Engineers Week 2012 Awards Banquet

Keynote Topic: Trends in Nuclear Energy at TVA and the Nation

Tom Kilgore was named president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority in October 2006, having served as president and chief operating officer from March 2005.

Kilgore previously served as president and chief executive officer of Oglethorpe Power Corporation in Georgia. He joined Oglethorpe in 1984 and became president and chief executive officer in 1991 and served in that capacity until he left in 1998.

Kilgore serves on the board of directors of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and on the executive committee of the Nuclear Energy Institute. He has also been a member of the industry advisory board of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
A native of Alabama, Kilgore earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1972. In 2002, he was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.

A highlight of the evening will be presentation of awards: JO CONN GUILD Outstanding Engineer of the Year GEN. ROBERT NEYLAND Young Engineer of the Year CARLISLE A. JORDAN Technician of the Year
PHILIP J. SUTTON PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE Award

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