Employees earn company’s highest honor
A total of 13 Duke Energy employees — four individuals and one team — received the 2012 James B. Duke Award. It’s the company’s highest employee award and recognizes accomplishments that create superior and sustainable value for customers, employees, communities and investors.
The award is named for James B. Duke (1856-1925), the noted tobacco and electric power industrialist, and a co-founder of Duke Energy.
The following 2012 winners were nominated and selected by their peers for their accomplishments in 2011:
- The Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) team — Brandon Delis, Mike Geers, Jon Hays, Dave Mitchell, Keith Pike, Stephen Potter, Tammie Smith, Dan Sympson, and Dave Waugh — was honored for its work related to the MACT regulation proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Jessica Bishop was recognized for her work on innovative programs as Duke Energy’s first-ever plug-in electric vehicle program director.
- Russell Wilkenloh’s leadership helped Duke Energy exceed its four-year recycling goal of 62 percent a year early.
- Andre Guimaraes led innovative and widespread community outreach programs in Brazil, touching more than 100,000 residents in one year.
- David Masters’ work on the company’s smart grid developments improved communication between the company and its customers.