Copper Valley Electric 2011 Annual Meeting Photo Recap

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1 Copper Valley Copper Valley Electric 2011 Annual Meeting Photo Recap CEO Robert Wilkinson with Valdez Employee Service Award recipients Cindy Butherus and Zena Disney Barb Eaton with her 5 year Employee Service Award Dorothy Wamsley driving away the 2011 Valdez Grand Prize, a Ford F250 Copper Basin Scholarship Award winners Toni Daniels and C&E Committee member, Bob Frisbie Jacob Maxwell delivering a door prize Emili and Gates Warwas enjoying their goody bags CVEA members stopping to smile at the camera 4 may 2011 Copper Valley Electric

2 Anna Jean Bell-Hand was the winner of the Copper Basin Beater Valdez Scholarship Award winners Mary Ellen Bedrick at the Copper Basin registration desk Photo of the crowd in Valdez; an estimated 180 in attendance CVEA employees Diana Absher and Lisa Boone Chris Botulinski, joined by his son Quinn, and Cindy Butherus at Valdez registration Erik Brenden checking on the computer equipment Jaime Matthews at the Board of Adjustment table Approximately 275 people attended the meeting in the Copper Basin Staff introductions in the Copper Basin m ay

3 Copper Valley 2011 Annual Meeting Recap CVEA Treasurer, Fred Williams, gives the Treasurer s Report at the 2011 Annual Meeting as President Travis Million and CEO Robert Wilkinson look on. Photo by Bruce Cain Over 450 people attended the 2011 CVEA Annual Meeting of Members held in Glennallen on April 12 and Valdez on April 14. Members were given up-to-date information on issues that are affecting their Cooperative. CEO Robert Wilkinson gave a very informative presentation on the Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project that included what has been accomplished to date, details of the Run of River alternative, potential costs and savings to the member, and how CVEA will move the project forward. Members were also updated on other topics including Silver Lake, wind assessment, environmental and regulatory issues, an upcoming rate study, and outages and reliability. In addition to reports, CVEA members were encouraged to ask questions about issues that were important to them, and CEO Wilkinson was on hand to respond. Other highlights included the announcement of the Board of Directors election results, the introduction of the 2011 scholarship award recipients, and a presentation outlining CVEA s newest member programs; Together We Save and the Co-op Connections Card. Congratulations to Jim Manning who was reelected to serve on the Board in the Copper Basin District and to Tom Kuckertz and Jeff Saxe who were re-elected to serve in the Valdez District. Ellie Bowman, Samisoni Finau, Samantha Knutson, Elijah Morse, Sabryna Shorten, Tabitha Yahr, and Emmie Van Wyhe were all awarded scholarships in the Copper Basin District. Valdez award recipients included Billie Comer, Keriann Gilson, Blake Kueber, Chris Lowe, Sarah Rountree, Cera Tetz, Dustin Coppedge, and Anna-Grace Jeffries. CVEA thanked the member volunteers who served on this year s Credentials and Election Committees and Scholarship Committees. Several CVEA employees were recognized for their years of service to the Cooperative. In the Copper Basin, Mary Ellen Bedrick was recognized for 20 years of service and Barbara Eaton was recognized for 5 years. In Valdez, Cindy Butherus and Terry Patrick were recognized for 10 years and Zena Disney for 5 years. Every person in attendance was given a goody bag with a gift and every member received a ticket making them eligible for door prizes, one of the favorite parts of the annual meeting each year. This year 75 prizes were given away to members in each district including electronics, items for the home and outdoors, and several cash prizes, including $500. The grand prize was a CVEA Beater! Anna Jean Bell- Hand was the lucky winner of a Ford F150 in the Copper Basin and Walt and Dorothy Wamsley won an F250 in Valdez! Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who attended the 2011 Annual Meeting. 8 may

4 Board of Directors Travis Million, President Jeff Saxe, Vice President Jim Manning, Secretary Fred Williams, Treasurer Carl Crosman, Director Tom Kuckertz, Director Dan Stowe, Director Lyle Von Bargen, Director P.O. Box 45 Glennallen, AK Copper Basin District (907) (907) (fax) Mile 187 Glenn Hwy. Valdez District (907) (907) (fax) 359 Fairbanks Dr. After hours outage line (866) Important Dates May CVEA Board Meeting: The May meeting of the Board of Directors is 2 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Valdez CVEA Offices Closed: The CVEA offices will be closed, Monday, May 30, 2011, for Memorial Day June CVEA Board Meeting: The June meeting of the Board of Directors is 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Glennallen AK-34 Copper Valley Electric Association Director Elections At the 2011 Annual Meeting of Members, Board of Director election results were announced. Jim Manning was re-elected to a three-year term in the Copper Basin District. Tom Kuckertz was re-elected to a one-year term and Jeff Saxe was re-elected to a three-year term in the Valdez District. The Credentials and Election Committees in both districts reported voting results for the director election as follows: Copper Basin Valdez Ballots Received 244 Ballots Received 242 Ballots Counted 238 Ballots Counted 235 Jim Manning 236 Tom Kuckertz 210 Jeff Saxe 212 CVEA welcomes returning directors and appreciates the participation of all director candidates in the election. CVEA Board of Adjustment The Board of Adjustment acts as an appellate body when a consumer feels the Cooperative has violated its Tariff or has otherwise not accorded them fair and equitable treatment. The Board of Adjustment will hear complaints which have not been resolved by CVEA's written complaint procedure. This year Lisa Brown, Gayle Kildal, Bonita Theodore, Sharon Daniel, and Elizabeth Yahr will serve on the Board of Adjustment in the Copper Basin District, and Marla Jokela, Patrick Selanoff, Wendy Farlin, Diann Hursh, and Dawson Moore will serve in the Valdez District. Thank you to everyone who volunteered. 32 m ay 2011

5 Copper Valley 2011 CVEA Community Foundation Scholarship Awards The CVEA Community Foundation (CVEACF) is proud to offer educational scholarships to graduating seniors, returning college students and adults attending PWSCC, and sophomores and juniors attending the Idaho Youth Rally. In 2011, the Foundation awarded $7,500 to students in our service area to further their educational goals. In addition, one student in each district will be sent to represent our Cooperative, our communities, and our state at the Idaho Youth Rally. In addition, the CVEACF will donate $1,500 to the PWSCC Adult Basic Education Program. These funds will be used to provide scholarships to Adult Basic Education students to pursue college classes and continue their education. Funding of the scholarship program comes from unclaimed capital credits that have reverted to the Cooperative and from members like you, who have made one-time or recurring donations to the Community Foundation. Through the Foundation and the scholarship program, CVEA is making an investment in our youth and in our future. Please join us in congratulating the 2011 CVEA Community Foundation scholarship winners. Copper Basin $500 General Scholarship Winners Ellie Bowman Samisoni Finau Samantha Knutson Elijah Morse Sabryna Shorten Tabitha Yahr 28 May 2011 Copper Valley Electric

6 Youth Rally and Community College Scholarship Winners Emmie Van Wyhe Youth Rally Scholarship Copper Basin Anna-Grace Jeffries Youth Rally Scholarship Valdez Dustin Coppedge $1,500 Community College Scholarship Valdez Valdez $500 General Scholarship Winners Billie Comer Keriann Gilson Blake Kueber Chris Lowe Sarah Rountree Cera Tetz May