The Georgia statement, Georgia. Merit System, Vol. 7, no. 1 (Winter 2004)

News, policies and trends for all state government

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

VOLUME 7, NO. 1

WINTER 2004

Two Percent Salary Increase Proposed for State Employees

Economy expected to grow to meet conservative revenue projections

Good news is on the horizon for Georgia. Georgia's revenues are showing growth. In fact, Georgia's chief economic forecaster, Dr. Henry Thomassen, projects the economy will grow enough to meet revenue projections for fiscal year 2005. However, full economic recovery has not occurred. Although Governor Sonny Perdue has a hopeful and optimistic view of future tax revenues and fiscal policy, he recently indicated to the General Assembly that cuts in state government and programs are still necessary and largely unavoidable. While there may be light shining over the horizon, state government still has a few more fiscal storms to endure.

Budget Cuts of Georgia State Entities

will come from state budgets that have already

Georgia is facing its third straight year of

cut about 11 percent in the past two years.

declining state revenue. Perdue had already

There is also a new approach to the budget

ordered state

process for state

entities to reduce spending

"By identifying priorities up front, we're able

entities. Agencies are

by 2.5 percent to focus spending on what we must have now, now required to

during this

deferring what we can do without until better rank their

budget year to times." Governor Perdue
save about $300

programs and services by

million and an

priority and to

additional cut for fiscal year 2005.

build their budget requests from $0 - without

"So we can live within our means, I directed influence of the preceding year (previously,

every state department to reduce their budget each state agency would make incremental

requests by five percent for the coming year," adjustments up or down based on what it had

says Perdue. In many cases, the proposed cuts spent the year before). The process is designed

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Perdue Selects New Government Appointees

Recently, Governor Sonny Perdue continued his appointments of Governor's office staff and state department heads. Featured appointments were effective December 2003 thru February 2, 2004.

John K. Watson Chief of Staff
Governor's Office

Patrick Moore Deputy Chief of Staff
Governor's Office

Joy Hawkins Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Governor's Office

Annie Hunt Burriss Executive Director and Senior Advisor to the Governor for the Commission for a New
Georgia

Susan Weiner Executive Director
Arts Council

Ray Crawford Commissioner Building Authority

Bill Todd President Cancer Coalition

Major General James Donald Commissioner Corrections

INSIDE
Salary Increase ........................1-2 Workforce Planning: Growing Tomorrow's Leaders In Today's Workforce ..................................3 Money Matters: DOR Recommends Electronic Filing ..3 Technology Tip: The Increasing Benefit of the Intranet ..............3 Retirees ............................4-11,14 Government Spot: Office of the Inspector General ....................12 The Little White House: Georgia's Newest Museum ......12 State Van Pool Finds New Home ..............................12
Creating and Maintaining a Safety Culture in Your Agency ............13 Wellness: Food For Thought....13 DHR SAVA Program ..............14 ERS Offers Retirement Assistance to State Employees ..................15 Public Employee Recognition Week........................................16 Dr. Kenneth Breeden, Recipient of Excellence in Public Service Award ......................................16 Inclement Weather ..................16
Paula Dooley McIntosh Continuing Education Grant
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Stone Mountain
Park
Page 15 Spring Conference
for Administrative Professionals Page 11
Atlanta Hawks
Page 13
Six Flags White Water
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2004 Annual Briefing for Administrative Professionals Page 15

Joseph Doyle Director
Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs

Albert Murray Commissioner Juvenile Justice

Margaret DeFrancisco President and CEO Lottery Corporation

James R. Davis Commissioner Motor Vehicle Safety

Garland Hunt Board Member Pardons and Paroles

Douglass R. Hooker Executive Director State Road and Tollway
Authority

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Salary Increase
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to reform the old budget process, increase the efficiency of the state's programs and services and identify and eliminate waste caused by the duplication of services or of programs that may be out of date (It was originally introduced in the 1970's by then Governor Jimmy Carter, although after his departure from the Capitol, the process lapsed). Perdue says this will help state government live within its means.
"Prioritizing our programs will help us decide our budget the same way families do," Perdue stated in his State of the State speech. "By identifying priorities up front, we're able to focus spending on what we must have now, deferring what we can do without until better times."
Job Losses Georgia State Government has done better than
many other states and private sector corporations in reduction in force (RIF) of employees. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, unemployment claims increased to 59,206 in December from 35,933 unemployment claims filed in November showing job losses are still occurring. As state agencies continue to tighten their belts and trim their budgets, job cuts in some agencies were inevitable. Even now, recent announcements indicate additional job losses will occur. When considering Governor Perdue's FY2004 and FY2005 budget recommendations, still waiting approval by Georgia legislatures, more than 4,500 positions could possibly be eliminated. Many of the losses represent

positions left vacant from when an employee retired or resigned. According to state figures, the number of benefit-eligible employees (not including the University System) declined from 83,126 to 82,486 from January 1 to December 31, 2003, a decline of 640 employees. Agencies are also hiring fewer temporary employees, freezing positions, instituting furloughs and reducing contract and fee based services.
2005 Budget Recommendations Georgia's revenue estimate for FY 2005 is $15.3
billion. Included in the estimate is a projected 4.72 percent increase in revenue growth over FY 2004 budget. Perdue said less revenue but a greater demand for state services, due to Georgia's growing population, equals tough choices.
Over 70 percent of the Governor's recommendation is for Education and Health/Human services. Public Safety accounted for almost eight percent, department services for almost six percent, and all other state services for a little more than ten percent. Included in the Governor's budget recommendation is a two percent pay increase for teachers and state employees.
"I have been able to propose a modest salary increase for state employees who will be required to provide quality services with less resources and staff," Perdue said.
Budget recommendations await consideration and approval of the General Assembly during the current legislative session.

Paula Dooley McIntosh Continuing Education Grant.
Awarded by the Georgia Rehabilitation Association (GRA) to an individual (private or public sector) employed in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services who deserves the grant in order to continue their education
in the field. The grant ranges from $500 to $750.
For application and additional information email Kim Edwards Simmons, Kim.Simmons@dol.state.ga.us

TECHNOLOGY TIPS
The increasing benefit of an Intranet
Does your agency have an Intranet? Email the editor at chenderson@gms.state.ga.us.
Did you know Intranets are fast becoming a standard business tool for companies and organizations across the globe? Modalis Research found that 70 percent of all Small Minority Businesses, including government agencies & non-profits, believe that having an intranet is important. An intranet is an internal information system that works much the same way as the Internet, to make documents, resources and information easily available to the company's employees. Only employees within the Intranet's organization can access or post information. Because of the positive benefits of Intranets, they are expected to be as common as telephones and e-mail soon. An effective Intranet should be easy to use and help simplify an employee's work. It should be convenient to employees, a central place to organize and share company information and resources documents, budgets, schedules, reports. Consider putting forms on your Intranet. Design forms for frequently requested tasks within your organization. Other benefits may include more productive collaboration, better learning and knowledge management, faster, easier, more flexible, and open communication, plus, the empowerment of feedback from employees creating a culture of inclusion. If done right, an intranet can help decrease cost and enhance productivity to a great extent. At Cisco Systems, all employees submit personal business expenses via the intranet - which has not only saved the company millions, but also reduced the waiting time for reimbursement. At Xerox, 20 percent of employees, or about 3,800 technicians worldwide, regularly submitted best practice maintenance and repair tips to a centralized, browser-accessible database on an Intranet resulting in an initial savings of more than $10 million. Most successful intranet organizations have one thing in common their intranets were planned in advance and they continue to track and measure its success. Plus, good intranet designs can help save time and money in the long run. Of course, employees determine the real success of an Intranet by making it a business resource that they frequently use within their organization.

The Georgia Statement
Volume 7, Number 1
State Personnel Board
M. David Alalof, Chair Geri P. Thomas, Vice Chair Claybon J. Edwards, Member Melinda Langston, 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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DMVS Offers Motorists Online Access To Verify Insurance Status

Motorists now have direct access to check their automobile insurance status online. As of February 1, 2003, a new law mandates insurance companies to send proof of automobile insurance to a central database, the Georgia Electronic Insurance Compliance System (GEICS). Individuals, such as police officers, verifying insurance, will obtain proof of insurance from this GEICS, not an insurance card. To ensure the necessary insurance information has been transmitted, the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety (DMVS) now provides Georgians on-line access to verify their information's availability for themselves. Just visit DMVS's website at

www.dmvs.ga.gov. After clicking on "What's NewInsurance-Insurance Status Inquiry", drivers simply provide the vehicle's Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) and Title Number. After a search of the database, the vehicle's insurance status will be provided. The DMVS recommends motorists who used insurance cards to purchase or renew their vehicle registration, between June and December 31, 2003, verify if their
information has been added to the database. Although cards will no longer be accepted as proof of insurance in Georgia, it is recommended that motorist continue to keep insurance cards in their vehicles at all times for out of state travel or involvement in an accident.

Deadline for Spring issue is February 27, 2004

Winter 2004

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Growing Tomorrow's Leaders in Today's Workforce

As a state employee, have you considered the impact the state's workforce planning process will have on your job? How does workforce planning affect your success in state government?
In today's economy and changing workforce environment, organizations must learn to manage increasing business needs with decreasing resources. Establishing and maintaining a quality labor force is necessary for businesses to grow and succeed in the 21st century. To address this issue, the state of Georgia legally mandated workforce planning, O.C.G.A. 45-20-1, as a component of its strategic planning process. Since its Implementation in fiscal year 2000, Georgia's workforce-planning model has been recognized internationally and continues to strengthen agencies' ability to attract, employ and retain skilled, and competent employees.
This year, the Georgia Merit System hosted the 2003 Workforce Planning and Development Conference. This year's annual conference, "Growing Tomorrow's Leaders in Today's Workforce", provided agency heads, human resource and personnel professionals, budget professionals, and other key managers/employees with vital information, tools and resources to propel the strategic/business plans of their organization forward for the long run. The primary focus of the conference was particularly relevant given many of the challenges facing public sector. Many of the themes highlighted affect areas critical to the strategic success and effectiveness of Georgia state government. The Conference presented some of the basics of good, effective personnel management practices for agencies to employ to make certain they have the tools to run well now and in the future. As an employee, many of these areas are necessary to understand if you intend to be a part of organizational change, which will enable Georgia to form a more cohesive and competent workforce.
Succession Planning, presented at the conference by representatives of 3D Performance Incorporated and Georgia Power, is the process of preparing the right people for the right job. 3D Performance Inc. defined succession planning as "a means of identifying and developing talent or high achievers in the organization." It was further explained as a means to provide continuity for key positions in an organization and a "process of preparing

for the future." Currently, according to a National Academy of Public Administration Survey, only about seven percent of government entities have succession plans in place compared to 61
percent of private sector businesses. In keeping with Governor Sonny Perdue's promise to run state government more like a business, Georgia began developing resources to promote succession planning among state entities. The goal is to build and sustain high performers to align Georgia's future needs with the availability of quality human capital. Did you know that many agencies have already identified generic manager and leadership competency models in the implementation of workforce planning? Yet there is so much more to do. Agencies must continue to identify critical jobs, competency gaps and high achievers in their organization. Although succession planning is one way for agencies to plan for their business future, they must also practice knowledge management to retain valuable information of employees' comprehension in specific areas. Knowledge Management prevents key information critical to business goals from walking out the door. Skills and information that enable state government to run efficiently must be managed and retained. Especially as employers face an impending worker shortage. Regionally, the south has the highest turnover rates of state employees. In fact, Georgia has one of the highest vacancy rates in state positions. Employees working five years or less comprise almost 45 percent of the total workforce. Not only does the State of Georgia have to contend with turnover, even in a tight job market, but there is also a looming retirement boom facing all employers, especially in the public sector. In Georgia, 45.6 percent of the state's workforce is over 45 years of age. Does knowledge management affect everyone? Yes. Questions it encompasses include "How many employees are in an organization;" "how old are they;" "what are the skill sets of those who may be leaving soon;" "who's eligible to retire;" and "how will turnover and retirement affect the organization's ability to serve in the near future and the next two, five and ten years?" Some people may think that this
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MMOONNEY MATTERS

DOR Recommends Electronic Filing

As 2002 tax-preparation booklets begin showing up in taxpayer's mailboxes, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) encourages everyone to file their return electronically.
"Electronic filing is more accurate and it speeds up getting a refund," said Bobby Goolsby, Director of DOR's Income Tax Division. "It also offers a secure and fast alternative to paper filing."
Last year approximately 1.5 million of the 3.6 million returns processed by the Georgia Revenue Department were filed using an electronic method. Nationally, approximately 36 percent of all federal individual income tax returns were filed electronically. Georgia taxpayers can use any of the following methods to file electronically: have their taxes prepared by a professional who is a registered electronic returns originator with the Internal Revenue Service; via telephone; or on-line using a personal computer.
Individuals who are potentially eligible to file by telephone will automatically receive TeleFile booklets from the IRS and the State of Georgia. Goolsby explained that "the booklets cannot be requested and

individuals cannot file by telephone without the IRS TeleFile booklet."
This year, Georgia taxpayers can electronically file their original state return separate from their federal return. However, the federal return must be filed before the state return is filed. Previously, electronic filing required the federal and state returns to be filed simultaneously.
Also new this year is free Internet filing for qualifying taxpayers. Additional information and access to the tax preparation software is available on line at either www.irs.gov or www.firstgov.gov.
Individuals needing assistance with either their electronic or paper return can contact one of the Department's 11 regional offices, visit the DOR website at www.gatax.org, or call 404-417-4477 within the metro Atlanta area. Outside the metro area call 877-602-8477.

STATE EMPLOYEE FILING DAY
A joint effort with Georgia Department of Revenue and IRS will be held to prepare and electronically file your tax return for FREE (includes basic Form 1040 and Schedule A). This is being made available to State employees at the times and places indicated below.
Advance registration is requested. Walk-ins accepted but appointments will be given priority. Please indicate location, date, and time of preferred appointment.
February 20th, South GA Hospital, Hours 7:00am 4:00pm February 26th & 27th Cafeteria Conference Room of the Twin Towers, "Sloppy" Floyd Building. Hours 8:00am 4:00pm March 4th, Georgia Regional Hospital, Hours 7:00am 4:00pm March 11th, Central State Hospital, Hours 7:00am 4:00pm
What to Bring: o W-2's, 1099's, Copy of 2002 Tax Return o Social Security Card (or copy) for each person claimed o Proof of Bank Account for Direct Deposit (Voided Check) o If a Joint return, both parties must sign. See the 8453. (4 signed of each needed.) o All other tax related documents
Why E-File: o Faster Refund o Proof of Filing o File now Pay IRS by April 15th o Improved Accuracy o File by Personal Computer
FAX or E-MAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO: Taxpayer Service Unit, Department of Revenue Phone: 404-656-6857; FAX 404-657-6891; comptaxsvc@gw.rev.state.ga.us
Name:___________________________________________________________
Phone number:_____________________________
Appointment Date & Time Preference: _________2004 Time: _____AM____PM
Home and E-mail Address:_____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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Winter 2004

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

July 2003

Name

Years of Service

Abernathy, Emory Albritton, Joy L

L16 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Allen, Shirley M

34 yrs 00 mths

Baxter, Laquanda Faye

18 yrs 07 mths

Beasley, Frances S

21 yrs 04 mths

Bentley, Sylvia E

26 yrs 05 mths

Bentley, Thomas C

19 yrs 08 mths

Bolin, Thomas C

30 yrs 00 mths

Boykin Jr, Frank L

27 yrs 02 mths

Brandon, John Robert

12 yrs 07 mths

Brown, Diann P

34 yrs 00 mths

Bruce Jr, Emerson

14 yrs 10 mths

Brumby Jr., Thomas M

31 yrs 05 mths

Buffington, Gale F

10 yrs 00 mths

Bunn, Carol S

34 yrs 01 mths

Burleson, Gerald Dennis 34 yrs 00 mths

Butts, Brenda G

27 yrs 09 mths

Carter, Mary Catherine

21 yrs 04 mths

Chismark, Judy

34 yrs 00 mths

Clover, Larry D

13 yrs 06 mths

Collins, Evelyn Thompson 15 yrs 01 mths

Cooper, Miller

29 yrs 08 mths

Cooper Jr, Edgar

34 yrs 01 mths

Coppola, Joseph A

23 yrs 06 mths

Cowart, Marga P

19 yrs 00 mths

Cribbs, Gloria H

32 yrs 04 mths

Crutcher, Ernestine H.

12 yrs 03 mths

Cutrer Jr, Edward A

34 yrs 00 mths

Davis, Thomas Maxwell 13 yrs 04 mths

Deloach, Naomi Veronica 18 yrs 02 mths

Derriso, Donna Sue

30 yrs 00 mths

Doster, Grady C

34 yrs 02 mths

Dryden, Vivian Elizabeth 16 yrs 00 mths

Duke, Alma D

34 yrs 00 mths

Duncan, Joyce Mcgrady 21 yrs 06 mths

Edge, Jack Wayne

24 yrs 01 mths

Eller, Linda A

26 yrs 00 mths

Emfinger, George L

34 yrs 01 mths

Evans, Michael Lynn

32 yrs 02 mths

Faircloth, Miriam J

13 yrs 01 mths

Fannin, Hugh Robert

30 yrs 01 mths

Farley, James Franklin

23 yrs 01 mths

Ford Jr, Richard C

34 yrs 00 mths

Garrett, Carolyn B

13 yrs 10 mths

Gayles, Martha Faye

34 yrs 01 mths

Giddens, Kathryn Ann

34 yrs 01 mths

Giddens, Dorothy Faulk 14 yrs 11 mths

Gooding, Kathleen

28 yrs 06 mths

Grant, Mary Ann

23 yrs 00 mths

Gray, Tommie J

13 yrs 10 mths

Gresham, Johnnie Benjamin 19 yrs 08 mths

Grimes, Patricia Reese

21 yrs 02 mths

Grizzle, Jackie A

42 yrs 11 mths

Hackett, Nellie Agnes

28 yrs 06 mths

Hagele, Charlotte Ann

10 yrs 00 mths

Hall, Hilda J

14 yrs 02 mths

Hamilton, Wilma S

33 yrs 03 mths

Harcrow, Bobbie Wayne 13 yrs 10 mths

Harrell, Mary Nell Y

34 yrs 00 mths

Harris, Sarah F

30 yrs 02 mths

Havior, Rubye E

34 yrs 00 mths

Hayes, Eloise J.

20 yrs 04 mths

Haynes, Rita W

25 yrs 00 mths

Henson,Dottie W

34 yrs 00 mths

Department
CSB-GA Highlands DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Pathways Cntr Behav Devel Grwt Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-GA Highlands CSB-McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Audits Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Public Service Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources CSB-DeKalb County Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Ogeechee Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS North Ga Technical College George L. Smith II - GWCCA General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-Georgia Pines CSB-McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Education DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Albany Georgia Public Broadcasting Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Ogeechee DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Department of Revenue Department of Human Resources CSB-Ogeechee DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS

Hickey, Annie B Hill, Kathrine V Hill, Ruthie M Hodges, William E Hollis, Carol D Hoo, Everett O Howard, Glenda Scott Hupp, Annabelle L Ivey, Patricia Ann Jackson, David E Jackson, Anna R Jennings, Patricia M Johnson, Joan Johnson, Marlene Jones, Mary M Kemp, Mildred Louise Kidd, Luise H. Kugel, William A. Lamb, Minnie L Latta, Maxine G Lawrence, Evelyn Y Lewis, Ellen C. Lofton, Betty G Longley, Frank L Lovett, James Hamilton Low, Robert Lauritz Malcom, Juanita Mann, Loisteen J Martin, Gabriel S McBryde, Sally G McCosar, Martha H McCreary, Floyd D McCullough Jr, Samuel P McCurdy, Hollis H McDowell, Gloria J McKenzie Jr, James I McLendon, Joy Miller,Jeanelle G. Moore, William Mosley, Mae Bell Moss, Charles A Mullins, Charles Wesley Murawski, Jerome A Nix, John C Norman, Barbara C Padgett Jr, Michael J Pajari, Susan Elizabeth Parrott, Nancy P Partain, June C Pew, Macey L Poole II,J ulian T Powell, Brenda L Prather, Judith B Reid, Louella Reid, Dorothy L Robinson, Vanessa Rogers, Lawrence W Routon, Jerry L Rushing, Janet T Saffold, Linda C Scott, Dwayne M. Smith, Gary D Smith, James D Spicer, Earl Duval Spyies, James Stevenson, Robert W Taylor, Linda Y. Thornton, Teresa S

26 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 12 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 35 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 17 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 03 mths 17 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 19 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 26 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 13 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 14 yrs 04 mths 13 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 26 yrs 02 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 06 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

CSB-South Georgia CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Office of Comm. of Insurance West Georgia Technical College Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga.Dept of Community Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Courts CSB-Northeast GA Center DHR - DFACS CSB-Middle Flint Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Department of Revenue DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Education Department of Revenue DHR - BOCOP DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS CSB-McIntosh Trail Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Jekyll Island State Park Found General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Georgia Forestry Commission Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Winter 2004

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

Townley, Robert A

34 yrs 02 mths

Underwood Jr, William W 19 yrs 11 mths

Vanlandingham, James B 34 yrs 00 mths

Waddell, Judy W

29 yrs 00 mths

Walrath, Josephine M

16 yrs 03 mths

Watson, Charles B

28 yrs 00 mths

Webb Sr, William T

34 yrs 00 mths

White, Benjamin P

34 yrs 00 mths

Whitley, Phyllis Graham 34 yrs 08 mths

WilWilliams, Billy Talmadge 34 yrs 00 mths

Williamson, Nancy C

34 yrs 01 mths

Wood, Hilton T.

32 yrs 07 mths

Woods, Pearlie

12 yrs 07 mths

Wright, Benjamin H

39 yrs 09 mths

Name
Adriano, Joyce Elaine Akin, John T Ballew, M Arnella Banks, Patricia A Bartlett, Vonya J. Baughman, Larry Dean Beaver, Ruth B Bellamy, Milton H Benson Jr, Charles F Biggins, Ray Black, Mildred A Blevins, Rex Allison Blunt, Sandra W Bowden, Larry J. Brannen, Kiman R Bridges, Sallie Mae Brooks, Sandra P Brown, John R Brown, Marsha Flake Brown, Katherine Browning, Brian Lester Bryant, Elizabeth I Buchanan, Tommy L Carr, Kenneth L Chandler, M Gail Chester, Louis Royce Childres, Sandra L Clark, Gary L Cooper, Troy H Cunningham, Marcia L. Daniel, Steven A Davis, Harold G Dobbs, Marcus Q Drawdy, Merle L Drucker, Laverne M. Duncan, Ella K Edenfield, Traci Elliott, Walter Escoe, William W Farris, Saralyn W Feagin, Reginald D Fore, Danny A Foster, Leonard R Futch, Harry J Gay, Debra Lynn Griffin, John Gary Griffis, Brenda Joyce Hamlin, Jerry W. Harris, Ivy R

August 2003
Years of Service
28 yrs 11 mths 27 yrs 07 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 31 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 11 mths 13 yrs 07 mths 33 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 07 mths 25 yrs 05 mths 14 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 11 mths 20 yrs 06 mths 17 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 38 yrs 11 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 06 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 01 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 11 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board Pardons & Paroles Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Department of Revenue RiverEdge Behavioral Hlth Cntr Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Tax Officials DHR - Public Health
Department
Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Correctional Industries CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Coastal Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Tax Officials Department of Revenue DHR - Public Health Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Teachers Retirement Sys. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service RiverEdge Behavioral Hlth Cntr Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Public Safety CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Labor RiverEdge Behavioral Hlth Cntr DHR - Public Health

Harris, Georgette Mcgee Hattrich, Sylvia M Hill, Wendy Floyd Hitchcock Jr, J C Hudson, Betty Ann Hurston, Marie T Ingram Jr, Linzie Ivey, Joel Melvin Jackson, Anthony L James, Gloria Anderson Johnson, Janice Roylyn Johnson, Linda Faye Jones, Quincy Josey, Julia M Keown, Brenda Faye Key, Sandra D Kight Jr, Leo E King, Wallace H Kitchens, Mary A Lamb, Joe Latimer, Myrna G Lavender, Carolyn G Lester, Gale A Lindsay, Robert A Little, Nell A. Lloyd, William J Lockhart, Debbie R N Loyd, Dale S Martin, Gilbert M Mayes, Stephen A McDaniel, Imogene T McKemie, Bette B McKinney, Clarence Lamar McLendon Jr, Julian McLeod, Timothy Robert Meredith, Brenda Moore, Douglas E Morris, Thomas J Muehlberger, Linda F Myrick Jr, Timothy Nelms, Barbara Sue Norris, Theresa M. Offutt, Nancy Dianne O'Mary, Keith M Parker, Barbara S Parks-Veal, Phyllis Peacher, Jo Ann Pelt Jr, Troy L. Pennington, Deborah K Perdue, James W Phillips, Judith A. Pickren, Thomas M Pope, Faye J Powell, Donald W Pridgen-Brockway, Vivian Reeves, Mary F Reheis, Harold F Ricke, Nancy W Robinson, James E Rogers, Frances D. Roper, James A Ross, Corinne Hurt Sampson, Jamie S Sarver, William A Sauls, Oscar L Sawyer, Helen J. Shuker, Shirley A Simpson, Charles C

26 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 25 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 16 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 04 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 38 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 21 yrs 02 mths 13 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 25 yrs 04 mths 10 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 03 mths 33 yrs 08 mths 29 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 28 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 33 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 11 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 27 yrs 02 mths 19 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Technology Authority State Board Pardons & Paroles Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Department of Revenue Dept. of Juvenile Justice Conversion Company Default DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health South Ga Technical College State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Albany Technical College CSB-Middle Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Sloan, James Hugh Smith, Jimmy M Smith, Bessie Mae Smith, Larry Ohara Spitz, Noria Stowe, Johnny W Sweat, Leonard B Taliaferro, Lester H Tappen, Clara F Taylor, Margaret K Tindall, Asa W Tinley, Rosemary N Townsend, Everett F Tucker, Dennis L Usry, Katherine Creager Vickers, Martha L Walden, Pamela Watson, James G. Weaver, Christine Webb, Melanie H Welch, Ann T Whiddon Sr, Charles L Wiggins, James W Wiggins, Kathy G Williams, Estelle R Williams, Barbara E Williams, Daisy Moses Wimer, Ronald William Wright, Mamie L Young, Dennis E

10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 07 mths 32 yrs 01 mths 23 yrs 02 mths .30 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 15 yrs 07 mths 11 yrs 00 mths 35 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 17 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 11 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 29 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 08 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 06 mths 22 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

September 2003

Name

Years of Service

Adams, Elaine M Adams, Willie C Allen, Linda J Anderson, James Edward Appling, Karen F Arnold-Garrett, Josephine Atkinson, Richard O Band, Sonya E Barcus, Darnella J Barnes, Carolyn Sue Bartlett, Faith L Beal, Ella M Beall, Robert Beck, Drexel Belcher, Edgar Clinton Bennett, Michael E Bentley, Sandra F. Bonner, Alvin R Braddy, Joann Brand, Sandra Jean Brannon, Thomas E Bray Jr, Jimmy L Brooks, Janice R Brown, Jerri C Brown, Everett A Brown, Bernice G Brown, Michael Joseph Brown, Mattie I Brown, Jimmie Lee Bruce, Jerry A Bryngelson, Helen H Burriss, Mary K

34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 25 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 06 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 12 yrs 11 mths 25 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 19 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 04 mths 18 yrs 05 mths 33 yrs 06 mths 21 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 10 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 26 yrs 10 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Clayton County Regents Central Office Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service Conversion Company Default CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-New Horizons Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Clayton County Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga.Dept of Community Health Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources
Department
Ga. Dept. of Transportation Augusta Technical College Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation Georgia Technology Authority DHR - DFACS Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Correctional Industries Ga. Dept. of Transportation Pathways Cntr Behav Devel Grwt Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Ogeechee Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Dept. of Juvenile Justice

Burt, Danny K Carlisle, Melanie Alliene Caruso, Rose M Carver, Barbara H Castle, Jean Podmore Champion Jr, Hubert Clark, Faye D. Clements, Carolyn D. Cockrell, John Leroy Collier, Janice S Combs, Eddie L. Conley, William L Conort, Noreen E Cook, John Charles Cothern, Donna G Cown Jr, Norris A. Craft, Pamela L Cromer, William F Crook, Kate M Crutchfield, Ray T Dameron, Jay E Davidson, Anne B Davis, Robert Dimino, Sara B. Dixon, Evelyn Douglas, Ann Elaine Faison, Mae H Feimster, Edda Rose Ford, Veronice Foster, Ricky D Franklyn, Lester Alexander Fuller Jr, Emanuel Fulton, Carrie M Gilbert, Rosa Henderson Gilder, Vicki L Goode, Wayne T Grable, Jerome Greeson, Royce B Greyer, James W Hansford, James E Harrison, James R Harrison, Robert L Haworth, J.Robertson Herndon, Robert L. Hill, Pamela Strong Hobby, Beverly G Holshouser, Renate A Horne, Frederick Carlton Hughes, Gladys L Hulsey, Debra Rose Hussey, Francis M. Jenkins, Elizabeth S Johnson, Linda L Johnson, Mary T Kelly, Inez Kemp, Carrie Lee Kendall, Mary Ann Kennedy, Barbara H Key, Willie F Kiemele, Steven D King, Annette Knowles, James E. Leady, Burnice M Leonard, Rachael Audre Lewis, Willie T Locklear, Mary P Loveless, James D Lynch, Gail Thomas

34 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 20 yrs 07 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 22 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 28 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 04 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 05 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 35 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 19 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 09 mths 18 yrs 04 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 08 mths 27 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 22 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 23 yrs 02 mths 27 yrs 09 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 04 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - BOCOP Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Conversion Company Default Georgia Public Broadcasting DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Conversion Company Default Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Conversion Company Default GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Bureau of Investigation CSB-South Georgia Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-Coastal Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice

Winter 2004

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

Maddox, Margaret R. Madison, Barbara E Markham, James W Mason, Michael G Mathis, Wayne McKinnon Jr., John A. McMullen, Agnes B McNaron, Annette J. McNeely, Lenora E Mierzejewski, Edward M Miller, Ronne M. Mitchell, Jimmy L Mobley, Donald S Moore, Vicki B Moseley, Sarah W Mosley, Fredrick J Munns, Robert L Mutter III, Joseph Nipper, Joan C. Olson, Mae N Parks, Barbara A. Patterson, Orlando James Perkins, John O Prather, Garry C Prescott, Annie May Prestenbach Jr, Ronald J. Reed, Newell L Rice, Albert L Robinson, Gerald Clinton Robinson, Kenneth M Robinson, Linda L Rogers, Thomas Charlton Ross Jr, Paul Z. Sanders, Alvin B Sapp, Willie G Scott, Betty J Sellars, Monnie M Selph, Guy R Sewell, Gail W Sheddy, Elizabeth A Shephard, Mattie L Shiflett, Glenda Jane Sidwell, John Tom Sikes, Van Allen Sims, Harris G Skelton, Paul Randal Slone, Kathy G Smith, Marsha J Spann, William H Stalvey, Tommy E Stephens, Eddie Stewart, Charles L Stewart, Sarah P Storey, Scotty L Sullivan, Vicki P Szecsey, Alexander Geza Taylor, Elizabeth R Thompson Jr, Larry N Thrift, John W Tillman Sr, Joe Floyd Tomlinson, Thomas E Trawick, Willene B Tungate, Gayle B Upchurch, Carolyn B Walker, Barnes H Waller, David J Walls, Juanita G Waters, Janice R.

12 yrs 09 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 27 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 10 mths 18 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 07 mths 27 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 08 mths 33 yrs 11 mths 23 yrs 11 mths 17 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 06 mths 27 yrs 05 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 12 yrs 07 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 01 mths 27 yrs 10 mths 26 yrs 09 mths 13 yrs 09 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 32 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 23 yrs 03 mths 00 yrs 10 mths 14 yrs 07 mths 22 yrs 08 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 10 mths l19 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 23 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 11 yrs 06 mths 10 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 02 mths 10 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 35 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 15 yrs 10 mths 15 yrs 08 mths

DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Corrections GA Federal-State Inspection Se Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Court of Appeals Ga. Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Pathways Cntr Behav Devel Grwt Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Agriculture DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS CSB-Middle Georgia GA. Industry, Trade & Tourism Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Technology Authority Department of Revenue Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health

Weaver, Linda B Weir, James Anthony White, Candis H Williams, Ronald Eugene Wray, Ova Belle Wright, Esters

32 yrs 01 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 10 yrs 10 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 01 mths

October 2003

Name
Arrington, James D Atcheson, Judy M Bagby, Henry F Banks, Linda Jane Barnes, Eric Brooks Battle, Felton Benson, Larry V Berry, Dorothy Blue Jr, George C Bowles, Bernice Levonne Brooks, Helen A. Brooks, Carol A Brown, James Brown, Annie M Burch, Pennie Burdette, Edna Gail Busby, Catherine A Bussey, Reba F. Cannon, Toni O Cannon, Charlene P Cardell, Arthur Lee Chamness, Judy C. Cheeks, Duke E Cooper, Martha G Coxon, Maggie B Current, James P Danchetz, Frank L Daughtrey Jr, William E Davis, Londy Davis, Jimmy L Davis, Terry Lynn Dawson, Stanley T Dawson, Gary L DeVane, Nancy M Dixon, David E Dobbs, Jean C Dominey Jr, Horace E Duncan, Beverly R Dunn III, Robert G Evans, William F Farmer, Molly W Farr, Wesley D. Fordham, Linda Fournier, Donald Richard Fowler, Julius F Frazier, Van M Gagon, Terry Ersel Gaiser, Gerald W Gavin Jr, Arthur B Germann, Jerome F Grant, Melda W Grant, Carolyn J Grieser, Gail Ackley Griffin, Sylvia Ann Griffin, Senie Carolyn Grimes, Frances A Guerreiro, Richard D

Years of Service
03 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 10 mths 28 yrs 06 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 27 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 21 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 10 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 11 mths 15 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 28 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 08 mths 12 yrs 03 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 31 yrs 04 mths 13 yrs 01 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 09 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 22 yrs 06 mths 28 yrs 05 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 2 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Georgia Technology Authority DHR - DFACS Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation
Department
South Ga Technical College State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Agriculture DHR - DFACS Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Georgia Building Authority CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-GA Highlands Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Dept. of Juvenile Justice Atlanta Technical College Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety

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Winter 2004

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

Gwin, Glenda K

25 yrs 00 mths

Halcame, Shelby Smith

13 yrs 02 mths

Hall, Mary Jane

34 yrs 00 mths

Hall, Robert Evans

25 yrs 00 mths

Hamilton, Nancy A

24 yrs 09 mths

Harper, Michael W

19 yrs 02 mths

Harris-Charleston, Ora M 30 yrs 00 mths

Harrison, Freelin S

27 yrs 05 mths

Hatcher, Eddie Mae

31 yrs 10 mths

Hazelton, Martha D

30 yrs 02 mths

Hearn, Julia M

30 yrs 00 mths

Herber, Kathryn L.

11 yrs 02 mths

Herbert, Sarah D

24 yrs 00 mths

Herman, Randolph W

12 yrs 07 mths

Hill, Thomas E

34 yrs 00 mths

Hobby Jr, James F

34 yrs 00 mths

Holloway Jr, Bonnie F

34 yrs 00 mths

Holmes, Patricia K

15 yrs 05 mths

Howard, Pierre

16 yrs 02 mths

Hudson, Thomas E

10 yrs 00 mths

Huggins, Sylvia H.

15 yrs 00 mths

Huntsberry, Henry Cleveland 17 yrs 03 mths

Johnson, Charlie

34 yrs 00 mths

Johnson, Herbert Y

25 yrs 01 mths

Kelly, Rebecca A

30 yrs 06 mths

Kelly Jr, John Ben

34 yrs 02 mths

King, Gwendolyn

I00 yrs 07 mths

Lee, Gloria A

34 yrs 00 mths

Lee, Teresa L

34 yrs 00 mths

Lee, Charles Jimmie

28 yrs 01 mths

Lewis, Ossie J.

10 yrs 00 mths

Lipthratt, Dicky M

34 yrs 01 mths

Lively, Eddis Dean

01 yrs 00 mths

Love, Mickey B

34 yrs 01 mths

Lovin, Teresa D

34 yrs 01 mths

Maney, David S

14 yrs 02 mths

Marks, Jerry L

16 yrs 04 mths

Marshall, George Ernest 20 yrs 11 mths

Mauldin, Gloria N

34 yrs 00 mths

McAlister, Brenda B

15 yrs 07 mths

McEwen, Cynthia T

34 yrs 00 mths

McGraw, Venita W

10 yrs 00 mths

McManus, Martha W

29 yrs 01 mths

McNair, Daniel H

28 yrs 04 mths

McNeal, Keith E

34 yrs 01 mths

Meeks, James Eugene

26 yrs 03 mths

Morris, Larry A

32 yrs 11 mths

Morris, Marshall

29 yrs 01 mths

Murphy, Nell

13 yrs 08 mths

Neill, Crystal H

34 yrs 00 mths

Newman, Carolyn B

18 yrs 09 mths

Nix, Patricia K

13 yrs 11 mths

Overman, Georgia A

34 yrs 00 mths

Parker, Linda

12 yrs 09 mths

Parrott, Shirley Temple

18 yrs 05 mths

Patecell, Derran B

34 yrs 01 mths

Phelps, Bessie M

14 yrs 05 mths

Pritchett, Nancy

30 yrs 00 mths

Pryor, Marilyn J

13 yrs 03 mths

Purvis, Garrett

10 yrs 06 mths

Raines, Brenda

34 yrs 03 mths

Reed, Patricia A

19 yrs 01 mths

Reed, Larry Kenneth

15 yrs 09 mths

Richardson, Mary Lou

10 yrs 01 mths

Roberson, June M

34 yrs 00 mths

Robinson, James B

14 yrs 02 mths

Rogers, Sue H

25 yrs 04 mths

CSB-GA Highlands CSB - E. Central Georgia DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-GA Highlands General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Audits DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials State Board Pardons & Paroles South Ga Technical College DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS DHR - Public Health Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tax Officials Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health CSB - Oconee Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Correctional Industries

Rogers, Tarry B Rosser, Jackie J Rountree, Patricia R Rouse, Glynn Rozier, Annie H Sanford, Wallace Sapp, Lillie M Schwarz, William A Seay, Mary Lee Short, Shirley L Sikes, Rayford Sims, Mildred Sledge, Diane C Smith, Willie George Smith, Brenda Spain, Hubert L Spillman II, David F Stewart, Judith N Stewart, Alice M. Stone, Judy F Strange, Deborah M Swinford, Sandra F Tamplin Jr, Lonnie Taylor, Donna Beth Taylor, Sue Thomas, Ola M. Thompson, Cynthia C Towe Jr, Clifford L Tweed, Barbara E Wagner, David Melrose Waldrep, Terry D Walker, Nancy B Walker, Homer D White, Jerry D Williams, Patricia L Williams, Frank C Williamson, Warren Wayne Williford, Albert Willis, John Richard Wilson, Larry D. Wright, Jean G Yarman, Dennis W

12 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 11 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 27 yrs 04 mths 28 yrs 02 mths 25 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 03 mths 01 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 25 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 11 mths 27 yrs 06 mths 15 yrs 01 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 00 mths 12 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 04 mths 35 yrs 06 mths 13 yrs 10 mths 32 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS CSB-Coastal Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-DeKalb County Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation DHR - DFACS CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of Planning and Budget General Assembly of Georgia CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Transportation General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Name
Ammons, Brenda Jewel Anderson, Ronnie D Atkinson, George J Austin, Lillian J Bailey, Isiah Baker, Charles R Baron, Billy J. Becham, Gail B Benton, Kay M Bird, Michael J Blum, David F Bonner, Marie A Bowman, Robert W Brown, Bonnie B Brown, Yolando S Brown, Ralph Brown, Wilhelmina Bullard, Thomas Edwin Burnett, Anne D Butts, Doris

November 2003

Years of Service

Department

12 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 19 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 07 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 20 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths

Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Subsequent Injury Trust Fund Ga. Dept. of Human Resources

Winter 2004

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Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Camp Jr, James Harold Cantrell, Carol M Carroll, Freda S. Clay, Alice M. Cohen, Ethel V Colbert, James E Comer, Judith L Cook, Donald C Cook, Phyllis E Cooper, Emma H Copeland, Sandra S Coulter, Thom R Crew, Mary Doris Crowder, Maudiree Culp, John Irving Daley Jr, Fletcher L Davis, Calvin Bradley Davis, Rita W Dennard, Jewel S Doctor, James A Dorsey, L Lamar Dukes, Norma Jean Dunn, Clayton F Dye, Patricia Eaton, Rita L Edwards, Richard Dale Edwards Jr, Clinton Eichhorn, Maria Farmer, Brenda F Farrer, Joyce C Flewelling, Ann L Ford, Gladys J Gore, Brenda Graham, Harry E Gray, Sandy G Grimes, Joyce F Grizzle, Gloria N Hallman, Jerry Harper, Jessie Raymond Harper Sr, Michael Ross Hatcher, Dee Ann Hayslip, Phillip L Henderson, Joan E Herring, Philip M Hobby, Olin L Hooker, Dorothy J Howard, Ruth Hazel Humphries, Jean A Hunt, Abraham A Hutcheson, Bonnie J Jackson, Beverly B. Jackson, Bobby Lee James, Wanda M Johnson, Laurie A Johnson, Barbara J Johnson Sr, John William Jones, Charles M Jones, Thomas William Keadle, Donald J Kell, Judy K. Kelly, Patricia N Kelsey, Aaron Kelsey, Cecil Keskonis, Eleanor Kight, Anne M. King, Gloria M Kinnane, Patrick G

13 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 20 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 10 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 01 mths 13 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 02 mths 20 yrs 08 mths 15 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 01 mths 20 yrs 04 mths 15 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 29 yrs 09 mths 17 yrs 10 mths 10 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 26 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 31 yrs 03 mths 29 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 09 mths 26 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 09 mths 19 yrs 04 mths 22 yrs 05 mths 21 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 04 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 16 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 27 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 06 mths 24 yrs 02 mths 11 yrs 11 mths 30 yrs 07 mths

DHR - DFACS Department of Revenue DHR - DFACS Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Audits DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga.Dept of Community Health DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS CSB-GA Highlands CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - DFACS Department of Revenue Office of Planning and Budget Department of Revenue Tax Officials Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Jekyll Island State Park Found CSB-GA Highlands General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia CSB-McIntosh Trail CSB-DeKalb County

Knight, Janice A Laszlo, Sandra S Lawson, Janet Lee, William Albert Leonard, Diane G. Livsey, Helen B Lundberg, Beverly B Maine, Lynda R Manning, Shirley B Manry, James M Martin, Earlene K. Masce, Judith Peterson Matheny, Fredric R Matthews, Chantal McCombs, Dora A McCorkle, Billy C McCullough, Barbara A McDaniel, Mary Jo McGee, Susan L McGee Jr, Henry Mikell, William C. Moore, Kenneth H Morris, Christine Morris, Wesley Eugene Moss, Martha Ann Mullican, Roger Nielson, Mary E Nobles, Kenneth C Nowell, Benjamin D Painter, Jerry W Palmer Jr, Charles Lloyd Parks, Nellie Pate, Charlotte M Patrick, Mary M Pennell, Vicki Logan Peters, Charlotte C Phillips, Patricia A Plumley, Danny C Pollett, Joann Pounds, Rosalind O Powell, Maureen T Powell, Julianne R Pressley, Roger D Price, Douglas Arthur Quammen, Rolf E Radford, Patricia A Reece, Annette Z. Remsen, Gail G Rigdon Sr, Robley S Roberts, Priscilla A Rodes, Sue P Rodgers, Charles S Rowan, Khamaali Morgan Ruffin, Mary M Russell, Brenda A Russell, Sylvia Schmaedig, Darlene C Scott, Alvin E. Scott, George C Sheridan, Carolyn G Shuman, Robert E Silver, Alva J Simmons, Terry M Sinclair, David Q Slaton, Deborah W Smith, Willie Mae Smith, Emily F

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

DHR - DFACS General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Georgia Technology Authority Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs George L. Smith II - GWCCA Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation CSB-Northeast GA Center Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation DHR - Public Health CSB-Albany DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Secretary of State General Assembly of Georgia DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-South Georgia Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Correctional Industries Conversion Company Default Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - DFACS GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Correctional Industries CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Technology Authority Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service

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Winter 2004

Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Smith, Mildred L Spears Sr, Larry Roger Stallings, Carlton E Steele, George W Stewart, Patsy E Still, Cynthia Yvonne Sweeney, Diane L Tackett, Virgil W Taylor, Ida R Taylor, Sharlyn Elizabeth Tenney, Robert Howard Terry, James Patrick Thomas, Joyce F Thomas, Jeffrey Allen Thompson, Linda L Travis, Elizabeth O Turner, Maggie M Vaughn, Barbara Johnson Vaughn, Nancy M Vickery, James W Virgil, Emory C Wall, William Hunter Wallace, Grace B Warren, William E Warren, Joseph Watts, Harry Franklyn Weaver, Robert Alan Welborn, W. Andrew West, Bertha L White, Gloria C White, Edward Andersen White, Ronald M Williams, Annie C. Williams, Annette F Williams, George H Wilson, Thomas W Woodard, Oberia L Woods, Ricky Dwight Yancey, Anne G Young, Melvin Young, Jannette Younginer, Van Marshall

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

DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-McIntosh Trail CSB-Douglas County Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety General Assembly of Georgia DHR - DFACS Ga.Dept of Community Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Georgia Technology Authority DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS RiverEdge Behavioral Hlth Cntr Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor

Name
Adams Sr, Richard E Aiken, Elsie M. Anderson, John B Arrowood, Homer D Avant, James Fred Baggett, Ann Marie Bahar, L. Sharif Bailey, Robert T Barron, Ellene B Bates, Frances E Bearden, Janice J. Beck, Larry D Beckom, Lucius Bennett, Linda O. Bishop, Viola G Bowman, Elizabeth T Brennon, Rosa M. Bryant, Virginia Butler, William Napoleon Callaway, Donald Wood

December 2003

Years of Service
14 yrs 08 mths 24 yrs 05 mths 16 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 16 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 04 mths 27 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 10 mths 14 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 35 yrs 02 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 21 yrs 09 mths 31 yrs 06 mths 29 yrs 03 mths 15 yrs 03 mths

Department
Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS CSB-Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Department of Law CSB-GA Highlands Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Coastal South Ga Technical College Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections

Campbell, Lynn L Carnes, Inez Laverne Carter, Harry R Chambers, Beatrice S Chatman, Arment Clough, Gregory Cobb, Frances E Coley, Hazel Denise Watts Collins, Tammi Sue Conley, Diane Owenby Conner, Cheryl S Cook, George Edward Coone, Charles C Copeland, James W Cunningham, Shirley A Czaplinski, Elaine Pearson Daniel, Ingrid B Daniels, Thomas E Deck, Franklin Allen Dessau, Lizzie Mae DeVane, Bobbie J Dyer, Wendell L Ericson, Margaret A Exley, Betty E Fink, Janie S Flannel, Dorothy L Fordham, Shirley B Frazier, Faye L Fuller, Mary Ann Gaither, May S Gibby, Judy Anne

34 yrs 00 mths 14 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 31 yrs 07 mths 15 yrs 09 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 11 mths 26 yrs 07 mths 23 yrs 05 mths 16 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 26 yrs 01 mths 11 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 21 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 08 mths 29 yrs 06 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 17 yrs 08 mths

DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections GA Agric Exposition Authority Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Georgia Pines Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS DHR - DFACS CSB-Coastal Dept. of Juvenile Justice Georgia Technology Authority

Georgia State Employees Nights with the Thrashers!!

Thrashers vs. New York Rangers Tuesday, March 9 @ 7:30 pm or Thrashers vs. Washington Caps
Wednesday, March 24 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets are $14 or $26 ($10 Savings)

March 9 vs. RANGERS # of Tix___x $14=______ # of Tix___x $26=______
March 24 vs. CAPS # of Tix___x $14=______ # of Tix___x $26=______
proc. Fee + $2.00 Total =_________

Name ____________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________
City ______________________State __________Zip ____________
Phone ____________________E-Mail_____ ______________________ OFFER BASED ON AVAILABILITY. NO PHONE ORDERS PLEASE!
q MasterCard q VISA q American Express q Discover q Check (to: Atlanta Thrashers) Card # ____________________________________Exp. __________ Name on Card______________________________________________ Signature __________________________________________________
For Information Contact us at 404-827-5097 or sasha.vece@turner.com Tickets must be purchased by mail or FAX only. All tickets will be left at will call for pickup 90 minutes prior to game time. Deadline is 48 hours prior to game. Price category may sell out prior to deadline! Pay Date _________ Pay Code ______
Fax To: 404.827.4709 or Mail To: AHC, Sasha Vece--GA ST One CNN Center / 12th Floor, South Tower / Atlanta, GA 30303

Winter 2004

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Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees

Submitted by The Employee Retirement System

Gillis, John Wayne Grimsley, Mary J Guyton-Berry, Tina Marie Hamilton, Stewart L Hardy Jr, Maxwell E Harp, Aubrey T Hendrix, Edythe J Henry, Jann O. Herrin, Terry R Holloway, Roger D Hopson, Jimmie Lee Hussey, Margaret Mary Jackson III, Joseph B James, George Lamar Jarrell, Carolyn P Jernigan, Richard Junkins, Jerry W Justice, Elfriede I Kidd, Sandra L Kingston, Jeff C. Knight, Gloria S Lake, Patsy E. Landers, Eddie Landers, Deborah B Langford, Richard G Lawrence, Richard Kenneth Lawson Jr, Carl Lee, Stella B Lewis, Barbara A Littleton, Roy D Lively, Jewel M Lothridge, Patsy F Mallory, James Manson, Wilbur Matherly, Monroe J McDuffie, Juanita W McRae, Catherine Elizabeth Miller, Peggy Virginia Moore, Sherry

11 yrs 04 mths 19 yrs 03 mths 14 yrs 02 mths 26 yrs 08 mths 13 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 37 yrs 06 mths 23 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 17 yrs 04 mths 12 yrs 05 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 41 yrs 09 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 19 yrs 10 mths 20 yrs 09 mths 24 yrs 03 mths 29 yrs 09 mths 32 yrs 06 mths 31 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 14 yrs 08 mths 10 yrs 01 mths 11 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 28 yrs 00 mths 13 yrs 02 mths 30 yrs 02 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections Department of Revenue Heart of GA Technical College Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation George L. Smith II - GWCCA DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - Public Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice CSB-Northeast GA Center Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-GA Mountains Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources CSB-GA Mountains Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor

Napier, E Carver Neal, Hollis G Newman, Rosemarie B Norman, Willie Mae Norman, Annie C O'Dell, Janet V Ogburn, Linda C Osborn, Carl B. Pawlak-Johnson, Jeanne Phillips, W. Randolph Purcell, Betty R Ragan, William Leon Reid, Bernice H Richards, Marie M. Richmond, Belinda A. Robinson, Susan A. Rowe, William Grant Ruger, Harrison S. Rumph Jr, Ralph G. Sapp, Theresa Laima Sargent, George B. Scarborough, Wanda W. Schofill, Jean Scott, Linda Morey Seabrooks, Paulette Severs, Charles A. Shannon, Venaree R. Sikes, Charles A. Sisson, Shirley Smith, Jacqueline D. Smith, Raiford Lee Sobek, Virginia A. Spearman, Larry B. St. Julien, Johan. Stone, Charles H. Stone, Ralph Stuart Strickland, Robert L. Strickland, Phyllis S. Stuckey, Dedrick Wardell

15 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 29 yrs 07 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 05 mths 17 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 06 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 00 mths 33 yrs 11 mths 35 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 24 yrs 00 mths 33 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 31 yrs 09 mths 22 yrs 10 mths 16 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 07 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 10 yrs 00 mths 26 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 22 yrs 04 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 32 yrs 05 mths 29 yrs 04 mths 26 yrs 05 mths 16 yrs 06 mths

Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Bureau of Investigation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB-Georgia Pines Ga. Dept. of Agriculture DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections

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 2-day, 2park and the 2-park annual pass options include admission to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, unlimited park-to-park access, and CityWalk Party Pass.

1-Day 1-Park Ticket $44.00 - Adult * $38.00 Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $55.33 - Adult, $45.75 - Child)

1-day tickets

Adult

Child

$44.00 x __ $38.00 x __ = _____

2-Day 2-Park Ticket $83.00 - Adult * $72.00 Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $103.26 - Adult, $89.41 - Child)
2-Day 2-Park (3rd Day FREE**) $83.00 - Adult * $72.00 Child (ages 3-9)
(Regular price $103.26 - Adult, $89.41 - Child)

2-day tickets

$83.00 x __ $72.00 x __ = _____

2-day/2-Park tickets $83.00 x __ $72.00 x __ = _____ (3rd day FREE) **All 3 days must be used within 7 consecutive calendar days of first day of use.

2-Park Annual Pass $164.00 x ____

= _____

Universal Orlando 2-Park Annual Total amount enclosed:

= $______

Pass -- $164.00 - Adult or Child

(Regular price $181.00)

Send money order, this order form and a

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

self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Children under 3 years of age are FREE!

State Personnel Council

Name ________________________________

P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334

Department ____________________________ E-mail: kdk@gms.state.ga.us

Work Phone____________________________

Spring Conference for Administrative Professionals
March 24-26, 2004
The Lodge at Unicoi State Park
Helen, Georgia
Mark your calendar, and then join us for the Spring Conference for Administrative Professionals!
The Georgia Merit System Training and Organization Development Division is dedicated to providing professional development opportunities for the administrative professionals of Georgia government, including administrative assistants and aides, secretaries, executive secretaries and assistants, office managers and assistants, program assistants, and other employees who provide support. Managers will also benefit from attending.
Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your skills and share information with professionals from around the state.
Visit the GMS web-site www.gms.state.ga.us. for additional information.

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GOVERNMENT SPOTLIGHT

Office of the State Inspector General

During the 2002 Governor's race, Governor Sonny Perdue ran on a platform that pledged greater "Ethics, Integrity, and Accountability in Government." As an initial step to fulfilling that pledge, Governor Perdue established Georgia's first Office of the State Inspector General (OIG) in January 2003 through an Executive Order. The Executive Order set out specific authorities and responsibilities for both the OIG and the agencies being investigated, including:
*For the Inspector General (IG) to investigate a complaint, it must fall within certain parameters. The IG is authorized to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse and corruption within the Executive Branch of State Government, exclusive of the General Assembly and exclusive of any Court. That means the IG has authority to investigate 86 state agencies and well over 82% of state employees.
*Executive branch agencies are required to cooperate with and provide assistance to the OIG in the performance of an investigation. They are to make available to the OIG their premises, equipment, personnel, books, records, and papers.
*The IG has authority to enter into and inspect the premises of any state agency and to question any state employee or individual conducting business with the state. The IG may inspect and copy any books, records, or papers in the possession of any state agency.
*The IG will refer suspected criminal activity to appropriate law enforcement and continue to work to determine how it occurred and how it may be prevented in the future.
Historically, the term "inspector general" has been associated with maintaining and improving the operational efficiency of our armed forces. In 1978, the federal government adopted the OIG concept and hired civilian investigators to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption within the federal system. This program continues to save taxpayer dollars every year. On the state level, however, fewer than 20% of the states have an OIG. Those states with active OIG offices are clearly showing through their investigations that constructive changes in state government save taxpayers a lot of money.
According to Inspector General James E. Sehorn, Ret. Brig. Gen, USAF, Georgia's OIG has already saved taxpayer dollars. "During the short time that the OIG has been in existence, we've already saved the taxpayers of Georgia hundreds of thousands of dollars through the investigation of cases," says Sehorn. " We have participated with department heads

and their managers in agencies such as the State Road and Tollway Authority, Department of Human Resources, Department of Correction, and the Department of Natural Resources, to mention a few."
Combined efforts of the OIG with agencies and their department heads have resulted in dollar loss discoveries, recoupment of monies, changes to existing policies, and in some cases, the introduction of new procedures. However, with the strong support of state employees, the OIG could do so much more. Only 10 percent of the complaints received so far have come from state employees. Ninety percent of the complaints received came from people who don't work "within" the system. Therefore working together with state employees to improve Georgia's operational efficiency is a primary objective of the OIG. "You, as state employees, hold the key to our success, mainly because you know and understand the government system and how it works," Sehorn says. "Bottom line: We Need Your Help."
Visit www.oig.georgia.gov for additional information. The website shows how to file a complaint, what to expect after you've filed a complaint, as well as examples of outcomes of completed investigations. To speak with someone in person or on the telephone, call (404) 656-7942; or toll free at 866-435-7644.
Check the "The Georgia Statement" for regular updates and investigative information concerning OIG activities.

Inspector General's Office

Inspector General: James E. Sehorn, Ret. Brig. Gen, USAF

Mission:

To improve ethics, integrity, and accountability in the Executive Branch of Georgia State Government through the elimination of fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption.

Core Values: Vigilance, Integrity, Perseverance

Address:

2 M. L. King Jr. Dr., SW Suite 1102 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Phone:

(404) 656-7942; or Outside Atlanta, call the Toll Free IG Hotline: (866-HELP OIG (866-4357644)

Fax:

(404) 657-9716

Website: www.oig.georgia.gov

Little White House - Georgia's newest museum
Georgia's State Parks & Historic Sites will open a new museum, the Little White House, honoring President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) on April 12, 2004. For more than 40 years, a small museum has been housed in a former residence next to the Little White House. FDR built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. Roosevelt first came to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for the infantile paralysis (polio) that had struck him in 1921. Swimming in the warm, buoyant spring waters brought him no miracle cure, but it did bring improvement. During FDR's presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs (such as the Rural Electrification Administration) based upon his experiences in this small town.
While posing for a portrait on April 12, 1945, FDR suffered a stroke and died a short while later. The Unfinished Portrait as well as items including FDR's 1938 Ford convertible with hand controls, his Fireside Chats playing over a 1930s radio, his stagecoach and a theater will be showcased at the home. Visitors can tour FDR's home, which has been carefully preserved very much as he left it, the servants and guest quarters, and the nearby pools complex that first brought the future president to Warm Springs.

State Vanpool Program Finds a New Home

After nearly a quarter century of providing a cool commute for state employees in metro Atlanta, the region's oldest public vanpool programs has a new home.
On October 1, 2003, the State Employees Commuter Assistance Program (SECAP) providing vanpools and transit passes for state employees, moved from the Georgia Building Authority (GBA) to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). GBA continued to provide accounting services for SECAP through the fall, but beginning January 1, 2004, GRTA assumed full responsibility for the program.
About 400 state and non-state employees participate in the Georgia Vanpool Program, under SECAP, with about 37 vanpools on the road. SECAP orders about 3,000 transit passes a month for state employees who use MARTA, Cobb Community Transit, and Gwinnett County Transit. Vanpool fares and transit passes are eligible for up to $100 a month in pre-tax savings under the FlexTrans program at Georgia Merit System.
GRTA Deputy Director Jim Ritchey said the move made sense for GRTA.
"Taking on SECAP gave us the opportunity to develop an experienced vanpool staff dedicated to expanding vanpools throughout the region and improving service to our current customers," said Ritchey. "Donald Evans, who has almost a decade of experience at GBA, is working for GRTA as our vanpool operations manager. Gail Anderson continues her good work for SECAP at GRTA as the SECAP coordinator, getting the transit passes out and bringing in new vanpool customers."
In September, Ritchey appointed Rob

Alexander as Manager for Transportation Demand Management for overall supervision of the Vanpool Services
Program. Rounding out the team are Nadara Wade, a
marketing specialist who helped start GRTA's regional vanpool program, and Betty Johnson, office assistant. "Vanpooling is one of the most quick and cost effective ways of easing traffic congestion and improving air quality in metro Atlanta," said Alexander. "I say 'commute cool in a vanpool' because you don't arrive at work suffering from road rage and you save money by not driving your own car." GRTA, which is located in Peachtree Center, is having drop-boxes for vanpool and transit pass payments installed in the GBA Parking Office and the Motor Pool Office. In addition, GRTA staff will provide an information table in the Twin Towers building every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the south balcony level. "Come by and join a vanpool or just tell us how we can improve service to our customers, our fellow state employees," said Alexander. Under the Georgia Vanpool Program, a vanpool can get started with as few as six paying passengers. The driver rides for free and must be a state employee. Non-state employees may join a vanpool as paying passengers. Fares are based on the number of passengers and the actual mileage driven. Grouped seating and mileage ranges simplify the process and minimize fare changes when someone leaves the vanpool and/or the route changes. For more details click on www.ga-secap.com or call the SECAP vanpool "hotline" at (404) 463-6440.

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ATLANTA HAWKS

State of Georgia Employee Nights

with the Hawks at Phillips Arena

Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:30 p.m.
Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Monday, March 8, 2003 7:30 p.m.
Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:00 p.m.
$35 Tickets only $21! $25 Tickets only $16

Name ____________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________

City ____________________________State ____________Zip ______________

Department __________________________________

Work # ______________________________ Home # ____________________

E-mail ________________________________________

76ers ___ Tickets @ $21 = $________ ___ Tickets @ $16 = $________
Cleveland ___ Tickets @ $21 = $________ ___ Tickets @ $16 = $________

To Order: Send Money Order and SelfAddressed Stamped Envelope to:
State Personnel Council P.O. Box 347206 Atlanta, GA 30334

Boston ___ Tickets @ $21 = $________ ___ Tickets @ $16 = $________

For additional information: E-mail: kdk@gms.state.ga.us

Total________

WELLNESS
Food for thought
Is it possible to maintain a healthy diet as well as enjoy the pleasure of eating? Yes. The pleasure of eating provides many of us great satisfaction. An abundance of food choices are available for almost every diet and every lifestyle. Did you know healthy eating does not necessarily mean that you have to sacrifice taste? Plus, healthy food choices are essential in the growth and development of healthy children on table food, commonly age two and up, and healthy adults of any age. So what can you do to ensure that you are enjoying a daily food diet that is both healthy and delicious? Consider the food pyramid for daily serving sizes. Minimize your intake of sugar. Be sure to also keep your diet low of saturated fat. Choose natural seasonings to lessen salt in your diet and watch the consumption of food that increases cholesterol levels.
When you chose to eat healthy, you can reduce your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis. These diseases are leading causes of death and disability among Americans. A healthy diet can also lessen the occurrence of obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol. Remember food choices affect your lifestyle and your well-being. It is important to make informed decisions about how to improve your health.

Creating and Maintaining a Safety Culture in Your Agency

Your employees are your most important asset. Keeping them safe, healthy and therefore, productive should be a high priority with every state agency. The State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC) inaugurated a Safety and Loss Prevention Program in February 2002. The Georgia Interagency Safety Advisory Council's Loss Prevention model served as a helpful guide in the implementation of the SBWC safety program.
SBWC's goal was to promote awareness of employee safety. To establish a safe workplace culture, various programs were put in place to help SBWC employees prevent accidents and create a safe workplace.
How do you establish and maintain a safe workplace culture? First, establish a safety committee. As with everything, communication is key. One of SBWC committee's early actions was to create a slogan, "Be aware, be observant, be safe" and a logo to use on all safety related matters. A Safety Page that addresses both safety and health issues was included in the monthly newsletter to encourage SBWC employees to think about safety in everything they do, both at work and at home.
Second, communication is paramount. Employees need feedback and to have safety issues in front of them at all times. Early in the SBWC program, the needs and concerns of the employees were surveyed. This helped the safety committee know what to focus on initially. Of equal importance, is to keep employees informed about how you are going to respond to their concerns. If, due to budget constraints, you cannot act on a concern, let employees know that their concerns are still important but you are not able to address them at that particular time. Not responding at all will negatively affect morale. Conversely, let employees know what you can and will do. There is usually more than one-way to attack a problem.
Safety training classes such as ergonomics training and defensive driving classes are offered at least once a quarter. During National Safety Month, SBWC presented a "lunchtime movie" once a week and safety videos were shown on a variety of topics. To address wellness, a mini-health fair was held where employees could have their blood pressure checked and learn about nutrition.
Lastly, employees must be aware of what you expect of them. GBWC distributed the Safety and Loss Prevention Program and Policy to all of our employees, and safety is covered in our new employee orientation. Plus, safety has been made an agency wide responsibility on each

The Georgia Merit System serves as coordinator for the Georgia Interagency Safety Advisory Council (GISAC). GISAC was formed in the spring of 2000, in response to the rising cost of worker's compensation injuries. The council's primary goal is to assist state agencies in their efforts surrounding employee safety and risk reduction.
For more information on how to establish a Safety Program for your agency, please visit the Georgia Interagency Safety Advisory Council website www.ganet.org/safety. The site contains information and resources to help you on your road to safety. Additionally, you may contact Al Hoke or Ely Elefante at the Georgia Merit System Training and Organizational Development Division at 404-3717371.
employee's Performance Management Form (PMF).
GBWC has found that a successful Safety and Loss Prevention Program is both rewarding and challenging. According to Judge Carolyn Hall, Chairman of the State Board of Workers' Compensation, a strong and effective Safety and Loss Prevention Program will protect employees while at work and at home, increase productivity and both improve morale and communication within your organization. "At the State Board of Workers' Compensation, we have learned that a collaborative effort from all levels of the organization can create a productive and effective safety program," she said. "Our program has resulted in a 40 percent decrease in losses incurred in direct workers' compensation costs and enhanced the daily work environment for our employees. The State of Georgia pays an average of $45,000,000.00 in actual workers' compensation costs annually. If every agency, large or small, would implement an effective Safety and Loss Prevention Program, the savings could be great, in terms of dollars spent, and quality of life for State workers."
For more information on how to establish a Safety Program for your agency, please visit the Georgia Interagency Safety Advisory Council website www.ganet.org/safety. The site contains information and resources to help you on your road to safety. Additionally, you may contact Al Hoke or Ely Elefante at the Georgia Merit System Training and Organizational Development Division at 404-371-7371.

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DHR, Aging Services SAVA Program Helps Elders

The Senior Adult Victim's Advocate Program (SAVA) administered by the Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services provides support, mentoring and consultation to Georgia Senior citizens beyond that which is mandated by law. Originally launched as a pilot program in metro-Atlanta last March, SAVA launched a public awareness campaign that resulted in its availability to seniors statewide. An elder abuse prevention helpline is available for adults, age 60 and over, who feel they are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. In the beginning, elderly victims were only accepted on a referral basis by agencies working with that cohort. Now, the helpline, which uses federal funds administered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), enables victims to call the program directly to receive information and assistance.
Volunteers are utilized to operate the helpline and offer face-toface help to victims. SAVA has only one full-time staff person, Gloria Bass, Senior Adult Victims Advocate, responsible for its day-to-day operation and the training of its volunteers across Georgia. SAVA is the first program of its kind in Georgia. "The abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults is a national problem and it affects every level of society, especially females. It is also one of the most under-reported crimes in the United States," said Bass. "We try to provide a safety plan and move victims away from the circumstances that make them victims. Volunteers serve as a liaison between the victim, social service agencies, and the court system." "Our goal is to help elders understand their rights and choices as victims and to prevent further abuse," says Elder Rights Team Leader, Division of Aging, Dawn Washington. "Since the inception of the program, over 100 individuals have been helped by SAVA." For more information on SAVA or to volunteer, call the Elder Abuse Information and Assistance Helpline toll-free at 1-888-774-0152 or 404-657-5250 in metro Atlanta.

Report Abuse
Emergency ....................................................................911
Domestic Setting ..........Local Adult Protective Services at your county Department of Family and Children Services
Personal Care Home................................404-657-5728 or 404-657-5726 or toll-free 1-800-878-6442
Nursing Home ..............404-657-5729 or 404-657-5726 or toll-free 1-800-878-6442
Long-Term Care Ombudsman..................404-463-8383 or 1-888-454-5826
SAVA HOTLINE 404-657-5250 1-888-774-0152
Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Service
Two Peachtree Street, NW Suite 9.398 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142

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

Swearingen, Dorothy M. Taylor, Bernice Thaliath, Antony Thomas, Carlton G. Thomas, Doris O. Timmons, Lorraine A. Trammell, Ralph W. Tucker, Hattie M. Turk, Gaynelle H. Tyre, Edna J. Walraven, Deborah B. Ward, George C. Warren, Thomas J. Wash Jr, Sidney Durand Watson, Raymond E Welborn, James R. West, Billyce W. Wetmiller, Marsha Ann Wheeler, Donna J. Whitlow, Phil W. Williams, Doris J. Williams, Naomi H. Wingo Jr, Marvin R. Wood, Sheryl A. Wrinkle, Elizabeth R. Yaun Jr, Wilbur A. Young, Nancy P. Young Jr, William P Youngblood, Karen

25 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 05 mths 30 yrs 06 mths 30 yrs 04 mths 21 yrs 04 mths 26 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 25 yrs 11 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 10 yrs 03 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 10 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 18 yrs 03 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 37 yrs 03 mths 37 yrs 01 mths 30 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 00 mths 34 yrs 02 mths 27 yrs 08 mths 34 yrs 01 mths 34 yrs 04 mths 24 yrs 03 mths 29 yrs 11 mths

DHR - Public Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Public Service Commission Dept. of Juvenile Justice DHR - Public Health DHR - Public Health DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety DHR - DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Community Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice Department of Revenue Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections

Council for State Personnel Administration
Announces
SPECIAL SAVINGS to

Six Flags

White Water

Adult/Child ticket (one visit)

$ 24.00

(White Water one-day ticket includes admission to American Adventures)

$ 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

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

$ 46.00

SIX FLAGS/WHITE WATER INDIVIDUAL SEASON PASS
$76.00
Adults and Children (Unlimited visits to Six Flags and White Water)

MAIN GATE PRICE IN 2004 $45.15* - 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: kdk@gms.state.ga.us

______ Tickets @ $ 24.00 ______ Tickets @ $ 21.00 ______ Tickets @ $ 39.00 ______ Tickets @ $ 46.00
( r Six Flags r White Water) ______ Tickets @ $ 76.00
Total Enclosed $ ________

Name ___________________________________________________________________ Home Address ____________________________________________________________ City ____________________________ State ________________Zip ________________ Agency ____________________________Email _________________________________ Office Phone ____________________Home Phone ______________________________
All mail orders must include a stamped, self-address envelope and payment (money order only) to State Personnel Council. Offer valid through August 31, 2004.
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.
*Prices include tax

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Workforce Planning
continued from page 3
situation happened in Georgia. One manager of an agency in another state government involved in a knowledge management analysis of her staff discovered that half of her workers were already eligible for retirement. Clearly, without the development of competencies and skills needed for key positions in an organization, managers can be left unprepared to fill the resulting holes and relative skill gaps caused by exiting employees. Components of knowledge management may include: job shadowing, a formal system of leadership academies, mentoring, shadow hiring and of course, organizational training and development. Another theme on hand at the conference was leadership development, presented by FranklinCovey representatives. Governor Perdue, early in his administration, made Stephen R. Covey's book "Principle Centered Leadership" mandatory reading for all state department heads. Similar to the message of the book, the sessions taught the importance of grooming effective leaders.
Additional highlights of the 2003 Workforce and Development Conference were remarks by Jim Lientz, Governor's Office, Chief Operating Officer, on "Best Practices in Government" and remarks by Henry Thomassen, State Economist, on "State Budgeting in the Wake of Recession." The featured speaker for lunch was Jonathan Walters of Governing Magazine entitled "An Overview of Strategic Workforce Planning in the Public Sector." The 2004 Workforce Planning and Development Conference is tentatively scheduled for September 2004. Make plans now to attend. Visit the Georgia Merit System website for conference updates, www.gms.state.ga.us

Test Your Vocabulary

Answers on page 16

1. Panacea (n.)

___ Consider carefully and deeply; deliberate

2. Pellucid (adj.)

___ Outrageously bad; offensive

3. Profligate (adj.)

___ To treat with deep respect; revere

4. Contumacious (adj.) ___ Characterized by friendliness and good will

5. Egregious (adj.)

___ A predicament; sticky situation

6. Cogitate (v.)

___Dissipated, dissolute

7. Venerate (v.)

___ Shameless boldness; insolence; presumptuousness

8. Quagmire (n.)

___ Transparent, clear; easily understandable

9. Amicable (adj.)

___ A remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal

medicine; a cure-all

10. Effrontery (n.)

___ Obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

STONE MOUNTAIN PARK

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 w/tax
Child's One-Day All-Attraction Pass
(ages 3-11; children under 3 are free)
Discounted Price: $14.00 Gate Price: $17.12 w/tax
Tickets are good until December 31, 2004
Mail ticket order, payment (money order only, no personal checks) and selfaddressed, stamped envelope (for return of tickets) to:
State Personnel Council, P.O. Box 347206, Atlanta, GA 30334

Name___________________________________________ Address_________________________________________
_________________________________________ Department______________________________________ Work Phone_______________________ E-mail ___________________________________________

____ at $18.00 ____ at $14.00
Total enclosed $______

For additional information: E-mail: kdk@gms.state.ga.us

2004 Annual Briefing for Administrative Professionals
"Leadership for Administrative Professionals"
April 21, 2004

Five Locations: Columbus, Decatur, Dublin, Savannah, and Valdosta

Ann Richards Former Governor
of Texas
Erin Brockovich

The Georgia Merit System's Training and Organization Development Division invites you to celebrate the contributions of administrative professionals to the workplace by attending the 2004 Annual Briefing for Administrative Professionals. This year's events will be held at five convenient sites throughout Georgia.
The day will consist of a morning guest speaker, a luncheon, and three afternoon speakers via teleconference. The keynote speaker is Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas, who will discuss developing critical leadership skills. There will also be a special message from Erin Brockovich on overcoming adversity, and a skill development session on management and communication from Laree Kiely, author of "Taking Charge: Time Management for Personal and Professional Productivity."

This exciting and valuable professional development opportunity is not just for administrative Laree Kiely staff but is an excellent mechanism for managers to gain insight on recognizing and saluting the contributions of support staff, enhancing teamwork, sharing information, and networking.

For more information about this professional development opportunity contact Nikki Williams at 404-371-7371 or nwilliams@gms.state.ga.us.

ERS Offers Retirement Assistance to State Employees
Did you know that the Employees Retirement System (ERS) offers state employees a free workshop to employees who are within three months of retiring? The new two-hour Workshop For Retirement Application Processing (WRAP) provides an in-depth look at retirement benefits and how to complete the retirement application form. Information is also provided on health insurance and deferred compensation in retirement. The workshop is available for State of Georgia employees ready to submit a retirement application. ERS cannot accept the retirement application more than 90 days prior to the retirement date, and it must be in the ERS office at least 30 days before the retirement date to process it on time. Workshops begin promptly at 9 a.m. Registration is not required.
Upcoming workshop dates include: March 2 & 17 April 7 & 20 May 4 & 19 For additional information on this class or other resources available to assist you through the retirement process, visit http://www.ersga.org/wrap.html.

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Photo courtesy of Kelly Musselman, Governor's photographer

Dr. Kenneth Breeden, recipient of Excellence In Public Service Award
In 1988, Dr. Kenneth Breeden, who was chosen by Governor Joe Frank Harris in 1984 to head the State Board of Post-Secondary Vocational Education, became the first and only Commissioner of the newly created Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE). Recently, Breeden was named one of Georgia's Top Public Servants. The Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, in partnership with Georgia Trend Magazine, identified Breeden as one of the recipients of the Excellence in Public Service Awards. The awards honor five outstanding government professionals at both the state and local level.
Today, at the helm of DTAE, Breeden oversees 34 technical colleges, 18 satellite campuses and technical programs at four university system institutions. He is also responsible for the state's General Education Diploma (GED) program administered by DTAE through their Office of Adult Literacy as well as Georgia's innovative Quick Start Program administered through DTAE's Office of Economic Development. DTAE has 276 employees.
Although Breeden was one of the first agency heads re-appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue, he recently announced his plans to retire from state Government later this year.
Inclement Weather
If it is necessary to close state offices during business hours due to inclement weather, state agencies will be notified by a blast fax and e-mail from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency on behalf of the Georgia Merit System. If the decision is made during non-work hours to close offices, staff will be officially notified by: WSB Radio 98.5 FM, WSB Radio 750 AM, KISS Radio 104.1 FM, The Beat 95.5 FM and Jamz 97.1 FM.
The listed resources are the only official channels designated to report state office closings. Areas outside of metropolitan Atlanta should tune into local stations that are a part of the Peach State Public Radio Network for official announcements. Contact your personnel office for more specific information.
Announcements may also be received by calling 404-656-2705 or by visiting www.gms.state.ga.us.

Public Employee Recognition Week

Public Employee Recognition Week (PERW) in Georgia is fast approaching. Now is the time to begin thinking about those individuals you would like to nominate for an award and to begin planning your recognition activities for your agency.
PERW will be celebrated during the week of May 2-8, 2004, with the Governor's Award Celebration to be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sloppy Floyd Room in Atlanta.
Nomination packet information will be ready for distribution on Monday, February 23 through March 22, 2004 on the GMS website at www.gms.state.ga.us, or you may contact your local Human Resource Officer. Packets can also be obtained by contacting Sharon Angel, GMS Customer Service Division at 404-657-5927 or at sangel@gms.state.ga.us. All nominees must have been full or part-time benefit eligible employees in calendar year 2003 and whose accomplishments occurred January 1 through December 31, 2003.
A brief narrative of no more than 250 words may be submitted based on outstanding service, demonstrated achievement, heroic act, volunteerism, and significant contributions in the following categories: Customer Service, Community Service, Innovations/Suggestions, Safety, Heroism, Team, and Leadership.
For additional information about PERW, or for assistance in planning agency activities, please see your agency coordinator or Sharon Angel.
Your participation is vital to the success of this program. Help to make the recognition of our public employees even bigger and better in 2004!

What is your agency planning for Employee Recognition Week? Share your ideas with Sharon Angel at sangel@gms.state.ga.us. Get your agency's Public Employee Recognition week activities featured in the next issue of the Georgia Statement. Just e-mail your plans to Sharon Angel.

King Day Celebration at the Capitol

Georgians from across the State gathered at various venues of planned activities and worship services to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His life and contributions gave him international recognition as a civil rights leader and change agent for racial justice and equality. At age 35, King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. At age 39, he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee by a gunshot wound to his neck. This year marks his 75th birthday observance.
At the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, January 16th, the 19th Annual King Holiday Tribute was open to the public to honor the fallen hero. Governor Sonny Perdue read the proclamation proclaiming January 19th as King Day. Perdue also presented Distinguished Service Awards to the Georgia State Holiday Commission members. Greetings were provided by Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor, Speaker of the House Terry Coleman, Senate Pro Tempore Eric Johnson and Senator Edward Harbison, chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. A reception was held in the Capitol Rotunda immediately after the ceremony.

Distinguished Service Awards Recipients
Henrietta Antonin Eldrin Bell Walter D. Branch, Sr. Tyrone Brooks Walter C. Butler Dr. Willie Dancy Helen Dougherty Charles F. Ector Jose Ignacio Gonzalez James Griffin, Jr. Rev. Chester Hayes Felton L. Hudson Ingrid Saunders Jones Alveda King Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Herbert L. McCall LaVerne McLaughlin Rev. James Orange Rev. E. Randel Osburn Michael Reeves Rev. Edward Reynolds Rita Jackson Samuels Carla Sanders Dr. Betty L. Siegel Richard H. Sinkfield Calvin Smyre Michael L. Thurmond Thomas R. Williams* Mary Yancey

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY: ANSWERS
1. Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal medicine; a cure-all
2. Pellucid (adj.) Transparent, clear; easily understandable 3. Profligate (adj.) Dissipated, dissolute 4.Contumacious (adj.) Obstinate; stubbornly disobedient 5. Egregious (adj.) Outrageously bad; offensive 6. Cogitate (v.) Consider carefully and deeply; deliberate 7. Venerate (v.) To treat with deep respect; revere 8. Quagmire (n.) A predicament; sticky situation 9.Amicable (adj.) Characterized by friendliness and good will 10.Effrontery (n.) Shameless boldness; insolence;presumptuousness