Electric Utility Operations

International Lineman's Museum Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees

Feb. 15, 2019

The International Lineman's Hall of Fame will honor its new inductees at the Public Lineworker's Rodeo banquet on March 30, 2019.

Amy Fischbach

Since 2006, the International Lineman's Museum has inducted members into the Hall of Fame for making notable contributions to the line trade. For 2018, the following inductees will be honored at the American Public Power Association (APPA) Public Lineworker's Rodeo banquet on March 30, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Alan Katz
Ed Kearney
Jon Beasley
Jody Shea
J.D. Thompson

According to the Lineman's Museum, each of these five linemen is a hero and leader and deseving of being recognized. For example, J.D. Thompson is being honored for saving the life of his coworker who was electrocuted while working on a pole in 1967. A photographer captured the moment, and his photo, titled "Kiss of Life," won a Pulitzer Prize for spot photography. To see a photo gallery of J.D. Thompson visiting the museum for the first time, visit the Web site for the Shelby, North Carolina-based international Lineman's Museum. You can also follow the museum's Instagram page, which is dedicated to preserving the history of the line trade and the electric utility industry.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the contributing editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission and Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].