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SI-Oak Ridge took first place in the Department of Energy’s annual Security Protection Officer Team Competition, held at Central Training Facility in Oak Ridge in 2010. The team scored 904.673 out of a possible 1,000 points during the fourday competition — a competition that is comprised of tactical, physical, and skills-oriented firearms competitions. “On behalf of the entire WSI-Oak Ridge Team, we are so proud of our SPOTC Team on their accomplishments, and we look forward to holding the national champion title for the coming year,” said WSI-Oak Ridge General Manager Lee Brooks. “This win is not only a notable achievement for our company, but for the entire Oak Ridge community.” WSI-Oak Ridge’s winning team is comprised of team leader Neal Wolfenbarger, Brad Carter, Chuck Rushefski, Michael Sprain, Richie Wright, Colt Jennings, and coaches Lynn Bales and Kirt Phillippi. “I am incredibly proud of how our team performed during these four days of competition,” said Lee Brooks, senior vice president and general manager for WSI-Oak Ridge. “This competition tested these teams’ tactical skills, shooting skills, and teamwork — it really called for a show of everything they had. I knew the competition would be tough, because this is the best of the best in armed security police officers, so I couldn’t be more pleased with the WSI-Oak Ridge team’s success.” This is the second time Oak Ridge has hosted the Shootout in the Smokies, the first being in 2002. The Central Training Facility is owned by the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). 6 RIDGES | Summer ’11
ORNL Federal Credit Union Commits to Expansion New Facilities Will House Current and New Staff By Jennifer Bull
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n July, ORNL Federal Credit Union bought 38 acres of property for a large expansion. A full-service financial institution, ORNL FCU has been located in the Oak Ridge area since 1948. “We’re everything a person could want as far as consumer loans, commercial loans, real estate — we do it all,” said Taylor Scott, senior vice president of ORNL Federal Credit Union. “We currently have about 450 employees, we cover 16 counties in east Tennessee, and we currently have 42 branch locations. Back in 1948 we served strictly the employees of the lab. We now have a community charter where we can serve members who are living and working anywhere in a six-county area. With all that growth, we have need for this new corporate center.” The new location will house 300 employees, with a possible 100 additional employees to be added over the next 10–12 years after the expansion is completed. Currently ORNL Federal Credit Union has 22 support departments; all but two of them will be located in the new building. “Right now, we have our offices for our support departments spread over six different locations in two counties, and this would bring all those folks together in one spot,” Scott said. Scott anticipates construction beginning in 2011. The main office in Oak Ridge will remain after the expansion, but most of the other offices will be moved to the new location.