- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Feb. 22, 2000
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2000-02-22
- Date of Original:
- 2000-02-22
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 2000/2-22
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s2-h22-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s2-h22-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
February 22, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SCHNEIDER RECEIVES STATE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO VETERANS
ATLANTA -- Liberty County resident P. J. Schneider, a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) specialist in the Georgia Department of Labor's Hinesville office, has received a statewide award from a noted veterans organization.
At its recent state convention in Macon, the Georgia Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) named Schneider the "Most Outstanding DVOP" in Georgia. The award is given annually to the DVOP specialist who makes the most outstanding contribution to disabled veterans. DVOP specialists are located in 53 labor department offices throughout the state.
In a position he has held for the past five years, Schneider works closely with veterans to provide their employment needs. He specializes in providing case management and job placement assistance to veterans with disabilities, and works with the Veterans Administration (VA) to provide rehabilitative training and job placement services for veterans.
A retired U. S. Army major, Schneider has also served as a member of the Hunter Army Airfield Retiree Council and a transition assistance facilitator for the Army Career Alumni Program at that installation.
A resident of Liberty County for nine years, Schneider is a charter member, past vice-president and currently serves as secretary of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 789. He is also a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Liberty County Veterans Council, and the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce's Veteran Affairs Council.
Schneider is a member of 1999-2000 class of the Executive Commitment to Excellence in
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Leadership Program (EXCEL), a leadership training program for a select few employees of the state labor department. He is also a member of the Georgia Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security (IAPES).
He is the widower of Tina Schneider, the late executive vice president of the Liberty County Industrial Authority and Chamber of Commerce. They are the parents of four children.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-368
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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