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Board to honor employees for longevity, retirements

The Idaho Transportation Board and ITD leaders will celebrate the professional achievements of Headquarters' employees at the semiannual Employee Service Awards presentation next week.

Employees who reach employment milestones, from five years to 40 years and those who retired during the first six months of 2013, will be recognized during the Wednesday (Nov. 20) board meeting in Boise. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Darrell V Manning boardroom and auditorium. A reception, sponsored by DoRolCo, is planned in the lobby immediately afterward.

The ceremony honors 10 recent retirees who collectively represent 291 years employment, or an average of 29.1 years per employee. Gwen Lough leads the group, having worked 42 years before retiring from the department last spring. Rebecca Butler recorded 38 years; Kathyren Chase and Teresa Rhodes finished their careers with 37 years each.

ITD's newest employees – those who completed five years of service, represent the largest group to be honored at 16, followed by those who reached 25 years (11).

ITD Fall 2013 Service Awards

5 Years	Kathryn Brown, Vehicle Services	Jacob Legler, Bridge Asset Management	Karen Merrick, Highway Pavement Analysis	Susan Rowland, Vehicle Services
	Branden Carter, ETS	Lisa Losness, Office of Highway Safety	Dave Merriweather, Enterprise Technology Services	Scott Snider, Vehicle Services
	Stephen Grant, Communications	Jackie Lynskey, Enterprise Technology Services	Travis Oakes, Business & Support Management	Camron Sobotka, Bridge Design
	Margaret Collet-Hexum, ETS	Gary McElheney, Aeronautics	Erik Rabe, Aeronautics	Phillip VanSickle, Enterprise Technology Services
10 Years	John Cullen, Materials	Daniel Gorley, Bridge Design	Wesley Murphy, Mobility Services
15 Years	Douglas Bizeau, Financial Services	Frances Hood, Construction	Kathy Sigrist, Vehicle Services	Tyler Zundel, Enterprise Technology Services
15 Years	Tim Henderson, Aeronautics	Sherry Jenkins, Business & Support Management	Cindy Smith, Right of Way
20 Years	Kelly Campbell, Highway Safety	Maureen Ferris, Financial Services	Amy Kearns, Driver Services	Zane Lathim, Right of Way
20 Years	Tony Ernest, Mobility Services
25 Years	Charles Gillin, Transportation Systems	Cindy Mendoza, Mobility Services	Joyce Robertson, Drivers Services	Ronald Wright, Materials
	Linda Johnson, Business & Support Management	Millicent Miles, Highways Automated Systems	Reymundo Rodriguez, Commercial Vehicles	Luis Zarate, Bridge
	Thomas Martin, Enterprise Technology Services	Regina Phipps, Commercial Vehicles	Mark Wheeler, Resource Centers
30 Years	Renee Johnson, POE	Kim Moody, Financial Services	Michael Santi, Design/Construction
35 Years	Tri Buu, Resource Centers	Patricia Carr, POE	Jacqueline McClure, Highway Programs
40 Years	Naomi Rawls Drivers, Services
Retirees	Rebecca Butler, Enterprise Technology Services, 38 Years	Brian Emmen, GIS, 8 years	Gwen Lough, Financial Services, 42 years	Teresa Rhodes, Vehicle Services, 37 years
	Julie Caldwell, Human Resources EEO, 30 Years	Linda Emry, Governmental Affairs, 31 years	Les Niederklein, Budget & Program Management, 18 years	Judy Rogers, Transportation Systems, 28 years
	Kathyren Chase, Business & Support Management, 37 Years	Barbara Kantola, Human Resource Services, 22 years