News release, June 5, 1998D

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

June 5, 1998

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCOTT REID OF GAINESVILLE RECEIVES EDUCATIONAL GRANT

FROM STATE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

ATLANTA -- Scott Reid, 19, of Gainesville, a pre-med student at North Georgia College in Dahlonega, has won a $1,500 educational grant from the Georgia Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES), the professional organization of labor department employees. The grant is given annually to an IAPES member's child for study at an accredited college or university. Reid was nominated for the award by his mother, Pam Reid, an administrative hearing officer in the labor department's Gainesville office. The award was presented recently at IAPES' 55th annual educational conference at Jekyll Island.

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