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CGA President's Award

5 June 2020
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CGA President's Award

President’s Award Recipients

Selected by CGA President. No nominations accepted.

2009 – John Deere
2010 – Shell Pipeline Corporation
2011 – Alabama 811
2012 – One Call Concepts
2013 – Texas 811
2014 – USIC
2015 – Pacific Gas & Electric Company
2016 – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHMSA
2017 – Cox USA
2018 – North Carolina 811
2019 – PCCA

Award Selection and Criteria

Since 2009, CGA's president has selected a company to receive the annual "President's Award." The recipients have gone above and beyond to demonstrate their dedication to damage pevention during a given year.

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