Rural Missouri - February 2014 - (Page 4)
C O M M E N T S
"Devoted to the rural
way of life"
Hall of Fame
February 2014
Volume 66 / Number 2
Six REC leaders honored by Missouri Institute of Cooperatives
T
he Missouri Institute of Cooperatives recently
honored six leaders with ties to the electric cooperative program for their service to cooperatives
by inducting them into the Missouri Institute of
Cooperatives Hall of Fame.
John Eggleston, Memphis, Mo., is a pioneer of new
generation cooperatives
in Missouri. He also
served as a distinguished
director for Tri-County
Electric from 1976-2011.
Besides being instrumental in forming Missouri's
first ethanol cooperative, he helped educate
the entire state on the
benefits of ethanol. He
showed tremendous
leadership on the many
co-op boards on which
he has served. The Association of Missouri ElecJohn Eggleston
tric Cooperatives honored him with its Frank
Stork Democracy Award for his political involvement.
Lloyd Gunter, Conway has been involved in cooperatives for 38 years. He has
served as a director for
Dairy Farmers of America
and Webster Electric
Cooperative. No matter
which cooperative he
is representing, Lloyd is
dedicated to improving
the quality of life for
his rural neighbors. The
Gunters host farm tours
for area schools, using
these tours as an opportunity to speak about
the issues facing farmers.
Among his many honors
are Wildlife Farmer of
Lloyd Gunter
the Year, Webster County
Farm Family of the Year and Cooperator of the Year.
A.H. Holbert, Lewistown, helped establish four cooperatives. He was one of the original incorporators of Lewis
County Rural Electric Cooperative and was its second manager. Under his direction, Lewis County was the first Missouri electric cooperative to energize a line. He also helped
establish the Lewistown and Ewing Consumers Cooperative. But he is best known for his work as the father of
electric cooperative
generation and transmission in Missouri. He
was president of the first
generation and transmission cooperative in the
state, Sho-Me Power.
He later served as president of another power
cooperative he helped
start, Northeast Missouri
Power. A.H. literally
worked himself to death
championing the cause
of electric cooperatives
around the state. He died
in 1948.
A. H. Holbert
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Layne Morrill, of
Kimberling City, has
been a director for White
River Valley Electric in
Branson and an unwavering friend to Missouri's
electric cooperatives
for nearly 40 years. He
serves his members with
involvement at all levels,
as a director for his local
system, as a board member for KAMO Power
and as a member of the
board at power supply
Layne Morrill
cooperative Associated
Electric. The cooperative
movement also benefits from his involvement in state and
local issues. The trust he has gained with elected officials
makes him a natural to speak on behalf of all electric cooperatives. He is known as a role model of the best practices
for a cooperative director.
Don Shaw, Jefferson City, the CEO of Central Electric
Power Cooperative, can
trace his roots to the
pioneers of Missouri's
generation and transmission cooperatives. From
these roots and growing
up on a family farm, he
learned the importance
of cooperatives and the
need to fight anyone
who threatens the success of Missouri's electric
cooperatives. He is an
outspoken leader in the
fight to protect affordable and reliable electricity. A true innovator in
Don Shaw
power supply, he has
embraced new and renewable technologies for the generation and transmission of electricity. He gives generously of
his time to serve on many cooperative boards where he is
always an engaged and active director.
Burrell Smith, Monticello, is a legend of the electric
co-op program. His career with Lewis County Rural Electric
Cooperative spanned 77 years, starting in the 1930s when
he helped sign up members. After serving in World War
II, he returned to the cooperative and worked his way
onto the line crew. Here he stayed on call 24/7. He was
a dedicated worker, spending long hours with primitive
equipment to build and
maintain the power
lines. He cleared right of
way with an ax, blasted
through solid rock to dig
holes and then set the
poles by brute strength.
Besides his cooperative
career, he served the
community as mayor
of Monticello, church
deacon and school board
member.
You can find all of the
Hall of Fame inductees at
www.mic.coop.
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