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MR. MEND ALL LONG Long Presented Medal By Society Mendall H. Long of Cary has been named the recipient of the James N. Landis Medal presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Long, vice president of social projects at Carolina Power and Light Co. received the medal at the ASME Joint Power Generation Conference in Toronto, Canada last week. Long was cited for "outstanding performance in the operation, engineering and construction of major steam-powered electric plants using nuclear and fossil fuels, and for his leadership in ASME in section, regional and national activities," accor ding to an ASME spokesman. The Landis medal honors the recipient for achievements resulting from a commitment to in dividual excellence. It was established in 1977 in honor of James N. Landis, a former president of ASME. Long has been involved with all power plant ex pansions for CP&L in the past 35 years. Named vice president in 1981, he serves as an inhouse consul tant, helping improve operations and solve problems at CP&L's nuclear and fossil power plants. Long began his career with CP&L as a plant engineer at the Cape Fear plant in 1949. In his early years with the company, he assisted in the startup of the W. H. Weatherspoon plant near Lumberton, the H. F. Lee plant near Goldsboro and the L. V. Sutton plant near Wilmington. He is a former manager of the Weatherspoon and Sutton plants. Long held a variety of positions in power plant design and operations at the company headquarters before being named vice president of special projects in 1981. A native of Englehard, Long graduated from Louisburg College and attended N. C. State Univer sity, studying mechanical engineering. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Mer chant Marines and attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve. He is married to the former Edna Montgomery of Warrenton and they have two children. Long is a member of Cary Presbyterian Church. He is also a member of the Raleigh Engineers Gub and the N. C. Society of Engineers. J \ COLEY'S CARPET CLEANING 257-4728 We're Giving A $10 Discount Through December 1 with this ad. Limit One Per Household.
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