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Board, administration honor 51 employees

Although employment longevity typically is measured in years, for many in the transportation department it also is measured in contributions to Idaho travelers and improvements to the system they depend on.

More than 50 ITD employees, including a dozen who concluded their service through retirement in the last six months of 2006, will be honored for their contributions Wednesday at a semi-annual service awards ceremony. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Headquarters auditorium as part of the transportation board’s monthly meeting.

Those who will receive an award are asked to arrive at 9:45 a.m. because seating is limited. The service awards ceremony also attracts a standing-room only crowd. All employees are encouraged to attend and support their co-workers, says event organizer Michelle Rowland of Human Resource Services.

Among the honorees are three employees who mark 30 years of service: Kathy Chase, Supply Services; Greg Christensen, Information Services; and Teresa Rhodes, Vehicle Services. Six others will celebrate 25 years of service, and seven have reached the 20-year plateau.

ITD’s class of 2006 retirees (July through December) represents a collective 290 years of experience (an average tenure of 24.3). Among those with the longest service are Linda Sturm (37 years), Candice Smith and Mary Mangum (36 years), Charles Rountree (32 years) and Michael Alb (31 years).

Refreshments will be available in the Headquarters lobby immediately after the awards ceremony.

The Idaho Transportation Board and ITD’s Executive Team offer their congratulations to all 51 employees who reached employment milestones or retired.

Five Years	Ten Years
Cathy Ford, Highway Operations & Safety	Dorothy Aydelotte, Transportation Planning
Gary Genova, Financial Services	Thomas Fry, Vehicle Services
Steve Jackson, Public Affairs	Paulette Gibbons, Driver Services
John Ingram III, Construction	Elizabeth Healas, EEO
Debra McCarthy, EEO	Anita Jausoro, Public Transportation
Sharon Neumann, Vehicle Services	Jacqueline Jones, Driver Services
James Taylor III, Information Services	Trudi Olmstead, Information Services
David Tolman, Financial Services

Fifteen Years	Twenty Years
Nick Brizzi, Highway Operations & Safety	Mickey Atherton, Information Services
David Coladner, Transportation Planning	Teri Blackburn, Environmental
Callie Downum, Driver Services	Rick Day, Information Services
Joel Drake, BPIR	William Fogg, Materials
Brian Farrington, Building Services	Alison Lantz, Highway Operations & Safety
Laurie Knight, Bridge	Ronald Loughmiller, Highway Operations & Safety
Barbara Waite, Highways	Louis Olaso, Highway Operations & Safety
Charles Wamsley, Highway Operations & Safety

Twenty-five Years	Thirty Years
Patricia Jackson, Vehicle Services	Kathy Chase, Supply Services
Michael McGuire, Highway Operations & Safety	Greg Christensen, Information Services
Andrea Pulley, Vehicle Services	Teresa Rhodes, Vehicle Services
Rosalie Roberts, Roadway Design
Bryan Smith, Highway Operations & Safety
Cheryl Wheless, Financial Services

Retirees
Michael Alb, 31 years	Miles Miller, 26 years
Charles Dimick, 17 years	Lawrence Robinson, 19 years
Robert Elliott, 26 years	Charles Rountree, 32 years
Brandy Gibson, 9 years	Candice Smith, 36 years
Mary Mangum, 36 years	Linda Sturm, 37 years
Robert Martin, 6 years	Donna Tregellas, 17 years