News release, May 27, 1998D

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

May 27, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOM SHAHAN OF LAFAYETTE NAMED STATE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S

DVOP OF THE YEAR

ATLANTA -- Tom Shahan, a disabled veteran outreach program (DVOP) specialist in the Georgia

Department of Labor's LaFayette office, has been named the DVOP of the year by the Georgia

Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES), the professional organization for labor department personnel. The award is given annually to the DVOP who has made the most significant contribution to placing veterans on jobs. And the office where the DVOP works must have consistently achieved or exceeded the criteria established by the U.S. Department of Labor for job placements of veterans. The award was presented recently at IAPES' 55th annual educational conference at Jekyll Island.

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