by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Oct 19, 2021 | Connections, Press Releases
With the support and partnership of Choptank Electric Cooperative, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has announced the start of its apprentice lineworker training program on the Delmarva Peninsula.v The eight-stage program is...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 23, 2021 | Co-op News, Featured Connections, PC Featured News, Press Releases
With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
by Staff Reports | Sep 17, 2021 | Connections, Connections Archive, Press Releases
Twelve lineworkers from electric cooperatives and municipal utilities have graduated from apprentice to journeyman status following completion of thousands of hours of extensive training. They completed their final Line Technician Apprentice Program-Step 8 class on...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2021 | Co-op News, Press Releases, Resurgence Annual Meeting
Greg White, whose stellar career has touched virtually every facet of electric cooperatives, is the recipient of the 2021 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. White received the honor...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2021 | Press Releases, Resurgence Annual Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has a new leadership team. Serving as chair of the VMDAEC board for 2021-22 is Russell G. “Rusty” Brown, a director at Northern Neck Electric Cooperative in Warsaw,...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2021 | Press Releases, Resurgence Annual Meeting
Fred C. Garber of Mount Jackson, a farmer, businessman, and longtime electric cooperative director, is the 2021 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award recipient from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Garber received the...
