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Friday, September 19, 2003

Rogers To Rejoin TVA as VP of Transmission Operations & Maintenance
Terry Boston, Executive Vice President of Transmission/Power Supply, has announced that former TPS employee Ron Rogers has been named Vice President of Transmission Operations & Maintenance.

Rogers, who retired from TVA in 1999, is scheduled to begin his new assignment Oct. 20. He succeeds Tom Hancock, former VP of TOM, who retired earlier this year.

Rogers has 27 years of experience in TVA’s transmission organizations, in addition to four years in the private sector in civil/structural engineering for transmission and distribution systems.

“Ron’s wealth of knowledge about the TVA system and his broad familiarity with transmission-maintenance issues will help TVA continue to achieve world-class performance in reliable power delivery,” says Boston.

After earning a degree in electrical engineering in 1971 at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Rogers began his career with TVA as a field engineer. He has worked in a variety of transmission-maintenance positions, including serving as lead engineer for Power System Operations at Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant during its commissioning. His previous TVA career also included serving as a staff specialist working with major power equipment, responsibility for operations and maintenance of the transmission system in areas of Kentucky and Tennessee, the management of construction projects and many other duties in TPS operations. Since his retirement about four years ago, Rogers has worked for MESA & Associates Inc., a Chattanooga-based engineering firm.

“I would also like to thank TPS employees David Hall and Sheliah Baker for their hard work and cooperation during the past six months,” says Boston. “Their leadership during this transition period has allowed TPS to continue the trend of 99.999-percent reliability of transmission service to TVA customers.”

Hall, who assumed the duties of Vice President of the TOM organization on a rotational assignment, will return to his position as Vice President of Electric System Projects.

Baker, currently serving as Acting Vice President of Electric System Projects, will return to her position as Manager of Project Support Services in ESP.

Alley Oop Golf Tournament Oct. 17 To Benefit Chattanooga CFC
The 7th Annual Alley Oop Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17, at Brown Acres Golf Course in Chattanooga. Employees, retirees, sponsors, contractors and their families are invited to participate. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Chattanooga-Area Combined Federal Campaign.

The tournament is sponsored by the Transmission/Power Supply Group and TVA friends and suppliers. Last year's tournament netted a record $33,000 for the Chattanooga-Area CFC.

The cost is $65 per player. Lunch is at 11 a.m., and tee time is set for 1 p.m.

This year, a lucky golfer scoring a hole in one on No. 4 can win a 2003 Dodge Dakota valued at $19,500. Other prizes include Lufthansa Airlines round trip tickets for two to Germany and a four-day, three-night golf vacation in Puerto Rico.

Prizes will be awarded for the top six teams, closest to the pin and longest drive. Tourney activities also will include a putting contest and drawings for a wide range of door prizes. Alley Oop registration will be held through Oct. 3.

To register or for more information, call (weekdays) Carlene Redmond, 751-4032, or Byron Hulgan at 751-3212.

Knoxville Employees Kick Off Smoky Mountain CFC
Knoxville-area employees had an opportunity to talk with representatives from 10 charities to learn more about their work at the Smoky Mountain Region Combined Federal Campaign Fair yesterday on the Plaza.

Director Skila Harris, who was 2001 Executive Campaign Chair, introduced guest speaker Terry Norris of NASA. Norris, who has a Master’s degree in electrical engineering, was homeless at age 12½, but credits a federal employee's generosity and knowledge of CFC resources for the services he received that eventually led to his success.

LeAnne Stribley, Executive Campaign Manager of TVA's Smoky Mountain CFC and TVA Executive Vice President of Administration, made remarks. South-Doyle High School singers provided entertainment.

A second kickoff event, hosted by Stribley and Terrell Burkhart, VP of Facilities Management, was held for second-shift employees at 6 p.m. in West Tower Plaza, room 407.

Winners of door prizes at the TVA Plaza drawing are Dale Noe, Information Services; Angie Goode, Human Resources; Steven Ranuek, Information Services; and Debbie Singleton, TVA Police. Winners of door prizes at the Howard Baker Federal Courthouse Building Courtyard are Wilma Seay, Social Security Administration; Brenda Therry, Housing & Urban Development; Sandy Pittman, U.S. Probation Office; and Barbara Cole, U.S. Postal Service.

This year's Smoky Mountain Region CFC fundraising goal is $450,000.

Other events scheduled as part of the Smoky Mountain Region CFC include a golf tournament Sept. 22, a Chili & Dessert Cook-Off on Oct. 8 and other Days of Caring activities. More information about these events will be announced soon.

Meeting of Project Management Group Oct. 2
John Schlichter, founder and CEO of Organizational Project Management, will speak at the Chattanooga Chapter of the Project Management Institute meeting Thursday, Oct. 2. The meeting will be from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Chestnut Room of the Radisson Read House at 827 Broad St. in Chattanooga.

Schlichter is an internationally recognized standards expert in project, program and portfolio management.

The cost of the dinner meeting will be $20, payable at the door. Anyone planning to attend should make a reservation no later than Tuesday, Sept. 30, by calling or e-mailing Charlcie Click (751-7603) or Michael Collins (751-8351).

Hiwassee Dam Traffic Restricted to One Lane for Maintenance
Traffic on State Route 1314 across Hiwassee Dam will be restricted to one lane for the next six months for maintenance on the dam’s spillway gates.

Work on each of the four spillway gates will take about five to six weeks to complete.

A traffic-control system with a maximum three-minute wait will direct traffic across the dam throughout the six months. The roadway is expected to reopen with two lanes of traffic March 15, 2004.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Monday, Sept. 22

• Downtown Speaker’s Connection meeting (a Toastmasters club), 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., WT 9D-225, Knoxville. Contact: Greg Strach, 632-6953.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

• Chattermasters meeting (a Toastmasters club), 11:45 a.m., Missionary Ridge (MR 1 N403), Chattanooga. Club purpose: To develop skills and confidence in public speaking. Contact: Marie Colson, 751-2098; Chattermasters Web site: http://www.nonprofitpages.com/chattermasters.

Through Wednesday, Sept. 24

• Maintenance work on Knoxville Live Well Center locker rooms and shower facilities for men and women

Friday, Sept. 26

• Weekend Academy dinner to honor founding board member Sarah Moore Greene. The Foundry, Knoxville, 5:30 p.m. Contact: Lisa McClain 632-3113

Monday, Sept. 29

• Muscle Shoals Combined Federal Campaign begins and will run through Nov. 14. This year’s goal is $207,000. Ron Williams and Gene Tackett are co-chairs.