Rick Ryan, Nolin RECC’s vice president of marketing and member services, Elizabethtown, was awarded Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ Distinguished Service Award on March 12.

The award is the brand’s highest honor, presented annually to a co-op employee or director who has made outstanding contributions to building the brand.

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives represents a nationwide alliance of member-owned electric co-ops. Collectively, it delivers power and energy solutions to more than 750 local electric cooperatives across 46 states, forming the largest electric utility in the country.

Ryan serves as a brand ambassador, educating new employees on the value of Touchstone Energy and Nolin RECC’s unique role as one of the founding members in 1998.