Tennessee Gas Association recently presented Clifford M. Swoape with the Association’s esteemed 2019 TGA Silver Flame Award at the 2019 Annual Meeting of members and delegates.
According to TGA President, Brooke Sinclair, “The TGA Silver Flame Award is the highest honor the association awards, reflecting the recipient’s exemplary support and dedication to the natural gas industry in Tennessee.”
With over thirty years of experience in natural gas distribution, Clifford Swoape serves as the Manager of Safety & Training for Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District; serving all or parts of 22 counties with over 64,000 customers in Middle and East Tennessee. Cliff’s accomplishments are too numerous to mention, including serving as Chair of the Tennessee Gas Association Education Steering Committee for multiple years, as Officers for the TN Plumbing & Mechanical Inspectors Association, American Public Gas Association’s Codes and Standards Committee, and Southern Gas Association’s Distribution Technical Training and Technology Training Committees as Past Chairs.
Cliff is a Certified Utility Safety Administrator through the National Safety Council and a founding member of the Natural Gas Distributors Association of East Tennessee and the PIPE (Partners In Protecting Everyone) Program. He has served as Secretary/Treasurer for the Middle Tennessee Gas Distributors Association since 2003.
Cliff loves his community. The Woodbury First United Methodist Church values his involvement as Finance Chair, Thrift Store Board Member, and Staff-Pastor-Parish-Relations Chair, as well as helping with the Food & Backpack Distributions, and Project Transformation. Cliff is an active member of the Woodbury Lions Club, and has held various offices, including District Governor. He was named Tennessee Lion of the Year in 2008. He is also a founding member of the Cannon County Chamber of Commerce, serving twice as President.