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Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative oral history project Collection Description

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Many of the interviewees were charter customers and employees of GVEC and remembered a time before electricity was available to the residents of the Guadalupe River Valley. Interviewees were asked to comment on how their lives changed as a result of the availability of electricity, their level of satisfaction with the service provided by GVEC, and their opinion of GVEC’s intention to provide additional services such as satellite television or waste management.

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Oran W. Davis oral history interview

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Oran Davis, general manager of GVEC at Gonzales from 1947 to 1972, talks about the politics, co-op growth, public relations, power use, member services, and administration of GVEC during his time with the company.

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Grace Willmann oral history interview

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Grace Willman, GVEC employee from 1951-1972, talks about how she came to work for GVEC, her job responsibilities, and some memorable experiences she had at the co-op.

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John Fritz oral history interview

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John Fritz, manager of member services division, talks about how GVEC runs efficiently in order to keep their prices low for their customers. He also talks about he came to have his current job as manager of member services division.

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Leon Netardus oral history interview

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Leon Netardus talks about some of his responsibilities as manager of the business division, advances the company has made since he has been there, and some of the advance he hopes to see the company make in the future.

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Lewis B. Eckols oral history interview

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Lewis Eckols began working for GVEC in 1947 and was manager of the electric operations division at Gonzales.  He talks about how he worked his way up the career ladder at GVEC to his current position of manager of the electric operations division, what he and his branch's responsibilities are, and what he believes makes GVEC unique.

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Steve Slaughter oral history interview

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Steve Slaughter talks about his responsibilities as a manager and those of the divisions he oversees at GVEC. He also discusses some of GVEC's accomplishments and what he sees in the co-op's future.

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Marcus Pridgeon oral history interview

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Marcus Pridgeon, manager of the administrative services division, talks about his responsibilities at GVEC, his personal accomplishments with the cooperative, and what he sees in GVEC's future.

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Thomas Coor oral history interview

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Thomas Coor talks about how he acquired his current position as Manager of the Seguin district of GVEC, the responsibilities that come with that position, and the general responsibilities of the company.

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Milton Hines oral history interview

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Milton Hines, general manager at Gonzales, sheds some light on how the GVEC operates, its strengths and weaknesses, and some of the obstacles the company faces on a regular basis.  Began working at GVEC in 1958.

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Robert A. Young oral history interview

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Robert Young, director at Gonzales, talks about how he became involved with GVEC, his responsibilities as a director, and the personal satisfaction he gets from being a part of the co-op.

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Tommy Bozka oral history interview

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Tommy Bozka discusses his duties as a director of GVEC, why he thinks the company is so successful, and his long-term aspirations for the company.

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David R. Dennis oral history interview

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David Dennis talks about his responsibilities as a director of GVEC at Gonzales and the company's responsibilities as a whole. He also describes what he believes sets GVEC apart from other co-ops.

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Lewis Borgfeld oral history interview

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Lewis Borgfeld talks about how he came to be a director of GVEC, the responsibilities that come with his position, and what he thinks GVEC will be like in the future.

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J.P. Lorenz, Jr. oral history interview

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J.P. Lorenz discusses his responsibilities as a director of GVEC and why he believes the cooperative is so successful. He also talks about problems that face the company on a regular basis.

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Melvin Strey oral history interview

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Melvin Strey talks about his responsibilities as a director for GVEC, his aspirations for the co-op, and the co-op's reputation for good customer service.