Submit a nomination for the 2020 Emerging Leader Award. The deadline is February 6, 2020. The Emerging Leader Award recognizes and honors RMEL members who are up and coming in their company and have had 5-10 years of experience in the industry, establishing significant contributions within their organization and have demonstrated the potential for leadership and continuing service in the electric utility industry.This award is conferred at the RMEL Spring Management, Engineering and Operations Conference in May. The 2020 Emerging Leader Award Nomination Deadline is February 6, 2020. Submit a nomination for the 2020 Emerging Leader Award.
Past Recipients
| Year |
Name |
Company |
| 2019 |
Vale Anderson |
Salient Power Engineering |
| 2019 |
Matthew Bult |
Evergy |
| 2019 |
Jennifer Carron |
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association |
| 2019 |
Daniel Haughton |
Arizona Public Service |
| 2019 |
Thomas Reid |
TG Advisers, Inc. |
| 2019 |
Jenny Reitmeier |
Burns & McDonnell |
| 2019 |
Jose Trevino |
CPS Energy |
| 2018 |
Carson Bates |
NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc. |
| 2018 |
Matt Bates |
Ulteig Engineers |
| 2018 |
Shane Bemis |
CPS Energy |
| 2018 |
Derek Brown |
Westar Energy |
| 2018 |
Shawn Duryea |
Kansas City Power & Light |
| 2018 |
Katie Hardman |
Colorado Springs Utilities |
| 2018 |
Kim Humphrey |
Salt River Project |
| 2018 |
Mark Nelson |
POWER Engineers |
| 2018 |
Bradley Stringham |
Electrical Consultants, Inc. |
| 2017 |
Christopher Colson |
Western Area Power Administration |
| 2017 |
Chris DeWall |
Ulteig Engineers, Inc. |
| 2017 |
Danielle Murray |
Austin Energy |
| 2017 |
Robert Ousley |
Arizona Public Service |
| 2017 |
Grant Smedley |
SRP |
| 2017 |
Allyson Wetter |
Westar Energy |
| 2016 |
Travis Anderson |
Western Area Power Administration |
| 2016 |
Tyson Archie |
Platte River Power Authority |
| 2016 |
Erik Moe |
ADA-ES, Inc. |
| 2016 |
Clifton Oertli |
NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc. |
| 2016 |
Patrick Reinhart |
El Paso Electric Company |
| 2016 |
Nathan Tate |
SRP |
| 2015 |
Glynda Rahn |
Black Hills Corporation |
| 2015 |
Hossein Tabrizi |
Ulteig Engineers, Inc. |
| 2015 |
Crystal Dean |
Western Area Power Administration |
| 2015 |
Vince Avila |
Westar Energy |
| 2014 |
Christopher Wood |
Platte River Power Authority |
2014
|
Dave Crowell |
SRP |
2014
|
Jason Hartman |
Black Hills Corporation |
2014
|
Keith Weatherby |
Ulteig Engineers |
2014
|
Mary Ann Zehr |
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn. |
2014
|
Mo Awad |
Westar Energy |
2014
|
Patrick Hanrahan |
Nebraska Public Power District |
| 2014 |
Vernon Hasten |
Associated Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. |