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NotewortHieS DataSource Honors Customer Service Stand-outs The American Gas Association/edison electric institute Datasource customer service metrics benchmarking program recently recognized florida Power & Light Co. (fPL) and the Datasource administrator for the past 15 years, Cathy Collet of collet and schafer inc., with its highest honor, the Bishop Award. FPL and collet were honored for their significant contributions to the content, processes and meetings of the Datasource program. in addition, Datasource awarded the following companies with continuous Participation Awards: 15-year awards: AeP/ American electric Power, citizens Gas, Firstenergy, Georgia Power, idaho Power, Kentucky Utilities, metropolitan Utilities District, Progress energy, southern california edison and Wisconsin Public service. 10-year awards: Alabama Power, entergy, Gulf Power, nV energy, PecO and PseG. 5-year awards: AGL resources, Avista, DTe energy, equitable Gas, The United illuminating co. and Washington Gas. Promotions | Honors | new Hires AGL resources’ Steve Cave has been given the additional title of treasurer of the company, and Grace Kolvereid has been named VP of tax. Sarah M. Stashak has joined the company as director of investor relations Alliant energy corp. has hired James H. Gallegos as VP and general counsel. calpine corp. has named Stephen J. Muscato sVP of commercial operations. He will lead calpine’s natural gas and power trading activities. promotion of aaron Johnson to VP of integration. Johnson had been associate counsel for citizens since 2002. in his new role, Johnson is responsible for the planned integration of all utilities, including the water and wastewater systems of the city of indianapolis, into the citizens family of companies. James f. Stutts, Do- Aaron Johnson John Larsen minion sVP and general counsel, retired from the company Neal Lehman on Jan. 1. subject to the board of directors’ approval, robert M. Michael P. McMasters, presiblue will be promoted to sVP dent and cOO of chesapeake – law, public policy & environUtilities corp., also has been ment, and Carter M. reid will appointed ceO, succeedbecome general counsel and ing John r. Schimkaitis, who VP – governance and corporate retired Jan. 1. schimkaitis secretary. in other news, Helen will continue to serve as vice e. Dragas, president and ceO chairman and a member of the of The Dragas cos., a developboard of directors. ment planning and construcThe citizens energy Group Board tion firm, has been elected to of Directors has announced the Dominion’s board of directors. Duane morris partner Sheila Slocum Hollis, chair of the firm’s Washington, D.c., office and a member of its energy, environment and resources Practice Group, has been selected by the energy Bar Association (eBA) and the charitable Foundation of the energy Bar Association to receive the Paul e. nordstrom service Award, which recognizes eBA members who demonstrate exemplary long-term service or significant public service to the community. Hollis was the first woman president of the Federal energy Bar Association, predecessor to the eBA, and was president of the Women’s council on energy and environment. in addition, she served as chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) section of environment, energy and resources and as chair of the ABA council of the Fund for Justice and education. elizabeth “betsy” Moler, recently retired eVP of government affairs and public policy at exelon, has received the Platts Lifetime Achievement Award. The first woman to win 32 february 2011 AmericAn GAs

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - February 2011

American Gas - February 2011
Contents
Chairman’s Message
Industry News
Safety First
Return on Investment
Be Prepared
Working Smarter
Places to Be
Noteworthies
Advertisers' Index
Jobline
Marketplace
Facts on Gas

American Gas - February 2011