The votes are in, and we are excited to announce the 2025 SGA Awards finalists! The SGA Awards are an annual program that honors the best initiatives and achievements in the natural gas industry, recognizing exceptional programs that can serve as models for others.
This year, we received an impressive 5,179 votes for 59 nominations, and your votes have helped us narrow down the top three nominees in each category. These finalists are being celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the natural gas industry and the communities they serve, from pioneering safety practices to groundbreaking innovations.
Nominees were submitted by SGA Natural Gas Association member companies of all sizes and types across North America. Submissions covered eight key categories:
- Chair’s Rising Leader
- Community Service
- Corporate Communications
- Safety & Health
- Engineering Innovation
- Emergency Management
- Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Meritorious Action
The 2025 winners will be announced during the live awards ceremony at the 2025 SGA Operations Conference, held July 23–25, 2025, in Austin, TX. We invite you to attend this exciting event. Click here to register!
All nominees for the Meritorious Action category will be honored at the Safety & Training Conference on June 23–24, 2025, in Milwaukee, WI. Click here to register.
“Congratulations to all our finalists. Being selected is an incredible achievement in itself, and this year’s competition was particularly strong,” said Suzanne Ogle, SGA Natural Gas Association President and CEO. “The voting process saw more than 5,000 industry professionals casting their votes, underscoring the significance of these nominations and the immense value of this industry recognition.”
Here are the finalists for the 2025 SGA Awards (listed by category):
Chair’s Rising Leader
- Donovan Clevenger, Atmos Energy
- Lindsay Freeman, OneGas
- Sam Trowbridge, SGC Surveying
Community Service
- BGE, Youth Energy Day
- Southern Star, Southern Star Cares
- Summit Utilities, Fueling Hope: Summit’s Fight Against Hunger
Corporate Communication
- Atmos Energy, Gold Cup of Safe Digging
- BGE, Certified Safety Podcast
- Summit Utilities, Living our Mission, Vision, Values
Emergency Management
- Atmos Energy, Historic Winter Weather Sweeps Across Kansas
- BGE, Key Bridge Collapse
- Summit Utilities, Connected in Crisis
Engineering Innovation
- BGE, Gas GPT
- Southern Company Gas, Predictive Modeling
- Williams, Crossing the Coosa River
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Atmos Energy, Converts Unused Land Into Pollinator Garden that Supports BioDiversity
- Southern Company Gas, Chattanooga Gas and Virginia Natural Gas Sustainable Gas Initiatives Program
- Williams, Successfully Executing our Emissions Reduction Program
Meritorious Action
- Klay Allday, Boardwalk Pipelines
- Steven Briolo, Energy Transfer
- Bruce Camp, Boardwalk Pipelines
- Nicholas Couvillon, Energy Transfer
- Joshua Green, Energy Transfer
- Brandon Hamby, Southeast Connections
- Brian Hatley, PolyPipe LLC
- Jordan Kidd, Miller Pipeline
- Jose Leal-Huerta, Miller Pipeline
- Charles Martin, Energy Transfer
- James Paul, Southeast Connections
- Donnie Pierson, Atmos Energy
- Valentin Quintero, Miller Pipeline
- Brett Stewart, TC Energy
- Troy Turner, Jr., PolyPipe LLC
- Jason Wheeler, Atmos Energy
- Dillon Wilcox, PolyPipe LLC
- Stan Willis, Southeast Connections
- Nick Young, Southeast Connections
Safety & Health
- Atmos Energy, Good Catch Program
- BGE, Safety University
- Summit Utilities, More than a Summit, Stories that Strengthen Safety
- TC Energy, Coastal GasLink, An Extraordinary Legacy
We encourage you to celebrate the hard work, dedication and innovation demonstrated by these finalists. Their efforts are shaping the future of the natural gas industry, driving sustainability and enhancing the safety and well-being of the communities they serve.
You can read more about their outstanding contributions and impressive nominations here.
We look forward to honoring these finalists at the live SGA Awards ceremonies and celebrating the remarkable achievements of the natural gas industry!
