2024 President’s Safety Professional
of the Year Award Banquet
Each year, Sumter Utilities honors exemplary employees with the President’s Safety Professional of the Year award. Crews who complete all four quarters of the year with zero safety incidents become eligible and are then selected by leadership for going above and beyond in their attention to safety.
This year’s banquet was held on June 12 in Columbia, South Carolina with a sporting clays tournament, dinner, dancing, and encouraging words from leadership to celebrate these amazing gentlemen.
Our 2024 Safety Professionals of the Year are:
Field Mechanics
Walter L Pace Jr., Field Mechanic
Crew 88
Windell L Brown, Foreman
Timothy W Weatherford, C-Lineman
Jon T Soltysiak, Operator
Matthew L Gollach, Groundman
Crew 241
Quentin C Montgomery, Foreman
David K Gayle Jr, B-Lineman
Charles E Olden, C-Lineman
Frankie R Crank-Chatman, C-Lineman
William J Commander, Operator
Crew 94
Travis B Maynor, Foreman
Dillon M Gilbert, A-Lineman
Conner W Brown, B-Lineman
Crew 388
Alexander B Nichols, Foreman
Jason E Garrison, Crew Leader
Dalton R Underwood, A-Lineman
Stanley D Phillips, B-Lineman
William D Phillips, Truck Driver
Crew 417
Brandon R Davis, Foreman
Crew 489
Jesse L Conner, Foreman
Crew 569
Sirrun A Jackson, Foreman
Zachary M Hughes, Operator
Crew 561
James M Nealy, Foreman
Alexander B Bassler, B-Lineman
Steven M Rogers, B-Lineman
Andrew Kyker, Groundman
Crew 841
Clarence M Lee, Foreman
Edward R Knowlton, A-Lineman
Logan C Daniels, A-Lineman
Dylan M Browder, C-Lineman
Turner D Singletary, Operator
Crew 76
Wilhelm B Shipes, Foreman
Reinaldo L Gonzalez-Robles, B-Lineman
Garrett C Parker, C-Lineman
Randy A Storay, Operator
Crew 409
Sebastian T Burgess, Foreman
Codey B Driggers, Groundman
Thomas J Young, Groundman