Tawes Obtains National Recognition Certificate

Director Angela Conner Tawes recently received the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate (CCD) from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

An ever-changing business environment has imposed new demands on electric cooperative directors, requiring increased knowledge of changes in the electric utility business, new governance skills and a solid knowledge of the cooperative principles and business model. CHEC has a commitment to work with NRECA to sharpen this body of knowledge for the benefit of their electric cooperative members.

The NRECA CCD program requires attendance and demonstrated understanding in courses including board operations, director liabilities, strategic planning and financial decision making.

Tawes was appointed to the CHEC Board of Directors in 2022 as Director-at-Large.

Basketball Camp Applications due March 31

The shot clock is counting down for rising sixth and seventh graders to apply for a Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarship! CHEC will select one young woman to attend the Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp at NC State University June 18-22 and one young man to attend the Carolina Basketball School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill June 17-21.

The online applications include two short essays and require a parent or guardian’s signature. The application deadline is March 31.

Scholarship winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to camp, where they will experience life on a college campus, train with college coaches and athletes, and develop skills to help them excel on and off the court. To learn more and apply online, visit ncelectriccooperatives.com/sports-camps

Scholarship Applications due March 15

Scholarship applications have been delivered to the guidance office of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) and are also available at CHEC’s office for 2023 graduating seniors. The final due date for completed applications is Wednesday, March 15. Applications can be returned by mail to CHEC, PO Box 9, Buxton, NC 27920, or can be dropped off at our office or to Karla Jarvis in the CHSS guidance department. Digital copies will also be accepted by email to laurae@chec.coop

Three scholarships are available, each worth $1,000 per semester, for up to eight semesters. Selected applicants will appear before the CHEC Scholarship Committee for a personal interview at the end of April. Applicants will be contacted with their final interview date and time in late March.

Board of Directors:

Richard A. (Richie) Midgett, president; John R. Hooper, vice president; Dan G. Oden, Jr., secretary-treasurer; Angela Conner Tawes; Briggs McEwan; Bryan Mattingly; Tami J. Thompson

Susan E. Flythe, executive vice president & general manager

Laura Er tle, editor