MTE CEO Chris Jones

MTE CEO Addresses Cybersecurity Workforce Needs Before Congress

Chris Jones, the president and CEO of Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), traveled to the nation’s capital this week to testify before a Congressional panel on the growing need of rural electric cooperatives to protect their systems and members from cyberattacks. Appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Jones said the co-ops are recruiting cybersecurity experts…

Middle Tennessee Electric gives $40K to MTSU College of Education to ‘spark’ future teacher classrooms

Middle Tennessee Electric gives $40K to MTSU College of Education to ‘spark’ future teacher classrooms

Middle Tennessee Electric gave $40,000 to Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Education to outfit future teacher classrooms each semester for the next four years. The College of Education awarded the first $2,500 Spark Awards to two student teachers — Lyric James and Natalie Burridge — which allows these future educators to jump-start their careers…