The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives presented six awards during its annual meeting Feb. 11, recognizing individuals for their generous contributions to the state’s electric cooperatives and communities they serve. Honorees included:
• Bob Grant – Cooperative Leadership, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative
• Lauren Klewin – Cooperative Leadership, Slope Electric Cooperative
• Erin Oban – Helping Hand, former USDA Rural Development state director and state senator
• Pete Erickson – Community Service, North Central Electric Cooperative
• Neil Meidinger – Community Service, KEM Electric Cooperative
• Pat Schaffer – North Dakota Living Local Pages, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative
Grant was also presented the prestigious Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives’ Gaylord Olson Cooperator Award, which is the highest honor bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to North Dakota cooperatives.
Read more about this year’s award winners at ndliving.com/news-connections.
Co-op champions honored
