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Corporate Responsibility

a Freese and Nichols publication

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At Freese and Nichols, we pride ourselves on our strong culture. Our

culture helps us recruit and retain the most talented professionals, and

it enables us to provide consistently outstanding service as we grow.

The foundation of our culture is our commitment to corporate

responsibility: We give back to our communities, and we help advance

our professions. We’re wise with our resources, including our health and

relationships.

Our six hundred employees live out this commitment every day. Please

join me as we share their stories.

Brian Coltharp, P.E.Chief Operating Officer and President-Elect

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We’ve worked hard to create a company culture that strengthens our employees’

wellness. From exercise classes to team-building outings to summer popsicle days,

the Freese and Nichols workplace encourages supportive relationships, mutual

respect and work-life balance. Our LiveWell program provides a wide variety of

resources and activities that help us lead healthy lives, and we’ve seen a number

of employees make positive lifestyle changes.

Pictured: Employees have a friendly competition of beanbag toss before an Atlanta Braves game.

Wellness


5K Camaraderie Austin employees, family and friends

participated in the Maudie’s Moonlight

Margarita Run in June. The race benefits

The Trail Foundation, which works to

enhance the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-

and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake. Through

LiveWell, Freese and Nichols reimburses

employees for wellness activities such as

race registrations or fitness classes.

Out to the Ballgame The Atlanta office held a team-building

outing at Turner Field in August. They

enjoyed a tailgate cookout with games

before watching the Braves take on the

Washington Nationals.

Oklahoma City employees wentwhitewater rafting in the city’s Boathouse District in July.

Conquering the Rapids


Freese and Nichols encourages and enables employees to give back to the causes

they’re passionate about. We provide flexible scheduling to allow community service

during the workday. Employees share stories and photos from their service on the

company intranet, giving their colleagues the chance to celebrate and motivating them

to join in. Overall, our employees volunteered 8,228 hours to community service in

2015.

Pictured: Utilities engineer Rebecca Diviney was a guest speaker at the Women for Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics summer camp at Texas Woman’s University.

Community Service


Fort Worth employees held a teddy bear drive and donated 118 bears to The Women’s Center of Tarrant County. Crisis counselors bring a stuffed animal and a change of clothing to victims when they arrive at the hospital. Administrative assistant Melody Allen, pictured, has coordinated the teddy bear drive and Freese and Nichols’ other contributions to The Women’s Center for more than 12 years.

Tackling Alzheimer’s Marketing coordinator Emily Smith, left, played cornerback

and water/wastewater planner Kristen Burns played wide

receiver in the Blondes vs. Brunettes Powder Puff Football

Game in Houston. The annual game benefits the Alzheimer’s

Association, for which Emily and Kristen raised $3,300.

Finish Line Fuel Frisco employees volunteered their time to help set up for

the Texas Big Star Half Marathon and hand out snacks at

the finish line. The April event supported the North Texas

Community Giving Foundation and the Tug McGraw

Foundation.

Sharing Our Hugs


Sustainability is at the core of everything we do at Freese and Nichols. For our

technical teams, this means assessing a project’s contributions to the community –

environmentally, economically and socially. In the office, it means being responsible in

every aspect of how we do business, from our vehicle fleet to our paper usage. This

commitment is also evidenced by our dedication of research and development funds

to implement sustainable initiatives.

Pictured: The Integrated Pipeline Project became the first pipeline ever to receive an Envision® Platinum Award,

the highest recognition for sustainability in infrastructure. It is jointly owned by the Tarrant Regional Water

District and City of Dallas.

Sustainability


Detection and Protection The City of Fort Worth’s Interceptor Condition

Assessment Program (ICAP) received the Texas

Environmental Excellence Award from the Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality. Freese and

Nichols helped develop the multiyear program,

which uses sonar, 3-D lasers and high-definition

video to inspect large sewer pipelines from the

inside. The largest known implementation of this

technology in the world, ICAP has already saved

the City $6 million in cleaning costs and $26 million

in reduced capital improvements.

A Pioneer in Water Solutions Treatment engineer David Sloan was honored with

the 2016 Ed Archuleta Award from WateReuse

Texas for his leadership and groundbreaking work

in the field of water reuse. David led the design

of the only operating direct potable reuse facility

in North America, and his body of articles and

feasibility studies now enable other professionals

to apply the principles of water reuse.

Utilities engineer Lizanne Douglas taught children about the cost of water during the City of Houston’s WaterWeek event. To illustrate how relatively inexpensive tap water is, Lizanne and other volunteers from the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association had student groups use pennies to guess the prices of a five-gallon bucket of tap water, one gallon of milk, one gallon of bottled water, and one gallon of gasoline.

Our Most Precious Resource


We believe that active involvement in our professions benefits our employees, our

clients and the public at large. To enable employees to grow and give back, Freese

and Nichols funds memberships in industry associations and provides professional

development opportunities.

Pictured: Engineers Lydia Seabrook and Emily Darr greet North Carolina State University students in

September, when Freese and Nichols served as the Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Department’s Firm of the Month.

Professional Service

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Leading our Professions David Jackson, our North Texas Water and

Wastewater Treatment Group Manager, took

the helm as President of the Water Environment

Association of Texas (WEAT) in April. Many of our

employees are involved in WEAT, and eight of

them serve in leadership roles at the state level or

in local chapters.

An International Honor Freese and Nichols received a 2016 BEST Award

from the Association for Talent Development.

The international organization recognized us

for creating a learning culture and championing

development of our employees and clients. We are

in prestigious company as a 2016 winner, joining

Fortune 500 companies such as Verizon, IBM,

Kimberly-Clark and Hilton Worldwide.

Stormwater engineer Heather Keister graduated from Leadership Lubbock in December. The yearlong program developed leadership skills and built relationships among community and business leaders.

Developing Leaders

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is a professionalconsulting firm serving clients across theSouthwest and Southeast United States.With sustainability in mind, Freese andNichols plans, designs and managesinfrastructure projects. It is the onlyengineering/architecture firm to receive theMalcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.Learn more at www.freese.com.

MissionInnovative approaches … Practical results … Outstanding service

VisionBe the firm of choice for clients and employees

Guiding PrinciplesWe are ethicalWe deliver qualityWe are responsiveWe add valueWe improve continuouslyWe are innovativeWe develop professionallyWe respect othersWe appreciate our clients and fellow employeesWe give back to our communities

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