Awards and Honors
Small Business Administrator’s Award of Excellence
In July, the U.S. Small Business Administration presented IIa with its Award of Excellence for “outstanding contribution and service to the nation by a small business.” The award is the result of IIa being named the small business prime contractor of the year at Eglin Air Force Base (see April 2006 InfoEdge).
PRSA Community Service Award. In April, the
Volunteer Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (in East Tennessee) selected IIa President Bonnie C. Carroll as the winner of their Community Service Award — presented annually to a non-public relations individual or organization for using public relations practices to improve life in East Tennessee.
Powell to Serve on University Advisory Board
IIa’s Senior Vice President Pat Powell will serve on the University of Tennessee School of Information Science Advisory Board. The 19-member board includes the Chicago Tribune editor of News Research and Archives, the Harvard Business School Baker Library director, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory library director.
Bennett Receives Eglin Merit Coin
Dorothee Bennett received a merit coin from 96 Air Base Wing Commander Col. Dean Clemons at the All-American Hero Picnic on July 7th for her “superior efforts in planning and executing the All-American Hero Picnic” as part of Eglin's summer reading activities.
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Staff Milestones
Promotions
May
-Elizabeth (Dickerson) Kendall, Corporate Office, to staff accountant II
-Tim Litherland, United Kingdom, to deputy project manager
-Kirk Stoye, United Kingdom, to program manager
June
-Vicki Ortiz, Eglin library, to library technician
-Carol Scott, Eglin library, to library asst/clerk IV
-Lance Vowell, DOE OSTI, to project control
specialist July
-Pat Armes, Corporate Office, to accounting support specialist
-Franciel Azpurua-Linares, Corporate Office, to group leader
-Julia Beach, DOE Information Center, to information clerk II
-Cheryl Beams, Corporate Office, to staff accountant II
-Shelaine Hetrick, Corporate Office, to group leader
-Terri Lloyd, Corporate Office, to admin. assistant II
-Crispen Wilson, Washington, D.C., to senior research scientist
August
-Erin Searles, Edwards AFB, to education asst/clerk III
Five-Year Service Anniversary
April 17: Lorraine DiCecco, learning resource centers’ coordinator, Langley AFB
April 23: James Doherty, system administrator, Langley AFB
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New Employees
April
-April Hendrickson, archivist, Arnold AFB
-Karen Stovall, technical compositor, Arnold AFB
May
-Catie Cavalier, library assistant, Cannon AFB
-April Oliver, library assistant, Moody AFB
-Terra Razo, BEST specialist, United Kingdom
-Abbyanne Schneider, admin. assistant, Edwards AFB
June
-Shelly Burns, librarian, Barksdale AFB
-Anthony McGriff, formal training clerk, Eglin AFB
-Karen Sullivan, human resources assistant, Corporate Office
July
-Courtney Craighead, library assistant, Eglin AFB
-Ricardo McClees-Funinan, information specialist, Washington, D.C.
-Tsion Mekonnen, library assistant, Eglin AFB
-Thomas Ranz, information specialist, DOE OSTI
August
-Beth Edens, contract administrator, Corporate Office
-Lakegan Harris, electronic resources librarian, Washington, D.C.
-Wanda Joyce, information clerk, DOE Information Center
-Megan Winesett, library assistant, Langley AFB
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Family News
Jordan Scott, Eglin library assistant Carol Scott’s son, has enrolled in OWC Collegiate High School, which awards an Associate of Arts degree at end of 12th grade.
Tina Bennett, daughter of Eglin Library tech service manager Dorothee Bennett, competed in the swimming competition in the August Junior Olympics in Virginia.
SSgt Brandon Woodward, husband of Eglin library assistant Monica Woodward, is in Mosul, Iraq, running convoys with the Army.
A1C Aaron Merseal, husband of Eglin library assistant Rebecca Merseal, is assigned to 554 Red Horse Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea. Return to top |
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