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ITD honors Headquarters employees for service
The message was clear and repeated often Wednesday afternoon. The continuing commitment of ITD employees to the citizens of Idaho is what sets the department apart.
Idaho Transportation Board Chairman Darrel Manning offered his appreciation to more than 80 employees who received service and special awards during an afternoon ceremony at Headquarters. Chief Engineer Tom Cole, who served as emcee, repeated the message, as did board vice chairman Neil Miller of District 5.
Miller said board members receive a lot of “good phone calls about ITD’s good people.” “The thing that I have noticed about the people who make ITD work is they believe change is not the enemy,” he said.
He said ITD employees can all share in establishing and maintaining good relations with legislators and the public, and do a lot to share with others “the good work we do.”
Following those remarks, Cole presented 57 awards to employees who reached employment milestones in the first half of 2009.
Peter Hartman and Gus Shanine of the Federal Highway Administration’s Idaho region presented six individual awards to ITD employees who have worked in close partnership with the federal agency. The “Good Partnership Recognition” awards are part of a new program that focuses on the strong working relationships the state and federal agencies have created.
Recipients include Walter Burnside, Michelle George, Mary Harker, Nathan Hesterman, Robert Nelson Jr., and Amy Schroeder.
Three AASHTO awards were presented to:
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Dave Tuttle, Faces of Transportation photo and video contest
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Evelyn Blank, Steve Grant, Mark Hall, Lisa Losness and Tuttle for creating a public service announcement about bicycle safety, and
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Jeff Stratten, recipient of the National Transportation Public Affairs Workshop Founder’s Award
Mary Hunter acknowledged the national Fatality Analysis Reporting System award for Joan Benzon (Office of Highway Operations and Safety), but will delay presenting it until the spring 2010 service awards ceremony.
Benzon was unable to attend Wednesday because she was at the side of husband Doug who is recovering at a Boise hospital from injuries sustained in a car/pedestrian crash on the Headquarters campus last week. Doug would have received a 35-year service award but is recovering at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.
Photos: FHWA's Peter Hartman presents awards to six ITD employees under a new "Good Partnership Recognition" program (top); ITD videographer Dave Tuttle accepts an AASHTO award from Scott Stokes for a Faces in Transportation video entry (middle); and Lisa Losness and Evelyn Blank share an AASHTO award for a bicycle safety award produced by ITD (lower).
Our congratulations to the following:
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
Paul Hart, Traffic Services |
William Ambron, Enterprise Technology Services |
Traci McWilliams, Vehicle Services |
Bryan Brown, Financial Services |
Shanon Murgoitio, Highways/Bridge |
Gregory Clark, Enterprise Technology Services |
Juan Oleaga, Enterprise Technology Services |
Alice Fluciger, Commercial Vehile Services |
Amy Schroeder, GARVEE Program |
Cynthia Gardner, Enterprise Technology Services |
Annette Steidel, Vehicle Services |
Nathan Hesterman, Budget & Program Mgt. |
Fred Thornton, Enterprise Technology Services |
Charles Keshlan Jr., Commercial Vehicle Services |
Michael Tucker, Business & Suport Mgt. |
Barbara Lamb, Business & Support Mgt. |
Stephen Woodard, Vehicle Services |
Adrian Lindsay, Vehicle Services |
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James Phillips, Human Resource Development |
Erika Sherrill, Vehicle Services |
Jeffrey Vetter, Highways-Bridge |
Callie Wrigley, Business & Support Mgt. |
Fifteen
Years |
Twenty
Years |
Stephen Allen, Vehicle Services |
Marcia Aitken, Human Resource Services |
Sheryl Blades, Vehicle Services |
Vickie Atkinson, Vehicle Services |
Jerry Christensen, Enterprise Technology Services |
Shannon Barnes, Enterprise Technology Services |
Jack Helton, Planning |
Keith Bradley, Planning |
Tracey Richards, Vehicle Services |
Elizabeth Healas, Equal Employment Opportunity |
Mark Richmond, Driver Services |
Hugh Massie, Enterprise Technology Services |
Rick Smith, Highways-Bridge |
Dann Mullen, Enterprise Technology Services |
Margaret Wilhelp-Goertz, Highway Safety |
Michael Plotts, Highways-Bridge |
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Tammy Schoen, Aeronautics |
Janie Stillwell, Highway Operations |
Nancy Wendell, Vehicle Services |
Stephanie Wright, Legal Services |
Twenty-five
Years |
Thirty
Years |
Peggy Anderson, Vehicle Services |
Peggy Duarte, Vehicle Services |
Deborah Coles, Budget Policy & Intergovernmental Relations |
Randy Hirst, GARVEE Program |
Natalie Edl, Budget & Program Mgt. |
Nancy Parks, Vehicle Services |
Richard Holloran, Motor Vehicle Services |
Thirty-five
Years |
Rodney Lafferty, Highways-Construction |
Douglas Benzon, Budget, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations |
Thomas Marks, Planning |
Dennis Glynn, Highways-Bridge |
Jack Masitis, Right of Way |
Roxana Marshall, Driver Services |
Garth Newman, Highways-Training |
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Michael Santi, Highways-Materials |
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Amy Smith, Vehicle Services |
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Sherie Sweaney, Highways-Maintenance |
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Garry Young, Planning |
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Retirees |
Presenter |
Retiree |
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Mickey Atherton, 23 years |
Mary Harker |
Gretchen Beatty, 7 years |
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Nicholas Brizzi, 18 years |
Diana Hill, 9 years |
Chris Fisher |
Patricia Jackson, 27 years |
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Stephen Loop, 33 years |
Matt Moore |
Patricia Marler, 31 years |
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Robert Medley, 36 years |
Gary Messler, 23 years |
Kenneth Ohls, 15 years |
Good Partnership Recognition
Presenters
Peter Hartman and Gus Shanine, Federal Highway Administration
Recipients
Walter Burnside, Michelle George, Mary Harker, Nathan Hesterman,
Robert Nelson Jr. and Amy Schroeder
AASHTO Faces of Transportation Photo & Video Contest
Presenter
Acting ITD Director L. Scott Stokes
Recipient
Dave Tuttle
AASHTO Public Affairs Award, Public Service Announcement Without a Consultant
Presenter
Acting ITD Director L. Scott Stokes
Recipients
Evelyn Blank, Steve Grant, Mark Hall, Lisa Losness and Dave Tuttle
AASHTO Public Affairs Founder's Award
Presenter
Acting ITD Director L. Scott Stokes
Recipient
Jeff Stratten
Exemplary Work at the National Level – Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Presenter
Mary Hunter, on behalf of FARS
Recipient
Joan Benzon
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