Dell joins board of water alliance

Greg Dell, Conway Corp chief operating officer, was elected last week to the Mid-Arkansas Water Alliance board of directors.

The alliance is a cooperative effort of 27 water utilities in eight Central Arkansas counties working to acquire new long-term drinking water sources.

“All of these water service companies recognize the benefit of planning and coordinating our resources,” said Bret Carroll, Conway Corp chief executive officer. “Greg’s experience with our planning and engineering department will be a great asset to the MAWA board of directors.”

Dell, who has worked for Conway Corp for about 35 years, was named chief operating officer of the utility company in 2017. He worked in several engineering and design departments before being named manager of engineering and planning in 2005, the position he held until being promoted to his current position. for Region VI of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s regional designations, which include Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

“I’m extremely proud of the work Scott and our crews have done while assisting with mutual aid for other public power communities,” Conway Corp. CEO Bret Carroll said. “He will do a great job using his knowledge and experience to help others, and I know he will represent Conway Corp and our community very well.”

Mutual aid response is a coordinated effort allowing public power utilities to receive assistance after an emergency in their communities. Nationally, mutual aid agreements organized through the American Public Power Association link more than 2,000 public power and rural electric cooperatives.

Ussery, who was hired in 2002 as a utility worker apprentice, entered the lineman apprentice program in 2005 and was promoted to journeyman lineman in 2009 then promoted to senior lineman in 2016.

Also in 2016, he was presented the annual Safety Leadership Award by Conway Corp. The recipient is an employee who leads by example, adhering to safety standards, watching out for others or suggesting improvement to procedures to reduce accidents and promote a culture of safety for the company.