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Headquarters honors employees for service

Employees will assemble at Headquarters Thursday to offer a collective congratulations to their colleagues who reached employee milestones in the last six months of 2008. The semi-annual service awards presentation is scheduled for 10 a.m. as the last item on the Idaho Transportation Board’s monthly meeting in Boise.

Nearly half of the 45 employees to be honored have reached 10 or 20 years of service to the state. Eleven will be honored for achieving a decade of service and 11 others will mark two decades. Six employees surpassed 35 years of state service.

A relatively large number of employees logged the final day of their careers during the last half of 2008, led by Ray Keller who retired after 38 years. Marty Montgomery and Mark Young also concluded three decades of service, 32 years and 30 years, respectively.

The 13 retirees accounted for a cumulative 302 years of service, or an average of 23.2 years each.

Transportation Board vice-chairman Bruce Sweeney of Lewiston will offer introductory remarks before turning the program over to Randy Kyrias, administrator of the Division of Public Transportation, who will serve as master of ceremonies.

The awards presentation will begin with special recognition for Dan Everhart of the Environmental Section at Headquarters. Sue Sullivan, manager of the Environmental Section, will join Janet L. Gallimore, executive director of the Idaho Historical Society, in presenting an award for outstanding service.

Everhart organized a conference on preserving historic architecture last year that attracted participants from throughout the Northwest and featured nationally renowned panelists.

Employees are encouraged to go to the auditorium early because seating is limited, but they are asked to remember the board meeting might still be in progress.

A reception will follow the awards presentation in the Headquarters Lobby.

Five Years	Ten Years
Sergio Aranguiz, Enterprise Tech Services	Alice Askarnia, Roadway Design
William Brewton, Commercial Vehicles	Sandra Healy, Internal Review
Mike Cram, Internal Review	Pamela Hocken, Driver Services
Debra Dopieralski, Driver Services	Rebecca Howell, Highway Operations
Mary Lockwood, Highway Engineering	Bill Humphreys, Business & Support Management
Marc Munch, Highway Engineering	Sherry Jenkins, Business & Support Management
Clyde Osler, Business & Support Management	Jennifer Miller, Financial Services
	Cindy Smith, Highway Engineering
	Dennis Wagner, Highway Engineering
	George Walter, Financial Services
	Raymond Wong, Planning
Fifteen Years	Twenty Years
Dorothy Aydelotte, Planning	Doug Anderson, Highway Operations
Susan Buck, Planning	Judith Cahoon, Motor Vehicles
	David Gjesdal, Driver Services
Twenty-five Years	Leo Hickman, Highway Engineering
James Csencsits, Motor Vehicles	Linda Johnson, Business & Support Management
Judith Helm, Highway Operations	Cindy Mendoza, Highway Operations
Vicki Johnson, Driver Services	Regina Phipps, Commercial Vehicles
Roy Jost, Highway Engineering	Hal Putnam, Driver Services
Howard Maberry, Business & Support Management	Joyce Robertson, Driver Services
	Sandra Stewart, Vehicle Services
	Mark Wheeler, Highway Operations
Thirty Years	Thirty-five Years
Nancy Becker, Driver Services	Jane Baumann, Vehicle Services
Darryl Foster, Business & Support Management	Terry Crist, Business & Support Management
Gregory Laragan, Highway Operations	Robert Newel,l Bridge
Jacqueline McClure, Highway Engineering
Mary Moren, Enterprise Tech Services
Margaret Ransom, Motor Vehicles

Retirees
Presenter	Retiree
Kathy Chase	Charles Wamsley (17 years)
	David Brown (13 years)
	Diann Eskuri (11 years)
	Gerald Valle (29 years)
	Janice Hargrave (26 years)
David Metcalf	Judy Trinkaus (26 years)
	Leonard Baxter (15 years)
	Marge Toler (26 years)
	Mark Young (30 years)
Randy Kyrias	Martin Montgomery (32 years)
	Paulette Gibbons (19 years)
Kathleen Slinger	Ray Keller (38 years)
	Rosalie Cramer (20 years)