PUF Latimer Scholars Trevor Melton and Jordana Greaux-Gist

Scholarships

A conversation with two of the six talented high school seniors won PUF Latimer Scholarships, formed in collaboration with AABE and funded by the corporate supporters of Steve Mitnick’s book “Lewis Latimer, the First Hidden Figure,” CPS Energy, Dentons, Energy Impact Partners, FirstEnergy Corp., Guidehouse and Xcel Energy.

September 4, 1882

Lewis Latimer

A short story on the birth of the electric utilities industry, from the viewpoint of Lewis Latimer, who turned 34 that day.

Commissioner Anthony O'Donnell

Excerpted from August’s Public Utilities Fortnightly cover article on the Maryland PSC, on page 20:

“No, we are not political. We all carry our life’s experience with us, and we all carry our viewpoints with us, of course. If you’re human, you have to. But we are not overtly political.

We try to stay away from that when we deliberate. We have three Republicans, and two Democrats, and that’s by design. It’s not a forced distribution, but it’s healthy to have various perspectives.