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1993.04.21 :  Recognition -- HHS Employee Volunteers

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April 21, 1993

       HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today recognized 26
employees of the Department of Health and Human Services for
their volunteer work.  
       The Secretary's Volunteer Awards ceremony takes place
during National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, and pays tribute to
HHS employees who dedicate time and talent in their communities
to making life better for others.
       Hundreds of programs are planned across the nation to mark
the week, including a program by the president at the White
House.
       Secretary Shalala called the work done by HHS volunteers
"truly extraordinary" and praised them as "outstanding employees"
who voluntarily find ways "in their busy lives for sharing their
time and talents with others."  She encouraged others to follow
their example.
       The volunteer efforts of the 26 HHS employees ranged from
fighting fires to tutoring children; from renovating homes to
feeding the homeless; from bringing hope and happiness to
prisoners to working with cancer patients, victims of domestic
violence and others in pain to teaching judo to the vision-
impaired.  One founded a support group for amputees while another
works in a summer camp for epileptic children. 
       The awardees are:

       Vanessa P. Arnolie, Social Security Administration, Region
IX, San Leandro, Calif.; Nancy Bartlett, Office of the General
Counsel, Region IV, Atlanta; William J. Beil Jr., SSA, Baltimore;
Robert P. Connolly, Health Care Financing Administration,
Baltimore;
       Aurora W. Coleman, HCFA, Baltimore; Bettye L. Cooper, SSA
Region IV, Atlanta; Marie R. Cousins, SSA Region III, Richmond,
Va.; John D. Erwin, SSA, Baltimore; Perry Gatewood, SSA Region V,
Chicago; Terrance A. Gutberlet, SSA, Baltimore;
       G. Steven Hagy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Management and Budget, Washington; Anita K. Highsmith, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Wendy L. Kerr, HCFA,
Baltimore; Marilyn C. Mcmillan, HCFA, Baltimore; Rashad R.
Mujahid, SSA Region IV, Tallahassee, Fla.; Neil A. Ohlenkamp, SSA
Region IX, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Lois J. Paquet, SSA Region V,
Marquette, Mich.; 
       Ottavio J. Parenti, Food and Drug Administration, Region
III, Philadelphia; Margaret Pittman, Ph.D., retired from FDA,
Washington; Donald Rigby, SSA, Baltimore; Cynthia B. Riopette,
SSA Region I, Springfield, Mass.;
       Reginald G. Slaten, HCFA Region II, New York City; Mary M.
Spears, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Personnel
Administration, Washington; Zeno St. Cyr II, Office of the
Inspector General, Washington; Thomas Vastine, SSA Region V,
Chicago; and James H. Wilson, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Md.

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