May 4, 2006 -- Some 23 employees of the Georgia Department of Defense have been named as 2006 Public Employee Recognition Award winners. The awards were presented in a ceremony at the World Congress Center May 3.
The Awards come as part of the State's Public Employee Recognition Week which runs this year from May 1 to May 7.
The Public Employee Recognition Award honors the achievement and dedication of government employees. Individual or team nominations can be made. Each award covers service during the preceding calendar year in any of seven categories.
This year’s winners in Customer Service which, according to the category criterion, is “going the extra mile” to provide service to internal and /or external customers, are:
Customer Service Individual Award -- Julie Hu, Family Readiness
Customer Service Team Award -- CRTC Housekeeping
Teresa Moore, Daisy Patterson, Gloria Rogers, Deborah Hall, Anna Thompson, Denise Cox , Flossie White, Vickie Johnson, Melissa Conner
In the Community Service category in which nominees must have been volunteers or if paid, used personal time, to assist in improving the quality of life for members of a community, the winner is:
Individual Award -- Bonita Smith, YCA Ft. Stewart
To earn a nomination for a Humanitarian Award, an individual or team must demonstrate significant humane concern characterized by “tenderness, compassion and sympathy of people or animals, especially the suffering of distressed. The winners in this category are:
Individual Award -- Susan Morgan, YCA Ft. Stewart
Humanitarian Team Award -- 165th AW Fire & Emergency Svcs
Greg Delahunty, Richard McCloy, Charles Cheely, Leland Hayes, Jay Yarbrough, Anthony Voigt
Nominees in the Innovations/Suggestions category submitted a suggestion that significantly improved procedures. The winner in this category is:
Individual Award -- Jane Hellon, YCA Ft. Stewart
The Leadership Category honors the person or team that exemplifies and promotes outstanding leadership qualities and behaviors-i.e., “Blazing a trail of others to follow.” The winners in this category are:
Individual Award -- Tuionuu Toafa, 116th Security
Leadership Team Award -- Michael Alvarez - George Leonty, YCA Ft. Stewart
Honorable Mentions -- Sylvester Moore, (employee at YCA Augusta,
but nominated by YCA Ft.Stewart), YCA Ft. Stewart; and, Carl Davis, YCA Ft. Stewart
In a letter to public employees, Governor Sonny Perdue noted that "the significant work you do often goes unrecognized by those whom you serve and the general public." The Governor also wrote that "You [public employees] strive to make the citizens of Georgia and their needs the most important issues of your workday."
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