MANDAN — David Sigloh of Kenmare, director for Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, received the Cooperative Leadership Award, announced Feb. 10 during the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives’ annual meeting in Mandan.

He was one of three recipients of the award, which recognizes exceptional leadership and contributions to electric cooperatives, cooperative organizations and local communities. The others were David Hagert of Grand Forks, a retired director for Nodak Electric Cooperative, and Dean Volk of New England, a retired employee with Slope Electric Cooperative.

Roughrider Electric Cooperative employees Scott Leintz and Brad Quenette, both Hazen, received the Community Service Award, which recognizes volunteer leadership, community service involvement, and contributions to community, civic, charitable and economic development activities.

Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, Edgeley, won the Cooperative Community Development Award, which recognizes an electric cooperative for its leadership in community and economic development, strategic use of development programs and partnership, and commitment to cooperative principles.

The North Dakota Living Local Pages Award recognizes a North Dakota electric cooperative and its editor for excellence in the production of the co-op’s “local pages” in the magazine. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative and its local pages editor, Brittnee Wilson, Cando, captured this year’s award.

Rep. Anna Novak, Hazen, was given the Helping Hand Award, which recognizes an electric cooperative ally who has effectively built coalitions between business, government and co-ops and contributed to the rural electric program.