Honorary Membership

Member of the Year

Associate Member of the Year

E.C. Shreve, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award

Friend of Florida Public Power Award

Restoring Communities Award

Safety Awards

Building Strong Communities Award

Honorary Membership

Any Regular, Associate or Affiliate may be designated by the Board of Directors as an Honorary Member. An Honorary Member shall be a person who has been a Regular, Associate or Affiliate Member representative for a minimum of five years and whose practical, technical, economic or political knowledge in matters relating to municipal electric utilities has resulted in distinguished service to the membership of the Association and whose accomplishments, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, have entitled the Honorary Member to special recognition by the Association. Honorary Members are granted complimentary registration to all FMEA annual meetings and major workshops and seminars.

Criteria and Selection Process: Individuals are eligible for recognition as Honorary Members only when they have become ineligible to represent a Regular, Associate or Affiliate Member. Honorary Members must be proposed in writing to the Board of Directors by at least five member representatives. The qualifications of the candidate in accordance with the criteria established above must be set forth in the written proposal.

FMEA Honorary Members

Jan Aspuru,
Orlando

Richard A. Basford,
Jacksonville

Robert E. Bathen,
Orlando

Ted Biggs,
Orange Park

Elie J. Boudreaux III,
Fort Pierce

R. Craig Brewer,
Fort Pierce

Emily Brown,
Fort Meade

Fred Bryant,
Tallahassee

Joe Bunch,
New Smyrna Beach

Ken Davis,
Orlando

Gerald R. Ergle,
Ocala

Randall Ewers,
Ocala

George Forbes,
Jacksonville Beach

J.R. Fort, Jr.,
Ocala

Susan Freiden,
Havana

Lee Garner,
Chattahoochee

Nicholas P. Guarriello,
R.W. Beck

R. Ronald Hagen,
Daytona Beach

Reginald Hardee,
Kissimmee

Calvin R. Henze,
Orlando

Lou Hernandez,
Key West

Joel Ivy,
Lakeland

Carl “Skip” R. Jansen, Jr.,
Key West

Byron Knibbs,
Orlando

C. Joseph Knowles,
Leesburg

Ken Konkol,
Homestead

Peter A. Korelich,
New Smyrna Beach

Joseph J. Krupar,
Orlando

Michael L. Kurtz,
Gainesville

John C. L’Engle,
Orlando

Russell Linenkohl,
Jacksonville

Robert Lovell,
Leesburg

Harry C. Luff,
Orlando

Royce Lyles,
Gainesville

Mark McCain,
Orlando

Robert McGarrah,
Tallahassee

Howard McKinnon,
Havana

Ewell E. Menge,
Fort Pierce

Teala Milton,
Jacksonville

Thomas R. Nason,
Vero Beach

Paul O'Dea,
Fort White

Robert Padron,
Key West

P.G. “Bud” Para,
Jacksonville

William Peebles, Jr.,
Tallahassee

William Peebles, Sr.,
FMEA

Edward Regan,
Gainesville

Tom Richards,
Fort Pierce

Keith Roberts,
Jacksonville Beach

Raymond C. Rodriguez,
Big Coppitt

Vicente R. Ruano,
Bushnell

Joe Sellers,
Leesburg

Alan Shaffer,
Lakeland

Dean G. Shaw,
Ocala

Robert G. Siegel,
Lakeland

Charles W. Smith,
Jacksonville

Jack P. Smith, Jr.,
Fort Pierce

Blaine Suggs,
Newberry

Thomas B. Tart,
Orlando

Larry J. Thompson,
Key West

Kathy Viehe,
Gainesville

Ronald W. Tomlin,
Lakeland

B.W. Wait III,
Atlantic Beach

Jerry Warren,
Winter Park

William M. Weldon,
Gainesville

James Welsh,
Kissimmee