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Board, administration honor employees
for special achievements, years of service

Seven retirees, with a collective 177 years of service to Idaho, were among the ITD employees honored this week during the semi-annual awards ceremony at Headquarters. Matt Moore, administrator of the Division of Planning and Programmingß, presided over the ceremony that was held as part of the transportation board meeting Thursday.

Retirees included John Gibson, Fred Heidt, Leonard Hill, Doyle Pugmire, Mark Richardson, Rosalie Roberts and Gene Wortham, all of whom left the department in the first half of 2007. The seven represented an average of 25.3 years of service, led by Wortham who logged 42 years and Richardson who worked 33 years.

Several special awards also were presented.

Brent Jennings announced First There/First Care awards for Deborah Dorius and Skimintha Nimma who reported and responded to a crash on State Street in front of Headquarters.

Chief Engineer Steve Hutchinson acknowledged the work ITD employees and other partners made in restoring native fish runs to Henrys Lake in eastern Idaho. The project recently received the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President’s Award for environmental stewardship. Hutchinson presented the award, on behalf of the department and AASHTO, to District 6 representatives Dave Walrath, Ryan Day, Tim Cramer and Karen Hiatt.

Division administrators also announced awards ITD employees received from professional organizations. JV DeThomas (Aeronautics) presented the NASAO Distinguished Service Award to Mark Young and Alan Frew (Motor Vehicles) gave the AAMVA Customer Service Award to David Metcalf.

Sixty-three ITD employees who reached employment milestones also received service awards. Three employees – Forrest Anderson, Steve Hutchinson and Gwendolyn Lough – were the senior members of the group, passing the 35-year mark at ITD.

Five Years	Ten Years
Gretchen Beatty, Human Resource Services	J. W. Carpenter, Corporate IT
Carma Carson, Motor Carrier Services	Clyde Charbonneau III, DMV
Janelle Catlin, Human Resource Services	Carin Joy Condon, Human Resource Services
Travis Enzminger, Materials	Patti Fanckboner, Highway Division
Eva Escalante, Highway Safety	Frank Lester Jr., Aeronautics
Sonna Fernandez, Transportation Planning Division	Michael Morehead, Bus. & Support Management
Del Ferris, Corporate IT	Elise Rising, DMV
Janet French, Driver Services	Carolyn Schubach, Highway Safety
Michelle George, Human Resource Services	Sandra Trujillo, Vehicle Services
Tammie Jauregui, Executive Management	Karin Walser, Division of Administration
Matthew March Jr., Bus. & Support Management	Muhammad Zubery, Materials
Donna McRobert, Financial Services
Daniel Reed, Driver Services
Mike Sprague, Materials

Fifteen Years	Twenty Years
Mel Coulter, Office of Communication	Rick Bachmeier, ROW
Elizabeth Derbidge, Roadway Design	Tore Borgeson, Corporate IT
John Gates, Construction	Ray Glidden, Aeronautics
Tanya Martin, Financial Services	James Hill, Transportation Planning Division
Levi Sittser, Vehicle Services	Larraine Hipwell, Vehicle Services
Donita Stephens, Transportation Planning Division	John Krause, Div. of Public Transportation
Leonard Townsend, Bus. & Support Management	Cindy Mendoza, Traffic
	Judy Pittman, Financial Services
	Evelyn Schultz, Financial Services
	Stacia Stansell, Vehicle Services
	Jimmy Stocker, Bridge
	Robert Williams, Maintenance

Twenty-five Years	Thirty Years
Linda Anderson, Vehicle Services	Ray Baker, Materials
Harold Bleil, Traffic	Mary Lou Brown, Highway Division
Gregory Bond, Bridge	Ronald Kerr, Transportation Planning Division
Linda Emry, BPIR	Stephen Loop, Materials
Cynthia Franke, Driver Services	Martin Montgomery, Division of Public Transportation
Glenda Fuller, Traffic	Cheryl Rost, Employee Safety
Sharon Kirby, DMV
Thomas Pfister, Bridge	Thirty-five Years
Brett Purvis, Traffic	Forrest Anderson, Corporate IT
Gwendolyn Smith, Office of Communication	Steven Hutchinson, Highway Division
	Gwendolyn Lough, Financial Services

Retirees
John Gibson, 28 Years	Mark Richardson, 33 Years
Fred Heidt, 7 Years	Rosalie Roberts, 27 Years
Leonard Hill, 27 Years	Gene Wortham, 42 Years
Doyle Pugmire, 13 Years

Photo: Steve Hutchinson presents the AASHTO President's Award to members of District 6's team that made the Henrys Lake fish passage project an overwhelming success.