NREDA Awards History

2011:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Jim Vermeer, Corn Belt Power Cooperative
• President's Award - G. Mark Gaddy, Berkeley Electric Cooperative

2010:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Dennis G. Hall, CEcD, CKAE, Economic Development Manager, Nebraska Public Power District, Columbus, NE
• President's Awards - Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, Atlanta, GA And Sherry Rose, Wabash Valley Power Association, Indianapolis, IN

2009:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - James T. "Tim" Mood, Electric Power Associations of Mississippi
• President's Award - Mary Logan Wolf, Former Editor, The Rural Developer

2008:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Allegra Brigham, Four County Electric Power Association, Columbus, MS
• President's Award - Rand Fisher, Iowa Area Development Group, Des Moines, IA
• President's Award - Molly Lopez, Association Management, Ltd., Des Moines, IA

2007:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award- Dennis Krueger, Kiwash Electric Cooperative, Cordell, OK
• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award-JoAnne Lewis, Douglas-Coffee Co. Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Authority, Douglas, GA
• President's Award - William F. Hagy, III, USDA Rural Development, Washington, DC
• President's Award - National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), Arlington, VA

2006:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Eric Phillips, Union County Chamber of Commerce, Marysville, OH
• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Joe "Max" Higgins, Columbus-Lowndes Development LINK, Columbus, MS
• President's Award - Loren Medley, Kansas Electric Power Co-op, Topeka, KS

2005:

• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - F. Eugene Williams, Berkeley Electric Co-op, Goose Creek, SC
• Rural Economic Development Leadership Award - Randall S. Jones, Lumbee River Electric Co-op, Red Springs, NC
• President's Award - Linda Salmonson, East River Electric Power Co-op, Madison, SD
• President's Award - Dena Stoner, NRECA, Arlington, VA
• President's Award - Rich Larouchelle, CFC, Herndon, VA

• Economic Developer of the Year - Bruce Hensley, North Central Missouri Electric Co-op, Milan, MO
• Rural Leadership Award - Bobby Koepplin, Cass County Electric Co-op, Valley City, ND
• President's Award - Jane Marden, NRECA, Arlington, VA
• President's Award - Bob McLaury, CFC, Herndon, VA

• Economic Developer of the Year - Henry H. Johnson, III ("Hal") - Orangeburg County Development Commission, Orangeburg, SC
• Rural Leadership Award - Marci Penner, Kansas Sampler Foundation, WE-Kan, and Kansas Explorer's Club, Inman, KS
• President's Award - Pat Merritt, Georgia Elec. Member Corp., Atlanta, GA

• Economic Developer of the Year - Larry Sevier, Rural Telephone Service Co., Lenora, KS
• Rural Leadership Award - Stephen Miller, Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, Hays, KS
• President's Award - LaDonna Boyd, Dakota Electric Assn., Farmington, MN

• Economic Developer of the Year - Jack Rhodes, Electric Power Assn. of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
• Rural Leadership Award - Ralph Thomas, Palmetto Econ. Dev. Corp, Columbia, SC
• President's Award - Jerry Andrews, Alabama Electric Co-op, Inc., Andalusia, AL

• Economic Developer of the Year - Jack Briggs, NW Electric Power Co-op, Cameron, MO
• Rural Leadership Award - Michael Treadwell, Lindsay, Oklahoma
• Founders' Award - No record of recipient

• Economic Developer of the Year - Bruce Nuzum, Iowa Area Development Group, Des Moines, IA
• Rural Leadership Award - Tom Seth Smith, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., Durant, OK
• Founders' Award - Gene Williams, Berkeley Electric Co-op, Goose Creek, SC