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NEW YORK
Rich Boyce and Crew Member Ian Hallett, Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
Henry Dugan, Nick Lapp and Crew Members Frank Bush, Jr., Scott Pawski and Rene Sanchez, Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
General Foreman Greg Hallstein, Foreman Ron Rasanen and Crew Members Thomas Hallberg and Ewan Thompson, Long Island Power Authority
Kevin Murphy and Crew, Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
Jeff Pospisil and Crew Member Rene Sanchez, Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
General Foreman Mike Sheridan, Foreman Tim Henderson and Crew, Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
NORTH CAROLINA
General Foreman Kenneth Whitt, Duke Power Co.
OHIO
Don Blumenstock and Crew Members Albert Blumenstock and Anthony Johnson, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
General Foreman Ron Miller, Foremen Scott Randolph, Rodney Spencer and Crews, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
OKLAHOMA
Tim Bohanon, Rickey Steele and Crew Member Doroteo Ynguanzo, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Salome Charqueno and Crew Members Jesus Domingues and Adrian Vargas, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
OREGON
General Foremen Mark Beard and Peter Cornett, for taking down a tree in the way of a playground improvement project at the Our Lady of Sorrows School in Portland, Portland General Electric Co.
PENNSYLVANIA
General Foreman Steve Bannan, Foremen Bud Hopkins, Jr., Bob Lagonegro, Jr., Frank Devine and Crew Members Steve Bannan, Jr., Bernice Taylor and Douglas Wagner, PECO Energy Co.
Scott Bessemer, Dominic Daddezio, Doug Mason and Crews, PECO Energy Co.
Foremen Jeff Cool, Betty Robson, Michael Urey and Crew Member Holly Fink, GPU/Metropolitan Edison Co.
Street Lighting Crew Members Mike Hepworth and Chris Rigby, Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
Joe McLeer and Crew Members Richard Herman and Jason Ludwig, for lending a voluntary hand to the
Meshoppen United Methodist Church, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative
Joe Schultheis and Crew, PECO Energy Co.
General Foreman Tom Smith, Foreman Bill Wright and Crew Member Mark Umphred, for tree trimming in their spare time for the Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
Supervisor Robert Tasch and Crew Member Brian Griffith, for putting up bat boxes on the White Clay Creek
Preserve in Landenberg, PECO Energy Co.
General Foreman Jack Zardecki, Foremen Quentin Kraynak, James Marcin, Robert Nevolas, John Romanowski, Paul Salansky, Jr., and Crew Members Charles Brunn, Rich Grella, Tony Muskas, Randy
Myers, Sean Nevolas, Matt Pesta, Bud Roberts, Mike Romanowski, Larry Stash and Robert Worlinsky, Jr.,
for supporting the 1999 United Way of Wyoming Valley Campaign, UGI Utilities, Inc.
TENNESSEE
Roger Bibee and Crew Members Jackie Dorris and Carson Hamby, Jr., Athens Utilities Board
Mickey Baggett, Harold Foster, Gerald Onkst and Crews, for taking care of a difficult tree removal without destroying the customer’s extensive plants and arbors, Nashville Electric Service
Terrance Blaine and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
General Foreman James Blevins, Foremen Allen Day III, Robert Steel and Crew Members Jeremy Crowe,
Roger Everett and Chad Heaton, Chattanooga Electric Power Board
Jerry Bunn and Crew Members Aaron Edwards, Chris Mabone and Pete Morgan, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Brian Cohoon and Crew, Alcorn Power Association
Ronnie Clark and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
General Foreman Mike Gray, Foreman Cliff Hannah and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Jeff Hill and Crew Members Toma Brown and Rodney Harris, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Henry Johnson and Crew Members Anthony Jackson and Anthony Towner, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Steve Larson and Crew Member Derrell Bell, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. (two letters were received)
Danny Nelson and Crew, for their quick response in stabilizing a flipped over car and giving first aid when
they arrived at the scene of a car accident, Chattanooga Electric Power Board
Jerry Shaw and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Carnell Smith and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. (two letters were received)
Terry Webster and Crew, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
TEXAS
General Foreman Ricardo Cadengo and Crews, Entergy Gulf States Inc.
Tony Echeverria and Crew, Texas-New Mexico Power Co. (two letters were received)
Supervisor Ricky Vigil, for donating a Poulan “Wood Shark” chain saw for a door prize at the electric cooperative’s annual meeting, Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Doug Williams and Crew, Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
VIRGINIA
General Foreman Eric Albert, Foreman Jeff Butler and Crew
Member Henry Meece, for staging a utility pruning demonstration at the annual HRAREC Field Day of the
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Power
Alex Cox and Crew Members Curtis Jones, Jr., and Lewis Jones, American Electric Power
Richard Loughry and Crew Members Hollis Henry and Danny Whited, Virginia Power
WASHINGTON
George Bellos and Crew Member Mike Ullom, Puget Sound Energy
Earl Fish and Crew, Puget Sound Energy
Permissions Person Todd Taylor, Foreman Carlos Rodriquez and Crew Member Eric Woiwood, Puget Sound Energy
Foreman Ray Whitney III and Crew Members Rosendo Cuevas and Luciano Galvez, Benton County PUD
WEST VIRGINIA
Randall Cox and Crew Members David Hammonds and Jack Pauley, American Electric Power
WISCONSIN
Jeff Fabian, Rick Halko, Steve Squires and Crews, Wisconsin Electric
STORM WORK
General Foremen Don Baumgartner, Scott Krusick and Jim Richter and Crews, for dedication and professionalism shown during restoration efforts after a July 30 wind storm, Wisconsin Public Service Co. (WI)
General Foreman Scott Nelson, Foremen Paul Hauns, Arden Butt and Crew Member Patrick Moore, for quick response, productivity and professionalism after a wind storm knocked down several large trees onto a transmission line in early August, Ravalli County Electric Co-op (MT)
General Foreman Lionel Roy, Foremen Billy Cowell, Danny Roy and Crew Member Larry Scroggins, for timely and prompt response in helping to restore service after severe tornadoes on May 3, OG&E Electric Services (OK)
HURRICANE BRET
General Foremen Rafael Cepeda, Mike Lopez and Crews, for outstanding restoration efforts, Central Power & Light Co. (TX)
Manager Allen LeBlanc, Supervisor Ricky Vigil, General Foreman Robert LeBlanc, Foreman Virgil Richardson and Crews, for through their hard work and diligence, only minor outages were experienced during the storm, San Patricio Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TX)
HURRICANE FLOYD
General Foreman Gary Brittingham and Crews, for their hard work on a regular trimming maintenance
program which clearly minimized problems during the storm, Delaware Electric Cooperative Inc. (DE)
Crew Members Javier Carranza, Gerardo Martinez and Rogelio Rodriguez from Texas, for a good job working with Florida crews during hurricane clean up, Florida Power & Light Co. (FL)
General Foremen Steve Bennett of Connecticut, Gary Brittingham of Maryland and Mike Zehler of New
York and Crews, for putting out a high level of production and focusing on the task of restoring service in a
timely manner, Baltimore Gas & Electric (MD)
Lenny Hale and Crew Members Danny Androsko and Will Chaney, for their long hours of highly professional and commendable work, Anne Arundel County (MD)
Greg Wacker and Crew, for their dedication and clearing of trees as quickly as possible to get Belaire
Limousine back on the road, Baltimore Gas & Electric (MD)
Bruce Simpson and Asher Schwegel, Jr., for taking down dangerous branches in the aftermath of the storm,
Conectiv Power Delivery (NJ)
General Foreman Kelsie Young, Permissions Person Bob Malson, Foremen Bob Alheidt, Charles Knecht, Jeff Swisher, Mike Virgil, Glenn Young, and Crew Members Stan McInnes, Dan Miller, Joe Monto, Mike Tamburello and Rob Zetterberg, for meeting the challenge of cleaning up after the hurricane and working practically around the clock, Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (NJ)
General Foremen Mike Consiglio, Vincent Stanbro and Crews of Asplundh Construction Corp., for lending
a professional and much- appreciated helping hand in restoring power to 80,000 customers, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. (NY)
General Foremen Ed Danko, Scott Hoyt and Crews, for working in a safe, courteous and professional
manner while helping to restore electric service to more than 80,000 customers, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. (NY)
Len Cogdill, Bill Smith and Crew Members Tim Gallagher and Jeremy Vaughn from New Jersey, for their
hard work during restoration efforts, Carolina Power & Light Co. (NC)
Len Cogdill, Bill Smith and Crew Members Tim Gallagher and Jeremy Vaughn from New Jersey, for their
dedication and pleasant attitude, Entergy Corp./Northern (NC)
Supervisor Frank Hollomon, General Foremen Tom Huff, Dave Rawls, Jeff Rawls and Crews from
Virginia, special thanks from several 3rd graders in North Carolina for being very nice and coming to put the power back on, Virginia Power Co. (NC)
General Foreman Sam McClain and Crews, for performing like true professionals and cutting the outage time down, Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. (NC)
William Pearsall and Crew Member Connie Allen, for getting service returned to and taking good care of
the Rocky Mount neighborhood, Carolina Power & Light Co. (NC)
Crew Member Trenton Teele of Alabama, for helping a weary family load and secure what they evacuated
with in Ashville, Carolina Power & Light Co. (NC)
General Foremen Tim Blystone, Joe Demkovich, Stephen Fiorentino, Mike Kutruff, John Lacy Jr., Frank
Reeder, William Rosensteel and Crews, for their spectacular restoration efforts after the hurricane, GPU Energy (PA)
General Foreman Ed Danko, Foremen Chris Bierly, Matt Danko, John Killian, Ray Novitski, Ray
Sherrill and Crew Members Mike Butchko and Jason Stockage, for their dedication and professionalism
restoring services after the hurricane, UGI Utilities Inc. (PA)
General Foreman Jack Zardecki, Foremen Quentin Kraynak, James Marcin, Bob Nevolas, John Romanowski, and Paul Salansky, for their hard work and long hours in the aftermath of the storm, UGI Utilities Inc. (PA)
Supervisor Robert Rusch and Crews, for working tirelessly to ensure restoration of electric power, Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (VT)
William Bishop Jr., and Crew Members Charles Carper III, Brian Davis, Phillip Liverman and Daryl Wright, for working diligently to clear right of ways for power line crews, especially around the town
of Sedley, Virginia Power Co. (VA)
General Foreman Campbell Ferrell and Crews, for their stellar clean up efforts in the wake of the hurricane, Virginia Power Co. (VA)
General Foreman Johnny Lewis, Foremen George Clark, William Dameron, Lewis Hinson, William Tate and Crew Members William Bryant, Larry Chatham, Norris Dameron, Robert Gartner, Phillip Horton and Lewis Jones, Jr., for working safely and doing whatever was needed to restore power, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (VA)
HURRICANE IRENE
General Foreman Steve Jonas, Foremen Arthur Amisial and Pierre Moise and Crews, for outstanding
performance and working almost round the clock to get lines cleared, Florida Power & Light Co. (FL)
General Foremen Kenny Jones, Tommie Love and Crews of Georgia, for safe and effective work during
restoration efforts in Palm Beach County, Florida Power & Light Co. (FL)
Robert Siddons, Scott Wethington and Crews, for quality of work and efficiency in clearing power lines, Florida Power & Light Co. (FL)