2025 PAT SANTUCCI AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
Mr. Tommy Murphy was named the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 recipient of the Pat Santucci “Spirit of the Coast” award on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The award was presented in front of a crowd of over 600 attendees at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting held at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.
Murphy retired from Mississippi Power after 40 years of service having joined the Southern Company system in 1985 and has held a variety of management positions with Mississippi Power, Alabama Power and Gulf Power. Murphy served as community development director and chief information officer, employee relations manager, senior project manager and national recruiter for economic development. In 2016, Murphy held the position of Coastal Division Manager where he led the company’s operations, customer service and local community and government relations. In April 2021, he was named as vice president of Customer Service and operations where he served until his retirement in January 2024.
His civic, community and professional activities and leadership roles include serving as President of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Hancock County Chamber Board President, NASA Partners for Stennis Board of Directors, loaded Executive for United Way, President of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Technology Council, the external advisory Board for the University of Southern Mississippi and Leadership Gulf Coast.
Murphy has received many awards including being named among South Mississippi’s Outstanding Community Leaders and a recipient of the Coast Young Professional’s Forever Young Award honoring mentors. “Tommy is the type of guy you want as a leader in your organization and in our community. He commitment is 100% and not a bit less. He continues to give back in meaningful ways,” stated Adele Lyons, CEO of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. “Tommy is so very well deserving of this honor.”
