2024 SGA Award Finalists

Recognizing Excellence

The Votes Are In

This year, SGA received 5,113 votes for 71 submissions and your votes have narrowed the finalists down to the top three in each category. Reaching this stage in the process is a testament to the outstanding contribution these companies are making to the natural gas industry as a whole.

First-place winners will be announced in person at the Operations Conference in Nashville, TN, July 22-24, during the SGA Awards Ceremony.

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Meritorious Action nominees will be honored June 24-25 at SafetyCon in St. Louis.

Below, the finalists are listed by category, in no particular order. Stay tuned as we share more about their top-rated submissions in the coming weeks.

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CHAIR'S RISING LEADER

Recognizing an exceptional early or mid-career individual who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment as an industry leader.

 

 

 

Kristin Cox, BGE
Tyler Tunic, Williams
Blake Villarrubia, Audubon Companies

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COMMUNITY SERVICE FINALISTS

Recognizing companies who go the extra mile in service and outreach to their communities.

 

 

 

Atmos Energy, Fueling Bright Minds and Healthy Futures
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Southern Star Cares
Southern Company Gas, Atlanta Gas Light Partners with Goodr

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CORPORATE COMMUNICATION FINALISTS

Recognizing companies whose communications response improves corporate effectiveness.

 

 

 

Boardwalk Pipelines, “The Future Needs Me” – Boardwalk Recruitment Video
ONE Gas, Video Series: ‘Work When Safe’ Videos Make Safety Personal
TECO Peoples Gas, The People of Peoples

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FINALISTS

Recognizing successes in emergency management response.

 

 

 

Summit Utilities, Tornado and Wildfire Response
NiSource, ICS Training and Exercise Program
Atmos Energy, Atmos Energy Supports Gainesville During Outage

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ENGINEERING INNOVATION FINALISTS

Recognizing individuals or workgroups who have developed innovative processes or programs.

 

 

 

Energy Transfer, Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Grid Stabilization
Atmos Energy, State-of-the-Art Salt Cavern Storage Facility
Williams, E2C: The Energy Exchange Compressor

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE FINALISTS

Recognizing companies leading the charge to accelerate ESG and deliver quantifiable results.

 

 

 

Boardwalk Pipelines, A Race to the Bottom: Boardwalk’s Emissions Reduction Challenge
Nicor Gas, Nicor Gas Smart Neighborhood
NiSource, NiSource Gas Leads ESG Efforts

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MERITORIOUS ACTION NOMINEES

Celebrating individuals who have displayed courageous actions to save or attempt to save lives.

Andrew Armijo, Atmos Energy
John Guerra, Miller Pipeline
Jason Haynes, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Angus King, Summit Utilities
Michael Lichtenberger, Miller Pipeline
Luis Lopez, Atmos Energy
John Mahan, Miller Pipeline
Leroy Martinez, Atmos Energy 
Otto McMillan, Duke Energy-Piedmont Natural Gas
Stephen “Ricky” Smith, Dominion Energy South Carolina
Jordan Sutton, Miller Pipeline
Larin Trenary, Spire
Austin Welch, The Williams Companies

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SAFETY & HEALTH FINALISTS

Recognizing companies whose safety and health initiatives have benefited employee and customer well-being.

 

 

 

Williams, See You Tomorrow: Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Energy Transfer, Energy Transfer Safety Olympics
Spire, Employees create Good Catch Close Call program to enhance and promote safety

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Celebrate the Winners Live

2024 OpsCon
July 22-24, Nashville

SGA Awards Ceremony

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2024 SafetyCon
June 24-25, St. Louis

Meritorious Action Nominees Recognition

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