CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – CDE Lightband was presented the Community Service Award by the Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association (TMEPA) during their annual conference in Nashville, Tenn on Monday, July 29.

The TMEPA recognized CDE Lightband for their commitment to the community and for providing their employees with opportunities to volunteer and be more involved in the city in which they live and work.

“I am honored to receive this award on behalf of our employees,” said Brian Taylor, general manager at CDE Lightband.  “The staff at TMEPA really pulled a surprise and kept this award a secret until I passed the gavel.  What a great way to end my presidency at TMEPA. We are very fortunate that our employees are committed to giving back to our community.”

TMEPA accepts nominations for the community service award each year, evaluating electric utilities in three categories; large systems of over 30,000 members, medium systems from 10,000 to 30,000 members and small systems under 10,000 members.

As a large-sized electric utility, CDE Lightband was measured by their efforts to improve the social, cultural, educational or economic environment of their communities, by their opportunities for employee involvement and by demonstrating sustained performance and achievement as a member of TMEPA.

CDE Lightband’s general manager, Brian Taylor, served as the President of the TMEPA Board of Directors. Taylor passed the gavel to Terry Wimberley of Paris Board of Public Utilities during TMEPA’s annual conference. He now serves as chairman of the Distributor Insurance Company (DIC) Board of Directors.

“It’s been an honor to serve as president of TMEPA for this past year and look forward to working with the new president, Terry,” said Taylor.