ATLANTA, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Friday, May 12, the
Atlanta Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) will
host its annual James K. Davis Scholarship Golf Outing that benefits high
school students planning to pursue a career in the energy industry. This is
the association's fourth year hosting the tournament.
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This year's tournament will be held at the Summer Grove Golf Club, 353
Summer Grove Parkway in Newnan, Georgia. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and
a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start will signal the start of the tournament.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the James K. Davis Scholarship
Fund. Davis, a retired Georgia Power executive and longtime member of AABE,
died on December 12, 2005.
The Atlanta Chapter of AABE was founded in 1982 by Davis who retired
from Georgia Power in 2003 after 31 years of service. He joined the company
in 1972 as a minority recruiter and worked in human resources, community
and economic development and corporate relations.
Throughout his career, he was well-known for maintaining relationships
with community leaders, groups and ordinary people, often asking them to
understand Georgia Power's issues and carry forth its message.
"Jim was a staunch supporter of higher education and sought ways for
young people to achieve their academic goals," said Chris Womack, Georgia
Power's executive vice president of external affairs. "The scholarship
named in honor of Davis supports his stand on education by providing
deserving metro Atlanta high school students with financial assistance to
pursue advanced degrees that will lead to careers in the energy industry."
Registration fees for the golf outing are $125 per person and $500 per
team (four members). For more details or to register, please call Tangela
Martin at 404-608-5619.
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an
investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the
state's 59,000 square miles. Georgia Power's rates are well below the
national average, and, its 2 million customers are in all but six of
Georgia's 159 counties.
SOURCE Georgia Power
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