POWERGRAMS

CONTENTS PROFILE Electrical Engineer Mike Cleland has been solving problems for half a century at Alabama Power. Page 1 RENEW OUR RIVERS Cleaning Lake Jordan is a family affair for the Lamberts. Page 5 APSO Mobile Division employees cook for families with children in the hospital. Page 8 ENERGIZERS Gadsden Energizers Tom and Charlotte McKenzie over the past 73 years have aided their community. Page 9 COVER The people of Bayou La Batre in the past 11 years have survived Katrina and the BP Oil Spill and are making a remarkable comeback. Page 11 OUR TOWN SIDEBAR Bellingrath Gardens just outside Bayou La Batre is known around the world for its beautiful flowers and home. Page 18 HISTORY Alabama Power's safety program has become an industry leader since it was established more than a century ago. Page 21 ENVIRONMENT Alabama Power continues to play a key role in the recovery of the red- cockaded woodpecker and the longleaf forests where the bird lives. Page 23 EDUCATION Presidential Scholar Kendall Lambert was a star at Fort Dale Academy and hopes to remain in that role at the University of Alabama this fall. Page 29 EDUCATION Nineteen children of Alabama Power employees have been awarded the prestigious Alabama Power Foundation Scholarship. Page 32 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Alabama is home to three annual pro golf tournaments, each of which receives support from Alabama Power and, in turn, boosts the state's economy. Page 33 PROFILE As the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games get underway, Security Officer Lillie Leatherwood recalls her days of glory as winner of a gold and bronze medal. Page 39 ENVIRONMENT Alabama Power is helping pave the watery scenic highway taken by canoers and kayakers along company lakes and state rivers and creeks. Page 43 HYDRO Neely Henry Dam has provided safe, clean electric power and recreation, while helping boost the economy of Etowah County since 1966. Page 47 RETIREES Page 51 TARGET ZERO HEROES We salute the employees who continue working safely every day. Page 52 IN MEMORIAM Page 55 THUMBS UP! Page 56 JULY-AUGUST • 2016 EDITOR Chuck Chandler ART DIRECTOR Jay Parker WRITERS Donna Cope Carla Davis Gilbert Nicholson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Leah Rawls Atkins John Herr Mike Tomberlin Allison Westlake CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Alabama Power Archives Alabama Scenic River Trail Dan Anderson Billy Brown Christopher Jones Ken Lambert Meg McKinney Karim Shamsi-Basha Bernard Troncale Ted Tucker The University of Alabama Arden Ward ON THE COVER Photo by Meg McKinney A shrimp boat followed by pelicans and seagulls arrives in Bayou La Batre to unload seafood that will be processed and delivered to restaurants and stores across Alabama and far beyond. The small Gulf Coast city has rebounded from twin disasters in the past decade. Page 11 POWERGRAMS © Alabama Power Company 2016 Lillie Leatherwood returns to Alabama in 1984 as an Olympic gold medalist. Story page 39. Lillie Leatherwood returns to Alabama in 1984 as an Olympic gold medalist. Story page 39. Photo courtesy The University of Alabama

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