O&R's Meyers a Con Edison Top Employee Award Winner

PEARL RIVER, NY April 11, 2003 — Glenn Meyers, an O&R employee whose dedication to his work and devotion to helping those in need is an inspiration to his colleagues, neighbors and friends, has been awarded Consolidated Edison, Inc.'s highest employee honor, the "Living Our Values" (LOV) award.

Con Edison created the award 11 years ago to recognize and honor the values and work ethic of outstanding employees who consistently serve as role models. O&R is a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Meyers, 40, a West Nyack resident, is the fourth O&R employee to receive the annual award. The previous winners were Gas Distribution's Roy Kepler, Community Relations' Brenda Valentine and Substation Engineering's Dan Hunt. The award is bestowed upon Con Edison men and women who exemplify the Company's values of service, honesty concern, courtesy, teamwork and excellence.

The award announcement was made by Eugene R. McGrath, chairman, president and CEO of Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Meyers, Section Manager-Eastern Gas Operations at O&R, was nominated for the award by O&R Vice President-Operations James Tarpey.

"No matter whom you speak with at O&R," Tarpey said, "Glenn Meyers is admired as a person of quality and character, representing the very best of a very fine organization."

Tarpey added, "Since joining Orange and Rockland in 1990, Glenn's professional expertise in his most recent position as Manager of Line Technical Services, as well as his drive and personal integrity have earned him enormous respect within O&R, both up and down his chain of command."

Before joining O&R, Meyers was a Con Edison employee. Prior to that, he played professional baseball for three years.

He earned both a BA from Columbia College and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering, both at Columbia University. He also holds a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia's School of Engineering. He was named 1st Team, Academic All-American in 1985 as a member of Columbia's baseball team.

Tarpey said, "Glenn combines his knowledge of operational matters with his innate enthusiasm and candor to achieve cooperation and teamwork in all his endeavors, whether working on a technical issue for the Company or with a community project."

Meyers also worked as a supervisor in the Distribution Control Center and then as a Division Engineer, supervising stand-by crews for emergency service repairs.

"I realize that there are so many people in our Company who do so many good things," Meyers said. "So just to be nominated, let alone selected, is an honor. It makes me proud to work for a company who recognizes the Living Our Values attributes in its employees."

Meyers' leadership ability and skill in working with both external and internal clients depends on his fostering relationships built on mutual trust and commitment.

"Although there is an individual component to this award, it is not just about individual achievement," Meyers added. "The corporate culture helps to foster these characteristics in the individual so the support of the people that I work with is critical in helping me achieve this award."

In addition to possessing an exemplary reputation at work, LOV honorees also go above and beyond when it comes to extra-curricular activities and giving back to the community. Meyers is certainly no exception. He is co-chair of O&Rs Community Investment Committee and participates every year in the United Way Day of Caring.

In addition to supporting O&R philanthropic efforts, Meyers works tirelessly on other causes that are near and dear to him.

He is the founder and chairman of the Slater Jett Meyers Foundation, established in 2002 as a non-profit organization to assist families of birth-injured children and organizations that work with birth-injured children by providing direct financial support or through donations of medical or rehabilitation equipment. The foundation was established in memory of Glenn's son, Slater Jett Meyers, who died at eight-months of age as a result of complications stemming from a birth injury.

Meyers also volunteers with the Blythedale Children's Hospital bedtime story program by reading stories to seriously ill or injured children. He is an active member of Columbia University's Alumni Secondary Schools Committee. Also, he is an active volunteer in JCC-Y of Rockland and Clarkstown Recreation youth sports programs and coaches soccer, basketball and baseball.

Meyers and his wife, Ilana, are the parents of 6-year-old twins, Garrick and McKenzie, and one-year-old Paxton.

 

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