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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2010
Contact: Brenda Dunn (brenda@nwppa.org) (360) 816-1453
NWPPA presents its annual awards
VANCOUVER, WA. – The Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) honored the following individuals at its 70 th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday, May 26, 2010:
NWPPA President’s Award
NWPPA presents this special award periodically to honor individuals that have worked tirelessly on behalf of the industry. To qualify for the Award, recipients must support, through their actions, the proposition that locally owned, non-profit governed and managed electric utilities bring value to their customers through support of community programs and services; that consumer-owned electric utilities bring economic viability to local communities; and that consumer-owned electric utilities are great partners in strengthening the quality of life for consumers through the delivery of reliable, safe, affordable, and environmentally responsible power. This year the President’s Award was presented to Senator Lisa Murkowski (R–Alaska) and Representative Greg Walden (R–Ore.) during NWPPA’s annual legislative rally April 26-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Life Membership Awards
NWPPA honors retired policymakers and managers from member utilities for work performed on behalf of public power.
- Randy Berggren, Eugene Water & Electric Board (Eugene, Ore.)
- Jean Ryckman, Franklin County PUD (Pasco, Wash.)
John M. George Public Service Award
NWPPA honors policy-making officers of a member system that have demonstrated remarkable service to public power.
- Vern Dalton, Wells Rural Electric Company (Wells, Nev.)
William “Bill” McCrorie Distinguished Service Award
NWPPA honors individuals who have served the interest of public power and the Association in an outstanding manner
- Sandra Flicker, ORECA (Salem, Ore.)
- Steve Johnson, WPUDA (Olympia, Wash.)
- Steve J. Klein, Snohomish County PUD (Everett, Wash.)
- David Muller, PUD No. 1 of Lewis County (Chehalis, Wash.)
Paul J. Raver Community Service Award
NWPPA honors an individual or company who has demonstrated superior leadership in the betterment of cities, states, or regions.
- Rick Coleman, Trinity PUD (Weaverville, Calif.)
- Eugene Water & Electric Board (Eugene, Ore.)
Associate Member Plaques of Appreciation
NWPPA honors associate member organizations that have provided extraordinary service to the Association and the utility industry.
- Apogee
- Carlson Sales
- Commonwealth Associates
- Cooper Power Systems
- D’Ewart Representatives
- Energy Northwest
- Hees Enterprises
- McKaig-Evergreen
- Peak Measure
- Stephens, McCarthy, Lancaster LLC
About NWPPA: NWPPA is an international association representing and serving customer-owned, locally controlled utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada. The Association also serves more than 250 associate members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with the electric utility industry. Visit the NWPPA Web site at www.nwppa.org for more information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2010
Contact: Brenda Dunn (brenda@nwppa.org) (360) 816-1453
Emrick wins prestigious Milton Hunt McGuire Award
VANCOUVER, WA. – Tacoma Public Utilities Director of Utilities Bill Gaines presented F. Max Emrick with the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) Award for Excellence in Engineering or Operations at the Association’s 2010 Engineering & Operations Conference on March 30, 2010, in Tacoma, Wash. The award is given to an engineer and/or operations person who has made contributions to the utility industry in the engineering or operations area. Also known as the Milton Hunt McGuire Award, it was first presented in 1947 and is considered NWPPA’s most prestigious award for a utility employee working in the areas of engineering or operations.
Emrick is currently the assistant generation manager, production engineering at Tacoma Power, and has been in the electric utility industry for 31 years. He started with Tacoma Power in 1978 as a relay and protection engineer, and later went to work for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in 1982.
“Max has been an advocate, steward, and mentor for the engineering profession,” said Booga K. Gilbertson of PSE. “Max has earned the reputation of a northwest utility industry go-to leader. Our industry is lucky to have such a well-respected, contributing colleague.”
In 1995, Emrick returned to Tacoma Power to lead the plant engineering group that was reorganized into the production engineering group in the Generation Business unit. During his time with Tacoma Power, he has been actively involved in the Electric Energy Industrial Consortium, the Northwest Energy System Symposium, several Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) regional and national conferences, and the Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI).
“Mr. Emrick was very instrumental in establishing strong professional relationships between our department and the northwest power industries,” said Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, a professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical Engineering. “Although he is a clear leader, his demeanor with students and his peers is very collegial. It is great to have someone like Max in our community.”
Recent NWPPA award winners for Excellence in Engineering or Operations include William Mittelstadt of BPA (2007), Harlan Warner of Okanogan County PUD (2005), and Brent Crowther of Valley Electric Association (2003).
About NWPPA: NWPPA is an international association representing and serving customer-owned, locally controlled utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada. The Association also serves more than 250 associate members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with the electric utility industry. Visit the NWPPA Web site at www.nwppa.org for more information.
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2010
Contact: Brenda Dunn (brenda@nwppa.org) (360) 816-1453
2009 NWPPA Safety Award winners announced
VANCOUVER, WA. – An annual tradition, the 2009 Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) Safety Award winners were announced at this year’s Engineering & Operations Conference on April 1, 2010, in Tacoma, Wash.
Safety contest awards are based upon a review of each utility’s safety contest form, the number of recordable injury/illness cases (the incident rate) in 2009, and the lost work days (the severity rate) in 2009. Safety continued to be a top priority in 2009, as evidenced by no decline in the number of utilities that worked hard to maintain or improve their safety records as well as participated in the annual safety contest.
More than 1,000,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Energy Northwest
2 nd place – Grant County PUD
3 rd place – Sacramento Municipal Utility District
500,001-1,000,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Golden Valley Electric Association
2 nd place – Chugach Electric Association
3 rd place – Clark Public Utilities
240,001-500,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Benton PUD
2 nd place – Cowlitz County PUD
3 rd place – Inland Power & Light
160,001-240,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative
2 nd place – Valley Electric Association
3 rd place – Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative
100,001-160,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Wells Rural Electric Cooperative
2 nd place – Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative
3 rd place – Emerald PUD
50,001-100,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Douglas Electric Cooperative
2 nd place – Salem Electric Cooperative
3 rd place – Hill County Electric Cooperative
35,001-50,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Canby Utility
1 st place – Lincoln Electric Cooperative
2 nd place – Kotzebue Electric Association
3 rd place – Lakeview Light & Power
25,001-35,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Cordova Electric Cooperative
1 st place – Idaho County Light & Power Cooperative
2 nd place – City of Ellensburg, Electric Division
3 rd place – Hood River Electric Cooperative
0-25,000 hours of exposure
1 st place – Milton-Freewater Light & Power
1 st place – Monmouth Power & Light
1 st place – Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative
2 nd place – Big Flat Electric Cooperative
About NWPPA: NWPPA is an international association representing and serving customer-owned, locally controlled utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada. The Association also serves more than 250 associate members across the U.S. and Canada who are allied with the electric utility industry. Visit the NWPPA Web site at www.nwppa.org for more information.
Northwest Public Power Association
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