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Brad Jones was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Pat Wood Power Star Award.  GCPA presents this annual award in recognition of the chosen honoree’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. To view the full press release - CLICK HERE.

Vicki Oswalt was selected as the 2022 recipient of the Pat Wood Power Star Award.  GCPA presents this annual award in recognition of the chosen honoree’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Darryl Tietjen was selected as the 2021 recipient of the GCPA Pat Wood Power Star Award. This award is presented annually in recognition of the honoree’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Tom Payton was selected as the 2020 recipient of the GCPA Pat Wood Power Star Award. This award is presented annually in recognition of the honoree’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Tom Foreman was selected as the 2019 recipient of the GCPA Pat Wood Power Star Award.  This award is presented annually in recognition of the honoree’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas.  View the full press release here.

Marcie Zlotnik was the 2018 recipient of the GCPA Pat Wood Power Star Award. This award is presented annually in recognition of the honoree's significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

H.B. "Trip" Doggett was selected as the 2017 recipient of the GCPA Pat Wood Power Star Award. This award is presented annually in recognition of the honoree's significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

John Fainter, retired President/CEO of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. (AECT), was the recipient of the 2016 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Robert "Bob" Webb was the recipient of the 2015 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Judy Walsh, ERCOT Board Vice Chairman, was the recipient of the 2014 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of her significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

John Stauffacher, retired Executive Director of Gulf Coast Power Association, was the recipient of the 2013 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Mike Greene, retired Vice Chairman of Energy Future Holdings, was the recipient of the 2012 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Marianne Carroll was the recipient of the 2011 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award. The award recognizes Carroll’s significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

Trudy Harper, President of Tenaska Power Services Co. (TPS), was the recipient of the 2010 annual Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of her significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in Texas. View the full press release here.

As Director of Competitive Markets at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), Jess Totten was the recipient of the Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in the Texas. View the full press release here.

As Chairman of the SPP Regional Entity Board of Trustees, John Meyer was the recipient of the Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in the Texas region and nationwide. View the full press release here.

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of ERCOT Sam Jones was named the 2007 recipient of the Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions towards the advancement of competitive energy markets in the Texas. View the full press release here.

Former FERC and Texas PUC chairman Pat Wood III was awarded the first annual Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the advancement of competitive energy markets. The presentation was made at the GCPA Spring Conference held at the Marriott Woodlands Waterway before an audience of approximately 200 industry professionals.

“Wood's guidance and leadership at both the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, DC have led to the award.  Mr. Wood has put into practice his belief that competition can do a better job than regulation to deliver customer benefits and service innovation.  Throughout his career, he has worked to advance a pro-consumer, market-oriented vision of regulation,” said John Stauffacher, Executive Director of GCPA as he presented the award.