Scott Receives “Man of the Year” at the 2006 Awards of Excellence Ceremony

National Rural Water Association is pleased to announce that outgoing NRWA President, Bobby Scott from Ooltewah, Tennessee was selected as “Man of the Year” at NRWA’s Annual Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony held in Dallas, Texas on September 27.

Scott is the former General Manager of the Savannah Valley Utility District.  He was appointed to the NRWA board in 1994 and has served as President, Senior Vice President, Chairman of the Regulatory/Research Committee and member of the Finance and Long Range Planning Committees, just to name a few.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts. 

Scott is active in his community serving on the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Fire Department, member of the Snowhill Lions Club, Hamilton County Utility Association and Hamilton County Planning Commission. 

Bobby and his wife Linda spent the last 2 years of his Presidency carrying the rural water message across the United States.   The role of President was very demanding and it took the efforts of both to make this opportunity a success story of a lifetime for Bobby.

The NRWA Awards in Excellence program was established to recognize the outstanding efforts of the Member State Affiliates, their staff, and special members of the rural water industry. 

The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations.  Its mission: to provide state associations with support services to meet the needs of their membership.  NRWA is America’s largest utility association with over 25,735 members.   Historically, NRWA’s state associations have trained over 55,000 water and wastewater system personnel each year for two decades.  They also provide over 100,000 on-site technical assistance visits a year.

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Man of the Year

Outgoing NRWA President Bobby Scott of Ooltewah, Tennessee