PennDOT Honors 25 Employees with Star of Excellence Awards

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards announced today that 25 department employees received the agency's Star of Excellence Award, PennDOT's highest recognition, during an event at the Governor's Residence. Nine employees from the central office, Riverfront Office Center and Harrisburg-based District 8 Office were among the award recipients.

"The Star of Excellence award illustrates that these employees, through their dedication, innovation and energy keep our agency in the forefront of customer service," Richards said. "We estimate that this group of exemplary employees has saved taxpayers roughly $6 million through their efforts."

The awards are presented annually to employees who characterize PennDOT's values of service, performance and integrity, and represent a variety of organizational positions.

The eight Harrisburg-area award recipients are Kristen Sims, Steven W. Panko, Tammi Popp, Charles W. Zimmerman, Daniel P. Farley, Jr. and Kenda Jo M. Gardner, with Michael D. Toddes and Robert D. Shirk from PennDOT's Harrisburg-based Engineering District 8.

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The following is a list of all award recipients not mentioned above. Please note that PennDOT does not have a District 7:

District 1 (Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren counties):

• Scott A. McMasters, Highway Designer

District 2 (Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, Mifflin, McKean and Potter counties):

• Leeanne Davis, P.E., Civil Engineer Supervisor
• Mary Jo Kitko, Information Technology Generalist 2

District 3 (Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties):

• Jeffrey M. Wenner, P.E., Civil Engineer Manager
• Brian Casey, Highway Foreman III

District 4 (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties):

• Walter P. Checefsky, Transportation Construction Manager 1

District 5 (Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties):

• Edward Sadusky, Highway Foreman III
• Gary A. Farabaugh, Transportation Construction Manager 2
• Ronald J. Young, Community Relations Coordinator

District 6 (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties):

• Wendy Bowes, Purchasing Agent 1

District 8 (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties):

• Michael D. Toddes, Highway Foreman 3, Adams County
• Robert D. Shirk, Traffic Control Specialist

District 9 (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset counties):

• Thaddeus E. Mikolajczyk, Jr., P.L.S., Surveyor 2 (Chief-of-Surveys)

District 10 (Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson counties):

• Ronald D. Schreckengost, P.E., Sr. Civil Engineer Supervisor
• David P. Cook, Transportation Planning Specialist

District 11 (Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties):

• Jeffrey L. Baker, Senior Bridge Structural Designer
• Michael Lonergan, Highway Foreman 2

District 12 (Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties):

• Brian N. Malik, Highway Foreman II
• Mandy Fike, Construction Cost Manager

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

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