I have exciting news for the Southwest Section. Nominations have been made and accepted for the
Chair and Co-Chair positions of the Southwest AWWA Membership Committee. Scotty Boggs and Lynn
Scofield will take the reins for the next four years.
New Southwest Section Membership Committee Chair: Scotty Boggs
Scotty Boggs has been nominated as the new Membership Committee Chair. Thankfully, he said yes.
He will serve a 4-year term that runs until the 2017 Southwest Section Annual Conference. Scotty is
ready and eager to get started in his new role and
plan to attend the 2014 AWWA Membership Summit.
A little about Scotty:
 Manager of the Searcy Water Treatment
Division, a 19.3 MGD surface water treatment facility
with several distribution tanks and pumping stations,
and ten purchasing water utilities. The staff of ten, at
the Searcy Treatment Division, utilize a modern
laboratory, operations office and expansive SCADA
system, maintenance shop, and sampling stations.
 Currently researching, constructing, and
perfecting Chlorine Dioxide generation treatment
systems for the utility with an emphasis on organic
removal efficiencies. Stay tuned.
 Formal education at the Arkansas State
University in Beebe and Jonesboro, a long time ago.
Undergraduate degrees in earth science, sociology,
and liberal arts. Holds Grade IV license in both Water
and Wastewater fields.
 Personally active with wife and three children
in various outdoor activities living out in the country. Enjoys church activities, boating,
motorcycling, SCUBA, shooting, hunting and collecting.
Scotty has been living in Searcy for his entire life and has been working for Searcy Water Utility full time
since 1985. He has been an active member of the Southwest Section since 2009. Please join me in
welcoming Scott as our new Southwest Section Membership Chair. Scott’s email address is
waterboyark@yahoo.com.
New Southwest Section Membership Committee Co-Chair: Lynn Scofield
Lynn Scofield has been nominated as the next Membership Committee Co-Chair. And lucky for us, she
has accepted. She will serve a 4-year term that runs until the 2017 Southwest Section Annual
Conference. Lynn is excited about her new role and has big plans for the membership committee over
the next several years.
A little about Lynn:
 She is an environmental engineer with CH2M
HILL in the Tulsa office.
 She is currently working on water, wastewater,
distribution and collection system projects and has a
background in asset management and water security.
 She has a Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M
and Master’s degree from Stanford (but let’s not hold
that against her).
 She participates in professional engineering
organizations including AWWA, OWEA and SAME.
 She enjoys playing tennis, volunteering and
traveling.
Lynn recently relocated to the Tulsa area and is a new
member to the Southwest Section. A few months ago, she
took a cruise to France and Italy with her 88-year old grandmother. How awesome is that?! Please join
me in welcoming Lynn as our new Southwest Section Membership Co-Chair. Lynn’s email address is
Lynn.Scofield@CH2M.com.