Southern Area Instructors Association

Meetings

SAIA

2025 in Rockwall, TX
Hosted by: Farmers Electric Cooperative

2024 in Orange Beach, AL
Hosted by: Alabama Rural Electric Cooperatives

2023 in Charlotte, NC
Hosted by Electric Cooperatives of North Carolina
Minutes

2023 in Charleston, SC
Hosted by Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
Minutes

2018 in Savannah, GA
Hosted by: Georgia Electric Membership Corp.
Minutes

​2017 in New Orleans, LA
Hosted by: Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi & Association of Lousiana Electric Cooperatives
Minutes

2017 in Lexington, KY
Hosted by: Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives
Minutes • Program Sharing

2016 in San Antonio, TX
Hosted by: Texas Electric Cooperatives and Sam Houston Electric
Minutes

2016 in Oklahoma City, OK
Hosted by: The Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives
Minutes • Program Sharing

NUTSEA

2025 in Pigeon Forge, TN
Hossted by Tennessee JT&S, TCAT

2024 in San Antonio, TX
Hosted by: Texas Electric Cooperatives and Sam Houston Electric Cooperative 

2017 in New Orleans, LA
Hosted by: Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi & Association of Lousiana Electric Cooperatives

2016 in San Antonio, TX
Hosted by: Texas Electric Cooperatives and Sam Houston Electric Cooperative 

2015 in Boise, ID
Hosted by: Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association and Northwest Lineman College

2014 in Denver, CO
Hosted by: Colorado Rural Electric Association

2013 in Savannah, GA
Hosted by: Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative

2012 in Santa Fe, NM
Hosted by: New Mexico Electric Cooperatives

2011 in Indianapolis, IN
Hosted by: Indiana Statewide and Hoosier Energy

Previous Conference Locations

YearSAIANUTSEASAIA Chairman
1978AZ Jesse Watson
1979KSNMWalter Bright
1980TXOKRay Pantel
1981AZAKErnest Friedemann
1982KSOKGill Stills
1983TXOKRoss Rhodes
1984AZARJohnny Waters
1985LAMSDonald Farmer
1986NMOKDavid Martin
1987TXARRichard Ramsey
1988KSARJean Phillips
1989LATXLarry Baker
1990FLNMRon Jones
1991OKORDan O’dell
1992TXDCSteve Bounds
1993TXNCKen Guffey
1994ARINLarry Detwiler
1995KSNMCecil Drake
1996LAMTGuy Thompson
1997MSAZBuck Theriot
1998AZWIJoe Johnson
1999WSOKStan Rucker
2000TNSDDanny Hayes
2001GATXJerry Franklin
2002KSAZCameron Sheppard
2003LAMTNorman McDugle
2004SCGATerry Williams
2005KYAKJim Wright
2006ALOKMike Bergeaux
2007TXKYClarence Greene
2008NMAZDoyle Totty
2009GAMNRon Cronan
2010TNSCMichael Weltzheimer
2011KSINGlenn Cunningham
2012ALNMWade Hurst
2013LAGAJason Saunders
2014MSCODavid White
2015SCIDAarron Graham
2016OKTXGreg McKoy
2017KYLADarren Maddox
2018GAKYRusty Wannamaker
2019KSMIWes Lee
2020N/AN/ARobert Thornton
2021N/AFLRobert Thornton
2022FLKSRobert Thornton
2023SCNCGreg Hambrick
2024ALTXJacob Overhultz
2025TXTNPeggy Dantzler