Rodeo Reflections

摘要

Moe Alters is the proverbial good host. He's the guy at the party who makes sure everyone is having fun, has enough to eat, while corralling the wild ones and keeping the party going strong. Only Alters, safety and training coordinator for Westar Energy (Topeka, Kansas, U.S.), isn't hosting a party for a just a handful of friends. He has played host to countless Westar line crews as they participated in the International Lineman's Rodeo for nearly 20 years. Collie Roland, a senior engineer at Westar, said Alters relishes his role as host of the Westar tent at the rodeo. "He's the go-to guy to get a hat or some food," Roland said. "He's a good person, and you just like being around him." Alters joined Westar in 1967 as a lineman. Then in 1990, he became a line supervisor and started serving as a judge at the rodeo. When he joined the safety and training department in 2000, he also became Westar's organizer for the event. He explained that his job as safety coordinator fit him to a T, because he's a big proponent of job safety and enjoys traveling throughout the company to meet with all the linemen at training sessions. Westar's participation in the rodeo has also further strengthened its training program.