FROM YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

June 2003

2003 Annual Meeting
2003 Director Elections

One of Salem Electric’s five main goals is Good Community Relations. One of the ways we try to achieve that goal is by being involved in communities we serve. Being a good community partner can be recognized in several different ways.
     Salem Electric is a part of your community and recognizes certain needs, one of which is the rising cost of a college education and the burden it places on students and families.
     In 2002, the board directed staff to develop a scholarship program. At the April 2003 board meeting, ten $1,000 scholarships were approved for Salem Electric members. The program will be administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC), which administers more than 250 privately-funded scholarship programs. Since the March 1, 2003 deadline for OSAC-administered scholarships has passed for this year, OSAC will draw names of Salem Electric members who have submitted their applications for other scholarships. Those members drawn will receive the scholarships.
Next year Salem Electric’s scholarships will be included in OSAC’s scholarship application catalog with the other scholarships they administer. The guidelines for Salem Electric’s ten $1,000 scholarships are now being finalized but will likely include at least the following:

• Recipients will be selected by OSAC;
• Any individual residing at a residence served by Salem Electric is eligible to apply;
• Available to college students for any grade level;
• Applies to any accredited university, college, or community college;
• Recipients are eligible for only one SE scholarship in their college career.

     Our scholarship program will be actively promoted in our newsletter, at high schools, and by OSAC prior to next year’s application process. Watch for more details. The board is excited to be able to offer this opportunity to its members. Call Terry Kelly at 503 362-3601 for more information.

Jerry Berger
Director

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2003 Annual Membership Meeting

The Salem Electric Annual Membership Meeting was held May 13, 2003. Incumbents Jeff Anderson and Nancy Horn were re-elected by the membership to serve three-year terms.

PHOTOS ABOVE:  
(Top Left):  President Alicia Bonesteele addresses the audience.
(Top Center): Leadership Youth Representative Francisca Tapia discusses the Leadership Youth Program.
(Top Right): General Manager Bob Speckman reviews 2002 with the audience.

(Bottom Left): Darin Jacobsen, Journeyman Lineman, reviews his duties at SE.
(Bottom Center): Chris Krieck, Accountant, discusses the capital credits program.
(Bottom Right): Jeff Lewis, Member Services Supervisor, describes the many programs and services SE offers its customers.

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The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors immediately followed the annual membership meeting. The board appointed the officers pictured above as officers for 2003-2004. (L to R:  Jim Dyer, President; Paul Ennor, Vice-President; Carl Beach, Secretary/Treasurer).

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