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INDEX OF MQ ARTICLES 2005 - 2008 Fall 2008 Vol. 49 No. 3 Article Title Author Vital Signs: NRECA $8 Summary. ........+...000000++ Mike Ganley of Distribution Cooperative Data Dave Olivier Louise Williams Enhanced Business Processes Yield Savings... Ali Vojdani of Time and Money for Cooperatives Brian Sloboda It’s Not Your Father's Board Seat: ..............4+. Janet Arnold The Evolution of Corporate Governance in an Era of Scandal Summer 2008 Vol. 49 No. 2 . Article Title Author Cooperatives In Transition: Restructuring ..... Dr. Joseph B. Baugh and Recovery In Georgia Business Performance Management: ............. Sudz Kar A Road Map For Utilities Marco Lopez Making Business Alliances Work ..........00000000+ Larraine D. Segil Are You Ready For Company? ........c.:0c000000000+ Andy Brown Who's Next? Succession Planning ...........0.0000+- Michael Maginn, Ed.D. 2008 Vol. 49 No. 1 Article Title Author The Improvement Imperative: ..........00.s000000 A white paper Benchmarks Can Help Utilities Enhance from Compass Operational Efficiency and UtiliPoint International, Inc. 32 INDEX OF MQ ARTICLES 2005 - 2008 Fall 2008 Vol. 49 No. 3 Article Title Author Vital Signs: NRECA $8 Summary. ........+...000000++ Mike Ganley of Distribution Cooperative Data Dave Olivier Louise Williams Enhanced Business Processes Yield Savings... Ali Vojdani of Time and Money for Cooperatives Brian Sloboda It’s Not Your Father's Board Seat: ..............4+. Janet Arnold The Evolution of Corporate Governance in an Era of Scandal Summer 2008 Vol. 49 No. 2 . Article Title Author Cooperatives In Transition: Restructuring ..... Dr. Joseph B. Baugh and Recovery In Georgia Business Performance Management: ............. Sudz Kar A Road Map For Utilities Marco Lopez Making Business Alliances Work ..........00000000+ Larraine D. Segil Are You Ready For Company? ........c.:0c000000000+ Andy Brown Who's Next? Succession Planning ...........0.0000+- Michael Maginn, Ed.D. 2008 Vol. 49 No. 1 Article Title Author The Improvement Imperative: ..........00.s000000 A white paper Benchmarks Can Help Utilities Enhance from Compass Operational Efficiency and UtiliPoint International, Inc. 32 Fiduciary Duty of Electric Cooperative CEOs, CFOs, and Other Nondirector Officers Thompson Communication—Texas Style.....cccccccccccesseeeeeeees Susan M. Johnson Communicating is Critically Important ........... Ray Beavers in Today's Energy Environment Utilities Excecetive Steedy ...0.002:.s0eseeseeessevesesseens A report from Platts/Capgemini Winter 2007 Vol. 48 No. 4 Article Title Author Vital Signs: NRECA $s Summary. ..............0000++. Mike Ganley of Distribution Cooperative Data Dave Olivier Louise Williams Assessing Management Performance ............+. Geoffrey F. Smith Karen Zimbelman Setting the Director Education Agenda............ Pat Mangan 3 Steps You Can Use To Develop ........c..c00000++ Stephen Fairley Leaders In Your Industry Why Your Business Needs an E-Mail Policy ....Judith Kallos | Fall 2007 Vol. 48 No. 3 Article Title Author Examining the Peak Demand Impacts ............ Dan York of Energy Efficiency Martin Kushler Pattie Witte Operational Efficiency: Finding Green .......... Aaron Bradshaw Within the Co-op Energy Efficiency, Conservation and ............ Michael Moore Margins: Catch 22 Rate Design? Mike Searcy Judy Lambert Consumers Owed Efficiency: ........ccccccceeeeeees Ray Beavers New Approaches to Limited Capacity Summer 2007 Vol. 48 No. 2 Article Title Author The Emergence of the Intelligent Utility: ....... Mary McDaniel A New View of Service Delivery Connor Gray Charged Up: Managing the Energy that ........ Rob Cross Drives Innovation Jane Linder Andrew Parker The CEOS Role in Leading Transformation ...Carolyn B. Aiken Scott P. Keller The Performance Appraisal: A Power ........... Nancy Montague Management Tool Lessons Past Can Guide the Future: .............. Ed Brown, Jr. Observations of aC o-op CEO Spring 2007 Vol. 48 No. 1 Articie Title Author A Distribution Utility Roadmap...............0000000++ Douglas Houseman Dennis Taylor Business Retention and Expansion. ................ Robert. Pittman An Important Activitfyo r Power Suppliers | Michelle Harris Coping With Power Supply Risk: ..............00+. Ronald J. Matlock An Integrated Portfolio Management Approach BE Ne GE TIE ociscrcceevereqeectsiesvosenens Chris Moore Award Winning Communication Program....... Susan M. Johnson The Problem with Communication ..............+.+. James P. Duncan Winter 2006 Vol. 47 No. 4 Article Title Author A New Rural Economy: A New Role .............. Mark Drabenscott for Public Policy Jason Henderson Vital Signs: NRECA’s Annual Summary ......... Mike Ganley of Distribution Cooperative Data Dave Olivier Louise Williams Education as a Rural Development Strategy .. Robert Gibbs NAN TANG] =a/ 119\ SO LOAUvan Fall 2006 Vol. 47 No. Article Title Author A Cooperative Solution: This Self- ..............-+. Ricardo Lotti Governing Corporate Structure Protects Peter Mensing Communities and Prospers in a Davide Valenti Globalizing World The Cost of Knowledge: Why Business as ..... Brad Kamph Usual Costs Millions Recruiting & Compensatinfgo r Key. ............. David A. Little Positions in a Competitive Market Retail Rates, Distributed Generation, and jeans Jay Morrison the Energy Policy Act of 2005: Did You Meet Your First Deadline? Summer 2006 Vol. 47 No. 2 Article Title Author End of Enron Era Sparks New Hopeé............+++ Ken Silverstein Electricity After Insull Richard Munson A Cautionary Tale: Nanotechnology and. ...... Jack Uldrich the Changing Face of the Electric Utility Industry Do You Believe in Magic? An Otherworld ..... Steve Collier of Incredible New Technology Spring 2006 Vol. 47 No. 1 Article Title Author The Fallacy of the Foreseeable Future ........... Dwight Allen Location, Location, Location: Winning .......... Robert H. Pittman Site Selection Proposals Innovative Communication Program ...........+ Susan Johnson in the Spotlight You Should Be Committed! ..............c.0ccceeeeeeee? :. Martin A. Hillert, Jr. Winter 2005 Vol. 46 No. 4 Article Title Author RTOS—To Join or Not to JOIN? .....cccccccceeeeeeeee William H. Dunn, Jr. CRN Research Zeros in on RTO Costs, Benefits and Co-op Experiences Peter Drucker s Continuing Relevancfeor .... Greg Boudreaux Electric Cooperatives Vital Signs: NRECA’s Annual Summary ......... Mike Ganley of Distribution Cooperative Data Dave Olivier Louise Williams Fall 2005 Vol. 46 No. 3 Article Title Author III sicctnniscsinsteincanennidaialitinbsbiscnndiiinhe Daniel Yergin Mediation: Effective Resolution of .............00+. Charles T. Autry Contract Disputes George C. Reid Roland F. Hall Bringing The Co-op Advantage tO «0.0.2... Bill Collet New Service Areas NE PINON SIPIEM cteiscsciicassnlcsincdsiicuibiewnentacs Tracey Steiner Stephen Guth Summer 2005 Vol. 46 No. 2 Article Title Author Renewable Energy and Clean Air ........00.00000+ Kent S. Knutson Compliance: Green Convergence Communicating Value—Easier Said ............... Dan Cook Than Done Today's Media—Friend or Foe? ........s.ceeseeeeee Keith A. Crabtree Spring 2005 Vol. 46 No. 1 Article Title Author Developing a Code of Ethics .........cccccccceeeeeeeees Greg Boudreaux Tracey Steiner Retail Rate Developments: The Role oft he ..... David Hendrick Cooperative Board Five Issues that Keep HR Managers in the ..... Arthur J. O’ Donnell Power Industry Awake at Night—And What to Do About Them Improving Member Satisfaction ..........00000000 Susan Johnson Through Strategic Communications Communicating Your Cooperative 8 ............+++ Kyle Kuntz Message—Lessons Learned Misplaced your back copy that contains that article you want to read? Individual articles are available in pdf file format at no charge. To obtain a print copy of a back issue there is a $10 processing fee. To request your article or issue send an e-mail to [email protected]. Be certain to include the following contact information: your name, the name of your co-op, e-mail address, phone number and billing/mailing address.