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March 14, 2025 62 mins

In episode 21, host Mark Forster and co-host Jerry Havens sit down with Terry Clinefelter, Department Head, Construction Technologies for Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and Mike Eckart, Training Supervisor for Oklahoma Gas & Electric to discuss training in the electric utility industry in the ISPC Tailboard Talks segment.

Mark, Jerry, Terry, and Mike discuss how colleges support the electric utility industry, how colleges rely on industry partners, how getting a degree from a college can launch your career in the electric utility industry, what it takes while at college to be successful in obtaining your degree, and how colleges assist students in securing employment after college.

This episode is sponsored by: iP Institutes Frontline Leadership Program

Attention all utility professionals! Are you ready to transform your safety leadership culture? Introducing iP Institute's Frontline Leadership Program—a comprehensive training program that will elevate safety throughout every level of your organization. Led by one of the industry’s premier leading minds, David McPeak, this program offers in-depth modules on Leadership, Human Performance, and Incident Prevention. Don’t miss your opportunity to take your organization’s safety culture to the next level. 

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Timeline:

  1. [0:00] Introduction
  2. [2:03] Sponsor Message: Incident Prevention – Frontline Program
  3. [6:48] Tailboard Talk: Education Meets Energy
  4. [17:00] Sponsor Message: Incident Prevention – Frontline Program
  5. [17:54] Special Guests: Terry Clinefelter and Mike Eckart
  6. [1:00:15] Sponsor Message: Incident Prevention – Frontline Program
  7. [1:00:29] Conclusion

 

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