Andy Robart Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 720 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 434-4818 Fax: (202) 347-4015 andrew.robart@siemens.com

Date: June 20, 2003
To: Members of the Washington Coal Club (WCC)
From: Andy Robart, WCC President (2003)
Subject: 2003 Solicitation for Awards Nominations

It is time once again for the membership of the Washington Coal Club to recommend individuals for recognition at the Awards Banquet in November 2003. Your nominations for these important recognitions are sought for the Annual Achievement Award and the Senator Jennings Randolph Award (Lifetime Achievement Award).

Nomination Process: “Written” nominations (i.e., e-mails or faxes) for either award (see descriptions below) should be forwarded to any of the following individuals, no later than July 14, 2003:

The nominations package should include the name and the contact information for both the nominator and the nominee, and a statement outlining the reason(s) why the nominee(s) should be considered for each respective award.

A bit of history regarding the above mentioned awards and a list of past recipients:

Annual Achievement Award:

Initiated in 1982, the award is presented annually to an individual who has made the most recent meaningful contribution to the coal community. The Washington Coal Club Board of Directors selects the recipient from a nomination list offered by the membership. The award is presented at the Annual Awards Banquet. The past recipients of the Award are listed below.

Recipients of the Annual Achievement Award

2002 – Loretta Beaumont and Peter Kiefhaber, House and Senate Congressional Staffers
2001 – Rita Bajura – Director, NETL, U.S. Department of Energy
2000 - No Awardee
1999 – George Rudins – DAS, Office of Coal & Power Systems, U.S. Department of Energy
1998 - Congressman Alan Mollohan, West Virginia
1997 - Girard Anderson, President, Teco Energy, Inc.
1996 - Barbara Wainman, Assistant to Congressman Regula
1995 - C. Lowell Miller, DOE Clean Coal Technology Program
1994 - Sun Chun and Tom Bechtel, PETC/METC Directors
1993 - Ben Yamagata, Clean Coal Coalition Exec. Director
1992 - Congressman Jack Murtha, Pennsylvania
1991 - Kurt Yeager, Senior V-P, EPRI
1990 - Robert Kripowicz and Charles Estes, Approp. Staff
1989 - Richard Lawson, President, Nat. Mining Assoc.
1988 - Congressman Ralph Regula, Ohio
1987 - Alan Wampler, Asst. Secretary for Fossil Energy
1986 - William Marx, Pres., Council of Ind. Boiler Owners
1985 - Senator Robert Byrd, West Virginia
1984 - Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
1983 - Carl Bagge, President, National Coal Association
1982 - Sam Esleeck, General Manager, Babcock & Wilcox

Senator Jennings Randolph Award (Lifetime Achievement Award):

Initiated in 1987, this award is given solely at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Washington Coal Club. The award is presented to an individual in recognition of their lifetime achievements and dedication to the utilization of coal. Like the Annual Achievement Award, this award is presented at the Annual Awards Banquet. The past recipients of the Award are listed below.

Recipients of the Senator Jennings Randolph Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)

2002 – James Markowsky, American Electric Power (retired)
2001 – No Awardee
2000 – Congressman Ralph Regula, Ohio and
General Richard Lawson, National Mining Association
1999 – No Awardee
1998 - Senator Robert Byrd, West Virginia
1996 - Robert Jimeson, Consultant
199X - Sam Esleeck, General Manager, Babcock & Wilcox
1989 - George Fumich, Former Asst. Sec. for Fossil Energy
1987 - Senator Jennings Randolph, West Virginia

Please remember to forward your “written” nominations to any of the individuals listed above, no later than July 14, 2003.

Thank you!