The Georgia statement, Georgia. Merit System, Vol. 5, no. 2 (Spring 2002)

News, policies and trends for all state government

employees and agencies, published quarterly by the Georgia Merit System.

VOLUME 5, NO. 2

SPRING 2002

Three percent structure adjustment and 2.25%

INSIDE

salary increase proposed for state employees

After a new round of budget cuts designed to reduce next year's budget by an additional $80 million, the 2.5 percent salary increase recommended by Governor Roy E. Barnes in his February budget address, was reduced. In the revised budget plan, state employees will receive a 2.25 percent performance-based increase, not to exceed $1,800. The structural salary adjustment to pay grades' minimums and maximums remains at three percent.
Employees who receive an "exceed expectation" performance rating will be eligible to receive two percent of their annual base salary as part of Georgia government's one-time cash incentive award. Last year, 80.2 percent of state employees received "meets" on their performance evaluation, 19.3 percent were given the onetime lump-sum bonus award introduced last year as part of PerformancePLUS, and .5 percent did not meet job performance expectations.
In spite of a stumbling, yet recovering economy, Governor Barnes continues his commitment to support a compensation system designed to position state government as a more attractive competitor in the labor market. As part of PerformancePLUS, funding for state salary increases
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STATEWIDE SALARY PLAN (Pending Legislative and State Personnel Board Approval)

GRADE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Minimum $14,172.00 $15,303.36 $16,601.52 $18,009.12 $19,455.36 $21,434.88 $23,613.60 $25,895.28 $28,543.20 $31,474.08 $34,533.36 $37,901.28 $41,808.96 $45,903.12 $50,652.96 $55,621.20 $61,090.56 $67,421.52 $74,060.64 $81,355.68 $89,820.24 $98,683.44 $108,426.96

Midpoint $17,340.72 $19,088.88 $21,023.52 $23,150.88 $25,400.40 $27,996.96 $30,709.20 $33,864.96 $37,162.08 $40,992.72 $45,003.36 $49,663.20 $54,534.96 $59,895.12 $66,103.92 $72,608.16 $79,761.60 $87,622.08 $96,742.32 $106,299.60 $116,801.52 $128,344.80 $141,732.72

Maximum $21,866.16 $24,441.36 $27,334.32 $30,564.96 $34,040.40 $37,535.76 $41,401.92 $45,453.36 $49,908.48 $55,072.08 $60,487.20 $66,425.52 $73,323.60 $80,545.92 $88,483.44 $97,208.64 $106,807.68 $117,942.48 $129,600.48 $142,403.28 $157,278.72 $172,835.76 $189,948.24

Money Matters: Peach State Reserves ..................2 Smog Season ..............................3 Public Employee Recognition ....3 Ombudsman conference ............3 Safe Drivers' Awareness Day ......4 Government Spotlight: Dept. of Community Health ....4 Cornelius shares civil rights........5 Workplace Tips: Re-energize your career ..............5 Wellness: Exercise fits most lifestyles ........5 Test your vocabulary ..................5 DOMV Online..........................6 Lifeline radio program ..............6 Flexible Benefits Plan............7-10 State Retirees ......................11-14 Charitable Contributors ..........14 Statewide Nominations ............14 DOC Officers volunteer ..........15 Technology Tips: Protecting your identity ..........15 Governor's Cup winners ..........16 DOL employee gave life ..........16
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Renaissance FEStival
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Teleworking: A growing work life option for state government

Get ready state employees to be introduced to a growing new work life option designed to make you more productive, efficient and motivated - Teleworking. The current workforce culture is changing. More job seekers are looking for opportunities that offer flexibility in their schedule, work location, and overall employee benefit packages. As a Total Rewards

component in Workforce Planning to attract, recruit, retain and retrain quality employees, the Georgia Merit System (GMS), in collaboration with the Interagency Telework Advisory Committee, began assessing the value and benefits of Teleworking for state government and its workforce. A three-phase implementation process was developed to introduce the telework initiative

statewide.
What is Teleworking Teleworking, also known as Telecommuting, allows qualified employees to work in an alternate location on one or more occasions during the week, month or a specified period of time. The alternate workplace may include the employees' home, a satellite office or a telework center. Employees who are self-motivat-

ed, well-organized and work well independently will typically make good teleworkers. Teleworking may not be suitable for all employees or for all positions but its reward and benefits will impact everyone. For the employer, telework will improve recruitment efforts by attracting and retaining skilled employees. Increased employee satisfaction and productivity, reduced absenteeism and

overhead costs, and decreased office space are uniformly reported by state agencies utilizing this option. For the employee, telework will mean reduced commuting time and stress, reduced jobrelated costs, and a more productive work environment. For the community, telework will lead to reduced traffic congestion, air pollution, and highway costs; improved accommodation for
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Page 2 MONEY MATTERS

Spring 2002

Pay Yourself First

Peach State Reserves: The Georgia Retirement Investment Plan

It's up to you to save and invest for your own future. Peach Sate Reserves - The Georgia Retirement Investment Plan (PSR) offers an easy way for state of Georgia employees to invest their money for a financially secure future. There are various reasons why it's a great idea to participate in PSR. The key reason is that your contributions to the PSR investment account are taken before you are taxed on your earnings. Investments made through payroll deduction allow federal and state income taxes to be deferred until distributions from the PSR account are received. The money that would have been paid in income taxes is allowed to grow offering an investor significant tax and savings advantages. And did I mention that it's easy?
INVESTMENT MADE EASY State of Georgia employees can save as little as $30 a month ($15 per paycheck if paid twice a month) through payroll deduction. Assuming the overall investment return is eight percent, in 30 years the investment could be as much as $45,009 compared to

just $26,417 without a taxdeferred investment. Plus, PSR does the tracking and reporting of investments annually until a distribution from the account is made. The difficult, often timeconsuming job of itemizing the investment on an income tax return is eliminated. Because savings in PSR are automatically reinvested and taxes are deferred on the earnings, savings in PSR can increase faster than taxable savings such as a credit union, bank or brokerage account. Because Americans are living longer, the need for a substantial nest egg is greater. Everyone who cares about retirement should know about 401(k) and 457 retirement plans! These savings plans were designed to help supplement pensions and social security retirement income. Both plans are portable but with varying restrictions and withdrawal penalties.
THE 401(k) PLAN The 401(k) Plan is funded by employee contributions. Not only does the 401(k) offer employees savings, it also decreases the salary on which income

taxes are calculated. Because employees are taxed on a lower amount, more take-home pay is available than if the employee saved the same amount in a taxable account. The state of Georgia 401(k) plan does not have loan provisions or employer matching contributions. Payouts before age 59 normally result in penalties.
THE 457 PLAN The pre-tax contribution and taxdeferred growth are also features of the 457 plan. The benefit of the 457 plan compared to the 401(k) will vary depending on the circumstances. Unlike the 401(k), the 457 Plan provides a special "catch up" provision for employees who have not already contributed the maximum allowable annual amounts throughout their eligibility period. This "catch-up" feature provides an opportunity for significantly greater contributions to the plan in the years approaching retirement. In addition, there are no penalties for taking money out of the 457 Plan, regardless of age, unless the money is rolled over to another retirement plan or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and

subsequently withdrawn prior to age 59 1/2.
GET A PLAN While 401(k) and 457 Plans are designed specifically for retirement income purposes, PSR offers a variety of investment opportunities in mutual funds for the conservative, moderate, or aggressive risk investor. But to be a successful investor, employees must have a plan. Investors should determine their financial goal and know the level of risk their personal circumstances will allow. Generally, the higher the risk of an investment, the higher the potential return and vice versa. Employees should feel comfortable with their investments but also be knowledgeable of the consequences associated with their choices and level of risk. For the more seasoned investor, a SelfDirected Brokerage (SDB) Option is available to PSR participants with sufficient assets through Great-West and CSFBdirect. The Peach State Reserves Plan brochure is a great way to learn more about how this

plan can benefit you and why it's so important to your future. For a copy of the brochure, contact your personnel office.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY Congress intends for contributions to 457 and 401(k) Plans to be reserved specifically for retirement income purposes. The plans are not designed for emergency expenses or financial hardships. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to qualify for withdrawals prior to separation from state service. The money you contribute is not eligible for withdrawal in cases of financial need, except under extremely limited circumstances (and, in the case of 401(k), with additional tax penalty). All employees should be setting aside savings on an after-tax basis that they can access without restriction or penalty. Only after such an emergency fund is established should someone consider enrolling in PSR.

The Georgia Statement
Volume 5, Number 2
State Personnel Board
Melinda Langston, Chair Geri P. Thomas, Vice Chair Claybon J. Edwards, Member M. David Alalof, Member
Georgia Merit System
Marjorie H. Young, Commissioner
Office of Communications and Marketing Deborah Williams, Managing Editor Carletta Henderson-Youngs, Editor Cleveland Clements, Copy Editor
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State Salary Increase
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will be included in the budget for fiscal year 2003 with an October 1 payout.
The three percent structural adjustment only increases the minimums and maximums of pay grades on statewide, physicians and senior executive salary plans. All state employees will not be affected. Government workers who fall below the new targethiring rate after the 2.25 performance-

based increase has been calculated will be moved to the new adjusted salary level. Because the three percent will be adjusted at each pay grades' maximum as well, employees currently paid at their maximums will be eligible to receive the performance-based increase.
All proposed increases are subject to legislative and to state personnel board approvals.

Georgia Guardsmen Presented to House

and Senate

Recently, some 100 plus Guardsmen - including Defense Force and State employees - stood behind Governor Roy E. Barnes during his remarks in the Capitol atrium during National Guard Day ceremonies at the State Capitol. Major General David Poythress and commanding generals of the Army Guard, the Air Guard,

and the Georgia Defense Force were presented to both the House and the Senate, where each body gave standing applause and issued its Resolution of Commendation to the Guard. On each occasion, the Guardsmen signalled their appreciation to the Governor and legislators in the General Assembly with a rousing HOORAH!!

Submission Deadline for Summer Issue -June 1, 2002

Spring 2002

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As Smog Season Approaches Think SECAP

Take a moment to consider the harmful effects of smog levels and heavy traffic in Georgia. State employees can make an enormous difference in reducing smog by choosing to utilize various transportation modes until September 30. The Georgia Building Authority's (GBA) State Employee Commuter Assistance Program (SECAP) is working with the Environmental Protection Division (EPD), the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Clean Air Campaign to continue to develop commuting programs for state employees while meeting Federal EPA guidelines for Georgia to reduce smog. SECAP offers various commuting options to increase employee participation in the program.

Currently serving metro Atlanta, SECAP can help state employees purchase a transit card, join a vanpool or register for a carpool. By utilizing federal funds, SECAP allows thousands of state employees the opportunity to participate in these options, often at discount rates. Program options include: Discount transportation cards
for MARTA (Despite MARTA's recent budget cuts, cards may be purchased at $28.00 per month), Cobb County Transit cards for $61.75 per month and Gwinnett County Transit cards, the newest edition to the discount program, at $63.75 per month. Reduced vanpool rates, determined by round-trip mile usage, and proportionately

reduced for each passenger. Capitol Hill carpools, daily shuttle vans, bike racks and parking garage discounts. Transportation Fairs to inform commuters about various transportation options Website to provide information and helpful tips Every year during smog season, SECAP strives to increase employee participation with various enhancements to the program. For more information about SECAP or ways to help reduce smog, visit the SECAP website at www.ga-secap.com or contact GBA at 404-463-6440.

Effective May 1, 2002, parking fees for Capitol Hill parking lots will increase to $30.00 per month. This rate hike will be in effect until September 30, 2002. The increase in fees during these five months will be used solely to provide reductions in fees for alternative methods of transportation, such as carpooling and vanpooling. This rate hike will be in effect until September 30, 2002.

2002 Celebration Activities, Statewide Nominations for Public Employee Recognition Week

In May of 2001, the State of Georgia re-instituted the celebration of Public Employee Recognition Week in Georgia. This year, Governor Roy E. Barnes will commemorate Employee Recognition Week by issuing a gubernatorial proclamation. The purpose of the week is to celebrate the achievements and dedication of government employees in the work they do for the citizens of this great state.
Many state entities are planning to observe the week by sponsoring activities that celebrate their diverse workforces and the value of their employees' government service. Some of the planned statewide recognition activities include:

Thank you letter from the Governor to all employees
Posting a message on check stubs Awards Ceremony for award winners Posting an electronic message on all DOT
signs across the state Announcements of Public Employee
Recognition Week in local newspapers A special ceremony honoring state employees nominated in eight categories for outstanding contributions will be held on May 8th at the Georgia Railroad Depot.
See Nominations, page 14

State Personnel Council

3-Day Ticket Prices:

is offering discount tickets to:

$101.00 - Adult * $89.00 - Child (ages 3-9)

(Regular price $109.95 - Adult, $96.95 - Child)

2-Day Ticket Prices

$87.00 - Adult * $75.00 - Child (ages 3-9)

(Regular price $94.95 - Adult, $81.95 - Child)

*Restrictions apply. Benefits subject to change without notice. Ticket not available for purchase at front gate. All prices include tax.
Children under 3 years of age are FREE!
TICKETS DO NOT EXPIRE

Adult

Child

Three-day tickets $101.00 x ____ $89.00 x ____ =

Universal Studios - where you can "Ride the Movies"!

Islands of Adventuresm - with characters from myths, leg-

ends, children's stories, cartoons and comic books.

Both ticket options include admission to

Universal Studios and Islands of

Adventure, unlimited park-to-park access,

______

and CityWalk Party Pass.

Two-day tickets $87.00 x ____ $75.00 x ____ = ______

Total amount enclosed:

= $______

Name ______________________________________________

Department __________________________________________

Work Phone ________________________________________

Send payment, this order form and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
State Personnel Council
P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334 E-mail: kdt@gms.state.ga.us pharp@gms.state.ga.us

DHR, DCH participate in 2002 Ombudsman Conference

The Ombudsman Conference, held at the Westin Atlanta North Hotel, pulled together many threads from the DHR tapestry to provide continuing education aimed at improving

the quality of life for residents of long-term care facilities. Division

Directors Maria Greene (Aging Services) and Karl Schwarzkopf

(Mental Health, Mental Retardation and

Substance Abuse) participated in the conference

with other key state level figures as panelist to

help generate solutions to address challenges in

the mental health system impacting nursing

homes and personal care home residents. Georgia

updates were provided by the Office of

Regulatory Services, Georgia Advocacy Office

and State Health Care Fraud Control Unit.

Barbara Fraser

The Office of the State Ombudsman awarded Nancy Hill, Middle Georgia LTCO Coordinator,

with the Ombudsman of the Year Award. Elaine Wilson, SOWEGA

LTCO Coordinator, was recognized with the Special Initiatives Award

and Barry Gage, of Atlanta, received the Volunteer Ombudsman of the

Year Award. Barbara Fraser, program manager for the Office of the

State Long-term Care Ombudsman (LTCO), was presented the

Congressional Award by Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-2nd) in trib-

ute to her outstanding service to residents of long-term care, often

called assisted living facilities. Fraser was also recognized by Lt.

Governor Mark Taylor, the Council of Community Ombudsman, facil-

ity residents and employees. "Ombudsman" is a Swedish word meaning

citizen representative.

Council for State Personnel Administration
Announces
SPECIAL SAVINGS to

Six Flags

White Water/ American Adventures

Adult/Child ticket (one visit) $23.00

$20.00

Dual Park or 2-Day ticket

$39.00

$39.00

(one visit to Six Flags and one to White Water, OR two visits to either Six Flags or

White Water for adults and children)

Individual Season Pass

$46.00

n/a

(unlimited visits to Six Flags Over Georgia for adults and children)

Platinum Pass

$101.00

$101.00

(unlimited visits to Six Flags Over Georgia, White Water and American Adventures

for adults and children)

MAIN GATE PRICE IN 2002 $42.00* - Six Flags
$31.50* - White Water/American Adventure
Children 2 and under are FREE

State Six Flags/White Water Program State Personnel Council P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-7206 E-mail: kdt@gms.state.ga.us
pharp@gms.state.ga.us

______ Tickets @ $23.00 ______ Tickets @ $20.00 ______ Tickets @ $39.00 ______ Tickets @ $46.00 ______ Tickets @ $101.00
Total Enclosed $ ________

Name ____________________________________________________
Home Address ______________________________________________
City__________________________ State ________Zip____________
Agency ____________________________________________________
Office Phone ________________Home Phone____________________ All mail orders must include a stamped, self-address envelope and payment (check or money order) to State Personnel Council. Offer valid through August 30, 2002. Your tickets will be mailed to you within 10 days of receipt of your order. Tickets CANNOT be returned for refund.
NO DISCOUNTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SIX FLAGS or WHITE WATER PARK.
*Price includes tax

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Spring 2002

GOHS HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL SAFE DRIVERS' AWARENESS DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL

Nearly one hundred Georgia high school students and their advisors descended on the State Capitol on March 7 to participate in the Seventh Annual Safe Drivers' Awareness Day. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Director Yvonne McBride revealed the expansion of the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) program and the implementation of the pilot program for Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP).
The event, co-sponsored by Senator Donzella James, highlighted the organization of twenty-five new chapters in Georgia high schools, increasing SADD's 16 existing chapters to 41. Senator James endorsed the SADD traffic safety initiative, formerly known as Students Against Drunk Driving, as one that will allow teens to play a role in developing solutions for deadly driving behaviors that claim the lives of young drivers. Last year, 218 young people, between 16 and 20 years old, died on Georgia's roads. During one six-month period, 16 young people died in automobile crashes in Metro Atlanta.

GOHS, investing nearly $80,000 in federal grant dollars for traffic safety education, has awarded small grants of $2,000 to each participating school. To help share information about highway safety with other students and to help develop more traffic safety programs, students belonging to SADD chapters will serve as part of a newly established Highway Safety Ambassador program. The Ambassadors will disseminate information and host programs to educate student peers on underage drinking, speed, aggressive driving, seat belt use, and other traffic safety issues.
DITEP teaches educators and school nurses how to detect illegal drug and alcohol use among teens. The program is designed to provide early intervention for students suspected of abusing drugs or alcohol in the school environment. The goal is to help reduce the possibilities of crash fatalities and injuries and increase highway safety among teen drivers. The Macon School System is the first to implement DITEP. Once the pilot program results from Macon are evaluated, DITEP will be offered to every high school in Georgia.

(left to right) GOHS Director Yvonne McBride, Representative Randall Mangham, Representative Clint Smith, State Representative Barbara Mobley, and Senator Donzella James gather as Representative Mobley accepts a Safe Drivers' Awareness Day award for Legislative Leadership.

GOVERNMENT SPOTLIGHT

Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH)

The Department of Community Health (DCH) was created in April 1999 to streamline administration functions and ensure better healthcare coordination. Senate Bill 241, signed into law by Governor Roy E. Barnes on April 19, 1999, combined the purchasing, planning and healthcare regulation, fragmented between four different state agencies, into DCH for improved health care delivery of services for state employees and Georgia citizens. DCH is responsible for insuring nearly two million Georgia citizens, planning health coverage for about 1.2 million uninsured Georgians and provide day-to-day operations of providing health insurance coverage to state employees. As the lead agency for all health issues in Georgia, DCH is responsible for administering a budget of close to six billion dollars-maximizing the state of Georgia's health care pur-

chasing power. For many, including state employees, DCH has resulted in a greater focus of quality health Gary Redding care issues. The department is comprised of six divisions, each with its own purpose, and governed by a ninemember board appointed by the Governor. The Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, Georgia Board of Physician Workforce and the State Medical Education Board are administratively attached to the department as well. DCH Commissioner Gary B. Redding, who took the helm in September 2001, brings more than 20 years of experience in health care planning, management, and administration to the department. His tenure in state government dates back to 1983.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AT A GLANCE:
Gary B. Redding, Commissioner
Mission: Working to improve health and access to care for Georgians.
Number of Employees: 504 James W. Couch, Deputy Commissioner Clyde L. Reese, III, General Counsel Division of Medical Assistance: Mark D. Trail, Acting Director Division of Public Employee Health Benefits: Lurline Craig-Burke,
Director Division of Health Planning: Valerie A. Hepburn, Acting Director Office of Women's Health: Dee Baldwin, Ph.D.,Executive Director Office of Minority Health: Carol Snype Crawford, Executive Director Commission on Men's Health: Jason E. Patterson, Executive Director Composite State Board of Medical Examiner: Karen A. Mason,
Executive Director Georgia Board for Physician Workforce: Bruce Deighton, Ph.D.,
Executive Director State Medical Education Board: Bruce C. Deighton, Ph.D.,
Executive Director Address: 2 Peachtree Street, NW 40th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-656-4507 Fax: 404-651-6880 Website: www.dch.state.ga.us

Divisions
Division of Medical Assistance Formerly the Department of Medical Assistance. Responsible for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids. PeachCare for Kids is considered one of the nations top health care programs for primarily low-income children and is the first to offer a web based enrollment application. This division also administers the Indigent Care Trust Fund.
Division of Health Planning Responsible for the certificate-of-need program which approves the expansion of health care facilities and services. Helps develop policy for health care services.
Division of Public Employee Health Benefits Provides health insurance for state employees, school personnel, retirees and dependents
Office of Women's Health Develops plans and initiatives to address women's health issues. Disseminates related information.
Office of Minority Health Works to eliminate health disparities between minorities and nonminority populations.
Office of Rural Health Services Located in Cordele, Georgia. Responsible for improving access to health services in rural areas and developing rural health systems.

Spring 2002

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
Match the definitions with the correct word. The answers are below.

1. Existing or rising above; surpassing others. 2. To infer or guess. 3. One who tries to advance, by flattery 4. Noticeable, palpable 5. Mindful of consequences 6. A position of superiority or prominence 7. To acquire or accumulate 8. Lightness or humor in speech or manner 9. Lack of energy or enthusiasm, indifferent 10. A natural tendency or inclination

___ Levity (n.) ___ Eminence (n.) ___ Garner (v.) ___ Propensity (adj.) ___ Appreciable (adj.) ___ Listless (adj.) ___ Sycophant (n.) ___ Circumspect (adj.) ___ Surmise (v.) ___ Transcendent (adj.)

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Cornelius, Office of Human Relations share legacy of civil rights

Brenda Foye Cornelius

Ninety area high school students journeyed with Governor's Office of Human Relations commissioner Brenda Foye Cornelius to Alabama as part of the 16th Annual SCLC/WOMEN's African American Civil Rights Heritage Tour. Cornelius, who traveled the tour a year earlier and was motivated to share her experience with others, sponsored the students. The group visited sites

in Birmingham, Marion, Selma, Whitehall, Montgomery and Tuskegee. Monuments were unveiled at Edmund Pettus Bridge and in Marion and Perry County to honor the Rev. James Orange and the late Hosea Williams. The students were required to write about their experience and describe how they would apply what they learned about the civil rights era to their community.

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY: ANSWERS
Transcendent (adj.): Existing or rising above; surpassing others. Sycophant (v.): To infer or guess. Surmise (v.): One who tries to advance, by flattery Appreciable (adj.): Noticeable, palpable Circumspect (adj.): Mindful of consequences Eminence (n.): A position of superiority or prominence Garner (v.): To acquire or accumulate Levity (n.): Lightness or humor in speech or manner Listless (adj.): Lack of energy or enthusiasm, indifferent Propensity (adj.): A natural tendency or inclination

If you pay for someone to care for your dependent who is incapable of self-care, then you may be interested in opening a Dependent Care Spending Account.
Pre-tax dollars from your paycheck to cover care for your love one, including adult day care and other related expenses.
Enroll April 15 - May 14, 2002 Or call 1-800-893-0763 for details.
Administered by the Georgia Merit System.

WORKPLACE TIPS

Re-energize your career

You shouldn't relegate spring cleaning only to your closets and attics. You might want to start brushing out the cobwebs that keep you from moving forward in your work life. Here are a few simple ways you can enhance your career this season: Become more self-aware.
This means getting to know your positive attributes as well as your weaknesses. Unless we become aware of our strengths and weaknesses, we stand to repeat mistakes

and ignore our strong points. Pick up self-help literature that addresses ways you can learn about yourself, or try talking to a close co-worker or significant other to get honest feedback on your strengths and weaknesses. Adopt a more positive selfimage. Replace those negative thoughts about yourself ("I always screw up") with others that are more accurate and constructive.

Build more meaningful relationships at work. Don't just go through the motions at work. When you can, take the opportunity to learn more about the people with whom you work. With the amount of time you spend at work, you're starving yourself of a unique setting in which to develop relationships that nurture.
-Adapted from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

WELLNESS

Exercise: inexpensive, healthy activity for most lifestyles

Did you know that exercise is an inexpensive, healthy activity that could fit into almost any lifestyle with rewarding results. It can be a helpful remedy to help reduce stress and help lower various health risks including blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiac problems, and diabetes. Exercise can also help reduce susceptibility to infections and help decrease diseases and conditions associated with too much fat in the body. The amount of body fat that you need to stay healthy is at least eight to 15 percent for women and five to eight percent for men.

If weight control is a goal, keep in mind that the more exercise you get, the more muscle you will have. Exercise is probably the most important key to increasing your metabolism and burning off excess fat. So not only will you look more toned, you will also burn calories much more efficiently! Research shows that you burn more stored fat for energy when you do aerobic exercises on an empty stomach. You burn more stored fat when you exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon or early evening before

you eat. You will not only burn off stored fat, but increase your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when your metabolism was beginning to slow down. Thereby, a significant increase of fat is burned off, even after the exercise is over. The second best time to exercise is in the morning before breakfast.
The acceptable body fat for women is between 17 to 28 percent and 12 to 21 percent for men. Contact your physician or health care professional before beginning an exercise activity or program. This article is provided for informational purposes only.

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Teleworking
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people with disabilities; and a more "family-friendly" workplace.
Telework: The Future is Now The first phase, expected to
conclude June 30, 2002, includes researching successful state models and best practices to develop draft policies and procedures for Georgia's telework initiative. The draft program will be developed and piloted with volunteer state entities, managers, and employees during Phase II, July 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. After six months, the pilot will be assessed to identify its strengths, weaknesses and any barriers that could impede its success. The goal of Phase II is to gain real life experience in the workplace that will lend to the development of a statewide teleworking program capable of supporting all state entities. Full implementation and statewide availability may come as early as January 2003 in Phase III. Once fully implemented, Georgia will join the ranks of multiple state governments that use teleworking technology as a vehicle for improving the quality of life in their communities.

Benefits of Teleworking

Community Decreased Rush Hour Decreased Air Pollution
Decreased Gasoline Consumption
Decreased Dependence on Foreign Oil
Safer Neighborhoods
Ability to Obtain Remote Workplaces
Increased Potential for
Increased Quality of Life

Employer Increased Productivity Decreased Absenteeism an
Sick Leave Usage Decreased Staff Turnover
Competitive Advantage In Recruitment
Increased Labor Pool
Improved Managerial Techniques
Improved Employee Moral Economic Development Compliance with (ADA)
Americans With Disabilities Act

Employee Decreased Stress Decreased Commute Time, Cost and Frustration Increased Flexibility
Improved Job Satisfaction
Improved Environment With Fewer Distractions
Increased Safety in the Home and Community
Closer Family and Community Bonds
Decreased Cost Associated with Working and Traveling

Statewide availability may come as early as January 2003
Georgia Telework Connection To insure the success of the
telework initiative and pave the way for a changing workplace, GMS added a telework coordinator to its staff to assist state entities, upon request, with training, assessment, program implementation, outcome measurement and program customization. For more information on the telework initiative, contact Rissa Connally at (404) 463-6723 or rconnally@gms.state.ga.us. Or visit the GMS Web site, www.gms.state.ga.us., for project updates and links to additional telework resources.

Telework Advisory Committee
Jeane Borkenhagen Department of Natural Resources
Rissa Connally Georgia Merit System
Tonya Curry Governor's Office
Bill Dunn Georgia Merit System
Sherma Francis Georgia Merit System
Gail Love Georgia Merit System
Jeff McCord Georgia Technology Authority
Brenda Purcell Office of Planning and Budget
Erin Tilghman Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
Kathleen Gosden Georgia Department of Law
Marjorie H. Young Georgia Merit System

Spring 2002
Minority Health announces Lifeline To Health radio program
The Office of Minority Health (OMH), a division of Georgia Department of Community Health, premiered its new onehour monthly radio show "Lifeline to Health" February 27 on public radio stations across Georgia. The program, aimed at minorities and the underserved in Georgia, will broadcast live every fourth Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The production will include monthly features, health news, two call-in segments, an information feedback segment, and resource information. Special invited guests will be on hand to interact with listeners who call in with questions or personal health related concerns. According to OMH Executive Director Carol Crawford, the show will include real life experiences of minority individuals coping with various health issues.
Radio programs will be web streamed and available online with additional information and health resources at www.lifelinetohealthradio.com. The toll free on air call-in number is 1-800-360-1799.
April is officially National Minority Health Month.

Upcoming spring quarter holidays for Georgia

Confederate Memorial Day*

Friday, April 26

National Memorial Day*

Monday, May 27

Independence Day*

Thursday, July 4

*Employees should check with their personnel office for eligibility.

Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety Increases Services Online

While some Georgia citizens are not familiar with the services that a few state agencies provide, most are familiar with the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety (DMVS). It is the state agency responsible for such services as driver's license testing and vehicle registration renewal. Now, citizens in Bibb, Chatham, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Lowndes, Rockdale, Spalding and Whitfield counties can renew their motor vehicle tag and vehicle registration online. The project for Internet registration first became available to citizens in six initial counties that launched the pilot in December 2001. Since its implementation, the number of counties to participate has increased, allowing more than 3,900 customers to take advantage of the new online renewal option. Citizens who can participate are notified with a message of the service on their vehicle registration renewal notice. A 12-digit renewal number is provided to allow the recipient to renew online with reliability and security. At first, users were required to pay using only a Visa or MasterCard credit card.

Payment Services have been expanded to include an electronic checking system, initiated in January. A six-dollar service charge per transaction is added for the new convenience, but it's still a great alternative
to standing in line. The transaction is expected to take less than five minutes and customers should receive their new registration and updated decal in the mail within five business days.
DMVS Commissioner Tim Burgess considers the pilot as a part of the e-government concept encouraged by Governor Roy E. Barnes. "Under Governor Roy Barnes' direction, the DMVS is aggressively pursuing the use of cutting edge technology to better serve our customers," Burgess says in a recent DMVS news release. "We are delighted to initiate this Internet Pilot Project for a no-hassle, fast and easy way to renew vehicle registrations over the Internet." The Internet Tag Renewal project is expected to eventually be available to citizens statewide. Mail-in and online driver's license renewal plans are already underway and may be coming to your neighborhood as early as Summer 2002. Visit www.dmvs.ga.gov for more information.

STONE MOUNTAIN PA R K
The State Personnel Council
invites you to celebrate at the
8th Wonder of the World!
Adult One-Day All-Attraction Pass Discounted Price $18.00 Gate Price: $20.33
Child's One-Day All-Attraction Pass
(ages 3-11; children under 3 are free)
Discounted Price: $14.00 Gate Price: $16.05
Tickets are good until December 31, 2002
Mail ticket order and payment (and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return ticket) to:
State Personnel Council, P.O. Box 347206, Atlanta, GA 30334 Name_______________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Department___________________________________________________ Work Phone_______________________________
For additional information: E-mail: kdt@gms.state.ga.us or pharp@gms.state.ga.us

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Your 2002-2003 Flexible Benefits Plan

Music is an international language, and young people love music. I take my group to Youth Development Centers across the State to help them learn through music.
-- William Bryant

No matter who you are, you have choices... choices about your lifestyle... choices about how you spend your free time. More than ever, it seems that State employees are choosing to give back to their communities, get back to the basics, and get more out of what life has to offer.
You also have choices when it comes to your State of Georgia Flexible Benefits Program. But before you choose, you should take a few moments to carefully review your Enrollment Booklet and understand all your options.
What's new for 2002-2003
Your 2002-2003 enrollment booklet gives you an opportunity to look at your benefits package. Perhaps you'll find something you haven't seen before..., change that will be new to everyone. Here's an overview of what's new.

i choose vision

Flexible Spending Accounts
The new contract for Flexible Spending Accounts was awarded to SHPS, the current vendor. Effective July 1, 2002, SHPS is offering the following enhancements to make the claims process more efficient: Notification of direct deposits by electronic mail. To update your
email address with SHPS, go to www.shps.net. A dedicated fax line for faxing your claims and documentation. The
new fax number is (502) 267-3112. You may also scan and email your claims with the appropriate documentation to feedback@shps.net.
Legal Insurance
Effective July 1, 2002, the new contract for legal insurance is with ARAG Group. In addition to the Telephone and In-Office Legal Services, ARAG's
Ultimate Legal Plan offers some enhancements to the plan, such as the Identity Theft Service and Online Legal Services. Plan members will also still have eight hours available to them to use towards legal advice, negotiation, document preparation and review (except those legal matters which are specifically excluded or otherwise covered). There is a change in how these hours can be used from the previous plan the coverage is limited to one hour per meeting, up to a maximum of eight hours per family per certificate year. When using a Network Attorney, each hour is paid in full; if a plan member uses a Non-Network attorney, the plan member will be reimbursed up to $70 per hour. Also the premiums for Single and Family legal coverage are reduced. See the Legal Section for plan details.
Life Insurance
The Flexible Benefits Program has traditionally offered spouse and child life coverage under one option Dependent Life. This Open Enrollment the Flexible Benefits Program is introducing the separation of the Dependent Life option into two "stand alone" options Spouse Life Option and Child Life Option: The new Spouse Life Option offers coverage levels of $6,000,
$12,000, $30,000, $60,000 and $100,000. The new Child Life Option offers coverage levels of $3,000, $6,000,
$10,000, $15,000 and $20,000.
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There is an exception to the amount of coverage that you can choose. Your coverage selection in either option cannot exceed 100% of your Employee Life coverage.
It is important to remember that if you do not make a change in coverage selection under the Spouse Life option and/or Child Life option, your 2002-2002 coverage amounts will rollover as choices for the 2002-2003 Plan Year. (With the exception for coverage exceeding 100% of employee life).
For the 2002-2003 Open Enrollment only, if you are currently enrolled in the Dependent Life option, you may choose up to $30,000 Spouse Life and any level of Child Life without medical underwriting.
Short-Term Disability
This Open Enrollment the Short-Term Disability Option now offers an additional coverage level that requires only 7 calendar
days of continuous disabili-

ty before benefits can start. Since this new seven-day wait period coverage level is considered a "buy-up," the premiums are higher. Before seeking selecting this new coverage level, it is important to read the Disability Section for more details.
As a result of these enhancements the 20022003 Option Statement will look very different this Open Enrollment. For the new Spouse Life and Child Life Options, it will assist you in identifying the various coverage levels available based on your Employee Life coverage levels.
What's new in
Health
The State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) has made some significant benefit changes in the last several years that are designed to improve quality health care services for our members while continuing to maintain the fiscal integrity of the Plan. See the new Summary Plan Description (SPD), UPDATERs, and Health Plan Decision Guide for

official Plan details and changes that are effective July 1, 2002. A summary of Plan changes is on page 19 of your enrollment booklet.
"Peach State Reserves" The Georgia Retirement Investment Plan
With the passage of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act in June 2001, the Deferred Compensation Program has undergone some significant changes that allow even greater opportunity to use both tax-sheltered plans to save for retirement and lower your taxes now. The legislation also created more flexibility for the Section 457 Plan, including rollovers and relaxed distribution rules. For more information on the new Deferred Compensation Program, Peach State Reserves, see page 54 of your enrollment booklet, or access the Georgia Merit System web site at www.gms.state.ga.us/emplo yee/psr/asp.

"As an Information Specialist Tour Guide at the Capitol, I get to work in a glorious building and meet a lot of wonderful visitors to my State."
- Marge Brennan
i choose
signing up for coverage

Who's Eligible To Participate

In general, you are eligible to partic-
ipate in the Flexible Benefits
Program if: You are a full-time regular
employee who works at least 30 hours a week and is expected to work for at least nine months. Some employees, however, are not eligible such as those who work in a sheltered workshop or work transition program, contingent employees, temporary employees, and student employ ees. Deferred Compensation Plan eligibility differs somewhat from the Flexible Benefits Program. See page 51 for more information. You are a public schoolteacher employed in a professionallycertified capacity, working halftime or more and not considered a "temporary" or "emergency" employee. You are an employee of a local school system holding a noncertificated position. You must

be eligible to participate in the Teacher's Retirement System or its local equivalent, and you must work a minimum of 18 hours a week (or 60% of the time necessary to carry out the duties of the position, if that's more than 18 hours). You are an employee working at least 60% of the time necessary to carry out the duties of your position and you are eligible to participate in the Public School Employees' Retirement System, as defined by Paragraph 20 of Section 47-4-2 of the Georgia Code. If you aren't sure whether you're eligible, contact your personnel/ payroll office.
PreTax Premiums Help You Stretch Your Dollars
The Flexible Benefits Program allows you to save on taxes while you pay for your benefits. Pre-tax premiums reduce your taxable

pay...and your taxes. That's because premiums for most of your insurance options, health benefit options, and spending account contributions are taken out of your paycheck before federal and state income taxes and Social Security (FICA) taxes are withheld.
This means your taxable pay is lower...and so are your taxes. It also means you have more in your paycheck or more to spend on benefits than you would if you paid the same premiums with after-tax dollars.
The example on page 5 of your booklet shows the impact of the pretax advantage for an employee earning $25,000 a year with annual pretax premiums of $1,800.
A Few Words About PreTax Premiums
Using pre-tax premiums will not
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affect other employee benefits that are based on pay any State of Georgia retirement system, life insurance, disability, and pension benefits. Those benefits will be based on your full pay before pretax premiums are taken out. It is worth noting that:
except for any Deferred Compensation contributions, you won't pay Social Security taxes (FICA) on your pre-tax premiums...potentially reducing your future Social Security benefits, although

any reduction will be minimal in comparison with your total Social Security benefits; pre-tax premiums are not available for short-term disability, dependent life, legal, or long-term care insurance.
As You Decide: Points To Consider
Whether you're single with no children, single with children, married with no children, or married with children, consider these points if...

Your Spouse Has Benefit Coverage
Health
If you decline State Health Benefit Plan coverage and choose coverage under your spouse's plan, you may be penalized by the other plan.
If you take "double coverage" both you and your spouse take family coverage you may find that the other employer's plan will not pay any benefits if the State plan pays benefits first. This is called "nonduplication of benefits."

Spending Accounts
If your spouse's plan offers spending accounts, you can each have a health care spending account at the maximum allowed. For dependent (child) care spending accounts, however, IRS laws restrict your total family contributions to all dependent (child) care spending accounts to $5,000 in total per year.
Long-term Care
This coverage is available to all eligible employees and some family members. Like legal insurance, few employers offer long-term care insurance.

Legal
Since few employers offer legal insurance, this coverage may be worth considering if your family has legal needs.
Peach State Reserves (Deferred Compensation)
Your spouse may save the maximum allowed in his or her company's savings plan and you may save the maximum allowed in the Peach State Reserves' Deferred Compensation Plans if you are eligible to participate.

"Make good choices about your life means making good choices about your health... and your health insurance.

"I am a Project Coordinator for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. I really love my work, and one of the things I do is to help young people with disabilities make the transition from high school to adult life."
-Valencia Thomas

You are a new employee
Dental You have much shorter waiting periods in the Regular and PPO options if you sign up immediately. Late enrollment penalties will apply to the Regular and PPO options if you do not enroll now and do so in the future. The Prepaid Option does not have waiting periods or late enrollment penalties.
Spending Accounts If you are hired by the State after July 1, your paycheck reductions for the spending accounts will start the 15th of your first full calendar month of employment. Your total contributions to each account are prorated by the number of months your participate in these options up to the maximum monthly amount allowed for each account.
Once you enroll, you may submit claims for services incurred on or after the first of the month after you have completed one full calendar month of employment. If, for example, you are hired July 8 and sign up for a spending account, reductions will start on August 15. You can begin submitting claims for services that you incur on or after September 1.

Long-term Care You have a one-time opportunity to sign up for long-term care insurance without providing Medical Underwriting.

i choose dental

Employee Life, Spouse Life and Child Life You have a one-time opportunity to choose some employee, spouse and child life insurance coverage without providing Medical Underwriting.
Disability You have a one-time opportunity to sign up for short-term and longterm disability coverage without providing Medical Underwriting.
Other Coverage There are no Medical Underwriting requirements at any time for legal, AD&D, spending accounts, vision or the State Health Benefit Plan. Coverage could be limited for pre-existing conditions under the PPO and Indemnity (formerly High) Options of the State Health Benefit Plan. If you are eligible and join an HMO, there are no pre-existing condition limitations.
You can sign up for the Peach State Reserves anytime if you are eligible to participate. See page 55 of your enrollment booklet for information on eligibility.

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When Your Spouse Works for The State
Health Each of you may take single coverage in different options, if you wish although your children will not be covered. As an alternative, one of you may take family coverage and cover your spouse and children. If you both take family coverage, the most the plan will pay is 100% of the allowable expenses. ` Dental Each of you may take single coverage and enroll in different options if you choose, but your children will not be covered. As an alternative, one of you may take family coverage and cover your spouse and children. If you both take family coverage, the most the plan will pay is 100% of the allowable expenses.
Spending Accounts Each of you may have a health care spending account for the maximum allowed. For the dependent (child) care spending account, however, you cannot exceed $4,992 family maximum.
Long-term Care Each of you may enroll for the coverage you need.
Legal Each of you may take single coverage; in this case, your children will not be covered. Or, one of you may take family coverage and cover your spouse and children.
Employee Life and AD&D Each of you can enroll for the coverage you need. ` Spouse Life Each of you may provide Spouse Life insurance for each other. Or, if you wish, one spouse may take coverage and the other spouse could choose "no coverage."
Child Life Each of you may provide Child Life insurance for your eligible children. Of, if you wish, one spouse may take coverage and the other spouse could choose "no coverage."
Disability Each of you may enroll for the coverage you need.
Peach State Reserves for Eligible Employees Each of you may contribute up to the maximum for your plans. If both spouses have accounts, you could have a substantial nest egg at retirement. See page 55 for information on eligibility.

Flexible Benefits Program Calendar

April 1, 2002 April 15 May 14, 2002 April 17 June 9, 2002
May 14, 2002 June 15, 2002 June 30, 2002 July 1, 2002 July 14, 2002

All pay-related benefits (life insurance, AD&D, and disability) are based on your Benefit Salary and/or Benefit Age on this date.
Open Enrollment period; look for your enrollment and benefit materials, and attend training meetings and benefit fairs.
Confirmation statements prepared, completed, and distributed showing the amount that will be taken from your paycheck beginning in June. Check your Statement carefully to be sure your choices have been recorded correctly. Contact your personnel/payroll office immediately if you discover an error.
Your deadline for submitting your Option Statement or completing web enrollment and all required forms. Note: Some agencies have an earlier deadline, so be sure to check with your personnel/payroll office.
Your first payroll reductions of the new plan year for your health benefit plan premiums and onehalf of your monthly spending account contributions.
Your first payroll reductions of the new plan year for premiums for all other Flexible Benefit options and the remaining one-half of your monthly spending account contributions.
Coverage effective date for FLEX... provided you are not absent from work on the first scheduled work day in July due to illness or disability; for Health benefits... provided you are at work or on a paid leave of absence on the first scheduled workday in July.
Notify your personnel/payroll office if you have not received your SHBP ID card or Notice of HMO Membership Action form by this date.

Benefit Fairs 2002

April 12, 2002 Friday 9:00 to 3:00 West Central Ga. Regional Hospital Gymnasium 3000 Schatulga Road Columbus, Ga. 31907
April 16, 2002 Tuesday 9:00 to 11:00
Chamblee DOT 5025 New Peachtree Road
Chamblee, Ga. 30341
April 17, 2002 Wednesday 9:00 to 1:00 Gwinnett County DFACS
530 Northdale Road Lawrenceville, Ga. 30045
April 17, 2002 Wednesday 9:00 to 1:00
Cartersville DOT 500 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy.
Cartersville, Ga. 30120
April 18, 2002 Thursday 9:00 to 12:00
North Metro Tech 5198 Ross Road Acworth, Ga. 30101
April 18, 2002 Thursday 4:00 to 6:00 Hall County School System West Hall High School
Gymnasium 5500 McEver Road Oakwood, Ga. 30566

April 19, 2002 Friday 10:00 to 2:00 Dekalb County Health Dept. 445 Winn Way Bohan Auditorium Decatur, Ga. 30030
April 19, 2002 Friday 9:00 to 3:00 Clarke County DFACS Conference Rooms A & B 284 North Avenue Athens, Ga. 30603
April 22, 2002 Monday 10:00 to 4:00 Dekalb County DFACS
178 Sams Street Decatur, Ga. 30030
April 23, 2002 Tuesday 8:00 to 12:00 Ga. Emergency Mgmt. Assoc. 935 E. Confederate Ave.
Atlanta. Ga (Located between Boulevard & Moreland. Fair in bldg.
Behind large cannon)
April 23, 2002 Tuesday 9:00 to 2:00 Southwestern State
Hospital Gym 400 South Pintree Blvd. Thomasville, Ga. 31799

April 24, 2002 Wednesday 9:00 to 2:00 Department of Labor Sussex Bldg.148 International Blvd.
Atlanta, Ga. 30303
April 24, 2002 Wednesday 9:00 to 3:00 Savannah Regional Hospital
Gym. 1915 Eisenhower Drive Savannah, GA 31406
April 25, 2002 Thursday 9:00 to 3:00 Gracewood Hospital
Gymnasium (Peach Orchard Rd.) Hwy 25 to Tobacco Road Gracewood, Ga. 30812
April 30, 2002 Tuesday 9:30 to 3:00
Northwest Ga. Reg. Hospital Therapy
Center 1305 Redmond Circle
Rome, Ga. 30165
May 1, 2002 Wednesday10:00 to 3:00 Twin Towers Office Bldg.
Third Floor Plaza 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Atlanta, Ga. 30334

May 1, 2002 Wednesday 10:00 to 12:00 1:00 to 3:00 Warm Springs Rehab. Institute Roosevelt Hall Oak Road, P.O. Box 1050 Warm Springs, Ga. 31830
May 2, 2002 Thursday 9:00 to 3:00 Atlanta Regional Hospital Gymnasium (The Oasis) 3073 Panthersville Road
Decatur, Ga. 30034
May 3, 2002 Friday 8:00 to 1:00 DOT Gainesville Conference Room 2505
Athens Hwy Gainesville, GA 30507
May 7, 2002 Tuesday 9:00 to 1:00 Bibb County DFACS 456 Oglethorpe Street 3rd Floor Training Room Macon, Ga. 31201
May 8, 2002 Wednesday 9:00 to 3:00 Central State Hospital
Auditorium Broad Street Milledgeville, Ga. 31062

May 9, 2002 Thursday 9:00 to 1:00 Richmond County DFACS
520 Fenwick Street Augusta, Ga. 30901
May 10, 2002 Friday 10:00 to 2:00 2 P'tree Bldg.Second Flr.
Lobby 2 Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, Ga. 30303
May 13, 2002 Monday 8:30 till finished
Twin Towers Hearing Impaired Presentation 2 M. L. K., Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Ga. 30334
The employee checklist in the back of your Enrollment Booklet is a great way to be sure you followed all the steps necessary for making your choices. It's up to you to understand all the options available and make the choices that best suit your needs.

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Name
Alff, Karl R Allen, Susie W Allison, Franklin W Anderson, Bernice W Anthony, Edwin Armour, Cecil Austell, Reba M Bailey, Adam Bailey, Daisy Bailey Jr, William H Baxter Margie D. Beaty, Jean W Bellinger, Jean D Blankenship, William E Bohannon, Ray L Bowles Jr, Leonard Bradford, Charles H Bragg, Helen B Brantley, Donald G Brown, Annie P Brown, Cora Lee Brown, George M Butts Jr, Louie Byrd, Gladys Irene M Caldwell, Bobby C Callaway, Gisela I Carr, Jackie L Carrell, James Francis Caughman, Margaret C Childs, Ishmael C Clark, Judith S Clarkson, Janette W Clement, Don R Collins, Larry G Colvin, Nadine H Connally, Doris M Cooper, Jo Ann Copeland, Tommie Crews, John T 32 yrs Cribbs, Billie Jo Danforth, William Louis Dangar, Jesse R Davis, Mildred M DeVaney, Simone R Dixon, Donald Dixon, David Dixon, DeVelma Dopson, Jane B Drafton, Joshua Franklin Duckworth, Sandra S Dukes, James F Duncan, Henry H. Duvall, Rachel Y Eason, Michael M Edmiston, Judith Faye Evans, Richard L Fillingim, Elizabeth S Fix, John William Fletcher, Minnie G Fossett Jr, Frank S Fuss, Ann L Gibson, Keith Morris Godbee, Travis Vernon Guest, Jerry Gupton, Janet P 2 Gwertzman, Barry J Hagen Sr, Richard W Hall, Kathryn P Hames, Stanley A Hammon, Verna M Haney, Zelma M Harley, Royann H

January 2002 Years of Service Department

34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 08 mths 28 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 10 mths 36 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 03 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 09 mths 31 yrs 03 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 38 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 10 yrs 07 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 04 mths 8 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 08 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Douglas County Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs CSB-South Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Superior Courts of Georgia DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Peachbelt Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga.Dept of Medical Assistance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Tidelands Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health CSB-Coosa Valley Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Harper, Myron W Harris, Elmon J Harris, Markey L Harris, Gary Perry Hart, Alma Faye Haynes, Thomas B Hazelton, Harriett S. Henderson, Joe Louis Hendon, Dorothy L Hicks, Joe Lewis Higdon, Thomas A Hill, Nancy H Hollingsworth, Samuel Holmes, Arthur L Hopper, Linda S Hudson, Ethel Hutson, Marilyn J Hyames, Douglas E Jackson, Harold W Johnson, Rosaland F Johnson Jr, Homer Edwin Jones, Edward P Jones-Matthews, Lynn C Kennedy, Elaine T Key, Sandra King, William C Kinsey-Evans, Shirlee G Kitchens, Sophia Pearl Knapp, Melanie L Knowlton, Mary Ann Koon, Beverly A Kuhns, Ernest L Ladd, Barry P Lamar, Calvin Lampkin, Eugene Lane, Francis D Lester, Doreatha Lewis Sr, Carlon A Luten, Horace B Lyttle Jr, Joseph F Mann, Sandra E Manning, Linda F Manning Sr, James Edward May, Morris McDaniel, Julia C McDilda, Kelly Wayne McDonald, Mary W McKinney, Mary E McKinney III, Warren I McMullen, Mattie M Meadows, Judy H Mercer, Glenn M Merritt, Ruby Z Miller, Hubert Steve Miller, Bruce W Morgan, James Emmett Morris, David Andrew Morrow, Donald Wayne Moss, Margaret Murray, Linda E Music Jr, James L Myers, Wanda W Nelson, Richard H Newsome, Thomas B Nutt, Charles L Nutting, Beth D Passmore, Dianne A Payne, Permelia P Pierce, Mamie W Price, Mary A Prine, R Christopher Pullen, Barbara I Pulliam, Bevia H Raines, Faye D Redding, Karen C

34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 18 yrs 06 mths 27 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 15 yrs 03 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 26 yrs 07 mths 12 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 03 mths 17 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 31 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 02 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 26 yrs 09 mths 29 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 26 yrs 07 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 04 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 19 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 01 mths

Dhr - Dfacs CSB-South Georgia DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health CSB-McIntosh Trail General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Building Authority DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Bocop CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Ogeechee DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Tidelands Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Middle Flint Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Tax Officials Subsequent Injury Trust Fund Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Student Fin. Student Finance Com. Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-GA Highlands Department of Revenue DHR - Public Health Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources GA Federal-State Inspection DHR - Public Health
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Reed, Patricia J Reid, Glenda Diane Rhodes, William Morris Robertson, Dona B Robinson, Judith J Rose, Hazel B Ryans, Lueella Sanders, Joyce J. Sharp, John H Sharpe, Linda W Shaw, Betty E Sheffield, David H Shirey, Diane P Shuman Jr, Robert E Smith, Jessie D Smith, Janice S Smith, Eugene B Smith, Ellen M Smith, Eddie L Sotomayor, Peggy Jean Spires, Anthony Stalling, James Howard Steed, James A Stewart, John Edward Strickland, Thomas C Taggart, James W Tatum Jr, William Edward Taylor, Eileen V Taylor, Verna Lee Thomas, Esther M Thomas, Sara W Thomas, Willie Anna Thompson, Elaine M Toombs, Shirley Mae Trammell, Rose Marie Vaughn, James H Vonderheide, Mildred R Walker, John E Walker, Emory Walker, Ruth C Watson, Robert Nathan Weathers, h C Watson, Robert Nathan Weathers, Kaye W Whelchel, Ted W White, Anna E Wilcox, Ricky Lynn Williams, Delois Williams, Linda Anderson Williams, Erlene M Williams, Louvenia Williams, James C Willis, William Allan Wilson, Patricia D Wilson, William H Wrenn, James H. Wright, Dorothy B
Name
Abrams,Thomas N. Alday, Donnie F. Alexander, Christine Anderson, Martha M. Ashley, Patrice O. Barnes, Linda B. Bates, Edric Stephen Beckom, Delois D. Blackmon, Bobby L. Bodner, Judith H. Brackett, Rachel B. Brown, Donald E. Bryant Jr., Charles Buckley, John T. Campbell, Johnnie T.

27 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 22 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 06 mths 20 yrs 10 mths 20 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 03 mths 32 yrs 02 mths 27 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 11 mths 23 yrs 05 mths 20 yrs 06 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 22 yrs 08 mths 26 yrs 08 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 11 yrs 04 mths 14 yrs 09 mths 11 yrs 04 mths 14 yrs 09 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 22 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 17 yrs 07 mths 15 yrs 05 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 14 yrs 09 mths

CSB-Chatt-Flint Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Bureau of Investigation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health GA Federal-State Inspection Se Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-Pineland Area MH, MR, & SA Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Public Safety State Board Pardons & Paroles DHR - Public Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dhr - Dfacs Department of Revenue Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Dfacs Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Ogeechee Office of Comm. of Insurance DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health CSB-South Georgia Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

February 2002

Years of Service

Department

23 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 04 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Agriculture

Canady, Jessie M. Cannon, Joseph Carson, Joyce F. Carter, Wade Samuel Cheek, Valerie C. Childs, Mack O. Clark, Mickey G. Clower, Syble Worthan Cone, Barbara Jean Connell, Nancy L. Coombs, Grace E. Cross, Lawrence Candler Crowley, Sarah M. Daniel, Marjorie P. Daughtrey, Monnie R. Davis, David Deal, Judy Ann Defoor, Judy Lynn Dobbs, Alex L. Dobson, Michael Noel Donley, Sue O. Eichenlaub, Christine Taylor Foster, Janet L. Fowler Jr., Jesse Friend, Henry P. Galbreath, Betty M. Gardner, Robert S. Gilbert, Deborah M. Gordon-Schell, Felicia Ann Grant, Richard P. Gray, Minnie V. Gray, William D. Green Jr., Jimmie D. Gregory, Frances E. Gulley, Sue Janette Hailey, Frederick N. Hall II, Orien O. Hammock, Gail D. Harper-Fort, Annie I. Harris, Mabel S. Hartry Jr., Freddie L. Haynie, Lillie R. Hill, Larry Eugene Holbert, Sylvia D. Holcomb, Cheryl M. Huewitt, James Huling, Joseph W. Huneke, Charles H. Hutchinson, Zane G. Irvin, Leon C. Jewell, Jennie Johnson, Frances F. Kennedy, William D. Lancaster Jr., Kenneth D. Lasseter, Reuben W. Major, Jacqueline Mann, Sylvia C. Mapp, Sara E. Marchino, John Joseph Marcy, Elona G. Marshall, Thomas Lee McDaniel, Ronald Allen McIntosh, Douglas M. McKinley, John F. McMaster, Edith P. Melton, Margaret T. Mitchell, Alvin Mixon, Beverly J. Moore, Wallace R. Morrison, Joyce Irene Morrison, Tommie R. Oakes, Margaret A. O'Neal, Jinx B. Owens, Thelma A.

27 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 05 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 06 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 22 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 05 mths 11 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 22 yrs 06 mths 16 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 07 mths 28 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 07 mths 32 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 11 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 19 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 10 yrs 11 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 04 mths 10 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 11 mths 29 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 10 mths 17 yrs 08 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 08 mths 19 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 04 mths 11 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 17 yrs 04 mths 11 yrs 00 mths

CSB-Middle Flint Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health CSB-DeKalb County CSB-DeKalb County Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Technical & Adult Ed. Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-South Georgia Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Public Telecom. Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation GA Federal-State Inspection Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga.Dept of Medical Assistance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources
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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Owens, Willard Parker, Shelly W. Peacock, Helen Peterson, Charles E. Phelps, Christine R. Power, George M. Rains, George E. Reed, Jo Carolyn Roberson, Edward Saleem, Cheryl Sanders, Howard L. Scoggins, Annette E. Scott, Leon Alexander Shiflett, Kathlene F. Sieck, Jesse E. Simmons, Leondraus Smalls, Wessie Lee Smith Jr., William S. Solomon, Bettye H. Standridge, Edward M. Stephens, Bobby Ray Stewart, Bernice E. Thomas, Gladys H. Thomas, Jerry R. Thompson, Phyllis S. Thrower, Margaret T. Todd Jr., Talmadge L. Todd, Kathleen W. Trull, Ricky D. Waddell, Donald Brice Walker, Nadine C. Walker, Ronald Weaver, Terry F. Weeks, Laverne H. White, Howard Jennings Whitworth, Beverly J. Wilkerson, George Williams-Kirby, Betty Willis, Carl Lee Woody, Charles E. Wright, Hilliard Wright, James Phillip
Name
Abbott, Donna J Allen, Carolyn W Baker, Rose K Baker, Charles Alfred Baker, Jimmie R Barnes, Willie L Barrett Jr, Aubrey J Bass, Alice M Bell, Carlene R Bennett, Calvin A Besson, Marvin D Blalock, Ann S Bowen, Helen B Brewer, Delma C Bridges, Steven D Bridges, Loretta Broadaway, Kathy L Brock, Marian A Brunck, Marilyn Ruth Bullard, Marsha W Bundschu, John K Caldwell, Broughton A Caldwell, Ruby W Caldwell, Marlon G Campbell, Carolyn C Chambers Jr, Bentley J Chavous, Cloria J. Clarke, John H Collins, Barbara H Collins, Johnny R Collins Jr, William

15 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 24 yrs 05 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 18 yrs 03 mths 31 yrs 04 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 33 yrs 09 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 11 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 26 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 10 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 08 mths 31 yrs 08 mths 19 yrs 09 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-Central GA Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Satilla Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-Middle Flint Georgia Building Authority Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources CSB - E. Central Georgia DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Bureau of Investigation Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-DeKalb County

March 2002

Years

Department

25 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 11 yrs 01 mths 24 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 32 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 20 yrs 05 mths 26 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 8 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 33 yrs 04 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 08 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 02 mths

Department of Revenue Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Public Telecom. Commissio Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

Cowart, Gary E Crocitto, Janet E Douglass, Merrian E Duffell, Victoria S Durham, Linda K Dutton, Kenneth R Dyer, Rosemary Alice Edwards, Pauline L Edwards, Patricia A Enix, Alice W Few, Joyce Brooks Fincher, James S Flowers, James Henry Frazier, Maxine B Freeman, Betty G Froseth, Donald Eugene Fuller, Carey L Garrett, Gilchrist N Gerson, Robert Walthall Ginn,Gale V Greene, Walter F Griffin, Margaret G Gwynn Jr, William C Hall, Annette B Hancock, Jean Y Haralson, Walter E Harper, Elma M Harris, Donald W Hester, Joann B Hill, John W Hilliard, Joe Holinshed, Patricia E Johnson, William T Jones, Edna F Jones, Richard R Kennerly, James A Kent, Catherine W Lamb Sr, Jack G Law, Pamelia Ann D. Lazenby, Connie C Lee, Scarlett B Light, Martha Lyons, Magnolia H Martin, Marvin J McCann Sr, Claude McCrea, Clarence Michael McEver, Vera E McGinniss, Michael D McRitchie, Katherine M Mohammad,Lettie C Moss, Brenda Ann Mulkey, Randall L Munn, Joyce B Nelms, Hazel A Neumann, Jack E Odum, Rebecca Lee Oneal, Helen Hill Page, John M Parks, Freddie Parrott, James V Perdue, Thomas Joey Peredney, Christine Booth Poole Sr, Tommie Powell, Larry T Procopio, Alice J Purcell,Eve S Purcell,Doris W Rayford, Clearence Reese, Sharon M Richardson, Linda C Saxton, Cynthia N Scott, Larry Eugene Scott, Raymond L Seedorf Jr, Henry Franz Sheffield, Mary E Slaughter, Beverly B

31 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 10 mths 12 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 22 yrs 09 mths 14 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 17 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 05 mths 23 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 35 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 31 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 07 mths 17 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 19 yrs 05 mths 21 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 06 mths 19 yrs 10 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation State Board of Workers' Comp Columbus Tech Institute Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Regents Central Office Ga. Dept. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board of Workers' Comp Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Satilla Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Athens Tech Institute Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Cobb County Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Ogeechee Ga.Dept of Medical Assistance Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton CSB-Chatt-Flint Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Middle Flint Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources GA Federal-State Inspection Se Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Courts Dhr - Bocop
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State Retirees
Continued
Name
Smith, Martha F Smith, Gene S Smith, Joanne M Snell, Brannon J Spell, Wadis D Stowe, Shirley B Swaney, Charlotte P Tanner, Jerry Tanner, Bobby Gene Tatro, Craig A Taylor,Gracie Thigpen,Wendell W Tiller, Augustus Tillis Jr, John S Tucker, Jessie M Tucker, Leon W Tye, Charles Kimsey Usic, William L Van Ness, Wilfred John Wagers, Bland D Wallace Jr, John B Warren, Bobby L Webb, Tommy Wells, Virggle Werling, Nancy A West, William H Wheeler, Glenn Owen Williams, Helen S. Williams, Patricia A Williamson, Linda S Wood, James L Woodall, Martha P Wright, Georgette T Wynds, Andrew G Youmans Jr, Howard L

March 2002

Years

Department

30 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 08 mths 22 yrs 07 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 21 yrs 08 mths 15 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 07 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 11 mths 24 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 37 yrs 04 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 31 yrs 03 mths

DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

Record success for 2001 Charitable Contributions

The 2001-02 State Charitable Contributions Program (SCCP) celebrated raising $2.8 million dollars, the largest total dollars raised in the 20-year history of the SCCP program, February 20 at the annual awards luncheon. Lt. Governor Mark Taylor, Honorary Campaign Chair, commended state employees for their record-breaking giving during a struggling recession and the 9/11 tragedies. This year's general campaign chair, Dr. Kenneth H. Breeden, Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Commissioner, also praised state employees for their record donations. Taylor, Breeden and Georgia Merit System Commissioner, Marjorie H. Young presented SCCP awards to winners of state entities, colleges and universities.
Governor's Awards were presented to the following recipients:
Largest Increase in Total Dollars Raised University of Georgia and the Department of Technical and Adult Education

Highest Increase in Percent of Participation Atlanta Metropolitan College and Employees Retirement System
Commissioner's Awards were presented to runners up to the Governor's Cup:
1-100 employees Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Office of School Readiness
101 to 500 employees Department of Banking and Finance Department of Community Affairs GA Public Telecommunications Commission Armstrong Atlantic State University Macon State College Teachers Retirement System
501 to 1000 employees Georgia World Congress Center Authority Georgia Technology Authority
1001 to 9000 employees Georgia State University Department of Revenue Department of Labor

Highest Percentage of Participation Atlanta Metropolitan College and the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity

9001 and up employees Department of Human Resources
See Governor's Cup on page 16

Public Employee Recognition
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2002 Statewide Nominations

Innovations
Chuck Gregory Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Allison Hodge Department of Public Safety
Dr. Gary Milton Dept. of Human Resources
Jerry Lewis Georgia World Congress Center
Joan Simmons Secretary of State
Safety
165th Airlift Wing Fire Department Department of Defense
Ed Yawn Department of Transportation
Patricia McDonald Department of Labor
Eleanor Brown Department of Corrections
Louis Niper Georgia Building Authority
Rufus Brown Department of Community Health
TFC William Sullivan Department of Public Safety
Heroism
Covington Child Support Enforcement Office Department of Human Resources
Randall Burris Department of Labor
Steve Kyles and John Evans Department of Natural Resources
Sergeant Terry Calhoun Department of Corrections
Donna Garnto Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
Tinsley Bailey Georgia Building Authority
Team
Workforce Planning Strategy Group Georgia Merit System
Enforcement Field Support and Technical Infrastructure Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
GDC Employment Services Department of Corrections
Planning and Programming Section Construction & Facilities Management Office Department of Defense
Team One, Team Two, and Team Three Office of State Administrative Hearings
Food Safety Team Department of Agriculture
Weekend for Wildlife Committee Department of Natural Resource
Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team 5 Department of Public Safety
Mary Rivers Georgia Building Authority
Cobb-Cherokee Career Center Department of Labor
Georgia Early Learning Initiative (GELI) CAPS Department of Human Resources
Centennial Olympic Park Administrative Staff Georgia World Congress Center
Montgomery Wheeler Products and Services Community Service Board of Middle Georgia
SOS Fiscal Team Secretary of State
Strategic Planning and Evaluation Team Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Leadership
Amanda Holman Jekyll Island Authority
Susan Golden Office of Secretary of State
Jim Bourne Satilla Community Services
Robin Meyer Department of Community Affairs
Julia Miller Georgia Environmental Facility Authority
William Burgamy Department of Juvenile Justice
Derrick Schofield Department of Corrections
Frank Williams Department of Defense
Virginia Stuckey McLendon Department of Agriculture
Alexander Bullock Georgia Building Authority
Dr. Philip Nowicki Georgia Public Service Commission
Jeffrey Lane Department of Community Health

Captain Al Wilson, III Department of Public Safety Colonel Ron Bailey Department of Natural Resources Billy Nicholson, Jr. Department of Human Resources Cynthia Lemons
Community Service Board of Middle Georgia Danny Elijah Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Marta Rosen
Department of Transportation Kathryn Jeffers
Laurens Co. Health Department Phyllis Shook
Georgia Mountain Community Service
Customer Service
Danny Farmer Jekyll Island Convention Center
Sidney Johnson Department of Insurance Commission
Tracie Scott Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
Denise Fedrick State Board of Workers' Compensation
Dr. Angel Mendoza Cobb/Douglas Board of Health
Linda Sullivan Office of Secretary of State of Georgia
Rachael Young Governor's Office/Constituent Services Evelyn Tawzer
Georgia Agrirama Development Authority John Williams
Georgia Building Authority Robert Thompson
Department of Labor Margaret Dawe Department of Human Resources Peggy Fochler
Cobb/Douglas Board of Health Josiah Hibbitts
Department of Transportation Amy Elam
Department of Natural Resources Susan Edmondson
Department of Public Safety Patricia Welcome
Georgia Public Service Commission Shirley King
Department of Agriculture Lynne Coughlin
Department of Community Health Kathy Robinson
Department of Defense Team of Probation Officers
Department of Corrections
Community Services
Region I Officers & Trainees Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
Carol Norman Department of Corrections
Altamese Finch Department of Defense
Brenda James-Griffin Department of Agriculture
Perry Stewart Georgia Building Authority
Gale Belton Department of Public Safety
Kappitola Williams Department of Natural Resources
Marvin Colbert Department of Community Affairs
Andy Merl Governor's Office of the Consumer's Insurance Advocate
Phyliss Elbert Governor's Office of Highway Safety
Mary Howard Community Service Board of Middle Georgia
Brian Hill Georgia World Congress Center
Debra Purnell Department of Juvenile Justice
Judy Clark Department of Human Resources
Faithful Service-40 years of Service
Gwendolyn L. Brown Department of Human Resources
Larry K. Craig Department of Human Resources
Frank M. Ogletree Office of the Insurance Commissioner

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DOC Probation Officers find enjoyment, balance as volunteers

Two Department of Corrections (DOC) Probation Officers,

there and do it." Cole shared information about
the reading program with friend

Patrick Cole and Larry Wooten, and fellow officer Wooten. The

share their love for children and duo, known around the office as

their passion for reading by serv- Crockett and Tubbs from Miami

ing as volunteers at the Children's Vice, started at the Savannah loca-

Place Chandler Hospital.

tion around the same time and

Cole, who balances his family has since developed a close friend-

life, a 40 plus hour workweek

ship. Wooten says he thought the

with up to 250 probationers and program was cool and asked Cole

at least 30 weekly required visits, for the number to get involved.

ran across a local ad seeking col-

"I had done something similar

lege students to volunteer to read in college," Wooten says. " I use

to young patients at the hospital. to just visit the hospitals. But to

Motivated by his own childhood actually spend time with children,

experiences, in and out of hospi- reading and playing games, is real-

ly enjoyable.

" I think that in today's day and age,
people are concerned about what they can do to benefit themselves, but by volunteering and doing things in the community, it is rewarding for self as
" well as others. -Officer Patrick Cole

Volunteers get a list from the hospital for patients between the ages of three to 17 patients who can talk. After finding a patient's room, they knock and

ask if anyone

tals a lot himself as a child, he

would like a story or a game. The

called to volunteer his services.

older children like games or just

"I like to read and wanted to

someone to talk with them.

share that love of reading with the Sometimes, about sports or other

children," Cole says. "I don't con- adventurous activities. Wooten

sider it community service. I just adds that it is important to be sin-

get a kick out of spending time

cere. "You have to be real," he

with the kids. I wish I could have says. "Otherwise they can see

more time to actually get out

right through you."

Office Patrick Cole
For Cole, because of caseloads that sometimes include unruly probationers or exposure to a lot of negative values, his volunteer work provides him a sense of balance.
"Recently, while visiting five of my probationers early one morning to serve them papers, two of them became extremely belligerent, using vile language and refusing to sign the paperwork," Cole recalls describing a particular incident when he found volunteering especially rewarding. "Another probationer cursed out the deputy with me, calling her names. But by 5 p.m., I was at the hospital reading. It was a positive way to end my day before going home

Officer Larry Wooten
that night," he says. Wooten sees volunteering as
fun and a big stress reliever. A time when he doesn't have to be tough. He brings the stories to life with voice impressions, becoming the characters in the story or a special guest reading the story. He says the children especially like his impression of the Clumps family members from The Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy. Wooten, who pledged Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. as an alumnus, says one of the fraternity's objectives is to serve in the public's interest. He says he just laughed and thought to himself, "I've been doing that for years."
Cole says that when his proba-

tioners learn that he volunteers because he wants to not because he's required to, it sometimes motivates them to complete the community service requirement of their probation. He feels the satisfaction of volunteering can extend beyond just those involved. An employee who works with Cole agrees. Tarry Kirkland says Cole is always available to assist his fellow officers on and off the job. "He is always willing to go the extra mile," Kirkland says. "He is a great officer, and more importantly, a great person."
Both encourage others to get more involved."I think that in today's day and age, people are concerned about what they can do to benefit themselves," Cole says. "But by volunteering and doing things in the community, it is rewarding for self as well as others."
Wooten adds, "I'm not there for praise or recognition. I think everyone should do it."
Cole has been a state employee with DOC for a little more than a year. Wooten has worked for DOC for about two years and he has been employed by the state for more than four.

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-Adapted from PC Magazine

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Special Update
Fund established for
DOL employee who
gave life to save others
Since publishing the Randy Burris story in the Winter Issue of the Georgia Statement, many of you have made various requests for donation information for the Burris family. To contribute to the fund, contact Athens Regional Medical Center Social Work Svcs. 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens 506062793. Burris, 39, a Georgia Department of Labor employee who worked in Clarke County at Labor's Division of Rehabilitation Services, was killed while saving the lives of Heather Carlson and her 2month-old baby daughter who were visiting from Miami.
According to reports in the DOL's Randy Burris with his family. Athens Banner-Herald, Carlson tried to move out of the path of an oncoming speeding car, but the wheels of the stroller became stuck. Burris rushed to their aid, grabbing the stroller and pushing Carlson aside. As Burris pulled the stroller into the yard, he was struck and killed by the car.
The story of Burris' heroism has been featured on ABC's "Good Morning America" and in several news reports.
In addition to his wife, Lori, Burris is survived by three young children.