Lady Legends and their outstanding performance at WPC26!

Congratulations to Glasgow Water Company, winner of the 2026 Best of the Best Water Taste Test at the Water Professionals Conference!

During this annual competition, participating utilities put their finished drinking water to the test, with entries evaluated by representatives from AWWA and Cleary, the event sponsor.

Glasgow Water Company earned top honors, demonstrating the quality, care, and operational excellence its team brings to providing safe, great-tasting drinking water to the communities it serves.

Please join us in celebrating the Glasgow Water Company team on this well-deserved recognition!