DEP Secretary E. Christopher Abruzzo this week presented excellence awards to 10 department employees for their outstanding work during the past year. There are five categories of awards:  Community Service, Leadership, Team Achievement, Individual Achievement and Dedication.

"I applaud the work of these employees who go above and beyond their scope of work on a daily basis," Abruzzo said. "They embody the best characteristics of public servants by being problem solvers who find creative solutions to complex environmental issues."

The winners are as follows:

-- Secretary's Community Service Award -- Sean Robbins, Assistant Regional Counsel, DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre.

-- Secretary's Leadership Award -- Nicholas Lazor, Environmental Program Manager, DEP Bureau of Air Quality, Harrisburg.

-- Secretary's Outstanding Achievement Award (Team) -- St. Michaels Discharge workgroup.  Members include Michael Bodnar, Senior Civil Engineer; Robert Dospoy, Hydraulic Civil Engineer; Joel Koricich, District Mining Manager;  Richard Morrison, Chief Counsel; William Plassio, Director, Bureau of District Mining Operations; and Martin Sokolow, Attorney, Southcentral Regional Office.

-- Secretary's Outstanding Achievement Award (Individual)  -- Richard Beam, Licensed Professional Geologist, Cambria District Office.

-- Secretary's Dedication Award -- Michael (Josh) Lookenbill, Water Program Specialist, Bureau of Point and Non-point Source Management, Harrisburg.

Click Here for photos and a description of the awardees’ accomplishments.

(Reprinted from the July 10 DEP News.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

7/14/2014