Before he was an AEP Ohio lineworker, Cody Grilliot was a linebacker on the Ohio University football team. During his time there, one of his coaches – who had leukemia – gave a speech about the lifesaving potential of joining the Gift of Life bone marrow and stem cell registry. So Grilliot filled out some …
During his 35-year career as a lineworker with AEP Ohio, Ernie Woods developed a reputation as a go-to resource for his teammates in Wooster who wanted to know how to get a job done and get it done right. He was a meticulous planner, experienced and had an approachable demeanor that made it easy to …
Mike Griffith is a forester with AEP Ohio. Most days, he is in the field ensuring crews are working safely and maintaining the balance of the natural beauty of your neighborhood with the need to keep your power flowing. We spoke with Mike to learn more about forestry, his love for the great outdoors and …
Our lineworkers are critical infrastructure employees and have remained hard at work in our communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential electrical work must continue because, now as much as ever, customers rely on their power to keep flowing. April 18 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day. And our field personnel are certainly feeling the gratitude from …
Lineworkers are the backbone of AEP Ohio, working with thousands of volts of electricity, around the clock and in all weather conditions, to keep the power flowing to nearly 1.5 million customers across Ohio. These critical infrastructure employees continue to power and connect our communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we couldn’t …
As a student at West Virginia University, Don Stemple wanted to play football. But he wasn’t the fastest or most athletic player. While his high school team was West Virginia state champions, Stemple – unlike five of his teammates – never received a Division 1 scholarship offer. Nevertheless, Stemple entertained pie-in-the-sky dreams of playing professionally. …
