2005 Industry Excellence Awards Winners List
Distribution Category
1st Place BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC
“Outage Management System Project (OMS)”
Russ Dansberger, Frank L. Tiburzi, Jr. Ken Bowen, John Rios, Ed Carmen, Joe Marsala, Noel Hall, Don Bavis, Rich Thomas, Shannon Mowl, Genear Baker, Cathy Baseman, Fabio Costa, Ron Carstens, Gary Crawford, Pat Overfield, Charles Davis, Melissa Stecco and Jane Wagner

2nd Place CLECO POWER, LLC
“Cleco’s Tchefuncta Club Estates Upgrade – A New URD System for an Old Subdivision”
Anthony Matherne, Mark Segura, Larry Bilbo, Floyd Pittman, Joseph Silbernagel
Environmental Category
1st Place SOUTHERN COMPANY
“Agglomerator at Plant Watson”
Steve Wilson, Wallis Harrison, Mark Berry, Theron Furr, Larry Wilson

2nd Place CONECTIV
“NOx Reduction Project for Conectiv Combustion Turbine Peaking Units”
Brett Bollacker, Marilyn Booth, Michael Burton, Charles Carter, Jr., Joseph Colla, Joseph Concannon,
Michael Del Casale, Gary Helm, James Katzmire, Robert Keyser, James Klickovich, David Langseder,
Charles May, David Warnock, Jon Wiese
Production Category
1st Place ALABAMA POWER
“Lightning Protection and Mitigation System – Gadsden Steam Plant”
Edward Goodwin, James Boyles, Billy Zemo

2nd Place GULF POWER
“Crist 6 Storm Damage and Recovery”
Mel Young, Greg Terry, John Dominey, William Fuller, John Oliver, Gene Sheppard, Bill Batts, Aaron Long,
Ronnie Rolph, Coy Graham, Jay Weston, Wade Ivey

Substation Category
1st Place BALTIMORE GAS and ELECTRIC COMPANY
“Riverside Unmanning”
Michael Smith, Gerard Schmitt, John DiStefano, Douglas Widner, Richard Clarke, Laura Wright,
Donald Gilbert, Albert Vogl

2nd Place ALABAMA POWER
“Remote Trip Transformer and Underground Cable Protection Project Using Spread Spectrum Radios”
Reggie Brown, Tom Conway
Transmission Category
1st Place SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
“Cooper River 115kV Submarine Cable Project”
Gerald Ruschkofski, John McAnany

2nd Place ALABAMA POWER
“A Tflash® Maintenance Application: Improving the Reliability of an Aged Line”
Misty Grammer, Harold Taylor
Real Estate & Right of Way Category
1st Place CLECO POWER, LLC
“Soaring to New Heights – Cleco’s Bald Eagle Nest Management Plan”
Irene Norris, Larry Miller, Cindy Bouchie

2nd Place CLECO POWER LLC
“To Cure or Not to Cure – An Acquisition Dilemma”
Irene Norris, Ronald Lacombe
Supply Chain Category
1st Place AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
“Partnering for Standardization”
Ted Schaub, Richard Dean, Michael Childs

2nd Place DOMINION RESOURCES
“Vendor Managed Inventory”
Steve Parker, Supply Chain Management

Accounting & Financing Category
1st Place FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
“Improve Monthly Financial Construction Closing”
Leo Quintana, Brian Spaulding, Elena Estalella, Michael Larimore, Ana Leonard, Mike Puzia, Rafael Badillo,
Neri Folgueira, Steve Klein
Customer Service & Billing Category
1st Place GEORGIA POWER
“Georgia Power Enhanced Service Initiative”
Ken Hart, Kevin Fletcher, Myrna Pittman, Andy Phillips, David Malone

2nd Place PEPCO
“Community Partnership Program”
Thomas Graham, Michael Maxwell, Michael Sullivan, Theodore Trabue, Jr., Kim Watson
Internal Audit Category
1st Place ENTERGY
“Entergy’s Violation Reporting and Investigation Process”
Allan Smith, Don Vinci, Janet Canzoneri, Rosemarie Falcone, Sam Fradella, Neal Jasonius, Sean Moore, Megan Nash, Luanne Neeb, Walt Paulson
Rates & Regulation Category
1st Place MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
“Development of ‘Rate Manager’ Software for Rate Design and Analysis”
Allen Dunn, Larry Vogt, Bob Price, Jimmy Forbes, Don Dickerson, Perry Hilton

2nd Place PROGRESS ENERGY
“Demand Response Opportunity Pilot (DROP)”
John Masiello, Charles Thomas

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