Letters and telephone calls were received complimenting
the following foremen and their crews working on
the property of the utility or organization listed
below the employees' names. This listing covers
all "Orchids" that were received in the
Corporate Communications Dept. between November
24 and February 15, 2002. For their outstanding
job performance or special volunteer efforts, we
say . . .
Thank you and congratulations!
ALABAMA
Jimmy
Frost and Lamar Sims and Crew Member Timmy Sims,
Southern Pine Electric Cooperative
General
Foreman Troy Rice, Foremen Tim Creel, Larry Fincher
and Larry Leviner and Crew Members Larry Edge and
William Hobby,
Huntsville Utilities
ARIZONA
Matthew
McClurg and Trimmer Trace Collins,
Arizona Public Service Co.
ARKANSAS
David
Proctor and Crew,
Entergy
Luis
Vigil and Trimmer/Climber Tony Brower,
Salt River Project
AUSTRALIA
General
Foreman Dan Hester, Foreman Luke Stephens and Crew
Members Adam Bonnet, Les Howard and Rory Lal,
EnergyAustralia
General
Foreman Brian Oakers, Skinner Brett Boyd and Crew
Members Todd Hawken, Wayne Hutchinson, Steven Kable,
George McAndrew, Mark Madjwelsh and Greg Wilson,
for their donation of mulch to the flowerbeds of
a residential aged care service in Bowenfels, New
South Wales,
Three Tree Lodge
CALIFORNIA
Crew
Members Raymundo Beltran, Fernando Lopez, Gonzalo
Navarrete and David Reynoso,
Imperial Irrigation District
COLORADO
Dusty Moots and Crew Member Kevin Bascue,
Xcel Energy
Job
Planner Joe Velarde, Foreman Dusty Moots and Crew,
Xcel Energy
CONNECTICUT
General
Foremen Dan Duncan and Dan Noonan and Crews,
for volunteering their time to help the residents
of Cornwall Bridge decorate the town Christmas tree,
Town of Cornwall Bridge
General
Foreman Margaret Samela, Permissions Person Roger
Semeraro, Foreman Rocky Pelletier and Apprentices
Shane Garbauskas and Leonard Magruder,
Connecticut Light & Power
DELAWARE
Vice
President Steve Miller, Supervisor Dom Derosa, General
Foremen Gary Brittingham, Roy Carpenter and Sam
Patchet, Permissions Person David Lundeen, Foremen
Jeffrey Elliott and Wayne White, Trimmer/Climber
Ron Barlow and Groundman Sean Moore, for volunteering
to remove hazard trees at the Taber State Forest
Office and for helping to re-establish several wildlife
habitats in Kent and New Castle counties,
Delaware Department of Agriculture
FLORIDA
Asplundh
Construction Foreman Anthony Arnold and Groundman
Jerrell Milton,
Gulf Power Co.
Leroy
Clark, Robert Dutton and William J. Sparks, Jr.
and Crew Member William Sparks,
Florida Power Corp.
General
Foreman Jorge Hernandez, for using his customer
relations skills to patiently explain the purpose
of his crews trimming trees on a concerned resident's
property,
Florida Power & Light
Central
Locating Services District Manager Tom Lloyd and
Field Manager John DeJesus,
BellSouth Telecommunications
General
Foreman Danny McGuire, Foreman Stephen Gipson, Sr.
and Apprentice Joe Wayne Wynn, for doing a great
job trimming trees to make the Gulf Breeze Zoo's
holiday light display safe and fun for all,
Gulf Power Co.
General
Foreman Danny McGuire, Foreman Vincent Logan and
Apprentice Nathan Peters, for donating wood
for a bonfire to the Pine Summit Baptist Church
for a youth group event,
Gulf Power Co.
Supervisor
Kim Nicholson, Foremen Johnny Gooden, Amos Jenkins,
Rod Parker and Jay Young and Crews, for volunteering
to plant and mulch new trees as part of Tallahassee's
Arbor Day celebration,
Tallahassee Electric
Central
Locating Services Field Supervisor Jack Paulk,
BellSouth Telecommunications
Crew
Member Pedro Perez,
Florida Power & Light
General
Foreman Jimmy Spicer, Foreman Thomas Muffler, Sr.
and Trimmer/Climber Steve Travis,
Florida Power & Light
Gary
C. Raulerson and Crew Members Josh Thompson and
Rick Webb,
Clay Electric Cooperative
GEORGIA
Joseph
Robertson and Crew,
Jackson EMC
HAWAII
Sam
Maehata, Groundman Guy Holt and Apprentice John
Rosario,
Citizens Utilities Co.
ILLINOIS
Sidney
Crawford and Apprentice Jim McCullough,
Ameren CIPS
Journeymen
Bryan Maiman and Russ Pischel,
ComEd
General
Foremen Ken Meudt and Kurt Pilz, Foremen Earl Bloom
III, Lanny Quick, Vern Smith and George Wendell,
Trimmer/Climber Josh Seaworth, Journeymen Bryan
Maiman and Russ Pischel and Crew Member Nathan Shackelford,
for their assistance in the Christmas Tree Recycling
Program held in the Rockford, Illinois area,
ComEd
INDIANA
General
Foreman Bryan Davis, Foremen Jeff Hause and Kevin
Parrish and Crew Members Joseph Manners, Jarrod
Pearson, Roger Pearson, Terry Stewart and Tony White,
Utilities District of Western Indiana
KANSAS
Matt
Carlson and Trimmer/Climber Darin Reichard,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Keith
Farris and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Steve
Jimmerson and Groundman Joe Prudhomme, for their
hard work and professionalism while trimming trees
outside of the United Methodist Youthville (Dodge
City) Campus,
Utilicorp United
Jason
Mitchell and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
MAINE
Sean
Breton, Rick Greene and Richard Herrick and Crews,
Central Maine Power Co.
General
Foreman Tom Kostenbader, Foreman Larry Barnes and
Crews, for volunteering with the Maine Arborist
Association to clear brush around the Chocolate
Church in Bath,
City of Bath
MARYLAND
Permissions
Person Kelly Carmen and Crew,
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Dominic
Daddezio and Trimmer/ Climbers Steve Elder, David
Engler, Casey Lord and Josh Shaver,
PECO Energy
Mark
Devoe and Trimmer/Climber Fred Wiegand, Jr.,
for volunteering their time to remove a dead tree
on the grounds of the Citizens Volunteer Fire Company,
Harford County Dept. of Public Works
General
Foreperson Betty Robson, Foremen William Franklin,
Don Smith and John Widener, Trimmer/ Climbers Holly
Fink and Timothy Taylor and Journeyman William Conley,
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
MASSACHUSETTS
General
Foreman Kevin Jones, Foreman Jeremy McGonigal and
Trimmer/Climber Tim Lahart, for taking control
of a motor vehicle accident scene and caring for
the victims until the authorities arrived,
Barnstable County Sheriff's Office
Supervisor
John D. Terault, Jr., Foreman Thomas Hoefle and
Trimmer/Climber Timothy Booher,
Private Work
MICHIGAN
Gaylord
Bryan, Keith E. Dixon and Dan O'Brien and Journeymen
Rob Bumpus and Joey Rose,
Consumers Power Co.
Manager
Jeff Lynch, General Foreman Maynard Lowe, Jr., Foreman
Joe Duvall and Journeyman Chris Healy,
Consumers Power Co.
MINNESOTA
General
Foreman Wayne Bailey, Job Planner Adam Larson, Foreman
Bob Turner, Trimmer/Climbers Yuri Babikov, Chad
Hegstad and Inocente Martinez, Journeymen Courtney
Ott and Chris Pearson, Crew Member Matt Quarberg
and Apprentice Mike Ronoke,
Xcel Energy
General
Foreman Scott Dahl, Crew Member Ken Steinke and
Apprentice Craig Jones,
Xcel Energy
Job
Planner Tony Iverson,
Xcel Energy
Job
Planner Tony Iverson, Foreman James Moen, Clam Operator
Phil Riddel and Apprentices Chuck Gill, Doug Kinney,
Jr., Andy Nelson and Jason Soukup,
Xcel Energy
Gary
Palmer and Trimmer/Climbers Eugene Hoskinson, Romiro
Loa and David Panek,
Xcel Energy
MISSISSIPPI
Ricky
Cox and Allen Ramey and Crews,
Mississippi Power Co.
MISSOURI
Warren
Day and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Dwight
Elias and James Vaneske and Crews,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
General
Foreman Scott Harmon and Crews, for donating
wood chips and their time to the North Rock Creek/
Korte Elementary Magnet School's volunteer work
day,
City of Kansas City
Mike
Ludwig and Crew,
Missouri Public Service Co.
John
Rodgers and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
P.
Dave Rogers and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Ron
Stanley and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Les
Stuckey and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
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