Baldwin EMC Honors Employees for Safety and Longevity Achievements
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thirty-three Baldwin EMC employees and trustees were recently honored for years of dedicated service to the co-op and its members. A luncheon held on December 17 celebrated their service along with the cooperative’s safety achievements for the year.
Those employees with five, ten, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 40 years of employment were presented with longevity awards at the luncheon held at Baldwin EMC’s training center in Summerdale. Baldwin EMC Chief Executive Officer E.A. Jakins, Jr., said the commitment of these employees and trustees is where all the credit for the cooperative’s success belongs. “We are what we are today because of the people that show up every morning to serve our customers,” Jakins said. “Our employees come second to none in dedication and service.”
The following employees and trustees were honored for their years of service:
• 5 years: Carey Gates and Karen Moore
• 10 years: Sharon Childress, James Day, Brad Garcia, Dwayne Ferguson, Larry Havel, Benny Lowery, Kathy McGrew and Troy Thompson
• 15 years: Scott Bankester, Shannon Clemmons, Aubury Fuller, Mary Hubbard, Paul Lores, James Rhodes, Herman Schimmelfennig, Craig Schoen and Johnathan Weatherford
• 20 years: Doris Arce, Doug Byrd, Mark Creamer, Bert Jones, Gordon Lipscomb, Jeff Malone, Joe McKenzie, Jerry Rider, Charles Smith and Marcus Wallace.
• 25 years: Cary Roley
• 30 years: Butch Long and Joe Sopr
• 40 years: John Phillips