News release, May 19, 1998D

Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

May 19, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S LAGRANGE OFFICE WINS

BEST PLACEMENT OF OLDER VETERAN AWARD

ATLANTA -- Bobby Hyatt, a veterans representative from the Georgia Department of Labor's LaGrange office, accepts the Best Placement of Older Veteran Award. The award is given annually to the labor department office making the best placement of a veteran age 55 or older in competition among the state's 53 offices. The award was presented by Hartwell Morris, center, the state director of veterans employment training for the U.S. Department of Labor, at the 55th annual educational conference of the Georgia Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES), held recently at Jekyll Island. Also shown is Ward Gibbons, right, chairman of veterans activities for IAPES.

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