On October 16th, 2007 we had our 11^th Annual Awards in Excellence Program.

 

The purpose of the awards program is to promote job performance excellence and to recognize employees of the USDA/ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory (GSWRL), the TAES Blackland Research Center (BRC), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) located in our Temple and Riesel facilities for their contributions.  This annual award is open to all full-time ARS, TAES, and NRCS employees who have worked at the Temple center for two or more years at the time of nomination.

 

Awards are presented in three categories:

 

1)      Location Support Employee of the Year;

2)      Technical/Scientific Support Employee of the Year; and

3)      Scientist or Professional Employee of the Year.

 

This years winners are: 

1)      Location Support Employee of the Year - Andrea Griffith is an ARS employee.

2)      Technical/Scientific Support Employee of the Year - Lisa Prcin is a TAES employee.

3)      Scientist or Professional Employee of the Year. - Carl Amonett is an NRCS employee.

 

Employees of the three agencies nominate and select the winners for the three categories.

 

A selection panel is appointed by the Laboratory Director (ARS) and Resident Director (TAES).  The panel evaluates the nominations and recommends a winner in each of the three categories. 

 

Also Length of Service Awards were given to seven TAES employees.

 

In recognition of 20 years of service to the Texas A & M University System:      

 

                                             Paul Dyke

                                             June Wolfe III                                       

 

 

In recognition of 10 years of service to the Texas A & M University System:

 

                                             Mauro DiLuzio

                                             Larry Francis

                                             John Greiner

                                             Jimmy Williams

                                             Theresa Pitts