Fiona Allen, Heather Cooke Honored with Fuller Award

One of the most prestigious awards in the water profession is the George Warren Fuller Award for distinguished service to the water supply field in "commemoration of the sound engineering skill, the brilliant diplomatic talent and the constructive leadership, which characterized the life of George Warren Fuller."

Because of our membership growth, TAWWA has two Directors on the AWWA Board. With that achievement, we also can award two Fuller awards each year if we have qualified candidates.

This year we are honored to present the George Warren Fuller Award to both Fiona Allen and Heather Cooke. TAWWA recognized them at Texas WaterTM 2023 in Houston and they will also be honored at AWWA ACE in Toronto, Canada, in June.

Allen, a registered professional engineer, has been an AWWA member for more than 35 years, serving in a variety of leadership roles in the Texas Section. She has also helped the Section and AWWA shape State and Federal policies and legislation as the chair of the Section Water Utility Council.

Cooke, the Chief Administrative Officer of Austin Water, has been an AWWA member for more than 15 years. She brings her powerful and thoughtful analytic skills reviewing hundreds of pieces of legislation over the last six legislative sessions to our membership. Cooke presents her information to Texas Section members through the award-winning Legislative Lunchbreak webcasts so Texas Section members can make informed decisions that impact their communities.

We are honored to present Fiona Allen and Heather Cooke with the distinguished George Warren Fuller Award.

Texas Section

American Water Works Association

P.O. Box 80150 Austin, Texas 78708 www.tawwa.org

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Karen Menard, Chair-Elect 817-493-1195

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