aquatic habitat enhancement efforts
and stewardship programs such as
Renew Our Rivers. Hopefully, these
lessons will spark an interest in the
biological sciences or encourage
students to help conserve our
aquatic resources."
Escambia County elementary
schools holding water festivals
this spring included W.S. Neal in
Brewton and A.C. Moore in Atmore,
where fourth-graders were joined
by students from nearby Hexford
Elementary.
After showing how the generator
turned on a lightbulb, Odom
partially disassembled the model to
reveal the rotating magnets of the
rotor and stationary windings of
the stator, which is the source of the
electricity.
Odom – who holds a doctorate in
engineering from the University
of Tennessee – built the model at
home with financial assistance from
the departments of Carlee; Len
Simmons, river manager of Black
Warrior Hydro; and John Kirkland,
superintendent of Bankhead Dam.
"As big as our company is,"
Odom said, "we definitely have
the professional expertise and
resources to educate fourth-
graders at these water festivals
about an electric utility in general
and Alabama Power specifically.
We have a vested interest in our
communities and especially in these
youths who will inherit our jobs in
the future."
Odom speaks with students at Flomaton Elementary School.
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Photo by Diane Holmes
