Board to honor employees for professional milestones Oct. 18
Traveling Idaho’s highways generally is measured by mileposts, markers that show how far you have progressed from your first step – how far you have advanced in your journey.
The same might be said of a professional career, one that begins with a hiring date and is defined by annual increments. ITD employees who reached new professional milestones in the first half of 2012 will be honored for the steps they have taken in Oct. 18 during the Idaho Transportation Board meeting in Boise.
The board will recognize 44 Headquarters employees and formally bid farewell to 22 colleagues who reached the final milestone in their professional career – retirement. The fall 2012 Service Awards ceremony will begin at about 10 a.m. in the Darrel V Manning Boardroom and Auditorium.
Interestingly, the largest groups to be honored are those celebrating their first (five-year) milestone and those who have reached year 30; eleven Headquarters employees qualify in both groups.
Forrest Anderson, who retired after four decades in information technology, was the senior member of employees who embarked on retirement. Seven other retirees left after 30 years or more of service: Thomas Pfister, Smokey Maberry, Dave Amick, Randy Hirst, Mary Moren, Maggie Ranson and Jamie Zolber. Collectively, the seven retirees represent 227 years, or an average of 32.4 years each. Add Anderson’s 40 years to the equation and the eight senior ITD retirees account for 267 years or an average of 33.4 years per person.
In addition to the professional milestones and retirements, the board also will honor District 1 mechanic Pete Lenz as the department’s Maintenance Person of the Year and District 2 foreman Blake Thompson as the Safety Person of the Year. Profiles of both will appear in The Transporter later this month.
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
Ken Angell, HR/ Personnel Admin. |
Janelle Catlin, Highway Operations, Administration |
Dan Babcock, Enterprise Technology Services |
Jake Duplessie, Enterprise Technology Services |
Louise Davis, Financial Services |
Sonna Lynn Fernandez, Planning |
JV (John) DeThomas, Aeronautics |
Janet French, DMV, Administraton Services |
Mindy Diehl, DMV Administration |
Tammie Jauregui, DMV, Administration Services |
Dennis Kozisek, MV Special Permits |
Vic Parrish, Human Resources Safety & Risk Management |
Fred Kreller, HPO, Design, Materials, Construction |
Dan Reed, DMV, Driver Records |
Aspen McKinney, Business & Support Management |
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DeeDee Swanstrom, Transportation Performance |
Brad Wolfinger, Environmental Services |
Brenda Wynn, Research |
Fifteen
Years |
Twenty
Years |
Jeff Carpenter, Enterprise Technology Services |
David Fulton, Enterprise Technology Services |
CarinJoy Condon, Human Resource Services, Training |
Jack Irwin, Bridge Asset Management |
Trudi Olmstead, Enterprise Technology Services |
Levi Sittser, FMV, Vehicle Services |
Ned Parrish, Research |
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Elise Rising, DMV, Administration Services |
Twenty-five
Years |
Thirty
Years |
Rick Bachmeier, Right-of-Way Services |
Harold Bleil, Highway Operations, Traffic Services |
Tore Borgeson, Enterprise Technology Services |
Tom Cole, Highways, Chief Engineer |
Wayne Hamilton, Materials |
Cindy Francke, DMV, Driver Services |
Larraine Hipwell, DMV, Vehicle Services |
Glenda Fuller, Roadway Data |
Evelyn Schultz, Financial Services |
Steve Holland, Highway Operations, Traffic Services |
Stacia Stansell, DMV, Vehicle Services |
Dennis Jensen, Highway Operations, Mobility Services |
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Eric Moody, DMV, Driver Services |
Forty
Years |
Ed Pemble, MV, Driver Services |
Gwen Lough, Financial Services |
Carri Rosti, Internal Review |
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Barry Takeuchi, DMV, Vehicle Services |
Raelene Viste, Roadway Data |
Retirees |
Kathleen O'Brien, 4 years |
Deborah Coles, 29 years |
Diane Page, 7 years |
Vicki Johnson, 29 years |
Jim Boyer, 8 years |
Doug Ware, 29 years |
Marvin Brown, 13 years |
Thomas Pfister, 30 years |
Bill Humphreys, 16 years |
Smokey Maberry, 31 years |
Frank Lester, 16 years |
Dave Amick, 32 years |
Susan Mulkey, 17 years |
Randy Hirst, 33 years |
Mark Humphrey, 20 years |
Mary Moren, 33 years |
John Gates, 21 years |
Maggie Ransom, 34 years |
Judie Cahoon, 24 years |
Jamie Zolber, 34 years |
Roger Kassens, 26 years |
Forrest Anderson, 40 years |
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