FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Linda Pope, 970-461-7394

LOVELAND, Colo.- Westminster resident Jane Meyer will receive Western Area Power Administration's Exceptional Service Award from Administrator Mike Hacskaylo in a ceremony June 27. The ESA is Western's highest award.

A Western Restructuring Manager, Meyer graduated from Montana State University in 1972 and began her Federal career in 1973 as a secretary for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Billings, Mont. She joined Western's headquarters in Golden, Colo., as a budget analyst in 1988.

The ESA recognizes Meyer for her significant involvement in, and outstanding contribution to, Western's position in industry restructuring formulation, especially regional transmission organizations.

Jane and her husband, Gary, live in Westminster, Colo., and have two grown children and two grandsons.

Western Exceptional Award recipients:

• Are recognized as experts in their fields.
• Consistently go above and beyond what is normally expected on a long-term basis.
• Perform additional assignments such as participation on committees or task forces.
• Involve themselves in outside activities that reflect favorably on Western.
• Help accomplish the goals of Western's Strategic Plan.
• Have been Western employees for more than five years.

Anyone interested in attending the award ceremony for Meyer should call Linda Pope at 970-461-7394.

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 states.