Lackey and Garrison Honored by Industry for Distinguished Service

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May 7, 2008

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LACKEY AND GARRISON HONORED BY INDUSTRY FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

ORLANDO, FL. – Joseph Lackey and Allen Garrison, Telecom Wireless Supervisor at SRP Telecom, were honored last night by their peers with the highest distinguished services awards presented by the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) during our annual Awards Dinner.

Lackey was given the 2008 Dondanville Award, named in honor of UTC’s first president, Russell V. Dondanville, which recognizes an individual’s career of service to the industry through their work at UTC. Lackey has been an active member of UTC for many years, serving as Chair of UTC’s Southeast Region, several UTC Committees including Member Development and as UTC’s Chairman of the Board from 2006-2007.

Garrison received the 2008 Meehan Award, named in honor of UTC’s first executive director Charles M. Meehan. The Meehan Award recognizes leadership in a particular UTC effort over the past year that significantly advanced the interests of the industry. Garrison was honored with this award through his dedicated of getting UTC’s newest independent operating unit, the UtiliSite Council, created. He spearheaded UTC’s role in collocation efforts and helped UTC recognize the need for utilities to be involved in collocation from a business revenue standpoint. His dedicated and leadership through the first year of the UtiliSite Council has helped grow its membership and reach.

Both men were presented with their awards at the Annual UTC Awards Banquet during UTC TELECOM 2008, UTC’s annual conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.

For more information about the conference, visit www.UTCTELECOM2008.utc.org.

Utilities Telecom Council
Celebrating its 60th year in 2008, the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) is a global, full-service trade association dedicated to creating a favorable business, regulatory, and technological environment for entities that own, manage, or provide critical telecommunications systems in support of core services. Founded in 1948, UTC has evolved into a dynamic organization that represents the broad communications interests of electric, gas, and water utilities; natural gas pipelines; other critical infrastructure entities and other industry stakeholders. Visit www.utc.org for more information on UTC and its services.

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