The OE Employee of the Year for Excellence Recognition Program profiles inspirational employees in the Office of Electricity (OE) who have demonstrated one or more of the following principles in their professionalism:

  • Embodied the values of both the Department and OE;
  • Drawn positive attention to OE throughout DOE and outside of DOE;
  • Consistently been proven as someone that others within OE turn to for assistance and guidance; and
  • Gone “above and beyond” their normal responsibilities to help other OE or DOE employees with projects or other activities.

The following OE employees have received OE Employee of the Year for Excellence Recognition Awards:

  • Theresa Brown Shute
  • Gilbert Bindewald, III
  • Jay Schell
  • Julie Smith
  • Merrill Smith