NEWS FROM WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18,
2007
CONTACT: Jennifer Neville, 720-962-7054, neville@wapa.gov
WESTERN RECOGNIZES CAMERON PARK RESIDENT FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Cameron Park resident Don Clifton
will receive Western Area Power Administration's
highest honor at a ceremony July 24 at Western's
Elverta Maintenance Facility, in Elverta, Calif.
Western's Administrator Tim Meeks will present Clifton
with Western's Exceptional Service Award during the
ceremony.
"We recognize Don's commitment, leadership, technical ability and devotion to duty," Meeks said. "Having top performers like Don is the key to Western's success."
In his 23 years at Western, Clifton has become an expert in protective relaying, metering, control and communications. He was a key contributor for several major projects including the California-Oregon Transmission Project—a 340-mile long, 500-kV transmission line which links northern and central California to the Pacific Northwest.
He also helped develop Western's Craftsman-in-Training Program, which provides transition training between specific craft occupations. Clifton now serves as a Communications and Instrumentation craftsman foreman III.
“This program has proven to be especially valuable due to the difficulty in hiring fully qualified journeymen,” said Western Sierra Nevada Region's Maintenance Manager Chuck Cooper.
Clifton, whose hometown is Lancaster, Calif., graduated from San Joaquin—Delta College in 1986. He and his wife Pam have a daughter, Trish. When he's not working, Clifton enjoys golfing and riding his motorcycle.
Western Exceptional Award recipients:
Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It is part of the Department of Energy.
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