Local high school seniors receive Touchstone Energy College Scholarships Haywood EMC is proud to announce the 2017 winners of the Haywood EMC Touchstone Energy College Scholarships. This is the 11th year HEMC has awarded the annual Touchstone Energy Scholarships, which were created to bring awareness of Touchstone Energy and its relationship with electric cooperatives. All seniors enrolled in high schools serving the eight-county HEMC territory are eligible for this scholarship. This year’s winners are Shania Renier, Kira Renier, Jasmine Myers and Bethany Chappell. • Shania is a 2017 graduate of Tuscola High School. She plans on
Norman Sloan
Tom Batchelor
Tom Batchelor has been selected as Executive Vice President & CEO of Haywood Electric Membership Corporation (HEMC) headquartered in Waynesville. Batchelor moved into the position upon the retirement of Executive Vice President & General Manager Norman Sloan in April. Batchelor brings over 23 years of cooperative knowledge and experience to this position. He began in the electrical utility business in 1982 after graduating from NC State University with the City of Monroe and has since worked for two other cooperatives and an electrical consulting firm
enrolling in Business Administration and Art at UNC-Wilmington. Scholarship amount $1,500. • Kira is also a 2017 graduate of Tuscola High School. She plans on enrolling in Business Administration and Art at UNC-Wilmington. Scholarship amount $1,500. • Jasmine is a 2017 graduate of Rosman High School. She plans on enrolling in Marketing at GardnerWebb University. Scholarship amount $1,000. • Bethany is a 2017 graduate of Burnt Mountain School (home school). She plans on enrolling in Mechanical Engineering at AB Tech and later trans-
Shania Renier
Kira Renier
Jasmine Myers
Bethany Chappell
ferring to Western Carolina University. Scholarship amount $1,000.
Haywood EMC congratulates this year’s scholarship winners. Information for our Touchstone Energy Scholarship can be found on our website, haywoodemc.com, and schools will be notified when applications are due for the next school year.
Haywood EMC names Tom Batchelor to succeed Norman Sloan as CEO before coming to HEMC in 1999 as Assistant General Manager/Manager of Operations and Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Batchelor and his wife, Robin, have three grown children and two grandchildren. Sloan retires from a distinguished career with more than 30 years in the electric cooperative industry, with the last 21 as General Manager of Haywood EMC. The HEMC Board of Directors named Batchelor as Executive Vice
President/CEO to succeed Sloan. This announcement comes with a mixture of sadness and excitement as Sloan leaves a legacy of being a great leader who cares for every member of his cooperative family and employees as exhibited in how he always handled the big challenges he faced while serving. Nonetheless, Batchelor has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of the industry that will be of great benefit to the members. Your Board of Directors are confident he will provide exceptional leadership to the cooperative.
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