The Georgia statement, Georgia. Merit System, Vol. 6, no. 1 (Spring 2003)

News, policies and trends for all state government

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

VOLUME 6, NO. 1

SPRING 2003

A new Georgia promised by Governor Sonny Perdue, Georgia's 81st Governor

A New Georgia
With the election of Georgia's newest Governor, George Ervin 'Sonny' Perdue III, the culture of state government in Georgia is changing. Governor Perdue, Georgia's 81st Governor, has already begun fulfilling his promise of a New Georgia. The Governor promised to run Georgia more like a business, a promise he began implementing with the creation of two new positions in the Governor's Office, an inspector general and a chief operating officer. Positions

reporting directly to the Governor myself on my transparency,"

are chief financial officer, chief

Perdue stated in an interview with

operating officer, chief of staff,

the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

executive counsel, inspector gen- "I'm going to be the most accessi-

eral and director of homeland

ble governor this state ever saw."

security.

He has already fulfilled this com-

Sonny Perdue, born December mitment by devoting some of his

20, 1946 in Perry, Georgia, attended

"I'm going to be the most

Warner Robins High School and earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1971 from the

accessible governor this state

ever saw."

- Gov. Perdue

University of Georgia.

Perdue served in the United States weekends to one-on-one meetings

Air Force from 1971 to1974. He with constituents, during

also served in the Georgia Senate "Saturdays with Sonny." He also

from 1990 through 2002 repre- sees himself as one who leads by

senting the people of Houston, example. As an advocate of

Bibb, Bleckley, and Pulaski

healthier Georgians, Perdue led

Counties. During his tenure in the way by challenging state

the General Assembly, Perdue rose employees and department heads

to the office of Majority Leader to join him on a diet and fitness

and later served as President Pro plan.

Tempore from 1997 to 1999.

The appointment of James

Perdue made history when he Lientz, the state's first chief oper-

was elected Georgia's first

ating officer, is a major step taken

Republican Governor in 135

by the governor in transforming

years. No Republican had been state government into a "cus-

elected governor of Georgia since tomer-friendly, people-focused

1872.

organization." Perdue believes this

transformation to a kinder, gen-

Leadership style

tler government can be created by

Governor Perdue prides himself following the words of motiva-

as a people's governor. "I pride

tional speaker and author,

Stephen R. Covey. Perdue has made Covey's book "Principle Centered Leadership" mandatory reading for all state department heads. He says he wants its key principles of honesty, trust, and respect to be hallmarks of his tenure as governor.
What's in store for state government?
Perdue will put the people of Georgia first. "This government belongs to all of us and it will take all of our efforts to repair and improve it," he says. The governor encourages state em-ployees to give better customer service to Georgia's citizens as he pledges to make state government more responsive to the public.
Keeping with his promise to restore public trust in government, on his first day in office, Perdue issued an executive order establishing a Code of Ethics for the executive branch of government. The order establishes standards and strict rules relative to gifts, lobbying and other conflicts of interest. As part of his legislative agenda, he pushed legislation in an ethics bill to extend these strict guidelines to all of state government.
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INSIDE
A New Georgia ..........................2 Professional Development Conference ................................3 National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans ....................................4 Archives Move to Clayton County ......................................5 DOC Puppy Training Program..6 Retirees ........................7-8,13-17 Total Rewards/ Total Compensation ............9-12 Family Connection Day ..........18 DHR Georgia Cares ................19 Charitable Contribution Awards ....................................20
Atlanta Beat
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Stone Mountain
Park
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Georgia National
Fair
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Six Flags Whitewater
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Governor's Staff Appointments

Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Eric J. Tanenblatt as his Chief of Staff. Tanenblatt, who served as President George Bush's campaign chairman in Georgia as well as the late Senator Paul Coverdell's state director, has spent over 15 years in the government and public policy arena. Until his appointment, Tanenblatt worked for the McKenna Long & Aldridge law firm where he focused on governmental and regulatory affairs at the federal, state and local levels. As chief of staff, Tanenblatt will advise the Governor.
Hank Huckaby will stay on Perdue's staff as Acting Chief Financial Officer. Perdue is conducting a nationwide search to fill the position later. Huckaby is senior vice president for finance and administration at the University of Georgia. He

worked as former Democratic Governor Zell Miller's budget director in the 1990s.
James R. Lientz Jr., a retired president of the Mid-South division of Bank of America, was appointed by Perdue as the state's first Chief Operating Officer. Lientz, a native of Savannah, will be responsible for the state's day-to-day operations and will oversee state agencies that deliver services.
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. James E. Sehorn was appointed as Georgia's first Inspector General, an office Perdue established by executive order on January 13 after he was sworn in. Perdue created the office of inspector general to weed out fraud and corruption in Georgia's state government.
William W. "Bill" Hitchens Jr., who was given the Outstanding Military Citizen

of Georgia Award in 1988 by Gov. Joe Frank Harris, was appointed by Perdue as Director of Homeland Security. Hitchens served in the Georgia State Patrol for 28 years until 1997. He will work with local, state and federal agencies in creating and executing plans to prevent and respond to terrorist threats.
Harold Melton was selected as Perdue's Executive Counsel. Before his appointment, Melton served as Senior Assistant

Attorney General for the Georgia Department of Law in charge of the Consumer Interests division. As the Executive Counsel, Melton will be the Governor's Chief Legal Advisor.

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a new Georgia
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Vision:
A change in the culture of state government where people are more important than politics; where government is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people; where government is responsive to the people's needs; and where the public trust in state government is restored.
Mission:
To ensure that in all endeavors, stewards of the state are mindful of these basic principles:
Returning Public Trust in Government Ensure that in all business matters, strict codes of conduct and ethics are
enforced and the leadership throughout state government provides an impeccable example for others to follow. Eliminate public doubt in the integrity of state government leadership and business dealings by actively eliminating questionable business practices and activity. Ensuring a Public Voice and Responsive Government Bring decision-making closer to those citizens who are affected through local control and recognition of public sentiment on issues of great concern to the citizens of Georgia. Create an open and responsive government that truly serves the needs of Georgia's citizens and actively seeks to provide solutions to chronic problems. Inspiring and Empowering Innovation and Productivity Inspire innovation and productivity by empowering our state employees on the frontlines through cutting unnecessary bureaucracy, cutting unnecessary regulation, and providing incentives for an effective and efficient state government. Ensure that the state is a good steward of the public treasury by creating a results-oriented Government where productivity and results carry a higher priority than the politics-of-the-day.

Spring 2003
Jackie vs. Greg
The Difference a Decade Makes*

Jackie, age 25, saves $30 per month for 10 years (8%). She stops saving at
age 35. Jackie's total investment
$3,600

Greg, age 35, saves $30 per month for 25 years(8%).
Greg's total investment $9,000

Jackie invested $5,400 less but she has $11,485 more than Greg at age 60 because she started saving 10 years sooner.
If you wait just 30 days to begin or to increase your contributions by $100 at 8 percent over 30 years, you will fail to realize $1,006. If delaying 30 days is costly, what happens if you wait to begin or add to your deferrals for ten years!

"Help Yourself" to a secure financial future with a Peach State Reserves Investment Account. Call toll-free 1-800-701-8255 or contact your Personnel/Payroll office for further details.
*The examples given are hypothetical illustrations only. There is no guarantee you will earn the same amount. You could earn less; you could earn more.

The Georgia Statement
Volume 6, Number 1
State Personnel Board
M. David Alalof, Chair Geri P. Thomas, Vice Chair Melinda Langston, Member Claybon J. Edwards, Member Amy Totenberg, 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
The Georgia Statement is published quarterly for state employees by the Commissioner's Office of the Georgia Merit System. If you wish to submit comments or need to correct a distribution problem/address, contact Editor, The Georgia Statement, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 504 West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334, call 404-657-0375, or Commissioner's Office at www.gms.state.ga.us/contact. If you have a disability and need this material in an alternative format, notify the Editor at the above address, or for TDD Relay Service only: 1-800-255-0056 (text telephone) or 1-800-255-0135 (voice). This publication is accessible on our website: www.gms.state.ga.us.
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Suggestions to ensure professional growth

Nowadays, employers are interested in recruiting and keeping top-notch

ethic. If the workplace perspective about you is negative, change it.

employees. Unfortunately, many Know how your position sup-

employees believe that just doing ports the overall strategic goals of

a good job is enough to get

your agency. Know how your

ahead. But employees should

position fits in with the agency's

consider the larger picture. The business objectives.

following suggestions are simple Be a productive team member.

ways to ensure professional

Know your role as part of the

growth:

overall team. Are you a leader? a

Familiarize yourself with the

planner? a problem solver? Every

key competencies of your job and member's role is important.

the specific characteristics needed Routinely conduct a profession-

to match them.

al self-assessment. Know your

Know what colleagues think of professional strengths as well as

you professionally- know how

areas where you may need

they would describe your work

improvement.

Deadline for Fall issue is July 1, 2003

Spring 2003

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Maintaining Safety Online for Your Children

Parents try to give their children some of the best things in life. Many times that includes a personal computer with Internet access. But while taking advantage of technology, parents should practice a few common-sense rules to ensure their child's safety and online enjoyment.
In 1998, the Children's On-line Privacy Protection Act was passed to help parents feel more secure

when their child surfs the Net. And while the Protection Act prohibits web sites from gathering personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent, it does nothing to protect children who venture outside of "kiddy" sites to explore additional games, sports and entertainment news, or other areas of interest that have them browsing the World Wide Web. But all is not lost and there is good news for parents. Parents can greatly minimize any potential risks of their children being online by utilizing a few simple techniques. They are:
Increase communication about online safety between you and your child. At any age, you may wish to explain some of the concerns you have about on-line access or content. You should get to know who their on-line friends are. If a problem occurs online, whether stumbling across inappropriate material or receiving a questionable online contact, stay calm. Don't overreact. Your concern,

fear or anger may inhibit your child from being open. Simply discuss the situation while praising your child for letting you know.
Set time limits. By limiting online access to certain times of the day, you can better monitor your child's online activities.
Never allow your child to give out identifying information. You or your child should agree not to share personal information such as a home address, school name, or telephone number, especially in a public message such as chat or bulletin boards. Consider using a pseudonym or unlisting your child's name if your service allows it.
Keep all passwords private. Your child should not share their password even to a best friend. Your online service will never ask for them, so neither should anyone else.
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12th Annual Professional Development Conference

Almost 300 support staff employees from state agencies across Georgia attended the 12th Annual Professional Development Conference for Support Staff. Attendees were able to choose from five concurrent sessions covering topics such as balancing work and home, money management, Microsoft Excel tips, cor-

recting miscommunication, and business etiquette. Twenty-six attendees participated in the optional Professional Skills Competition. First-, second- and third-place winners were honored at a special Skills Awards Luncheon. First-place winners in the three categories include: Computer IQ, Tara Burks, Department of Community

Professional Skills Competition Winners
(L to R) Virginia Jordan, DHR; Barbara Thomas, Dept.. of Education; Maxine Cook, DHR; Shannon Mosley, DHR; Peggy Rosser, Assistant Commissioner, Georgia Merit System; Sandra Pye, Dept. of Education; Darlene Morris, DHR; Tara Burks, Dept. of Community Health; Bernadette Thomas, DHR.
Health; Office Skills, Darlene Morris, Richmond County Health Department; Proofreading/Grammar Skills, Shannon Mosley, Richmond County Health Department.
The fall Annual Professional Development Conference is scheduled for October 8-10, 2003 at the Crowne Plaza in Macon. Plan now to attend.

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY: ANSWERS
Eccentricities (n.) Deviation from the normal, expected or established Denigrating (v..) To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of Auspicious (adj.) Favorable or fortunate Catharsis (n.) A relieving or purifying release of the emotions Didactic (adj.) Intended to instruct or teach Edifying (adj.) Instructive, especially for moral improvement Orotund (adj.) Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound. Equanimity (n.) The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure Disavow (v.) To deny responsibility for: repudiate Dilapidated (adj.) Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration

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Test Your Vocabulary

Match the definitions with the correct word. The answers are below..

1. Eccentricities (n.) ___ Instructive, especially for moral

improvement

2. Denigrating (v.) ___ Having fallen into a state of disre-

pair or deterioration

3. Auspicious (adj.) ___ Intended to instruct or teach

4. Catharsis (n.) ___ To deny responsibility for: repudiate

5. Didactic (adj.) ___ The quality of being calm and

even-tempered; composure

6. Edifying (adj.) ___ To attack the character or reputa-

tion of; speak ill of

7. Orotund (adj.) ___ Favorable or fortunate

8. Equanimity (n.) ___ Characterized by fullness, clarity,

strength, and smoothness of

sound.

9. Disavow (v.)

___ A relieving or purifying release of

the emotions

10. Dilapidated (adj.) ___ Deviation from the normal,

expected or established

2003 ATLANTA BEAT/STATE OF GEORGIA GOVERNMENT OFFER
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Category Cat. I Cat. II Cat. III

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THE GAME: Saturday, June 28, 2003 vs. Washington Freedom

The offer is based on availability. Tickets must be purchased by the Monday prior to the designated game.

ORDER FORM To order, you may: Fax this form to 404-269-3891, Attn: Music Network Ticket Offer Call Chad Edwards at 404-269-7486 and ask for the Georgia Government
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Tickets will be mailed to the street address you provided above. All seat assignments will be made as orders are fulfilled and are subject to availability. Thank You!

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Safety Online
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National salute to hospitalized veterans honored by Perdue visit

Should you become aware of

the transmission,

your provider by logging on to your provider's home page or by

use, or viewing of inappropriate materials calling their customer service

while online, immediately report it to the

department.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by calling 1-800-843-5678

Third-Party Recommendations

or visiting the CyberTipLine online.

Use child-specific search engines,

ratings and review sites to help

Always be aware of who your child is determine which sites and content are

dealing with on-line.

most appropriate for children. Search

Remember that people online may not be engines and directories such as

who they seem. Because you can't see or Yahooligans, Lycos SafetyNet,

even hear the person it would be easy for SuperSnooper, among others yield only

someone to misrepresent him or herself. those sites that have been determined

appropriate for children.

Get to know the services your child

uses.

Services such as KidShield and KidsNet

If you don't know how to log on, get your offer recommendations for kid-friendly

child to show you. Find out what types of sites. Of course, such third-party resources

information it offers and the parental con- don't automatically shield your children

trols the site or service offers.

from inappropriate content, but they can

help you make determinations about where

Place the computer in a central area.

your child spends his or her time online.

By locating the computer in an area rela- Contact the proper entity or authority if

tively high in activity such as the family

inappropriate materials are forced on your

room or kitchen, you can keep an eye on child, or if anything happens while online

what sites your child is visiting.

that makes your child feel unsafe or

uncomfortable. For example, the software

Never allow your child to arrange a

company (if monitoring software) failed to

meeting with an online friend without screen an inappropriate site or law enforce-

being present.

ment personnel for inappropriate online

If a meeting is arranged, use a public spot, advances. Should you become aware of the

and be sure to accompany your child.

transmission, use, or viewing of inappro-

priate materials while online, immediately

Plan against inappropriate

report it to the National Center for

materials.

Missing and Exploited Children by calling

Parents can take steps to ensure that their 1-800-843-5678 or visiting the

children receive the benefits of online

CyberTipLine online. You should also

resources while being protected from

notify your online service.

material and individuals that may be

harmful.

Remember, software-savvy children may be

able to circumvent some of your resources

Technological Tools

making supervision the most effective safe-

Resources may be available online or

ty tool. You can even go a step further in

through your existing software or Internet implementing basic on-line practices and

service provider (ISP). Others are available guidelines for household Internet use by

for a relatively small investment.

creating a family contract or pledge. The

pledge should include the name of your

Blocking Software

child and the rules you want him or her to

There are a variety of software packages follow while on-line. Set the timeliness by

that respond to certain trigger words, such agreeing to specific hours during the day

as profanity or explicit references to sex. that your child is authorized to be online.

Some blocking packages will also not allow Be creative to make the contract or pledge

the child to send certain information, such fun. Encourage all family members to sign

as name or address. Blocking software may it to ensure everyone is aware of your

also be available through your ISP.

house guidelines. Sign and date it with the

understanding that the pledge is to be

Parental Controls

made and updated regularly. Post the con-

Many online services such as MSN, AOL tract or pledge near the computer as a

and CompuServe, have pre-installed

reminder.

parental controls which allow parents to

limit access to certain sites and features,

As a parent, it's all about being informed,

such as e-mail, instant messages or certain Internet savvy, and open to the possibilities

content. These controls are normally

of the online world for you and your child.

included free with the service. Check with

Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Department of Veterans Service Commissioner, Pete Wheeler, visited the Atlanta Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital's Nursing Home in Decatur in honor of the 2003 National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, February 9-15. Established in March 1978 as an official VA program, the purpose of the National Salute is threefold: 1.Pay tribute and express
appreciation to hospitalized veterans. More than 98,000 veterans of the U.S. armed services are cared for every day in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, outpatient clinics, domiciliaries, and nursing homes; 2.Increase community awareness of the role of the VA medical center; and,

From left to right: William Kruppenbacher of Peachtree City, Commissioner Wheeler and Governor Perdue.

3.Encourage citizens to visit hospitalized veterans and become involved as volunteers. Each year around
February 14, the program is observed nationally. Valentine's Day cards, made by various school age children, are distributed to patients during a special program attended by local federal, state, and military officials, as well as members

of local veteran organizations. Governor Perdue's visit with the patients and staff of the Decatur nursing home highlighted this year's program in Georgia. Commissioner Wheeler began his service as Commissioner of Veterans Affairs in 1949. He has served state government more than fifty years under ten governors.

Consider Georgia State Parks when golfing

Georgia's State Park golf courses are designed for golfers of all skill levels from the beginner golfer
to the seasoned pro. The Creek at Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge is the closest course to Atlanta. Five courses are scattered across south Georgia including the only 9-hole course, Brazell's Creek at Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park. Three courses (Meadow Links at George T. Bagby State Park, Georgia Vets Memorial Course on the shores of Lake Blackshear in Cordele and Little Ocmulgee's Wallace Adams Course in McRae) include lodges and conference centers offering amenities for business outings or personal gatherings. Each course layout, although distinctly different in design, provides championship-quality golf at a great value. Golf Digest named Meadow Links the "6th Best New Golf Course in the Affordable Category" when it opened in 1998. Just recently, Golf Digest awarded Georgia Vets Memorial Course a prestigious 4-star rating in "Places to Play".

North of Atlanta in Royston, Georgians can find a newly renovated 18-hole layout woven among steep rolling hills with generous landing areas. In mid-2003, another 18-hole course is scheduled to open near Highland Walk.
Two of the south Georgia parks will soon unveil expanded lodges and new restaurants. George T. Bagby State Park in Ft. Gaines and Little Ocmulgee State Park in McRae have new restaurants with fireplaces and fresh menus. Both are open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant at George T. Bagby State Park overlooks Lake Walter F. George, while Little Ocmulgee's restaurant offers views of the golf course. Additionally, both parks have expanded their lodges to 60 hotel-style rooms to better accommodate business groups and golfers.

For more information visit our web site

at www.golfga.org or call 1-800-434-0982.

The Creek at Hard Labor 706-557-3006

Highland Walk

706-245-6770

Meadow Links

229-768-3714

Georgia Links

229-276-2377

Little Ocmulgee

229-868-6651

The Lakes

912-285-6154

Brazell's Creek

912-557-7745

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WELLNESS

How to cope with war/terrorism and uncertain times

With the recent military crisis in Iraq, many state employees have been deployed to active duty or

Meditate or try some relaxation exercises Go to the movie or rent a video Call your Employee Assistance Program,

have been affected by the deployment of a Human Resource Director or seek

loved one. Given this set of circum-

professional advice, if symptoms persist

stances, security and safety may be weighing heavily on your minds. You may be dealing with anxiety and stress that far

Here are some links to web sites that may be helpful:

exceeds what you are used to handling on www.helping.apa.org/daily/traumatic-

your own. This is very common and it is stress.html

quite normal for people to experience

Information from the American

these reactions in uncertain times. The

Psychological Association on traumatic

nation as a whole is dealing with the shock stress and helping children deal with their

of terrorism and the on-going war. Don't anxieties about war.

be afraid to talk about and/or deal with your feelings. Learning new coping skills may be necessary.

www.nmha.org/reassurance/terrorism.cfm The National Mental Health Association presents tips to help manage stress and

The following are some tips that may help anxiety about terrorist warnings and the

you to better cope.

threat of war.

Recognize your own feelings

www.redcross.org/news/ds/terror-

Get as much physical activity as

ism/030213homeland.html

possible, such as running or walking, etc. This Red Cross website provides informa-

Get plenty of sleep

tion on the Homeland Security "Color"

Talk to family members and friends

Advisory System, as well as advice on how

about your feelings, this will help relieve to prepare for a possible attack.

stress and help you to realize that others share your feelings Try to keep fears realistic Maintain a healthy diet Make time for leisure activities Avoid the use of drugs and alcohol, including prescription and over-thecounter drugs to numb the pain

www.fema.gov The Federal Emergency Management Agency
For more information or assistance with EAP concerns, contact Paige Jeter with the Georgia Merit System at (404) 651-5042 or visit www.gms.state.ga.us.

STONE MOUNTAIN PARKn

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, 2003

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_________________________________________

____ at $18.00

_________________________________________ Department______________________________________ Work Phone_______________________

____ at $14.00 Total enclosed $______

For additional information: E-mail: kdt@gms.state.ga.us or pharp@gms.state.ga.us

Archives, state history moves to Clayton County

The Georgia Archives has relocated to the City of Morrow, just south of Atlanta. It is the third move since its creation by the Georgia legislature in 1918.
Originally housed in one room at the State Capitol, Archives outgrew its space and moved to the former A.G. Rhodes home at 1516 Peachtree Street in the spring of 1930. In 1931, one year after moving, it became a division of the Office of the Secretary of State and remains so today. A bill to build a new, modern facility to preserve and protect Georgia's heritage was introduced in the Georgia legislature in 1959 due to the efforts of then archives director Mary Givens Bryan and former Secretary of State Ben W. Fortson Jr. The legislature appropriated funds to build Archives at its previous location at 330 Capitol Avenue. The building was one of very few designed specifically to house state records.
The new structure contains 171,000 square feet compared to the 144,000 square feet occupied at its previous Capitol Avenue location. Features in the new building include separate program and records storage areas, systems that provide optimal temperature and relative humidity for historical records storage, state-of-theart training rooms and classrooms, comfortable research space, and ergonomically designed workspace for staff. The new building was also designed to support current and future technological advances, including wireless communication systems. A new NARA headquarters will be built alongside the Georgia Archives making the neighboring of state and federal archives the first such partnership in the nation. The two archives location adjacent to Clayton College and State University will soon create a research campus unlike any in the country.
David Carmicheal, director of the Georgia Archives, emphasized that the

During her keynote address at the groundbreaking ceremony on October 31, Secretary of State Cathy Cox remarked that the new facility will become a national model for combining state and national archives facilities."
department does much more than simply store records. "The Georgia Archives works very broadly to serve the citizens of Georgia. We save taxpayer money by helping state and local governments operate more efficiently," Carmicheal says. "Because we document state government decisions and help state and local governments meet open records requirements, we make government more accountable."
Some of the services offered in the new facility include evening hours, more "behind-the-scenes" tours, and public meeting spaces for groups. Carmicheal believes the relocation of Georgia Archives to Clayton County could be very beneficial to Georgians. "Georgians are very proud of their history and we are proud to be at the forefront of preserving it," he says. "We hope this new building will make it easier for many Georgians to experience their history firsthand, and we look forward to welcoming them in Clayton County."
Visit the Georgia Archives Website at www.GeorgiaArchives.org for new hours of operation, relocation updates and information and to view the latest construction photographs.

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DOC brings new inmate puppy training program to Metro prison

On August 20, 2001, six Labrador Retrievers arrived at the Metro State Prison to kick off a new puppytraining program developed to provide Seeing Eye dogs to the visually impaired while giving prison inmates a new "leash" on life. Before the kickoff, many inmates anticipated the puppies. Since their arrival, prison morale has improved. During a ceremony in the prison gym, each of the nine-week-old puppies, provided by Southeastern Guide Dog, Inc. (SGDI) out of Palmetto Florida, were presented by name and tag number. Puppies Rex, Winston, Joey, Gage, Traveler and George were paired with 12 inmates who volunteered for the program through an intensive application/ selection process.
The Inmates Providing Animal Care and Training (IMPACT) Program allows inmates to train puppies to be well-trained guide dogs while overseeing the puppies' daily needs and healthy development. DOC began the program, in partnership with SGDI and Middle Georgia Technical College. It is the first puppy program to be implemented in a state correctional facility in Georgia. The Chief's Kennel, built specifically for IMPACT, is designed to keep the puppies from the elements. SGDI, in addition to donating the puppies, also provides needed supplies,

such as food, to the program for the puppies' growth and wellbeing. Kim Neuman, once a volunteer trainer with SGDI, now works as a paid trainer with IMPACT about 29 hours a week with a salary funded by Middle Georgia Technical College.
Additional services are volunteered to assist the program's continuation. Veterinarians volunteer their time to the program to assist the dogs with health checks, shots and vaccinations. Volunteer weekend puppy raisers help expose the puppies to further training not possible in a prison environment - such as outings to restaurants and stores. Inmates do a journal to keep track of everything that happens. When the weekend puppy raisers get the dogs, they see what to focus on and they write back about the puppy's progress. The journal is especially helpful since the dogs don't go to the same place every time.
Each puppy has a lead and alternate trainer assigned to its care. Participants were screened highly and thoroughly to select the right inmates for the program. Inmates for lead trainer were required to submit a guide dog trainer application as well as meet all minimum qualifications of the selection criterion which include certain grade requirements and the ability to read. According to Katherine Cadena, chief coun-

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selor at Metro, one benefit of the selection criterion was to know that an inmate was already doing everything they could to prepare to leave prison to become a productive member of society. Those not meeting certain minimum or preferred qualifications could apply to serve as an alternate or backup trainer. Once considered a good match for the program, inmates had to pass an occupational assessment test (SAGE). Participants were selected based on their interview with Metro, their application, and their willingness to learn. Participating inmates will receive a certificate from Middle Georgia Technical College, a part of Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, as animal trainers upon completion of the program. And those who choose to complete more training, including a computer component, may receive a certificate as veterinarian assistants. Neuman says a total curriculum will be offered as the pilot program expands.
Michelle Turpeau, DOC Regional Workforce Development Coordinator, says the program has already experienced positive results. "The whole facility has changed for the better since the puppies have been here," Turpeau says. "It is a different attitude and morale for even staff members." Cadena agrees. She says even the officers respond to IMPACT in a

special way. "The program helped one officer suffering from job burnout enjoy working again," she says. "And because IMPACT doesn't generally interfere with the security of the prison, as some operating or rehabilitation programs sometimes do, Cadena says even Metro's security deputy warden loves the program and would love to have more dogs."
The Paw Report, a newsletter created by the inmate trainers, highlights information about the puppies' progress and growth. Cadena says it was a way of getting the entire prison population involved in the puppy-raising program. "The participants felt elite, and they wanted to share it," she says. One inmate explains why the participants felt it necessary to

involve the whole population. "We felt if everybody could
help pitch in and feel like they were a part of the program, it would help make it a success," she says. "They would understand further the necessity of the program and possibly how it would feel if they were blind and lacked independence."
Maybe it also shares and teaches some compassion. And that's really the main thing, compassion. If you can get compassion into the heart of just one inmate, then it's worth it."
One of the inmates training Rex concedes that IMPACT has helped her both physically and emotionally. "It's excellent. I've been locked up six years. It has picked up my spirits.
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Renaissance Festival
Spring Festival Special for State Employees
Saturdays and Sundays - April 26 - June 8 Memorial Day - May 26 10:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Adult Tickets: $12.50 / Children (6-12): $5.00 Children (under 6): FREE
OPEN RAIN OR SHINE
Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and money order payable to: State Personnel Council
P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334
_____ Adult Tickets @ $12.50 ______Children Tickets @ $5.00
Name __________________________________________________________________ Dept. __________________________________________________________________ Work Number __________________________
Deadline to order tickets is May 30, 2003

Spring 2003

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

September 2002

Name

Years of Service

Department

Abbott III, Melvin E Baxter, David E Beecher, Barbara A Belle Isle, A. Stephen Benefield, James R Blankenship, Lewis Carroll Blankenship, Arthur G Boyd, Stanley J Branton, Catherine S Brinkley, Betty H Brown, Annie Eva Brunot Jr, Felix R Bryan, Tonia W Bryant, Warren R Burley, Josephine F Burnette, John R Burns, Richard Wayne Cain, James A Campbell, Geneva G Carlisle, Alfred Wayne Chapman, Thelma Choice, Bernice Clarke, Thomas Moore Cobbs, Louis Terry Cody, Lillian M Cofield, John David Cole, Benny L Crowder, Carolyn B Crumbley, Albert Curry, William H Debarry, Margaret N Dennis, Juanita D Dixon, Betty Lee Dorsey, Paula Huegle Duke, Jimmy Wallace Dunn, Kenneth K Durham, Elaine S Edwards, Iris J Fulcher, Lenda S Gandy, Robert Earl Gardner, Darrell L Giles, Nell W Griffin, Lorraine C Grisham, Marvin L Haisten, Wanda J Hall, Cloyd Knowlton Hallman, James T Hancock, Brenda G Hankins, Lois Cain Hardison, Sally R Hice, Kathy H. Hollinsworth, Wayne Leslie Hollis, Tonja Lokey Hyer Jr, Richard E Jackson, Eileen A. James, Jimmie R Jennings, Jannell W Johnson, Russell Johnson, James W Jones, Jesse Kelley-LaSalata, Karen E King, Elizabeth King, Mary Ross

30 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 37 yrs 07 mths 41 yrs 08 mths 15 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths .34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 02 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 05 mths 11 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 11 mths 31 yrs 11 mths 28 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 22 yrs 04 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 07 mths 13 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 11 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 07 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 22 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept.. of Corrections State Courts Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Department of Revenue State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dept.. of Technical & Adult Ed. Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Bocop Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources CSB - E. Central Georgia Dept. of Administrative Service Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Northeast GA Center DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Agriculture DHR - Public Health DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources
Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Bureau of Investigation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Supreme Court Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Department of Revenue Ga. Dept.. of Education DHR - Public Health

Kirkland Jr, James David Lewis, William C Little, Vendya L Lovelace, Carolyn G May, Gracita E May, Margaret McKnight, Wanda D McMichael, Terry M Mims, Craig D Mitchell, Welda M Moore, Sally Elaine Moore, Mardessa E Mullis, Rheta B Nesmith, Ross E Newman, Alice Newton, William Franklin Osborne, Vera N Parker, Rosia L Pasley, Kathy H Paul, Barbara A. Peters, John J Phillips, Diedre W Pope Jr, Marion T Printup, Dora S Puckett, James R Reed, David B Reeves, Suzanne W Richardson, Jack L Runnion, David Alan Sanford, Dorothy Sanford, Mary R Sawyer, Ann Elmira Scott, Daisy M Seagroves, Richard M. Seaman, Judith Laura Sievert, Alan John1 Simmons, Jacquelyn R Smith, Anne G Smith, Dixie S Smith, Patricia M Smith, James P St John, William G Stanley, Annette Sutton, Frank Tedards, Tommy N Thurston, Thomas M Turner, Frederick Paul Ward, Michael L White, Mattie S Williams, Barrie L Williams, Carolyn D Woods, Lynda W
Name
Adams, Johnny R Baggett, Larry W Bailey, Rojene Barber, Roy E Bass, Emmie J Battles, Marie J Berksteiner, Dorothy L Berryhill, Kathleen T Best, Janet V Bolen, Charles Eugene

18 yrs 09 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 31 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 10 mths 11 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 08 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 05 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 27 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 08 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 21 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 11 mths 26 yrs 10 mths 24 yrs 04 mths 15 yrs 00 mths .29 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 32 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 6 yrs 10 mths 33 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 16 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 09 mths 26 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 09 mths 16 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths
October 2002
Years of Service
22 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 23 yrs 06 mths 27 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 10 mths 10 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections CSB-Coosa Valley Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Dept.. of Juvenile Justice DHR - Public Health CSB-Cobb County Ga. Dept.. of Education CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Georgia Technology Authority Department of Revenue Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Court of Appeals Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Education Georgia Department of Law Tax Officials CSB-Coastal DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Secretary of State Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Dhr - Dfacs Superior Courts of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Defense Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources
Department
Department of Revenue CSB-Middle Georgia Ga. Public Telecom. Commission Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Department of Revenue CSB-Coastal Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Boone, Henry B Brett, Betty H Brown, Janie L Cole, Bobby R Cook, Clarence L Duke Jr, Jack W Esposito, Mary F Fincher, Maurine L Flowers-Brown, Gennie S Fountain Jr, Walter H Fowler, Durward Franklin, Willie Merle Garmany III, Wirt W Gartrell, Henry J Gatlin, James D Gay-Fennell, Brenda Jo Gleckler, Richard J Griffeth, Randall E Gunby, Carolyn V Hadwin, Charles Ernest Hale, Frances Gayle Halford, Linda M Haney, Ray W Hogan, Donald Roy Hooker, Lettie Jean Howe, Elizabeth Jackson, Mary Louise Jeanes, Evelyn P Johnson, Emmett D Keadle Jr, Homer Haygood Lanier, Glenda B Lavette, Harold D Lemons, Annette H Love, Wanda B Madden, Mary Jane Maloney, Ruby W Marchman, Timothy H McGowan, William John Moore, Dennis Myrick, James Naves, Peggy U Otwell, Harold M Palmer, Edward J Peterson, Evelynar Peterson, George C Rabon, James D Rainwater, Sue Ellen Reilly, Myrna M Schuttner, Marie Elizabeth Scroggy, Gene A Sellers, Johnny Earl Sikes, Roy E Smith, Shirley L Stephens, Jimmie E Storey, Paula Vaughan Stratford, Michael Lee Taylor, Ann M Taylor, Lynn S Taylor, Michelle Bacon Taylor, Vernon D Thanos, Madeline Thomas, Scott S Tompkice L Tucker, Barbara Tyson, Robert L Underwood, Juanita W Upshaw, Audrey Louise

10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mth 24 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 05 mths 29 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 09 mths 27 yrs 11 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 16 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 09 mths 18 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 31 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 11 mths 29 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 02 mths 24 yrs 11 mths 15 yrs 10 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 07 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 33 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 09 mths 20 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 03 mth 10 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 12 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 11 mths D23 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 09 mths 25 yrs 05 mths

Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation State Courts Dept.. of Juvenile Justice 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 Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. D Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Bocop CSB-Albany Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga.Dept. of Medical Assistance Ga. Bureau of Investigation CSB-Pineland MH, MR, & SA Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Tax Officials Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Secretary of State Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Corrections CSB-Gwin/Rockdale/Newton CSB - E. Central Georgia Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Swainsboro Tech Institute Dhr - Dfacs Jekyll Island State Park Found DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Labor CSB-New Horizons

Waters, Lee M Wellons, Sandra Perry White, Jack Hall Wilson, Earl Wood, Christine K Wright, Willene V Wunjah, Betty S Young, David E Zorn, Robert Mann

19 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 04 mths 35 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 07 mths 12 yrs 00 mths

Name

November 2002 Years of Service

Adams, Kipp G Adcock, Geraldine Rich Adkins, Mary E Amerson, Marie J Bankole, Nusiratu Aduke Barber, Virgie B Bartels, Virginia Chase Beasley, Ruby H Beasley, Dorothy Toth Beaty, Walter Tyrone Berenguer, Carlos M Bingham, Sandra B Blackmon, Barbara M Blair, Don H Blandeburgo, Alexander Boston, Doris E Bradshaw, Betty C Brady, Patricia P Braly, Odene Brannon, Mary Magdalene Burgess, John M Butler, Elizabeth G Byce, Susie C. Carey, Oliver L Carr, Fleming D Carter, Annie R Cason, Joseph Fairrell Cavanaugh, Gary Wayne Champion, Laura A Childers, Julia B Clark, Robert E Clark, Anna B Cleveland, Mary B Coffey, Lynda G Collins, Grace D Collum, Diane P Cone, Jennifer E Cook, Roger W Cook, Kenneth Ray Cooper, Paul M Cornell, Wilbur R Crowe, Michael P Cunningham, Clifford Lee Damsgard, Sharon W Darby, William M Dasher Jr, Leland E Davis, David Allen Davis Jr, Bert Deal, Cary T Dixon, Edna S Dixon, Joseph N

35 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 02 mths 19 yrs 04 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 20 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 16 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 07 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 07 mths 17 yrs 11 mths 16 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 16 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 35 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 11 yrs 03 mths 33 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 18 yrs 05 mths

Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation CSB-Middle Georgia CSB-Pineland MH, MR, & SA Dhr - Dfacs Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections
Department
Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Education Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Ogeechee Ga. Court of Appeals Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources CSB-Gwin/Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept.. of Corrections CSB-Peachbelt Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept.. of Labor State Board of Workers' Comp Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept.. of Audits DHR - Public Health CSB-Coastal Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources CSB-Dekalb Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept.. of Labor CSB-Dekalb Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections

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Your 2003-2004 Flexible Benefits Plan

What's New in Health
The State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) has made a few benefit changes for the upcoming Plan year that are designed to maintain both the quality of health care services for our members and the fiscal integrity of the Plan. See the 2003-2004 Health Plan Decision Guide for Plan changes that are effective July 1, 2003. The following is a summary of changes effective July 1, 2003: The monthly out-of-pocket spending limit for generic and preferred brand name prescription drugs will become a quarterly (three calendar months) out-of-pocket spending limit with new maximums as described below
If your individual combined co-payments for generic drugs and preferred brand-name drugs in any quarter reaches $300, you will not be charged additional copayments for generic and preferred brandname drugs for the rest of that quarter. If you have family coverage and your family's combined co-payments for generic drugs and preferred brand-name drugs in any quarter reaches $600, you and your dependents will not be charged additional co-payments for generic and preferred brand-name drugs for the rest of that quarter. Prescription drug co-payments that are effective July 1, 2003 will be prorated according to the amount of drug dispensed if the amount dispensed is less than "standard supply" for the prescription. The standard supply is the quantity of the prescription the Health Plan covers for one co-payment, which could be based on a specific number of days, pills, vials, inhalers, packages, etc. For example, if your pharmacist dispenses a 15-day supply of a generic drug and the standard supply for the drug is 30 days, then your co-payment will be one-half of $15, or $7.50. Also, when you return to the pharmacy to receive the balance of your prescription, you would pay another $7.50. For Indemnity and PPO Option members: Coverage of specific osseous surgeries for the treatment of periodontal disease will be discontinued. Refer to your dental plan documents for information on available coverage for the treatment of periodontal disease. Notes: Co-payments for non-preferred brand-name medications do not count toward the quarterly out-of-pocket limit. If you choose a brand-name drug when a generic is available, only the $15 generic co-payment will

be applied toward the quarterly out-of-pocket limit. Quarters coincide with the State's fiscal year, which begins every July 1.
For HMO Option members: The CIGNA and UnitedHealthcare service areas will change. See the 2003-2004 Health Plan Decision Guide for an updated list of specific counties in the approved service areas. If you will become ineligible for coverage under your current HMO due to a discontinuation of services in your county,
you must select another available Plan option during the Open Enrollment Period. If you do not select another available option, you and your covered dependents, if any, will be transferred automatically to the PPO Option effective July 1, 2003. For Blue-Choice HMO, the co-payment for urgent care services is changing and allergy services will be subject to a per-visit co-payment. See the 2003-2004 Health Plan Decision Guide for specific information.
What's New in Dental
Effective July 1, 2003 United Concordia is the "new" dental carrier for the Regular and PPO options. (Plan design remains the same) United Concordia's Customer Service toll free number is 1 (866) 215-2356 and the web site is www.ucci.com/was/ucciweb/clients/ georgia.jsp Along with the metropolitan Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah areas, the PPO option will be offered in the Valdosta area. Important Information about the Prepaid Option Effective July 1, 2003 CIGNA is the "new" dental carrier for the Prepaid Option. (Plan design remains the same) CIGNA's Dental Member Services toll free number is 1 (800) 642-5810 and the web site is www.cigna.com. Prepaid is available for employees who live in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Review your 2003-2004-enrollment book-
let for information on all the available ben-
efits and how they may meet your particu-
lar needs. Don't miss this Open Enroll-
ment opportunity to add or change your
benefits for the new Plan year.

Total Compensation/Total Rewards Package combines direct pay compensation with the value of the state's benefits and worklife options. In addition to direct pay, state employees receive indirect compensation of significant worth in key areas such as health benefits, a flexible work environment, retirement, security options that includes life insurance and short- or long-term disability, and a variety of work life conveniences. Total Rewards is designed to help state employees understand the opportunities and programs available to them while working for the state of Georgia. It signifies a positive workplace that invests in its workforce. It establishes a win-win partnership that is important to the quality and success of the state's programs and services.
DIRECT PAY
Base Salary: There was a time when base pay was the foundation of the entire pay solution. But in today's work environment, people work for more than cash compensation. Of course monetary compensation is still important and in the past few years, Georgia has made significant progress in this area. In 1996, 20 percent of our workforce was at salaries below the official "hiring salary" for their jobs. Since FY 1999, more than 16,000 employees were brought up into their established pay range and in FY 2002 and 2003, hiring salaries gained on the market through structure adjustments.
Incentives/Bonus Awards: The state of Georgia provides for the establishment of employee incentive awards programs and incentive compensation plans, in accordance with Georgia Statute 45-21-2, to encourage state employees to improve the operation and perception of state government. The incentive award program provides for awards to employees for extraordinary achievements. This may include acts of heroism or innovative solutions to problems. There are four types of incentive compensation programs: a hiring program, a training and education program, a goal based program, and a performance based program. The fourth program was implemented in FY2002 with PerformancePlus. This program provided performance based incentives for employees who exceeded performance expectations.
Employee Suggestion Program (ESP): The ESP encourages employees to make suggestions for improving state government operations through increasing its effectiveness and efficiency and saving taxpayer dollars. Suggestions that result in tangible and intangible savings could result in a monetary reward and recognition. Suggestions may be submitted on-line at www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/esp and alternative methods of submission are provided for disabled employees.
BENEFITS
State Health Benefit Plan: Eligibility for health care benefits is one of the most valued employer provided benefits. The premium for medical coverage is competitive. Whether you elect health coverage or not, the state contributes to the State Health Benefit Plan on your behalf. In fact, for full-time employees, the state of Georgia pays 13.10 percent of your salary towards health benefits. That adds about $2 to state employees average hourly rate.
The Flexible Benefits Program: Employee benefits have been around for centuries. Did you know that the Plymouth Colony settlers had a military retirement program? It seems that an employee's desire for a good benefit package has not changed. The state of Georgia Flexible Benefits Program reflects these outcomes and more. Georgia's program provides a large and varied uniform set of benefits for eligible state of Georgia employees. And because the state has over 90 thousand benefits eligible employees, competitive premiums can be obtained for the various options. Plus, state employees can save even more when choosing benefits with pre-tax premiums. State employees benefit from pretax premiums because they reduce their taxable income and their taxes. By electing to pay pre-tax, employees do not have any federal, state, or

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FICA taxes withheld on the money from their paycheck used to pay for the benefit options. As a result, employees have more take home when compared to paying the same premiums with after-tax dollars. Benefit options on a pre-tax basis include:
Employee Life & Spouse Life and Child Life Insurance: State employees have an opportunity to select insurance protection at up to five times the employees' salary. Additionally, state employees have the option of spousal and dependent coverage as well. Spouse Life insurance premiums are based on the coverage level and employee age. Spouse coverage options are $6,000, $12,000, $30,000, $60,000, or $100,000. Options for Child Life coverage are $3,000, $6,000, $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000. Employees may not be eligible for some levels of Spouse or Child Life and coverage can not exceed 100 percent of the employee's life insurance coverage.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance: In addition to the security offered from life insurance under the state of Georgia's benefit plan, state employees may also choose the added security of AD&D insurance offered at five coverage levels. Coverage levels are available at one to five times the employee's benefit salary. It provides further financial security for an unforeseen death or injury that is covered by the plan.
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts: Participants of this plan can save precious tax dollars on eligible health related treatment that is not paid by health insurance. Consider the amounts of health care expenses like deductibles and co-pays, prescription medication, eye exams & eyeglasses or dependent care expenses like before and/or after school care for a child (under age 13) or care for an elderly dependent parent. When employees choose to set aside pre-tax dollars in one or both of these accounts administered by the state of Georgia, it's like getting a tax rebate every time they're reimbursed from the account(s). For further information on potentially eligible expenses, see IRS Publications 502 & 503, available at your personnel or payroll office, your local library or IRS office, or at www.irs.gov/prod/forms_ pubs/pubs.html.
Short- & Long-term Disability Insurance: Employees desire benefits that provide financial security. The short-term disability and Long-term disability options help provide income protection against the unexpected.
Dental Insurance: State employees may select dental insurance coverage at low premiums. Various dental services are provided in the State's plan including preventive care and regular maintenance.

Both single and family coverage is offered. Income Option) that provides a guaranteed

Employees who live in Metro Atlanta may rate of return (updated quarterly) and does

also elect the plan's prepaid dental option. not invest in the stock market. For those

who do wish to invest in the stock and

Vision Insurance: State employees have the bond markets, there are 17 mutual funds

option of numerous eye care services if they that provide a broad range of investment

choose the vision coverage offered under styles (also called "asset classes"), including

the Flexible Benefits Program Spectera

growth and value stocks; small, medium

Vision Plan. Services are provided by vari- and large company stocks; and combina-

ous eye care providers participating in

tions of stocks and bonds. The intent is to

Spectera's Network.

offer state employees the opportunity to build financial security for retirement or for

Retirement: Unlike most private sector

other long-term needs above and beyond

employers, the state offers a defined benefit what a basic pension or retirement plan

pension plan, which provides greater securi- may offer.

ty of retirement income. After ten years of

creditable service, a state employee becomes eligible for a future retirement income based on years of service and salary. Obviously, the longer an employee works for the state, the higher their retirement income can be. Each payday, the state of Georgia contributes toward future retirement benefits for state employees. State employees also make a contribution to that

Deferred Compensation/Defined Contribution Plans were designed by the Internal Revenue Service for retirement savings, not for emergency expenses or financial hardship. Thereore, withdrawals are very difficult to qualify for prior to separation from state service.

retirement benefit. But the state's contribu-
tion adds approximately $1.63 to the aver- OTHER MANDATED BENEFITS

age hourly salary of a state employee if the
contribution were added to the employee's
paycheck. Group Term Life Insurance: A por

Social Security Benefit: You pay 6.2% of your salary (up to $87,000) toward future Social Security retirement benefits. The

tion of the retirement contribution is state matches your payment on a dollar-for-

used to purchase life insurance for

dollar basis.

state employees. If employees are

under age 60, life insurance coverage is Your Medicare Benefit: In addition to the

equal to 18 times the monthly salary. If contribution to the State Health Benefit

employees are age 60 or older, base

Plan (SHBP), your employer contributes to

insurance freezes at 18 times the

your future Medicare coverage. The state

monthly salary at age 60.

matches, dollar-for-dollar, the 1.45%

deduction from your salary for Medicare

Peach State Reserves: Peach State Reserves, coverage.

the Georgia Retirement Investment Plan, is a program offered to state employees by the state of Georgia that provides an opportunity to save for retirement while reducing current taxable income and accumulating

Unemployment, Workers' Compensation & Liability Insurance: The state also pays the full cost of several benefits, such as Unemployment Insurance (statewide aver-
age of $25.00

Although the current bear market may make some people wary of investing in the stock market, others consider the current

per position per year) and Workers'

market an excellent buying opportunity, with the rewards to come in the future when the market rebounds and the shares they have purchased today at low prices increase their value.

Compensation (statewide average of $633.00), which may pro-

vide income to

tax-deferred savings. Peach State Reserves offers two Deferred Compensation/Defined Contribution Plans for employees: a Section 401(k) Plan and a Section 457 Plan. Regulated by Congress, deferred compensation/defined contribution plans allow employees to put aside a portion of their pay before state or federal income taxes are deducted. As a rule, income taxes are not

you if you lose your job, or if you are unable to work due to job related injuries. Liability insurance is provided to protect you from personal liability arising from certain job-related incidents. Liability insurance coverage was provided at no cost to agencies this year because state insurance reserves were adequate to cover the cost of the program.

paid on either contributions to the Plan, or

WORK LIFE ISSUES any earnings or dividends that the invest-
ments generate, until money is taken out of

the Plan. This means that a Plan account can grow sheltered from income taxes (not Social Security taxes). For people who don't want to invest in the stock market, the Plan offers a stable value option (the Fixed

Total Rewards also includes a broad array of non-monetary, but extremely important, rewards that we place under the general umbrella of quality of work/life (QWL).

Paid Time Off (PTO): State employees are eligible for 12 paid holidays and a minimum total of 30 days of annual and sick leave each year. The value of these days can be determined by dividing the employee's annual salary by 260 (actual workdays in a calendar year). According to recent studies by Williams J. Mercer and Hewitt and Associates and WorldatWork, Georgia's PTO benefit exceeds private sector averages. Flexible Time In the 1999/2000 Supplemental Survey of Top Performing Employees (Watson Wyatt Worldwide) and in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For (Fortune Magazine, January 20, 2003), flexible time was identified as essential in attracting and retaining key talent. There are three types of flexible work schedules for state agencies to consider for their employees. Offerings vary by agency.
Flexible Work Schedule: Flexible starting and ending times while meeting
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, prescription drugs, and other related
expenses.
Call 1-800-893-0763 for details.
Administered by the Georgia Merit System.

Spring 2003

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agency core hours. Starting times may be fixed or float, depending on agency needs. Alternative Work Schedule: A work (usually 2 weeks) that results in an additional day off dur ing the same work period. Compressed Work Week: Generally four 10hour days with the forty-hour work week being achieved in four work days.
Performance Management: Effective performance management that is fair, broad based and recognizes employees' significant contributions is critical to any employer of choice. Over the last several years the state has invested significant resources in training managers in the performance management process. During FY 2002 alone, nearly 700 managers received performance management training. In 2003, we look to the implementation of Georgia Statute 45-21-2, discussed under Incentive Award and Compensation Programs to provide monetary rewards for extraordinary achievements and for valuable skills attainment.
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP)/Wellness Program: The EAP and Wellness Programs were created to help maintain employee productivity by offering services that include early intervention and prevention. Benefits include reduced cost in workers' compensation claims, medical claims and absenteeism.
The Wellness Program: Promotes healthy lifestyles and improves physical and mental health through various activities. Wellness pro grams help you start and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Many programs are free or available for a minimal charge to spouses and Plus One Persons (Plus One individual or domestic partner). In some cases, there is low cost to the employee. All events are voluntary and health information is confidential. Programs include a health education program, annual blood screenings, on-site fitness centers or corporate rates for fitness centers in some locations, race sponsorships and nutrition consultation. Other programs include a customized fitness program, flu shots and health fairs offering bone density screenings.
The Employee Assistance Program: Available to employees and their eligible dependents. The program provides confidential, professional direction for personal problems and helps retain valuable employees by preventing or resolving problems through early identification and treatment.

the following positive impacts on the quality of life for Georgians:

State Telework

Projected Annual Average per Teleworker

Annual Projection
1,000 Teleworkers

# Teleworkers

1

1,000

Miles Saved

1,780 1,780,000

Pollutants Saved (In Pounds)

1,527 1,527,000

Travel Expense Savings ($)

571

571,000

Drive Time Savings (Hours)

52

52,000

Total Telework Days

30

30,000

Georgia hired a state telework coordinator to provide information and training services to state agencies concerning the Telework initiative. For more information, contact your Telework Agency Coordinator or Personnel Office for questions about Telework or visit the Georgia Merit System Website at www.gms.state.ga.us

What do state employees have to say about their teleworking experience? A recent survey revealed:
When asked, "Has teleworking changed how you feel about your job?", employees surveyed responded:
I like my job more and I enjoy teleworking. I don't have to deal with traffic every day.
It has made my time seem more purposeful and well spent.
It is nice to be in the home environment and without office interruptions.
The time used to travel back and forth to work can now be spent completing tasks. These are the hours in which I am at my best.
It shows that management is really concerned about your work-life balance and productivity.
I was able to bring my materials home and work without the office interruptions, stress of traffice, and be more productive. I was able to
see an immediate increase in my daily productivity in processing paperwork.

Flex-Trans: Pre-tax transportation, is offered to state employees in the metro-Atlanta area through payroll deduction under IRC Section 132, "Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits," to pay for vanpooling, mass transit, and parking fees. Contact your personnel or payroll office concerning eligibility for this benefit.
Telework: As a component of the Total Rewards program, telework is a management option that allows eligible employees to work at home or other remote location for one or more days per week, month, or selected time period.
A telework pilot has been completed based on data reported during the pilot program in 2002, employees teleworking 30 days per year could have

Managers of participating teleworkers responded to the question, "What do you feel were the most successful aspects of teleworking?" Trust between the worker and manager It wasn't much trouble. My team members
liked it, and they want more. More work is completed and staff are happier. Work productivity has increased for some.
Some have been very motivated to insure that teleworking will continue. The team is more content with their jobs and no one mentions finding work closer to home.
Do employees want to continue teleworking? 96 percent say yes!

Training and Organizational Development: Another component of Total Rewards is training and development. Training and development involves opportunities for meaningful work and support for continued knowledge growth and competency development. The state of Georgia offers a variety of training and development opportunities to further develop essential talent to serve the citizens of Georgia. General and specialized training is available at both the state and local level through various media including classroom instruction or e-learning.

To assist agencies in providing the workforce with developmental opportunities, the Georgia Merit System Training and Organization Development Division offers a variety of training and development programs. Information about enrolling in Merit System training programs is available from agency training directors and the GMS Web site.
DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING COURSE LISTING

Course

MAY Date

Fee Location

Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Fundamentals of the GA PMP
Sharpening Your Proofreading Skills
Your Supervisory Roles and Responsibilities: An Introduction
Fundamentals of Leadership
Dealing with Difficult Employee Behavior
Legal Issues for Supervisors
Time Challenges Time Solutions

5/29/2003 $60 Columbus

5/20-21/2003 $21 Columbus

5/20-22/2003 $200 Decatur

5/20/2003 5/28/2003

$45 Macon $45 Tennile

5/20/2003
5/20/2003 5/21/2003
5/28/2003
5/28/2003 5/29/2003

$45 Macon
$60 Thomaston $60 Thomaston
$45 Tennile
$60 Thomaston $60 Thomaston

JUNE

The 4 Roles of Leadership: Executive
Meeting Customer Needs
Managing the Troubled Employee
Performance Management Tools (PMTools)
Fundamentals of the GA PMP: An E-Course
Your Supervisory Roles and Responsibilities: An Introduction
Fundamentals of Leadership
The GA PMP: An Overview (E-Course)
Make an Effective Presentation
Legal Issues for Supervisors
Recognizing and Avoiding Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace
Fundamentals of the GA PMP
Human Relations Skills for Secretaries

6/3/2003

$0 Macon

6/4/2003 6/5/2003

$60 Decatur $60 Tifton

6/9/2003

$60 Atlanta

6/9/2003

$0 Decatur

6/9/2003 6/11/2003 6/16/2003
6/9/2003 6/16/2003
6/10/2003

$45 Macon $45 Atlanta $45 Macon
$45 Macon $45 Macon
$0 Decatur

6/10-13/2003 $275 Macon

6/11/2003 6/13/2003

$45 Atlanta $45 Decatur

6/17-18/2003 $21 Albany 6/17-18/2003 $120 Decatur

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Spring 2003

Public Employee Recognition Week: This program celebrates the achievements of government employees who make significant contributions in areas such as customer service, community service, innovations, safety, heroism, teamwork, leadership, and faithful service. In May 2001

the Public Employee Recognition Week was reinstituted after a hiatus of more than a decade. This gala event celebrates and values state employees nominated by their supervisors and colleagues who go above and beyond the normal call of duty to support the citizens of this great

state. A formal ceremony is held to honor those awardees selected for their unique achievements, unswerving devotion and dedicated service.

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION NOMINEES

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Name

Agency

Mary Fleming

Glynn Co. Health Dept.

Robert L. Michael Jr.

Emanuel Co. Health Dept.

Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority Ga. Environ. Facilities Authority

Corporal Michael G. Barr

Dept. of Natural Resources

John Ballard

Dept. of Law

Claudette Griffith

Dept. of Defense

Carla Blanks

Dept. of Administrative Services

Kimberly Jones

Dept. of Corrections

Sandy Bryan

Dept. Public Safety

Jane K. Stitcher

Dept. of Human Resources

Donita Glover

Dept of Motor Vehicle Safety

Gayle Wright

Dept. of Agriculture

Kathy Singletary

Dept. of Revenue

Richard Sawyer

Georgia World Congress Center

SAFETY

Name

Agency

Bainbridge Plant

Dept. of Labor

GSP PIT Maneuver Program

Dept. of Public Safety

Kathleen Toomey

Dept. of Pardons & Parole

DMVS School Bus Inspectation Team

Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety

Key Points Team

Dept. of Agriculture

Alan Davis

Georgia World Congress Center

INNOVATIONS

Florence V. Rushing

Houston Co. Health Dep.

Charlene Keitt

Dept. of Community Health

Truman Boyle

Dept. of Public Safety

Laura Lee

Dept. of Human Resources

License Automated Renewal Team

Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety

Cindy Reittinger

Dept. of Natural Resources

John Jurkiewicz

Georgia World Congress Center

Name Lori Clayton & Bill Hellerstedt Barbara Hastings David Annable

HEROISM Agency Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Transportation

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Name

Agency

Thomas Baker

Dept. of Defense

Stan Ayer

Dept. of Corrections

Thompson A. Yogi Peeples

Georgia State Patrol

Taunya Lowe

Dept. of Human Resources

Region 1

Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety

Brian Hill

Georgia World Congress Center

Dessie Womac

Dept. of Transportation

LEADERSHIP

Name

Agency

Mike Cannon

Catoosa Co. Health Dept.

West Central Health District

West Central Health District

Pardons & Parole Field Division

Pardons & Parole

Vaughn Andrews

Atlanta Probation

Chris Chester

Bartow Co. Environ. Health

Wade Miller

Dept. of Community Health

Derrick Schofield

Dept. of Corrections

Tara Cochran

Dept. of Public Safety

Carole Jakeway

Dept. of Hurman Resources

Shelia S. Miracle

Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety

Raymond J. Deluca

Dept. of Agriculture

David Waller

Dept. of Natural Resources

Carol Cantrell

Dept. of Revenue

Lloyd Powell

Dept. of Transportation

Elizabeth Robertson

Ga. Environ. Facilities Authority

TEAM

Name

Agency

Most-In Need

Haralson Progressive Industries

Finance Department

Ga. Environ. Facilities Authority

Diversity Initiatives Committee

Dept. of Labor

GA National Fairgrounds & Agricenter

Ga. Agricultural Exp. Authority

165th Airlift Wing Fire Department

Dept. of Defense

GA Visitor Information Specialists-

Dept. of Indus., Trade & Tour.

Kingsland Team

Probation Training Unit

Dept. of Corrections

Eligibility Specialists

Dept. of Juvenile Justice

MHN Implementation Team

Dept. of Community Health

Specialized Collision Recon. Team

Dept. of Public Safety

Craft of Effective Cust. Service Team

Dept. of Human Resources

Crash Report Recovery Project Team

Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety

Farmers & Con. Mkt. Bulletin Staff

Dept. of Agriculture

Atlantic Steel Cleanup and Redevelop. Team Dept. of Natural Resources

Rural Fire Defense Program Team

Forestry Commission

GMS State Employee Orientation Video Georgia Merit System

Public Relations Team

Georgia World Congress Center

FAITHFUL SERVICE - 40 Years of Service

John H. Smith

Public Health District 8, Unit 2

Alfred L. Evans, Jr.

State Law Department

This year, in recognition of Public Employee Recognition Week:
# State employees will have a special message printed on their April 30th pay stub. # State employees will receive a Public Employee Recognition Week announce-
ment letter from Governor Sonny Perdue expressing his appreciation to state employees for their work and service to the people of Georgia. # Governor Perdue will sign a gubernatorial proclamation establishing Public Service Recognition Week in Georgia on May 7th. # Governor Perdue will serve as keynote speaker at a special awards ceremony in the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Memorial Building in Atlanta. Governor Perdue will also honor statewide nomination winners at this ceremony. State employees not in attendance will have the opportunity to view the ceremony via video on the GMS web site. # A Wellness Fair for state government employees will be held on May 9th in the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Memorial Building, West Tower in Atlanta.

Many people who are employed by the state of Georgia do it for reasons far beyond the compensation package offered to them. But overall, when you add it all up, Total Compensation/Total Rewards is just one of many reasons state government is a Great Place to Work.

Spring 2003

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees
Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Dodson, Helen

12 yrs 01 mths

Domingue, Chester P

14 yrs 02 mths

Ebner, Sara Jane

20 yrs 00 mths

English, Jane Allison

20 yrs 11 mths

Farmer, Nancy W

25 yrs 03 mths

Fitzgerald, James M

34 yrs 00 mths

Flury, Mary Frances

10 yrs 01 mth

Ford, Phyllis M

23 yrs 07 mths

Foster, Debra K

30 yrs 00 mths

Fowler, Susan A

29 yrs 03 mths

Fraser, Doris M

14 yrs 04 mths

Garvin, Julia H

34 yrs 01 mths

Gibbs, Randall

30 yrs 00 mths

Gilbert, Donna G

34 yrs 03 mths

Gilmer, Henry L

38 yrs 08 mths

Gregory, Gary W

34 yrs 01 mths

Guy, Joel E

34 yrs 01 mths

Haga, Sandra A

34 yrs 00 mths

Hall, Hershel D

16 yrs 09 mths

Hancock, Ruby G

26 yrs 03 mths

Hankerson, Delores

34 yrs 00 mths

Hansford, Mary A

34 yrs 01 mths

Harden, James V

34 yrs 02 mths

Hardin, Paula S

19 yrs 09 mths

Hargrove, Sarah M.

30 yrs 01 mths

Harris, Carol E

34 yrs 04 mths

Harrison, John Jackson

34 yrs 00 mths

Harvey, Kenneth James

20 yrs 10 mths

Hatfield, Christina R

28 yrs 04 mths

Hawkins, Carolyn F

34 yrs 01 mths

Hawkins, Jerry P

34 yrs 00 mths

Hayes, Vivian I

33 yrs 02 mths

Haywood, Rosetta Z

34 yrs 01 mth

Heard, Geraline L

34 yrs 01 mths

Hembree, S Diane

19 yrs 10 mths

Hendrix, William A

30 yrs 04 mths

Hewitt, Patricia P

34 yrs 01 mths

Hicks, K Rodney

34 yrs 01 mths

Hightower, Linda D

29 yrs 00 mths

Hilburn, Yvonne M

33 yrs 05 mths

Hill, Emma L

30 yrs 02 mths

Hill Jr, Harvey Lee

15 yrs 06 mths

Hitchens, Norma M

18 yrs 11 mths

Hollis, Sandra E

34 yrs 00 mths

Hooks, Harriett G

32 yrs 01 mths

Horton, Beatrice H

34 yrs 00 mths

Howard, Howell D

34 yrs 03 mths

Huffman, Andrea H

25 yrs 07 mths

Hutchins, Annie K

34 yrs 01 mths

Irvin, Bruce Thomas

34 yrs 02 mths

Ivey Douglas, L

26 yrs 02 mths

Jenkins, Frankie W

34 yrs 05 mths

Johnson, Edwin E

34 yrs 10 mths

Johnson, Willie A

30 yrs 01 mths

Johnson, Beverly Ann

25 yrs 01 mths

Johnson, Jefferson F

19 yrs 11 mths

Johnson, Doll

16 yrs 08 mths

Johnson Sr, Charles Winfield 14 yrs 07 mths

Jones, Hattie W

34 yrs 02 mths

Jones, Duane Cleve

20 yrs 00 mths

Jordan, Anita H

34 yrs 01 mths

Kidd, Sarah L

30 yrs 00 mths

Kimbrell, Thomas G

34 yrs 03 mths

Kopesky, Robert W

34 yrs 00 mths

Lambert, Dorothy

12 yrs 10 mths

Lane, Catherine C

26 yrs 06 mth

Langston, Mary E

15 yrs 00 mths

Tax Officials Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Bureau of Investigation CSB-Costal Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Corrections sGa. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. World Congress Center Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources CSB-Middle Georgia Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept.. of Transportation CSB-South Ga Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Education Ga. Dept.. of Agriculture Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Revenue Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources

Larson, Ernest W Layfield, Vickie S Leberiaga, Patricia S Lewis, Ronnie Lewis, Jean Irene Livingston, Dennis R Livingston, Cynthia M Loggins, Beverly M Long, Janet Blanche Lynch Jr, Graham Robinson Mack, Louise Maddox, Anita J Maney, Milus Bruce Mangham, Paula Wynn Mathis, James Willie Maynard, Anita S Mayo, Nancy J McClure, Kathy Elaine McCrary, Alan L McDaniel, Shirley Jean McDonald, Barbara S McJunkin, Claude L Mesimer, Ronnie A Mills, Carolyn S Mixon, Rufus J Moffitt, Donizell Moore, Winifred D Moore, Albert P Moore, Faye B Moore, Eva M Morgan, Vicki H Morrison, Linda S Mullis, Phyllis S Murray, Willie C Myers, Marie Deloris Mynhier, J. Carol Owen, Swanee D Page, Ray Parker, Mary A Phillips, Patricia A Phillips, Judy L Phillips, Jennie B Pierce, Charlotte L Pinion, Sharon L Pole Jr, Albert William Powell, Michael A Pryor, Angelee Purvis, Paul J Raiteri, Peggy C Ralston, Douglas H Ransom Jr, Reuben Ray, Marsha L Rayburn, Cecilia M Reeves Jr, Clemon Roberson, Theron M Roberts, Pearlstine Rustin, Shirley Elaine Sacks, Dianne Dupont Sanders, J D Scoggins Sr, Nelson O Seabolt, Ramona T Sexton, Cathey C Sharp, Pamela J Shepherd, Hilda J Smith, Marsha A Smith, Alice Smith, Jeron

18 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 10 yrs 02 mths 31 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 08 mths 22 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 07 mths 21 yrs 10 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 08 mths 32 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 10 mths 33 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 09 mths 22 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 08 mths 24 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 06 mths

Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources State Board of Workers' Comp Ga. Dept.. of Audits Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dept. of Administrative Service Ga. Dept.. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Audits Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Education General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept.. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Labor Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Education Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Labor Dept.. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation
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Spring 2003

Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees
Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Smith Jr, George F

15 yrs 08 mths

Solomon, J C

34 yrs 02 mths

Spence Jr, Willie J

34 yrs 00 mths

Stripling, Lloyd

17 yrs 00 mths

Summer, Gloria A

11 yrs 07 mths

Tabb, Sara S.

14 yrs 05 mths

Richard J

34 yrs 00 mths

Terry, Sibbie R

37 yrs 04 mths

Thomas, Shirley Miller

24 yrs 02 mths

Thomas, Weedy Bell

23 yrs 10 mths

JusticeThomas, Gene Edward 12 yrs 07 mths

Thompson, Carolyn L

34 yrs 02 mths

Thompson, Wiley F

34 yrs 01 mths

Thompson, Patricia H

30 yrs 00 mths

Tison, James P

34 yrs 01 mths

Turner, Rodney E

24 yrs 10 mths

Ulm, Ronald A

31 yrs 00 mths

Ulm, Mary Gayle

26 yrs 09 mths

Underwood, Connie L

34 yrs 00 mths

Van Oostrom, Albert

14 yrs 00 mths

Vickers, James E

34 yrs 01 mths

Vinson, Jacquelyn Wallace 13 yrs 08 mths

Walker, Michael Harvey 34 yrs 01 mths

Walker, Roger L

34 yrs 00 mths

Wall, Rickey F

34 yrs 04 mths

Watkins, Donnie H

34 yrs 01 mths

Weatherby, Mark G

34 yrs 01 mths

Weerts, Burton F

34 yrs 05 mths

White, Stanley R

34 yrs 03 mths

White, Annie P

33 yrs 01 mths

Whitted, Carolyn S

24 yrs 06 mths

Wiggins, Georgia Beatrice 16 yrs 09 mths

Williams, Robert E

34 yrs 00 mths

Williams, Willie

29 yrs 01 mths

Williamson, Earl Leon

17 yrs 01 mths

Winslow, Wilbur A

21 yrs 08 mth

Womack, Elaine M

32 yrs 04 mths

Woods Jr, Mothaniel

34 yrs 03 mths

Wright, Diane

25 yrs 02 mths

Wright, Larry Marshall

11 yrs 04 mths

Yankey, Kenneth David

34 yrs 00 mths

Young, Marjorie D

34 yrs 02 mths

Youngblood Jr, Jimmy

34 yrs 00 mths

Zebeau Jr, Joe Wayne

18 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Transportation CSB-Albany Tardif, Ga. Dept.. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Dept.. of Juvenile Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Ga. Dept.. of Education Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation Ga. Dept.. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept.. of Transportation 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 Transportation Georgia Technology Authority Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Corrections Secretary of State Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Human Resources Ga. Dept.. of Public Safety

Name
Akins, Joan M Akins, Jesse James Almand, James Douglas Anderson, Bobby G Beasley , Verlon Jacky Benefield , Clara Jeannie Best, Don Eugene Bigby, Jerome P Bivens, Arie Ann Boulware, Sandra Lee Bozeman, Eugenia R Brazell , Jackson C Bridges Jr, Joe S Britt, Musette Brooks, Robert Howard Bryan, Sandra L Bryant, Eddie M.

December 2002

Years of Service

Department

30 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 16 yrs 07 mths 18 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 31 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 03 mths

Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Correctional Industries GA Dept of Banking & Finance Office of Comm. of Insurance Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Albany CSB-new horizons Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm.

Brymer, Eugene F Burnett, Freddie D. Burroughs, Rosetta S Butler, William H Byrd, Jack E Cadwell, Ronald W Calhoun, C Larue Callison Jr, Edwin W Cannon, Vera Ruth Carey, Arthur T Carmon, Mamie Louise Cato, Jo C Chambers, James L Cleveland, Jerry N Cochran, Charles S Collier Sr, William V Cook, Martha Q Couch, Joseph R Crocker, Audrey M. Culpepper, Pamela Faye Davis, Barbara J. Dixon, W.Jane Dorminey, Mary G. Duncan, Evelyn R Ellis, Yvonne Marie Ely, Patti Self Evans, Charles P Evans, Judy D Evans, Mary Lee Fabricius, Victor M Ferguson , Patsy L Fielder, Judith H. Floyd, Julia I Foster, Michael R Gilbert, Gradis Glover, Barbara A. Greathouse, Loretta J Green, Terry W Green, Lillie B. Gremillion, Charles Ray Griffin, Herman T Grubbs, Sandra Campbell Hall, Lester Lee Halski, Walton Hayes, Charles Floyd Hayes, Rayfield Heard, Ann S Heath, Rosemary Brown Hensley, Charles E Herndon, Joyce H Hood, Jeanette Horton, John C Hudsputh, Sammie Hummel, Kathryn L Hutcheson, Gwendolyn M. Jackson, Glenda H Jackson ,Leamon Dennis Jenson, Richard G Johnson, Sheila F. Johnson, Winefred Joiner, James Philip Kea, Phillip Lee Keen, Andrew P Keever, Charles T. Keigans, Mildred E Kitchens Jr, William R Kitson, Nannette E. Lang, Audrey W.

34 yrs 09 mths 23 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 33 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 22 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 17 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 11 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 18 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 07 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 18 yrs 07 mths 31 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 02 mths 24 yrs 03 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 08 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 05 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 04 mths

Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Dhr - Bocop Ga. Bureau of Investigation Dhr - Dfacs Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Veterans Services Ga. Teachers Retirement Sys. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Pathways Cntr Behav Devel Grwt CSB-McIntosh Trail Georgia Technology Authority CSB-Lookout Mountain Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga Southern University Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Riveredge Behavioral Hlth Cntr Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Dhr - Dfacs Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs

Spring 2003

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Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Lester, Betty A Loggins, Paul C Lovell, Terry Lowes, William Duff Lupo, Ronald E Mack, Lidy S. Manuel, Sarita Martin, Betty G May, Eddie E McEntire, Linda J. McKinney, Donald R Miller, Linda F. Millians, Timothy O Milling Sr, Rodger W Mills,Donald W Mills III,Terry Morgan,Robert A Moss,Winfred T Muggy,Janice L. Myers,Betty G Nelson,Samuel E Norman, Mildred W Ortiz, Frank Osborne,Preston Fordham Owens,Eddie Lee Parker,Cathy Robin Parrish,Jeffery Payne, Cynthia S Peace, Julia A Perry, Randall C Pettiford, Toney A Poole Jr, Tom W Powell, Kenneth Wayne Presnell, Audrey Prewett, Gerald Priester, Marjorie H Raulerson, Dianne W. Reese,Marion Ann Reeves, Leonard S. Reynolds, Michael G Rhodes, Frances Warren Robertson III, Charles C Rogers, D. Karen Rogers, Betty Sue Rowan, Demetra T. Rozier ,Sybil D Rozier, W C Salter, Linwood Ross Scarborough, Lynda Ruth Scott Jr, George Sikes, Willard Smith, Barbara C. Smith, Sonja N Smith Jr, William Stanfield Jr, Henry A Strange, Phyllis Y Sullivan, Sherry K Thomas, Cleveland Thompson, Tommy Trice, Phyllis M. Tutt, Mattie D Verdree, Mary Lou Wade, Marilyn J. Walker, Herbert Warr, Troy Morris Weston, Mollye S Wheatley, Linda C. White, Carolyn L

29 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 16 yrs 07 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 09 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 20 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 36 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 19 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 18 yrs 04 mths 24 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 14 yrs 04 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 18 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 24 yrs 08 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 06 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 35 yrs 05 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 11 mths 33 yrs 03 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 04 mths 14 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 36 yrs 10 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 22 yrs 06 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 14 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs CSB-GA Mountains CSB-South Georgia State Board, Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources CSB Gwin./Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB - E. Central Georgia Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Gwin./Rockdale/Newton Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Forestry Commission Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Department of Revenue

Whiting, Billy Ray Whitmire, Gail Dobbs Wiley, Marinda Williamson, Wanda M Wilson, Rebecca S

34 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 29 yrs 10 mths

Name

January 2003 Years of Service

Abshier, Vernon Eugene

28 yrs 06 mths

Adams, Janet C.

34 yrs 00 mths

Adams, Martha Jewel

26 yrs 00 mths

Anderson, Lelia J

30 yrs 00 mths

Ash, Tommy R

34 yrs 00 mths

Baker, Ethel L

26 yrs 07 mths

Barlow, George

34 yrs 00 mths

Barnwell, Latrelle

12 yrs 00 mths

Bartlett, Mary J

31 yrs 05 mths

Barton, Carole L.

23 yrs 05 mths

Beard, Thomas D

32 yrs 10 mths

Benkoski, Joe E

34 yrs 06 mths

Bernhard, Virginia M

34 yrs 01 mths

Berry, Sandra S.

34 yrs 00 mths

Blackston, Tommy W

34 yrs 02 mths

Blizzard, James M

34 yrs 00 mths

Bloodworth, William R

16 yrs 11 mths

Booker, Jeannette D.

18 yrs 09 mths

Bowen, Ronald Wayne

34 yrs 00 mths

Briley, Lillian D

16 yrs 04 mths

Broadwater, Katherine E. 30 yrs 01 mths

Brooks, Maryanna J

31 yrs 07 mths

Brooks-King, Mamie

31 yrs 10 mths

Burke, Theresa L

34 yrs 01 mths

Caldwell Jr., Jessie

23 yrs 01 mths

Canady-Laster, Rena Deloris 27 yrs 03 mths

Carpenter, Iris G

30 yrs 02 mths

Chapman, Mary Lynn

18 yrs 05 mths

Clay, Sheila Ann

19 yrs 00 mths

Clements, Frances

31 yrs 05 mths

Cobb Jr, Earl R

34 yrs 06 mths

Conley, Barbara Vernell

10 yrs 00 mths

Conn, Barbara Jane

34 yrs 00 mths

Cook, Rae N.

19 yrs 08 mths

Corn, Stephen George

18 yrs 06 mths

Cox, Laverne

13 yrs 03 mths

Creel, Sandra E

26 yrs 10 mths

Crews, Mark

18 yrs 04 mths

Culpepper, Glenda J

34 yrs 01 mths

Daniel, Henry A

34 yrs 02 mths

Daniels Jr, Harmon M

14 yrs 11 mths

Davis, Evelyn B

20 yrs 10 mths

Dennis, M Elizabeth

34 yrs 02 mths

Dennis, Carrie M

34 yrs 00 mths

Do, Duc Van

17 yrs 02 mths

Dowdy, Ernestine J

20 yrs 01 mths

Dubberly, Tommy Harold 17 yrs 06 mths

Dyer, Teresa

22 yrs 08 mths

Ecklund, Patricia L

16 yrs 02 mths

Etheridge, Vivian F

34 yrs 00 mths

Eubank, Robert H

34 yrs 00 mths

Evans, Woodrow

12 yrs 04 mths

Exum, Carroll Wayne

34 yrs 00 mths

Faircloth, June

29 yrs 00 mths

Fanning, Maggie L

12 yrs 00 mths

Fincher, Elsie E.

25 yrs 09 mths

Fisher, Carol Edwards

23 yrs 06 mths

Department of Revenue Ga. Bureau of Com. Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - Public Health
Department
Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor CSB-Middle Flint Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. World Congress Center CSB-Cobb County Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs CSB-DeKalb County Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Agriculture CSB-Middle Flint DHR - Public Health CSB-Gwin./Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Dhr - Dfacs Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Bureau of Investigation CSB-Northeast GA Center DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Defense CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Agriculture DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR-DFACS Dhr - Dfacs

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Franklin, Lucile

15 yrs 02 mths

Freeman, Eve B

15 yrs 09 mths

Gambrell, Samuel Errol

28 yrs 02 mths

Garner, Caster Imogene

24 yrs 07 mths

Gillis, Raymond Gregory 23 yrs 06 mths

Googe, Annette M.

30 yrs 00 mths

Gray, Barbara F.

14 yrs 01 mths

Griffis, Ann

35 yrs 04 mths

Griffith, Carole S

34 yrs 01 mths

Grimes, Johnny

34 yrs 05 mths

Hamlin, Emily E K

29 yrs 07 mths

Hamrick, Kenneth G

30 yrs 00 mths

Harper, Shirley A

26 yrs 08 mths

Harrell Jr, Homer H.

30 yrs 09 mths

Harris, Edna L

19 yrs 09 mths

Hart, Mary S

33 yrs 02 mths

Hartley, Ernest Lee

24 yrs 07 mths

Henderson, John H.

22 yrs 06 mths

Herring, Gwendolyn Hatcher 10 yrs 05 mths

Hickey, Joseph Aaron

10 yrs 04 mths

Hitson, Romey W

34 yrs 01 mths

Holland, Jeffery Alexander 18 yrs 10 mths

Holloway, James

12 yrs 01 mths

Holmes, Classie C.

30 yrs 00 mths

Horan, Shirley Ann

10 yrs 00 mths

Hudson, Joann L

27 yrs 09 mths

Ivester, Connie Lee

31 yrs 06 mths

Jiggins, Arthur N

17 yrs 09 mths

Johnson, Rebecca B

34 yrs 00 mths

Johnson, Barbara R

31 yrs 00 mths

Johnson, Annie Mae

30 yrs 07 mths

Johnson, Janie G.

19 yrs 01 mths

Johnston, Carole H.

31 yrs 00 mths

Jones, Linda J.

23 yrs 01 mths

Judge, Priscilla T

30 yrs 00 mths

Jung, James W

34 yrs 00 mths

Knight, Betty B

28 yrs 03 mths

Knowles Jr, Charlie P

17 yrs 05 mths

Krause, Dorothy V

18 yrs 00 mths

Lambert, Bernd

28 yrs 07 mths

Landers Sr, Jerry Austin

19 yrs 11 mths

Lang, Joanna L.

19 yrs 06 mths

Lawrence, Oliverie

34 yrs 01 mths

Leatherwood, Faye C

34 yrs 08 mths

Lee, Marie S

30 yrs 00 mths

Lewis, Bessie G

34 yrs 00 mths

Lewis Jr, Clarence N

10 yrs 06 mths

Lockman, Freddy W

34 yrs 02 mths

Lockridge, Wallace C.

10 yrs 02 mths

Lord, Barbara Ann

21 yrs 10 mths

Luke, Larry F

28 yrs 06 mths

Matthew, Christeen R

29 yrs 10 mths

Matthews, Wanda B

34 yrs 00 mths

McDonald, Marlene

18 yrs 02 mths

McKenzie, Terry A

34 yrs 00 mths

Meadows, Betty L.

27 yrs 01 mths

Meyer, Robin C.

30 yrs 00 mths

Moore, Octavia

25 yrs 09 mths

Moye, Norman

37 yrs 02 mths

Nash, John Calvin

14 yrs 06 mths

Nasworthy, Luther Lyn

25 yrs 07 mths

Nelson, Frank J

34 yrs 00 mths

Newell, Bernice

32 yrs 03 mths

Nicholson, Jerry F

12 yrs 04 mths

Otwell, Victor Keith

15 yrs 04 mths

Oxford, Verdie L

30 yrs 00 mths

Padgett Jr, Ansley B

21 yrs 03 mths

Parnell, Joyce G

14 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Office of School Readiness DHR - Public Health State Courts Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Georgia Pines General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-New Horizons Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Ogeechee Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Correctional Industries Ga. Dept. of Community Health CSB-Ga Highlands State Board Pardons & Paroles Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Correctional Industries Ga. Dept. of Labor Superior Courts of Georgia General Assembly of Georgia CSB-South Georgia Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Technical & Adult Ed. State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-South Georgia Georgia Building Authority Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety

Perry, Dorothy W Perry, Doris J. Phelps, Yvonne Phillips, Allene B. Pope, Annie F Prestage, Diane E. Price, Samuel Terry Pruitt, Gloria D. Pulliam, Martha C. Ragan, Lynda B Reid Jr, Walter W Robinson, Kenneth Royal, Vernon Rushing, Lumen Russell, Kinnie H. Scott, Melanie E Sizemore, Earleen W. Skinner, Terry N Smith, Mary L Smith, Luther Van Smith, Lizzie L Smith, Eleanor F Smith, Vernice T. Stanfield, Annie Joyce Stephens, Yvonne L Stephens, Sidney M Stickler, Mickie H. Stokes, Eunice Storm, Robert D Swords, Elizabeth R Thomas, Joseph Andrew Thomas, Elmer A. Thornton, Sarah J. Tolbert, Janice Towns, Joeann Farrar Tuten, Terrell Wendell Usher, Lavette H. Valero, Lorraine F Varnado, Julia Y Vaughn, Ronald A Ward, Dorothy H Ware, Joann C Washington, David R Watson III, Edward D Watts, Birda W Watts, Bobby L Weldon, Stephen A Whipple, Harold Whitlock, Barbara A Wilkerson, Norma B Wilkerson, Jane C Williams, Robert K Williams, Jean Wingate, Billie J Winston, Cheryl J Womble, Janice P Wood, Avonia L Wood, Arthur M Wright, Susan B
Name
Alsobrook, Sandra C. Bachman, Jayne P Banks, Albert

34 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 18 yrs 05 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 22 yrs 11 mths 19 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 27 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 04 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 10 mths 29 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 11 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 07 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 08 mths 22 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 20 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 11 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 36 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 13 yrs 08 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 12 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 10 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections North Ga Tech Institute Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety RiverEdge Behavioral Hlth Cntr Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Public Service Commission Office of Comm. of Insurance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Northeast GA Center Tax Officials Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Foresty Commission Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources CSB-Northeast GA Center DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Defense Jekyll Island State Park Found Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-DeKalb County DHR - Public Health Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-South Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor CSB-Albany Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dhr - Bocop Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

February 2003

Years of Service

Department

31 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 05 mths

West GA Tech Institute Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety

Spring 2003

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Bomar, Robert S. Bozeman, Shirley H Brooks Jr., Malcolm L Brown, Agnes Browning, Bessie Mae Butler Jr, John R Butts, Leroy Carmichael, Judith M. Carson, Rodney E Carter, Joseph W Chapman, Sandra L Childers, Brenda J Cohrs, Iris M Combs, Olippiyah H Cox, Marjorie Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Cureton, John F Davis, Janette W Davis, Ann Raney Rivers Demore, William B Devero, Virginia A Drinkard, Betty B Duke, David M. Duncan, William Daniel Eason, Rabun Louis Ector, Regina B. Farnsworth, Daniel A Gilder, Janis Fountain Goff, Mary Sue Green, Carole O. Grier, Timothy Wiley Griner, John Matthew Guy, Herbert M Hackworth, Mildred E. Hale, Joseph G Hale, Bernice Kae Hall, Dianne Hammock, Edith J Hancock, George L Hanes, Jane P. Hardin, Ethel L Harvey III, Arch C Hasty, Margaret Ann Hendrix, Andrew G Herndon, Nina K Hester, Betty S Hester Jr, Cawthon B Hightower, Robert E. Hix, Freddi B Hoard, William E Hodges, Benjie Holcombe, Mary B Holloway, Marthalean Hubler, Greg Huie, Isaiah Ivey, Matthew H. Jackson, Ronald B. James, Gloria C. Jefferson, Willie Vera Johnson, Ruby Johnson, Roy William Jones, Diane Jones, Brenda King, William B. Knowles, Jane M Ladd, Gail B Lance, Jerry F Lanham, Raymond Lankford, Lynn K Laskey, Margaret P

36 yrs 07 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 10 mths 19 yrs 10 mths 29 yrs 02 mths 17 yrs 09 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 23 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 13 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 17 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 23 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 22 yrs 05 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 18 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 10 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Georgia Department of Law Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Financing & Investment Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Albany DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Middle Georgia Central Georgia Tech College State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Community Health Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor CSB-GA Highlands Tax Officials Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - Public Health Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Correctional Industries Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice

Lawrence, Glenda S Lindell, Walter O Long, Elizabeth A Magby, Mildred E. Malcom Jr, Roy J Mathieson Jr., David A. McCord, Betty G McDonald Jr., Lauren W. McGuyrt, Marilyn L McTeer, William G Meeks, Frances J. Merrell, Annie L Mingo, Billie Jean Minter, James F. Moore, Patricia L. Morris, Charles P Murphy, Thomas B Myrick, Myrna B Neal, Martha A. Nevil, Martha S Nipper, Verneal J. Oliver, Diana L. Patrick, Marvin G Perry, Charles H Perry, Kermit S. Phillips, Audrey R Purwono, Lucas Riffle, Mary S Robinson, Gail F Roesser, Brenda C Rooks, Debra Stovall Rose, Roger F Salter Jr, Leon Hollie Sanderford Jr, Eddie Sands, Helen G Saturday, Kathryn A. Schrenko, Linda C. Scott, Harry Seabrook, Larry B Secor, John E Sewell, Patricia M. Short, Rhonda R. Simmons, Maggie L Sims, Lyndal C. Smith, Judy S Smith, John L Spikes, James E Stewart, Mary F. Skelton Stogner, Kathy Sturrup, Marie S Sutton, Billy E Sykes, Billy W Tanjuatco, Erlinda E. Taylor, Carrie M. Thomas, Jackie B Thomas, Winnie A Tillman, Delores L Tolbert, Mary D Turpin, Rickey E Underwood, Victoria R Vinson, Alberta Watkins, Yvonne P. Weathers, Evelyn W West, Dorothy Jane Williams, Randolph D Williams Jr., Lewis C Wilson, Bettie Dorris Witt, Clois W Womack, Houston A

34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 29 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 02 mths 17 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 26 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 44 yrs 08 mths 27 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 11 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 18 yrs 07 mths 15 yrs 05 mths 18 yrs 11 mths 20 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 10 mths 20 yrs 07 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 32 yrs 01 mths 18 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 04 mths 31 yrs 07 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Public Service Commission State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Transportation General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga Dept of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Education Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Department of Law State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Public Service Commission Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dhr - Dfacs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dhr - Dfacs CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Satilla DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation

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Spring 2003

First Lady Perdue commends efforts during Family Connection Day

Family Connection Partnership is celebrating the success of its recent Family Connection Day, an annual event recognizing effective community partnerships across the state that are helping children and families become healthier, ready to start and perform better in school, and more stable and economically self-sufficient.
First Lady Mary Perdue, wife of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, was a featured speaker during the event and commended Family Connection for more than a decade of work.
"Family Connection's commitment to strengthening families is a wonderful model of how we can all work together to make a difference for families in our state," said Mrs. Perdue. "I commend you for meeting a crisis and looking for solutions. Our challenge is to continue preparing our kids for school to ensure they have the resources they need to be successful adults. We're proud of Family Connection's involvement in nearly all of our counties across Georgia, and I can't wait to see it in all 159 counties."
Other speakers included Georgia Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, Speaker of the House Terry

Coleman, Senate Majority Leader Eric Johnson, Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Orlando Martinez, and Family Connection Partnership Board Chair Albert Wright. More than 400 people attended the event.
During the ceremony, Family Connection Partnership, in collaboration with Georgians for Children, also announced the release of the 2003 Georgia KIDS COUNT report. Findings from the report say the vast majority of the 2.2 million children under 18 in Georgia are experiencing a safe, healthy and nurturing childhood and have good opportunities to grow physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially; however, there is still much more work to be done.
"In the state of Georgia, more babies are born healthy, the teen pregnancy rate has declined, and fewer infants, children and teens are dying," said Gaye Morris Smith, executive director of Family Connection Partnership. "Infant mortality declined from 12.4 per 1,000 in 1990 to 8.5 per 1,000 in 2001."
Although this is good news for Georgia families, Smith said challenges remain in improving these statistics.
According to the report, Georgia continues to trail other states in the nation in the percentages of low birth weight babies (43rd), infant mortality (40th), child deaths (41st), and teen births (42nd). New national KIDS COUNT rankings will be

released in May, linking state-bystate data with national data on children and families.
Key findings from the 2003 Georgia KIDS COUNT include:
Progress in school readiness, with Georgia ranking favorably in national comparisons, with 56 percent of children ages 3 to 4 enrolled in pre-school, giving Georgia a rank of 7th in the nation.
One-fourth of Georgia's students did not complete high school in four years.
In 2001, Georgia had nearly 40,000 substantiated incidents of child abuse and neglect for a rate of 17.8 per 1,000. This is the highest rate in the past 10 years.
The teen repeat birth rate remains a significant problem in Georgia, with 22 percent of births to mothersages 15 to 19 having a second or higher-order birth.
Nearly one-fourth of all Georgia babies are born to mothers with less than 12 years of education.
Overall, child poverty fell from 20 percent to 17 percent, with the rate among black children declining from 40 percent to 30 percent.
KIDS COUNT is a state and national effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the status of children. It features data from results in five areas: healthy children, school readiness, school success, strong families, and self-sufficient families.

One of the many benefits of using "SECAP"

Employees who participant in an alternative transportation mode such as vanpooling, carpooling, biking, or riding public transit should participate in the Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program. The program, administered by SECAP on Capitol Hill and in other metro Atlanta areas by twentynine individual state agencies, guarantees commuters a ride home during emergencies on days an alternative transportation mode was utilized. The Guaranteed Ride Home program is funded by Commute Connections through federal grant funds. If interested in GRH, visit www.ga-secap.com and select the Guaranteed Ride Home link. Print, complete and return the Commute Connections Rideshare/GRH application form and return it to SECAP. Employees without

Internet access can call to request the application. The completed form can be faxed to 404/463-6056.
Within six to eight weeks, an ID card from Commute Connections will be
issued. Keep the card at work to call SECAP for a free taxi ride if an emergency occurs. Participants are allowed a maximum of five guaranteed rides per year. However, GRH does not cover personal errands, a missed bus ride, scheduled medical
appointments, or a job related emergencies. SECAP can also help employees find simple, easy commuter options to save time and money as they travel back and forth to work. Call SECAP for commuter options or for the metro Atlanta's 29 individual state agencies' listing at 404/463-6440.

Governor Perdue recognizes Merit System for 60 years of service
Governor Sonny Perdue, in a celebration ceremony at the State Capitol, proclaimed February 4, 2003 as Merit System Day at the Capitol in recognition of Georgia Merit System's 60th Anniversary. On February 4, 1943, Senate Bill 17 established the Georgia Merit System of Personnel Administration as the central personnel agency of the state of Georgia. When civil service reform in 1996 decentralized the HR functions directly to individual agencies, the Merit System became a leader and facilitator of HR policies. Reform changed the agency's role from regulator to HR expert and consultant. Congratulations Georgia Merit System for 60 years of serving the people of Georgia.
Inmates puppy training
cont'd from page 6
I had health problems and it's helped that, relieving the stress and all," she says.
Most of the inmate trainers view IMPACT as a form of restitution for the crimes they committed. One trainer expresses how positive the program as been. "It has been very good for me and my behavior. It helps me to give back. We try to teach the dogs intelligent obedience but in all actuality, they teach us," she says. Neuman says she sees more unity as well. "The inmates came in as individuals, but it's been fun watching them develop as a team.," she says.
A trainer on her 8th year of incarceration for driving under the influence of cocaine that resulted in multiple deaths believes that nothing she's ever done in prison could mean as much as what she's doing right now as a puppy trainer. "The program is a form of restitution that is already beginning while I'm inside. There is nothing that I can do from prison to stop more accidents from happening. But what I can do while I'm in prison is work," she says. " I'll clean the floors if you want me to but I'll much rather be working with dogs that can help give independence to someone who has none."
The puppies remain in training with the inmates approximately 14 months. They are provided with special jackets to identify them as dogs in training. Once the jackets go on, the dogs realize it is work time.
Once the dogs complete the program at Metro, they are returned to SGDI in Florida where they will experience a few more weeks of intense training. Afterwards, if they meet the standard, they will be given to a person who is visually impaired.

Spring 2003

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DHR Division of Aging Services announces the

availability of Georgia Cares

Many of Georgia's 900,0000 Medicare beneficiaries struggle to pay for their prescription medication. Some of these citizens also have
questions about their Medicare Summary Notices, Long Term Care Insurance, and Medicare Supplemental policies. GeorgiaCares helps eligible older Georgians enroll in low-cost prescription drug programs and also

helps them understand and solve Medicare and other health related issues.
"It's important that we help our seniors take advantage of programs that will keep them healthy, productive, and reduce their health care expenses," said DHR Commissioner Jim Martin. "We have an increasingly graying population in Georgia and seniors consume far more prescription drugs than their younger counterparts. Most of those medicines are not covered by Medicare. Seniors should not have to make choices that would put their health in jeopardy."
In FY 2002, the GeorgiaCares program saved seniors $2,686,106.12 and has saved them $4,884,881 in the first quarter of this year. For example, a husband and wife recently helped by a GeorgiaCares volunteer will save $300 a month. They both were enrolled in the Medicare Savings Program and the wife is now get-

ting her medicine through one of the low cost prescription drug programs.
To qualify for the GeorgiaCares program, individuals must receive Medicare, not receive prescription drug coverage of any kind, and must earn $18,000 or less annually, or $24,000 for couples. Persons whose income is slightly higher may still qualify for a discount. Medicare recipients can call the toll free GeorgiaCares number, 1-800-669-8387, for help from a trained volunteer.
The program is now available in the following service delivery area regions of the state: Coastal, The Heart of Georgia, Altamaha, Southwest, Southeast, Central Savannah River, Middle Georgia, Southern Crescent, West Central, Atlanta, Northwest and Northeast regions and Georgia Mountains region.
Current participants in GeorgiaCares include the Pfizer for Living Share Card, the Lilly

Answers Card, Together RX (Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Aventis Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, and the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation). GeorgiaCares partners include: "PhRma" (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America), Kroger, CVS, K-Mart, Eckerd, Publix, Walgreen, Winn Dixie, the Academy of Independent Pharmacies, Solvay, Schering-Plough, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Roche Pharmaceuticals, the Administration on Aging, Medicare Part A, and the Georgia District of Kiwanis International.
The GeorgiaCares Advisory

Council includes representatives from: the Georgia Department of Community Health, the Governor?s Office of Consumer Affairs, the Consumers' Insurance Advocate Division, the Medical Association of Georgia, the
Georgia Pharmacy Association, the Georgia Hospital Association, the Mercer University Pharmacy School, the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, the Georgia Association of Chain Drug Stores, and others.

Council for State Personnel Administration
Announces
SPECIAL SAVINGS to

Six Flags

White Water/ American Adventures

Adult/Child ticket (one visit) $ 23.00

$ 21.00

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

$ 46.00

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

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 2003 $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 @ $ 21.00 ______ 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, 2003.
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

MMOONNEEYY MMAATTTTEERRSS

The ABCs of financial aid

There are a host of government loans and grants available to pay for furthering your education, but most of them come with

Perkins Loans. Schools give these to both undergraduate and graduate students demonstrating financial need. They are low interest and available to stu-

bewildering acronyms and complex definitions.

dents with at least half-time status.

Here's a primer to help you cut through the jargon

FSEOG - Federal Supplemental Educational

and find financial aid your want:

Opportunity Grants. These government-sponsored

FFEL - Federal Family Education Loan

loans are administered by the schools to those

Program. These are low-interest loans made by pri- demonstrating exceptional financial need.

vate lenders to students and parents. Some are

Unfortunately, not every eligible applicant can secure

unsubsidized (i.e. not based on financial need, so

a grant because there is a limited pot of federal

most students are eligible). Several repayment plans money this year.

are available.

Pell Grants. Awarded by the Federal Government

Stafford Loans. Also referred to as direct loans, to those demonstrating exceptional financial need,

these are guaranteed by the federal government and these do not need to be paid back.

may be subsidized or unsubsidized. Both undergrad-

uate and graduate students are eligible to apply, and

-Adapted for US News & World Report

several repayment options are available.

Georgia National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter
Perry, Georgia I-75 at
exits 134 & 135 478-987-3247 800-987-324 (Georgia only) georgianationalfair.com

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Spring 2003

State employees give generously despite economy

On March 5, 2003 at the State Charitable Contributions Program (SCCP) Annual Awards Luncheon, the SCCP celebrated raising $2.8 million dollars, the second largest total dollars raised in the 21-year history of the program. Karen Handel, Governor Perdue's Deputy Chief of Staff, commended state employees for their giving during tough economic times. This year's general campaign chair, Dr. Carl Patton, President of Georgia State University, also commended state employees, especially campaign coordinators, for their outstanding efforts. Handel, Patton 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 Contributions
Georgia Institute of Technology and the Department of Human Resources # Highest Level of Employee Participation Atlanta Metropolitan College and the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity # Highest Increase in Percent of Participation Clayton Community Service Board and Clayton College and State University

Governor's Cup Winners

Employees' Retirement System / 1-100 Employees

Georgia Merit System / 101-500 Employees

Commissioner's Awards were presented to runners up to the Governor's Cup:
1-100 employees Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Georgia Student Finance Commission
101-500 employees Dept. of Law Dept. of Community Affairs Dept. of Community Health Dept. of Administrative Services Teachers Retirement System Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission

Department of Revenue / 501-1000 Employees
501-1000 employees Armstrong Atlantic State University Georgia College and State University
1001 to 9000 employees Department of Technical and Adult Education Department of Labor Georgia State University
9001 and up Department of Human Resources

Georgia Institute of Technology / 1001-9000 Employees University of Georgia / 9001 and up Employees

State Employees Credit Union offers 2 Ways to Get SUPER SAVINGS at... Saving on One-Day Admission Tickets... All Year Long!
$24.00 Per Ticket $42.00 Value!
Tickets good from Apri 1 - November 2, 2003

STATE OF GEORGIA NIGHT Saturday, September 20, 2003
Park Hours: 6:00 p.m. - midnight
$20.50 Per Ticket $93.00 Value
Plus - Receive 1 FREE return visit ticket, valid Sunday, September 28, Oct. 5 or Oct. 12, 2003 Plus Receive FREE Parking - Valid Sept. 20, 2003 only. Six Flags Over Georgia will be open semi-exclusiely for State of Georgia Employees, Families, and Friends. Park not open to the general public. All tickets must be purchased by September 14, 2003. All tickets can be purchased at the state.

Employee Credit Union or by mail (see order form below)

Tickets will not be available at the gate.

HURRY. Offer good for LIMITED TIME ONLY!

SPONSORED BY STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION

To receive special savings, you must purchase your tickets by mail or visit your con-

venient State Employees Credit Union Office. For further information call 404-656-

3748. GIST 221-3748 or Toll Free 1-800-659-7328

STATE EMPLOYEE TICKET ORDER FORM Name: ______________________________SSN:__________________

Address: __________________________________________________

City: __________________State: __________Zip: ________________

Phone: (Home) __________________ (Office): ____________________

Please send me ___ One-day Tickets @ $24.00 each

(Valid March 23, 2002 - October 27, 2003)

$____________

Please send me ___ State of Georgia Night tickets @ $20.00 each

(Valid March 23, 2002 - October 27, 2003)

$____________

Total enclosed $____________

Include self-addressed, stamped envelope and mail to:

State Employees Credit Union, 130 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303

Please allow ten (10) calendar days for processing and mailing.

State Personnel Council
is offering discount tickets to:

Universal Studios - where you can "Ride the Movies"! Islands of Adventuresm - with characters from myths, legends, 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.

1-Day 1-Park Ticket $46.00 - Adult * $38.00 - Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $51.95 - Adult, $42.95 - Child)

1-day tickets

Adult

Child

$46.00 x __ $38.00 x __ = _____

2-Day 2-Park Ticket $83.00 - Adult * $72.00 - Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $96.95 - Adult, $83.95 - Child)
2-Day 2-Park (3rd Day FREE) $83.00 - Adult * $72.00 - Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $96.95 - Adult, $83.95 - Child)

2-day tickets

$83.00 x __ $72.00 x __ = _____

2-day/2-Park tickets $83.00 x __ $72.00 x __ = _____ (3rd day FREE)

2-Park Annual Pass $164 x ____

= _____

Universal Orlando 2-Park Annual Pass $164.00 - Adult or Child

Total amount enclosed:

= $______

(Regular price 169.95) *Restrictions apply. Benefits subject to change without notice. Ticket not available for purchase at front gate. All prices include tax.

Send payment, this order form and a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to:

Children under 3 years of age are FREE!

State Personnel Council

Name ____________________________________ Department ________________________________

P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334 E-mail: kdt@gms.state.ga.us

Work Phone ______________________________

pharp@gms.state.ga.us