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Headquarters honors employees for service

Idaho Transportation Board member Bruce Sweeney thanked employees Thursday for their continuing service and congratulated those who reached employment milestones.

He was unable to attend the semi-annual employee service awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the monthly board meeting, but used video conferencing technology to address an overflow crowd at the Headquarters auditorium.

“It is my pleasure to represent the board in this important part of what we do – honoring you for your years of service and presenting special awards,” he said from Lewiston.

“I encourage everyone in the department to look for opportunities to demonstrate and tell others about what you do… work even harder because this is an excellent opportunity to show people the job you do.”

He said the printed awards program captures the sentiment of the entire board: “sincere appreciation for all you do to enhance the transportation experience for the citizens of Idaho. Without your demonstrated commitment, loyalty and contributions, ITD would not have the successful outcomes we see today.”

Janet L. Gallimore, executive director of the Idaho State Historical Society, presented a special award to Dan Everhart of ITD’s Environmental Section for his work to organize, promote and deliver a comprehensive symposium in 2008 on “Modernism in the Northwest.”

ITD Director Pam Lowe and Deputy Director Scott Stokes presented service awards to 45 employees as Randy Kyrias, Administrator of the Division of Public Transportation, called them forward.

Nearly half of the 45 employees honored have reached 10 or 20 years of service to the state. Eleven were honored for achieving a decade of service and 11 others marked two decades.

Among those honored were three employees who celebrated the completion of their 35th year of service to the department and state during the last half of 2008. They were Jane Baumann, Vehicle Services; Terry Christ, Business & Support Management; and /Robert Newell, Bridge.

Colleagues also honored the contributions of 13 employees who concluded long and distinguished careers in late 2008:

Charles Wamsley
David Brown
Diann Eskuri
Gerald Valle
Janice Hargrave
Judy Trinkaus
Leonard Baxter
Marge Toler
Mark Young
Martin Montgomery
Paulette Gibbons
Ray Keller
Rosalie Cramer

Combined, the retirees accounted for 302 years of service, or an average of 23.2 years each.

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)