Ozark Electric’ Stine Honored With A. C. Burrows Service Award
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October 25, 2018
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Former Ozark Electric Board Director James Stine (right) receives prestigious award from AMEC’s Executive Vice President/CEO Barry Hart.
James Stine, a former director for Ozark Electric Cooperative, Mount Vernon, was honored with the A.C. Burrows Award by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC) at that organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, October 11, in Branson.
The purpose of the award is to recognize directors and employees of electric cooperatives for outstanding service to their cooperative, community and service areas. Those who received the award were selected because of their leadership above and beyond the call of duty to strengthen and improve the economic and social conditions in their areas.
Stine was elected to the Ozark Electric Board in September 2003 and served the members for 15 years until his retirement in July 2018. During his tenure, he served as Ozark’s Board Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, and as alternate on AMEC’s Board and State Committee. He attended AMEC’s and AECI’s annual meetings, and, on a rotational basis, attended Region 8 & 10 meetings and NRECA’s annual meeting every three years.
Decisions made during his time on the Board included the hiring of two general managers, the energizing of two new substations and the completion of system-wide automated metering in 2006. Counting Ozark’s Board, Jim has served a total of 70 years on various boards. He has been a deacon at the Clever First Baptist Church for 48 years. Jim & his wife, Betty, live on the family farm at Union City. They have three children, three grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren, all of whom live on sections of the family farm.
The award is named for the late Audrian Cleon Burrows of Van Buren, Mo., who rose through the ranks to become general manager of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, which is the statewide service organization for Missouri’s 48 electric cooperatives. Burrows served in this position from 1968 to 1976. He was recognized as an outstanding leader in rural electrification and as a distinguished individual who dedicated his life to helping others.
The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Jefferson City, is the statewide service organization for Missouri’s electric cooperatives, including Ozark Electric Cooperative.
The purpose of the award is to recognize directors and employees of electric cooperatives for outstanding service to their cooperative, community and service areas. Those who received the award were selected because of their leadership above and beyond the call of duty to strengthen and improve the economic and social conditions in their areas.
Stine was elected to the Ozark Electric Board in September 2003 and served the members for 15 years until his retirement in July 2018. During his tenure, he served as Ozark’s Board Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, and as alternate on AMEC’s Board and State Committee. He attended AMEC’s and AECI’s annual meetings, and, on a rotational basis, attended Region 8 & 10 meetings and NRECA’s annual meeting every three years.
Decisions made during his time on the Board included the hiring of two general managers, the energizing of two new substations and the completion of system-wide automated metering in 2006. Counting Ozark’s Board, Jim has served a total of 70 years on various boards. He has been a deacon at the Clever First Baptist Church for 48 years. Jim & his wife, Betty, live on the family farm at Union City. They have three children, three grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren, all of whom live on sections of the family farm.
The award is named for the late Audrian Cleon Burrows of Van Buren, Mo., who rose through the ranks to become general manager of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, which is the statewide service organization for Missouri’s 48 electric cooperatives. Burrows served in this position from 1968 to 1976. He was recognized as an outstanding leader in rural electrification and as a distinguished individual who dedicated his life to helping others.
The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Jefferson City, is the statewide service organization for Missouri’s electric cooperatives, including Ozark Electric Cooperative.