Kenan Fellowships are made possible through the support of the program’s partners such as Surry-Yadkin EMC and North Carolina’s electric cooperatives. “Whether her job entailed observation or active, physical participation, she was engaged and excited about the opportunities that each day presented.” “Jamie exhibits an enthusiastic attitude for learning that is certainly infectious,” Martin said. Adam Martin, public information specialist with Surry-Yadkin EMC, is serving as Mosley’s mentor for the summer. Surry-Yadkin EMC was founded in 1940, a few short years after the implementation of the Rural Electrification Act in 1936. The key component of the program is the five-week internship in partnership with a mentor in industry or academia. Teachers are selected for the one-year fellowship program after a competitive application process. The Kenan Fellows Program connects teachers with local researchers and industry experts to help them develop curricula that their students find relevant. Surry Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation is an Electricity, Oil & Gas, and Energy, Utilities & Waste Treatment company located in Dobson, North Carolina. Mosley was selected for her internship through a partnership between the Kenan Fellows Program and Surry-Yadkin EMC. Students will complete a multitude of tasks through hands-on activities while making real world connections.” “I will focus on the generation, transmission, distribution, and delivery of energy to the student’s home.
“I can engage my students from the knowledge that I have obtained through this internship in many ways,” Mosley said. Mosley plans to convert this experience into new teaching strategies that she will use in her classroom and share with other teachers. She toured three power plants, including the Catawba Nuclear Plant, and traveled to Raleigh-based North Carolina EMC, the power supplier for most of the state’s electric co-ops, to learn about how electricity is distributed to consumers. Mosley took an exclusive peek into the inner workings of her local, non-profit electric co-op and gained a variety of practical experience including riding in a bucket truck, hanging a transformer and setting a power pole. One of the best Electricity Suppliers, Home Services business at 510 S Main St. Sam Gentry Middle School, has spent five weeks of her summer shadowing electric linemen and learning from electric utility experts at Surry-Yadkin EMC, the Touchstone Energy cooperative based in Dobson. 122 customer reviews of Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation. “All of this year’s beneficiaries are important parts of helping members of our community, and we look forward to partnering with our sponsors to boost the nonprofits’ efforts.”Īnyone interested in supporting the Surry-Yadkin EMC Golf Tournament can find information on the tournament at .įor questions, reach out to Wendy Wood or Kasey Martin at 33.DOBSON ─ Jamie Mosley, a teacher at J. “As a locally-owned, member-owned cooperative, it is important to us that we support the communities we serve and live in,” said Travis Bode, economic development coordinator for Surry-Yadkin Electric and this year’s Community Projects Committee chair. Those charities include Grace Clinic of Yadkin Valley, a medical clinic in Elkin Yadkin Valley United Fund, which supports 23 nonprofit agencies and three scholarships Mount Airy Ministry of Hospitality, which oversees The Shepherd’s House and Helping Hands Foundation and Second Harvest Food Bank, which benefits food pantries in the region.Ī number of sponsorship opportunities for the golf tournament are available to area businesses and individuals, as well as playing opportunities. and will benefit four nonprofits in the Surry-Yadkin EMC service area. This year’s tournament will tee off at 9 a.m. The tournament is put on by the electric cooperative’s Community Projects Committee, made up of employees of Surry-Yadkin EMC. DOBSON - After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation will host its 10th annual charitable golf tournament Thursday, June 16 at Cedarbrook Country Club.
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