Blue Ridge Electric Honors Employees with Service Awards
For Immediate Release
Contact: Renee Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, (828) 758-2383 ext. 3213; Pager:1-800-471-1323; or E-mail: Renee Whitener
Lenoir, North Carolina (January 11, 2002) — A group of 39 employees from Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and its subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, were recently recognized for their service to the companies.
The annual employee awards dinner was held at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone and featured remarks by Chief Executive Officer Doug Johnson.
Of the 39 recipients, five are employees of the cooperative’s Alleghany district office. They include: Oscar Reeves, crew leader, 20 years; Donnie Spencer, crew leader, 20 years; Gay Wyatt, operations coordinator, 15 years; Lonnie Dalton, line technician A, 15 years; and Russell Sheets, 15 years.
Johnson also recognized several other employees from the cooperative’s Lenoir headquarters and from district offices in Caldwell, Watauga, and Ashe counties for service milestones. They are: Harold Huffman, 40 years; Bud Ayers, Ed Younce, Judy Raby, 35 years; Penny Harless, Rex Barker, Roger Reid, 30 years; Bill Terry, Roger Conley, 25 years; Robert Kent, Gary Critcher, Glenn Grubb, Jo Ann Walker, Elmer Dula, Willadean Wilson, 20 years; Tracy Davis, Paula Pope, Scott Eggers, Jeff Benfield, Tim Story, Steve Taylor, Mike Bryant, Duane Ayers, Rand Smith, Kenneth Hartzog, 15 years; Lee Chase, Reba Brewer, Will Townsend, David Barlow, Gail Harrell, 10 years; Donna Benge, Jana Wike, David Huffstetler, and Zimri Stokely, 5 years.
Blue Ridge Electric is a not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 63,000 members in northwest North Carolina. Its subsidiary, Blue Ridge Energies, is a propane, heating fuels, and commercial gasoline provider with offices in Lenoir, Boone, and West Jefferson, Sparta, and Hickory.
