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SPECIAL RECOGNITION V V A Honors 3oarc Vcm ocrs with Years of Service Awarcs Steve Schmidt / Anoka Dan Boyce / East Grand Forks The MMPA Board honored The MMPA Board honored outgoing Chairman outgoing East Grand Forks Steve Schmidt with its - Board member Dan Boyce "Years of Service" award, / with its "Years of Servicerecognizing Mr. Schmidt's award. In addition to his *Akseven years as an MMPA �` role as East Grand Forks' Board member from Board representative for Anoka, including four twelve years, Mr. Boyce years as Chairman. also served as the Agency's Secretary for During his tenure as Chair, Mr. Schmidt led seven years. MMPA through the completion of the Hometown The award recognized Mr. Boyce's BioEnergy facility and the Agency's first "commitment and dedication to MMPA," investment in transmission.The Agency also noting that, while having the longest expanded its renewable portfolio. In addition, commute by far of any Board member, he supported the expansion of the Agency's Mr. Boyce also consistently had one of the energy education program to include on-site best Board meeting attendance records. generation and solar grants that helped connect It also recognized that Mr. Boyce "brought MMPA more closely to its communities and the a unique perspective to Board meetings next generation of electricity consumers. because of East Grand Forks' combination The award recognized Mr. Schmidt's of location, transmission interconnection, "dedication, thoughtfulness, and leadership" to and large industrial customer presence." the Board, while recognizing the important role he played in shaping the Agency and guiding its development as an organization. CCSteve and Dan provided many years of leadership and invaluable insight as MMPA Board members and officers. They will be missed. » Derick 0.Dahlen, Executive Manager,MMPA 6 2016 MMPA Annual Report 87