Our Mission
"To provide our members with electricity and quality, efficient service, while maintaining a financially healthy and rate competitive position in the industry through teamwork, mutual respect, and an on-going commitment to our members."

Board of Directors
District 1
Jack Knust
District 2
President
James S. Weimer
District 3
Vice President
James A. Jackson
District 4
David L. Stone
District 5
Secretary
Roger Shake
District 6
Ronald E. Thompson
District 7
Treasurer
Bill Watkins
District 8
Jack Benham

Staff
Chief Executive Officer
Brian L. Sparks
Manager of Office and Administrative Services
Laura Johnson
Manager of Operations and Engineering
Shane Smith
Superintendent
Bob Wilson
Manager of Marketing
Jill Gilmore
Manager of Energy Services
Darla Truelove

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Today is Friday May 18, 2012

Members Celebrate 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives"

Brian Sparks

Joining in the celebration of the year 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives," we are reminded that cooperatives do indeed build a better world.

Cooperatives are very different from investor-owned businesses. Because we are owned and controlled by our membership, our members remain our primary focus. The decisions made here are driven by the need to make our members' lives better rather than by the need to make a profit.'

Cooperatives operate by seven principles on which we were founded:

1. Voluntary and Open Membership

Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political, or religious discrimination.

2. Democratic Member Control

Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions.

3. Member Economic Participation

Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative.

4. Autonomy and Independence

Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members.

5. Education, Training, and Information

Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public, particularly young people and opinion leaders, about the nature and benefits of cooperation.

6. Cooperation among Cooperatives

Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional, and international structures.

7. Concern for Community

Cooperative work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their members.

Cooperatives are unique because of the enduring partnerships upon which they are built. Members, employees, directors, and communities come together to accomplish a common goal-improving the quality of life for our members and communities.

Brian Sparks,
CEO

From our Board President

James Weimer

The UDWI Annual Meeting was held Saturday, March 24. The meeting took place at White River Valley High School and Gymnasium.

2012 is being celebrated around the globe as the "International Year of the Cooperative." In the United States, there are 29,000 cooperatives providing a wide variety of goods and services to the members and others. Within your cooperative, the Utilities District of Western Indiana, you have an important role as a member-owner. You are to be commended for your conscious efforts toward increasingly efficient use of electricity. The Board of Directors and UDWI management team continue to maintain a sound financial footing for your cooperative, while providing safe, reliable, and affordable electricity today and for the future.

An important aspect of our annual meeting is the selection of members for the Board of Directors. Petitions for candidacy were received in the three districts to be selected at the 2012 Annual Meeting. District 8 had three candidates, and a written ballot was used for the selection of the District 8 Director. Participation in the election of directors is very important and is one of the several ways you, the member, help lead your cooperative.

The annual meeting was a day of excellent food, helpful activities, casual conversation, product and service education, wonderful entertainment, great prizes, and important participation. I look forward to seeing you at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC in 2013!

James Weimer,
President



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