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Dennis Glynn set mark for Centennial walk;
675 participate in fitness challenge

A record number of ITD employees took major steps – literally and figuratively – toward better health this year by participating in the department’s annual fitness challenge.

Nearly every team stepped up with higher employee participation, according to a summary of the 2007 Idaho Centennial Trail challenge. The concluding report indicates 675 employees, representing every district and every division completed the 10-week challenge. They logged at least 30 exercise hours (a minimum average of three hours per week) during the event.

Progress was marked throughout the program by imaginary stops along the centennial trail.

Several of the teams participating this year would have won past exercise challenges, but winning district and Headquarters teams raised the bar by setting new record-high percentages for the number of their employees who participated and reached their exercise goal.

The team composed of employees from Bridge, Right-of-Way, Highway Safety and Public Transportation recorded a 75 percent participation level – the best among Headquarters teams. Dennis Glynn led the way by recording 217.3 hours of exercise.

Other participation levels included:

Headquarters:

  • 67 percent – Design, Environmental, Transportation Investment and Planning, (Mike Allen, 164.5 hours)
  • 57 percent – Administrative Services/Human Resource Services, Financial Services, Business & Support Management (Sandy Frazier, 119.5 hours)
  • 56 percent – Annex: Operations-Traffic, Materials & Maintenance (Bob Williams, 161 hours)
  • 52 percent – Commercial & Driver Services, Ports of Entry (Chuck Keshian (98.1 hours)
  • 48 percent –¬ Executive management, BPIR, Legal, Communications, EEO, Internal Review & Aeronautics (Sue Higgins, 143.3 hours)
  • 47 percent – Corporate IT (Charles Parsons, 86 hours)
  • 37 percent – Motor Vehicle Services & Administration (Alan Frew, 113.2 hours)

Districts:

  • 39 percent – District 5
  • 32.7 percent – District 1
  • 32.6 percent – District 2
  • 28 percent – District 4
  • 21 percent – District 3
  • 15 percent – District 6

In a friendly head-to-head competition, ITD narrowly edged the Federal Highway Administration in the average hours completed. ITD’s 212 team members from Headquarters completed a total of 12,033.3 hours of exercise, an average of 56.8 hours while FHWA averaged 56.6 hours for 14 team members (total of 792 hours).

Glynn of the Bridge section at Headquarters led all participants with his 217.3 hours, followed by:

  • Bruce Bovey of District 2’s Lucile Maintenance facility, 180.5
  • Susan Meisner, D-2 Port of Entry, 179.5
  • Glen Gierisch, D-4’s Rupert Maintenance facility, 178
  • Mike Allen, Headquarters Programming & Planning Division, 164.5

The top three leaders, by district/Headquarters:

District 1 hours District 5 hours
Dan Budd, Design 150.0 Joe Nelson, Shop 103.3
Ken Sorenson, Construction 145.0 Tom Murray, Res B 82.3
Adam Hodges, Construction 121.5 Joshua Jacobson, Design 78.5
District 2 hours District 6 hours
Bruce Bovey, Lucile Mtce 180.5 Tom Cole, DE 118.5
Susan Meisner, POE 179.5 Larry Parker, Mtce 112.0
Ron Moss, Powell Mtce 127.0 Jeff Call, Design 109.3
District 3 hours HQ hours
Sherill Allen, POE 142 Dennis Glynn, Bridge 217.3
Justin Bittick, Construction 134.4 Mike Allen, Planning 164.5
Cindy Wilson, Engineering 111.5 Bob Williams, Operations 161.0
District 4 hours  
Glen Gierisch, Rupert Mtce 178.0
Max Segovia, Rupert Mtce 134.5
Darrell McFarland, Design 102.3

Published 11-16-07