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noteworthies promotions honors new hires David J. Dzuricky, who plans to retire Oct. 31. Debra L. reed has been elected ceO of sempra energy and to a seat on the company’s board of directors. reed succeeds Donald e. Felsinger, who will continue in the role of sempra energy’s executive chairman until his planned retirement at age 65 in late 2012. Neal e. schmale, president and cOO of sempra energy, will remain in his current role until his planned retirement later this year. David mcIntosh has joined siemens corp. as VP for federal lobbying. spectra energy corp. has named Frances Jeter group VP of internal and external affairs, responsible for internal and external communications, crisis communications, branding and graphics, communications services, stakeholder outreach and sustainability. Hugh J. gallagher has been elected treasurer of UGi corp. advocating for increased state funding for preschool programs. Based in part on those efforts, funding for pre-K programs in these states has increased by more than $178 million since 2001, and an estimated 60,000 low-income preschool children now have access to high-quality pre-K programs. The Laclede Group has named suzanne sitherwood as its next president effective sept.1 and as its next ceO effective Feb. 1, 2012. sitherwood will succeed Douglas H. Yaeger, who has served as Laclede Group’s chairman, president and ceO since January 1999. Yaeger, who will continue to serve as chairman and ceO until Jan. 31, 2012, announced earlier this year his desire to retire at the end of January 2012. Karl W. Newlin, sVP of corporate planning and business development for Piedmont natural Gas, will become cFO effective nov. 1, the start of Piedmont’s 2012 fiscal year. He will succeed baltimore gas and Affairs campaign of the Year in the 2011 electric Co. (bge) has American Business received the corporate Awards for its ongoing Partnership Award Frances Jeter advocacy of expanding from the Fuel Fund of access to pre-kindermaryland in recognigarten programs in tion of the utility’s Arkansas, Louisiana and 30 years of support. mississippi. entergy has since the fuel fund’s long been a proponent inception in 1981, of education, but it constellation energy Debra Reed began focusing more and BGe employees of its efforts on improvand customers have ing pre-kindergarten contributed more than programs in 2001 as $30 million in support. part of an overall fight The Fuel Fund of maryagainst the region’s land assists seniors and endemic poverty. Fifpeople with disabiliteen of the 30 poorest Suzanne Sitherwood ties existing on fixed counties in the nation incomes, families and are in states served by individuals earning entergy utilities. studthe minimum wage, ies show a link between and people weatherearly childhood educaing hardships like tion and improved job losses or medical long-term academic emergencies with Douglas Yaeger performance. their home energy entergy sponsored research in needs. The Fuel Fund has helped as many as 18,000 individuals in a Arkansas, Louisiana and mississingle year. sippi spelling out the long-term academic and economic benefits citizens energy Group has proof quality preschool programs. moted sabine Karner to director entergy employees at all levels of strategic finance. worked with state commissions, business groups and others entergy Corp. has won Public It’s an Honor 2011 American Gas has won AWARDS FOR Gas an APeX 2011 Award of PUBLICATION EXCELLENCE excellence for exceptional Full Speed Ahead achievement in editorial content, graphic design and the ability to attain overall communications excellence. communications concepts inc., which sponsors the competition, says 1,057 awards were given in 140-plus categories, which include magazines and journals, annual reports, campaigns, web and intranet sites, and electronic media. The competition received more than 3,300 entries. The MonThly Magazin aMerica e n gas associaT of The april 2010 ion ron Jibson , Questar gas Utah’s NGV Market Rev s Up ment Rule Means for You Control New ManageRoom What the all abo Call Cenut ters p. 19 Talking Technolo gy Go from Good to Great Customer Care p. 29 42 august/september 2011 AmericAn GAs

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - August/September 2011

American Gas - August/September 2011
Contents
President’s Message
In the Know
Industry News
Safety First
Is Now the Time for NGVs?
NGVs for America
The Drive to Succeed
Peer Pressures
Vendor News
Marketplace
Advertisers’ Index
Places to Be
Noteworthies
Jobline
Facts on Gas

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