News, policies and trends for state government employees. Statement VOLUME 9, NO. 6 / FINAL PRINT EDITION Published quarterly by the State Personnel Administration $14.5 million benefit savings passed on to state employees In the midst of the housing and credit crisis, high job loses, and an economy near recession, Governor Sonny Perdue announced a $14.5 million benefit savings and enhancements to the State Flexible Benefits Program as one step closer to state government becoming an employer of choice and a serious competitor in the marketplace for employee talent. "Like all Georgians, state employees deserve the best value possible for every one of their hard earned dollars," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "These contract renegotiations will equal real savings for state employees while also providing better benefits." After the close of contract negotiations for Plan Year 2008, the State Personnel Administration (SPA) began benchmarking the State's Flexible Benefits Program with comparable benefits provided by private sector companies within the state. Findings from those benchmarks show the state has diverse benefit choices, but the benefits do not effectively compete against the private sector. Immediate steps were taken to work with current vendors to lower rates and provide better coverage. The engagement of vendors and subsequent efforts to renegotiate vendor contracts resulted in an overall savings of $14.5 million in rate reductions over the next two and a half years. Renegotiated vendor contracts will freeze all flexible benefit premium increases for the next two years. Participants can expect a four to ten percent rate reduction for some benefits and increased plan enhancements in 2009 and 2010 for others. The program savings for 2008 total over $3 million for dental, life, legal, and continued on next page State Personnel Administration improves performance evaluation process Story on page 4 Government Spotlight Meet the man behind one of the nation's largest correctional systems James E. Donald Page 3 Governor Perdue's recent appointments Governor Sonny Perdue named Major General William T. Nesbitt as the replacement for Lt. General David B. Poythress as Georgia's Adjutant General. Nesbitt served as Commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, and brings with him more than forty years of military experience. Charley English was appointed as director of Homeland Security. He will continue to serve as head of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA). Kelly C. Henson was appointed executive secretary of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC). Since 2001, Henson served as superintendent of Floyd County Schools. Dr. Holly A. Robinson was appointed commissioner of the Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start). Dr. Robinson served as the senior vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since 2001. The State Transportation Board named Gena L. Abraham, PhD as Department of Transportation Commissioner effective December 1, 2007. Abraham will become DOT's 14th commissioner and first woman ever to hold the state's top transportation post. Governor Perdue appointed Abraham to serve as Director of State Road and Tollway Authority. Dr. Abraham previously served as State Property Officer, Director of the Georgia Building Authority, State Property Commission, and State Financing and Investment Commission. Steve Stancil will become Georgia's State Property Officer, effective Feb. 15. As part of this position, Stancil will also lead the Georgia Building Authority and State Properties Commission. Since 2003, Gen. William T. Nesbitt Stancil served as Executive Director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), where he oversaw the highly successful introduction of the Xpress bus system. During his tenure, GRTA also successfully developed a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review process. Ron Jackson has been appointed the commissioner of the Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE). He served as interim department head since November 2006. Prior to that, Jackson served as the deputy director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) from 2002 to 2004. Charley English Dr. Gena L. Abraham Kelly C. Henson Dr. Holly A. Robinson Steve Stancil Ronald W. Jackson Page 2 Benefit Savings continued from front page vision insurances. Rate reductions for 2009, which also includes short term disability insurance, will yield an annual savings of over $5.8 million and a savings of $5.7 million in 2010. Effective June 1, 2008, 95 percent of employees participating in the Flexible Benefits Program will see a decrease in their benefit deductions, resulting in a higher take-home paycheck. In late May 2008, each participant will receive a letter mailed to their home address, outlining their individual savings based on their current enrollment selections, salary, and age. However, new confirmation statements will not be printed. Enhancing flexible benefit choices and rates is one of several strategic initiatives undertaken by SPA to address critical recruitment and retention challenges in state government. The state is taking the necessary steps to create a Total Rewards package that appeals to varying sets of values, attitudes and compensation expectations. "At a time when benefit costs are rising, it is unprecedented that employees are able to realize a decrease in benefit premiums while receiving an increase in the plan design at no additional cost or premium increases to them or the state for the next two years," said Steve Stevenson, commissioner of the State Personnel Administration. The $14.5 million savings is part of the initial phase of benefit vendor contract negotiations. In the coming year, SPA will continue looking at other vendors and opportunities within the marketplace to reduce costs and capture cost savings. The state of Georgia Flexible Benefits Program currently serves approximately 85,000 state employees, 26,000 county school system employees, 1,000 county library system employees and their eligible dependents, and 10,400 retirees enrolled in the dental plan. For more information about the Flexible Benefits Program, visit the State Personnel Administration web site at www.spa.ga.gov. Georgia rated one of the best managed states in the nation The Pew Research Center on the States and Governing Magazine's "Grading the States Government Performance Project (GPP)" recently rated Georgia as one of the best managed states in the nation. Georgia's overall grade of B+ is the highest awarded to any state in the Southeast. In addition to Georgia, four other states received a B+. Only three states received a higher grade. The report is the the nation's only comprehensive, independent analysis of how well each state government is managed. A year of research conducted by a team of academics and journalists includes an assessment of four categories: money, people, infrastructure and information. The overall grade is derived from rating each of the four categories. B+ Money A- B Infrastructure People B+ Information Statement VOLUME 9, NO. 6 Winter/Spring 2008 DEPARTMENTS 3 Government Spotlight 4 Money Matters 5 Vocabulary 6 Retirees 15 Technology 18 Procurement 19 Workforce Tips 19 Wellness 19 "Let's Hear It" CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Doris Wong Employees Retirement System Susan Sports, Dept. of Driver Services Jane "Penny" Cooper DHR, Dekalb DFACS Debra Lyons Georgia Technology Authority Brad Douglas Dept. of Administrative Services The Georgia Statement State Personnel Board Geri P. Thomas, Chair Hal Roach, Jr., Vice Chair Claybon J. Edwards, Member Robert R. Joseph, Member Norman Bennett, Member Volume 9, Number 6 State Personnel Administration Raymond E. (Steve) Stevenson, Commissioner Deborah Williams, Managing Editor Carletta Henderson-Youngs, Editor Cleveland Clements, Copy Editor CONTENTS 4 Performance Evaluation Process 4 Financial Management Training 4 Leverage technology with TeamWorks 5 GTA's Outsourcing Project 5 Georgia Work Ready Initiative yielding results 15 ERS announces new member- ship web account access 15 Public Employee recognition 15 Perdue announces restructuring Dept. of Human Resources 16 Your guide to water conservation 17 Opportunities for employee development 17 Georgia Leadership Institute Spring Summit 18 Georgia ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Workforce Training 18 BEST recognizes some of the best If you wish to submit comments or need to correct a distribution problem/address, contact Editor, The Georgia Statement, 2 M. L. King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 504 West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334, call 404-657-0375, or at www.gms.state.ga.us/contact us. Article submissions for the fall 2007 issue should be sent to chenderson@gms.state.ga.us no later than October 5. The Georgia Statement Redesign of the State's Job Classification System The redesign of the job classification and pay delivery systems are part of a two year combined effort between the State Personnel Administration (SPA), human resource (HR) staff from the executive branch agencies, and interagency focus groups made up of employees and supervisors from across state government. The overall goal of the redesign project is to move the state towards a classification system, which is based on consistent principles across all agencies and competitive with the outside labor market. Although some of these changes will be gradual, others will begin to occur rapidly during the next few months. The initial change, including updated job titles and job descriptions, will begin appearing as early as June 1, 2008. Why the change to the classification system? Currently, there are over 3,500 different jobs actively used by agencies. Many of these jobs are outdated or simply fail to accurately represent the work being performed. In other cases, the same work being performed is described in different ways among several different jobs. In addition, current job descriptions are inflexible and cannot easily be adapted to reflect the actual tasks performed by specific employees or changes to the job. Why does the number of jobs matter? For one, the more jobs there are, the more difficult to determine where the state stands from a competitive standpoint with other government sectors and the private sector. It also makes it difficult during the recruitment process to target the best candidates for a job. Industry best practice is to group jobs that perform similar tasks at the same level. This allows the state to easily link similar jobs outside of state government so that salary comparisons can be easily drawn and disparities identified. How is the classification system being changed, and how will this affect employees now and in the future? The 3,500 jobs as we presently know them will be consolidated into approximately 750 jobs with similar responsibilities within 17 occupational areas, which were the basis of the previous classification system. These new jobs are based on job descriptions utilizing broader categories of work, which are similar to the job descriptions typically found in salary surveys and national job information sources. This tremendous task was accomplished by teams consisting of employees or subject matter experts within the jobs themselves, supervisors for the jobs, and staff from each of the executive agencies. On June 1, 2008, the new job descriptions will "go live" and be available for use on the SPA website. After July 1, 2008, the new job titles will appear on employee pay stubs. The current job code and current pay grade for an employee's job will remain unchanged until the new codes are implemented. Changes to the classification system will not cause any changes to an employee's pay or affect any promotional opportunities. Pay and promotional opportunities will remain as they currently exist. In the future, new pay grades will be developed to reflect current pay in the general labor market. The Georgia Statement Page Government Spotlight Georgia Department of Corrections "What makes the Department of Corrections such a great organization?... The people." Commissioner Donald The department will relocate its headquarters and training center to the 42-acre Tift College campus in Forsyth. Motivation for change, which addresses victim impact and corrective thinking Educational deficiency addresses any GED, ABE, or Adult Literacy needs Creating a work ethic involves work skills and/or vocational development Substance abuse issues (using or selling drugs, or on drugs during the commission of the crime. Recent indications show the approach is working. The latest recidivism study showed a reduction of 5 percent; from 32 percent down to 27 percent. This is largely due to GDC programs for inmates and their families. Additional programs include the development of character/faith based programs and partnerships that involve clergy and faith institutions around the state to help provide mentors for inmates as they return to their communities. A Family Day is held annually to gain involvement of family members as part of the inmate's rehabilitation. This time also allows members to communicate concerns or issues related to the inmates' incarcerations. Ever think that the Department of Corrections (GDC) was just a depository for housing individuals who cause harm and havoc in our society. Think again. Under the leadership of Commissioner James E. Donald, GDC is well underway to realizing its vision to become the best corrections system in the nation at protecting citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. Already, other states and international countries including China, Singapore and Great Britain are visiting GDC in hopes of modeling its tactics and growing reputation as a national leading model for how our correctional system is operated. The federal government reported that statistically, Georgia has the fastest growing, largest prison population in the nation. An estimated 60 thousand felons are in Georgia prisons, and an additional 150 thousand are on probation or under state supervision. The budget needed to operate such a large correctional system is upwards of one billion dollars (more than 200 million is spent on inmate medical care). Corrections has an annual intake of approximately 20 thousand prisoners. The main business function of GDC is to keep and house prisoners. However, a significant part of the corrections problem is recidivism (individuals who return to corrections after their release from state custody). Re-Entry Model One of the drivers of such a large prison population currently being addressed is the re-arrest, reconviction, and re-incarceration of former inmates. Recidivism accounts for approximately 15 thousand of the annual 20 thousand intake of prisoners. The GDC Re-Entry Model focuses on offenders returning home from the point where they first enter the system. The strategy includes the goals of restitution, rehabilitation and restoration while locked up in a facility. The process begins with a diagnostic assessment to determine risks and needs of the individual to develop a Transitional Accountability Plan (TAP) that follows the individual throughout his incarceration. Areas of the plan include: The People Behind This Model Organization GDC has about 15 thousand staff members. Commissioner Donald describes GDC employees as the "unsung heroes" of the state. "What makes the Department of Corrections such a great department is the people. They are the centerpiece of the organization," says Donald. Addressing that the majority of his staff is underpaid (correction officers starting salary is $23,614), GDC has partnered State Personnel Administration to develop a plan to address low salaries. Currently, turnover for correction officers is at 28 percent (local police offices actively recruit GDC officers). Security staff account for about 10 thousand of GDC's staff. To address recruitment and retention issues, GDC offers other incentive programs to offset low salaries. They include: The Education initiative encourages staff to obtain higher learning. Employees are eligible for compensation increases of three percent for associate degrees and five percent for bachelor degrees. The Peach State Housing initiative offers special financing including low down payments or a possible first time home buyer's down payment assistance loan of $7,500 with favorable interest rates to GDC and other state employees. Health and Fitness includes weight loss challenges, health education, health fairs and fitness programs offered where the employees work. Although a health and fitness coordinator has been hired, about 112 staff wellness coordinators facilitate the program across the state on GDC premises. Commissioner Donald has enacted a new fitness assessment mandated for all correctional officers. Soon, the department will be relocating its headquarters and training center to the 42-acre Tift College campus in Forsyth. The move will establish a more centralized location to manage the 35 correctional facilities located in Macon or south of that area. A 200-member academy class will begin living on campus, occupying dorms by November or December of 2008. Headquarters relocation is planned for 2010. Meet The Commissioner On December 2003, six months after his retirement from the U.S. Army, James E. Donald received a personal phone call from Governor Sonny Perdue inviting him to lead the Department of Corrections. Commissioner Donald says through scripture, specifically Matthew 25, he realized the role of agency head would become his next great mission. "We are all given talents and resources," says Donald. "My view is we have a responsibility to give back." Noteworthy accomplishments during his leadership include the opening and operation of seven new 200-bed Pre-Release Centers to prepare and assist inmates with their transition back into the community. The facilities are part of the fight against recidivism (re-conviction). The first state female probation residential drug abuse treatment facility opened in January 2007 at the Lee Arrendale State Prison. Lee Arrendale will be the first to operate an "in prison industry" where inmates can work for pay. One of the initiatives Donald is most proud of is the faith and character-based initiative. In addition to the ten new dormitories with nine full-time chaplains to aide in inmate rehabilitation, GDC is also partnering with faith-based organizations around the state to aide in mentoring, counseling, and job assistance for those transitioning back into society. "I am very excited about this job because I am in a position to help and affect the lives of so many people." Donald is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. He earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from the University of Mississippi and a Master's of Public Administration from the University of Missouri. Page The Georgia Statement Performance evaluation process The State Personnel Administration (SPA) is introducing an enhanced employee Performance Management Process (PMP). The revised PMP approach is a result of human esource (HR) focus groups from various state agencies identifying key areas to improve performance evaluations. The priorities for a performance management program were identified as: One consistent core statewide performance management process. User friendly process. Link between individual per- formance and state/agency goals. Flexibility to define appropriate performance criteria for individual jobs, including competencies. Reward excellence (through salary increases and other types of compensation). Provide regular performance feedback to employees and facilitate their development. Support other HR programs. Along with a modified performance management program, the HR representatives recommended a web based/online system to reduce the need for paper forms. SPA will phase in the PeopleSoft ePerformance system state wide over the next 18 months. Training for all agencies April - June 2008 Performance planning begins with new Performance Management Process - July 2008 Money Matters Squeeze out more miles! As gas prices rise above $3.00/gallon and Georgia faces another smog season, tips from the Alliance to Save Energy can help you improve the mileage on your car: 1. Maintain your vehicle, paying special attention to the oxygen sensor. Fixing a faulty one can give you up to 40% more mileage. 2. Keep tires properly inflated. 3. Use the manufacturer's recommended grade of motor oil, and look for motor oil that says "energy conserving" on the API performance symbol. 4. Don't let your car idle--it gets 0 mpg. 5. Slow down! Every 5 mph over you drive over 60 mph is like paying an extra 20 cents for gas. Avoid rapid acceleration and braking, which can lower gas mileage between 5 and 33 percent. Using cruise control can also help. 6. Clean out your car--excess weight = wasted money. 7. Combine errands--several short trips can use almost twice as much fuel as one long trip. For more tips on improving your gas mileage, visit www.ase.org. Financial Management Training The Carl Vinson Institute of Government is accepting registrations for the State Financial Management Program's Primary Accounting Series. The classes listed below currently have seats available. Please visit www. cviog.uga.edu/training/financial/state.php to view our brochure and obtain registration information. If you have any questions regarding the Primary Accounting Series, please contact Michele Jurkiewicz at 404-4636804 or jurkiewicz@cviog.uga.edu. S eries /L ocation Class Dates Series 5 M acon Intermediate Accounting Part II / Exam April 22-24, 2008 / May 19, 2008 Series 6 A tlantaIntermediate Accounting Part II / Exam May 13-15, 2008 / June 9, 2008 Series 7 Atlanta Intermediate Accounting Part I May 20-22, 2008 Atlanta Intermediate Accounting Part II / Exam June 17-19, 2008 / June 30, 2008 5-point scale for evaluating performance Label Exceptional Performer Successful Performer - Plus Description Frequently exceeded expectations. Employee was an exceptional contributor to the success of his/her department and the State of Georgia. He/she demonstrated role model behaviors. Consistently met expectations and occasionally exceeded expectations. Successful Performer Consistently met expectations. Employee was a solid contributor to the success of his/her department and the State of Georgia. Successful Performer - Minus Typically met expectations; however, occasionally failed to meet expectations. Employee needs to further improve in one or more areas of expected job results or behavioral competencies. Unsatisfactory Performer Consistently failed to meet expectations. Employee needs significant improvement in critical areas of expected job results or behavioral competencies. Leverage technology with TeamWorks Have you visited TeamWorks lately? TeamWorks is the enterprise portal for employee and manager self-service. Considering the following tips to enhance your user experience: Initial Login as a first-time user Use your Employee ID to log into ESS/TEAMWORKS. Your Employee ID can be obtained from your agency's personnel office. You are required to change your password to one of your choosing Set up the forgotten password utility under "My System Profile". If you need help with the answers to your security questions, contact your HR office. Create a `strong' password to secure pay and other personal information What is a `strong' password? Passwords that include upper case, lower case, special characters, numbers, etc.. Users are prompted to change their passwords every 180 days Utilize the User Productivity Kit (UPK) for online navigation and usability assistance Access by selecting the "Getting Started" option under the "My Help" menu Available to assist users in "See it, Try it, Know it, Do it" playback mode Try the following if you encounter trouble logging into TEAMWORKS Use a valid State Employee Account and password Enable cookies Enable JavaScript Contact your HR/personnel office for assistance if these tips or the UPK tool is unable to assist you Having trouble viewing your paycheck or leave balance information? Check recommended browser settings using "Site FAQ's" under the "My Help" menu or click here for browser requirements Employees can access ESS/TEAMWORKS from any computer with access to the Internet. Currently, the portal is available from Monday at 7am until Saturday at midnight. The system is down on Sundays for system maintenance. The Georgia Statement Georgia's Work Ready initiative yielding results To successfully compete in a global economy, Georgia must have access to a long-term, qualified labor supply. To ensure that our workers become companies' number one competitive advantage, Georgia has designed the innovative Work Ready initiative. Work Ready is being lead by Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. It is built on a public-private partnership among businesses, education and individuals dedicated to strengthening our state's ability to attract new jobs by providing proof of a talented workforce to fill current and future positions. Through its assessment, certificate and job profiling components, the program measures the "real world" skills that employers believe are critical for job success today and for mastering the innovative technologies tomorrow's jobs will require. The four key elements of the Work Ready initiative are the Work Ready Certificate, Work Ready job profiling, Certified Work Ready Communities and Work Ready Region designations: Workers take a free skills assessment and receive a Work Ready Certificate indicating their skill and knowledge levels to potential employers. Work Ready job profiling allows Georgia employers to profile required job tasks and skill levels to more easily match candidates to job opportunities. The Certified Work Ready Community designation enables communities to demonstrate that they have the talented workforce needed to fill current and future jobs; and shows their commitment to improving high school graduation rates, an important factor for driving business. Work Ready Regions encourages multiple counties to work together to develop regional talent pools aligned to a common, existing strategic industry. Since the Governor's Office of Workforce Development launched the program last spring, more than 10,000 Georgians have attained Georgia Work Ready Certificates with over 3100 having been earned since January 30, 2007. These Georgians are seeing doors open for them to start new careers or advance within their chosen field. Companies are already seeing benefits ranging from improved hiring procedures and reduced turnover to lower training costs and higher employee morale. Our communities will realize increased opportunities and prosperity for all of their residents. We are well on our way, but it will take all of us working together to succeed. For more information on Work Ready, please visit Page Test Your Vocabulary Answers on page 15 1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy. 2. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 3. Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness. 4. to treat (a person) as a celebrity. 5. complain bitterly; protest vehemently. 6. a favored or highly regarded person. 7. Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable. 8. absence of thought or intelligence; inanity; blankness. 9. A false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. 10. Excess; an excessive amount. ___ indomitable\in-dom-ituh-buhl\adjective ___ minion\min-yuhn\ noun ___ inveigh\n-v'\ intransitive verb ___ calumny\kal-uh m-nee noun ___ probity\pr'b-t\ noun ___ surfeit\sur-fit\noun ___ prolix\proh-liks\ adjective ___ lionize\lahy-uhnahyz\verb ___ fatuous\fach-oo-uhs\ adjective ___ vacuity\va-kyoo-i-tee\ noun GTA's Outsourcing Project The Georgia Technology Authority led an IT sourcing assessment of 13 state agencies that resulted in a business case and Governor Perdue's decision to undertake a major transformation of Georgia state government's IT infrastructure. The transformation will include a consolidation of the state's IT infrastructure under a restructured GTA and moving infrastructure and telecommunications delivery management to external service providers. The state's IT infrastructure supports critical functions at all levels of state government, including the large and complex systems that support accounting, taxes, public safety operations, education, health and welfare, transportation and every other critical function of state government. Without a stable and reliable IT infrastructure, lives and livelihoods are literally at risk. GTA recently undertook a comprehensive assessment of state government IT that identified serious problems. These problems include: IT spending is uncoordinated and fragmented. It is difficult if not impossible to determine return on IT investment across the enterprise. Inability to meet industry standards and ensure appropriate levels of security and disaster recovery. The state's current IT infrastructure is unworthy of supporting the $21 billion, 24/7 enterprise that is Georgia state government. The current infrastructure must provide critical services to the state and its residents. GTA will undergo a major transformation from delivering service to managing the delivery of service. GTA will continue to exist as a restructured and much smaller organization. As part of the transformation, consolidation and downsizing will occur. State government will get smaller. About 1,100 positions throughout state government will be affected due to reorganization and consolidation. However, natural attrition in the government IT sector will address some of the positions that will be eliminated. For instance, 21% of GTA's staff will be eligible for retirement within the next year. Other states are seeing similar staffing trends. Further, many affected positions will be transferred to service providers. Transition to external service providers is planned for November 2008 to March 2009 for 5-7 year contracts valued at approximately $1.2-$1.4 billion. More information about Georgia IT transformation, or GAIT 2010, is available on GTA's Web site at www.gta.georgia.gov/transformation. DO YOU HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT? IT'S SIMPLE. No trips to the bank. IT'S SAFE. Confidential. No lost or stolen checks. IT'S SMART. Reliable and fast. Employees: "Call before you quit" Managers/ Supervisors: "Call before you fire" Dispute Resolution Services 404-656-2660 Page The Georgia Statement Retirement Tidbits Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Name Most Baby Boomers (at least 75 percent) don't or will not miss the parenting roles, like coaching sport teams or helping with school work. But 64 percent do or will miss the family vacations. AGER, LESLIE AKINS, DONNA ALLMAN, GARY ANDERSON, SAMUEL BAGGS, CLEO BAILEY, PHYLLIS, BARNES, WILLIAM BELLAMY, HAROLD BEXLEY, CATHRYN BLACKWELL, MARTHA BOWLES, JIMMIE BRANNON, CAROL BRAY, JUDITH BRYAN, MARY BUSBY, NANCY BUTLER, JAMES CANUP, LINDA CAPUTI, KAY CARTER, SWANNIE CARTER, CAROLYN CARTER, PHYLLIS CARVER, LOUIS CHAFIN, ROSIE CHERRY, MARY CHESTER, JOANN CONNERAT, WILLIAM COONEY, CLEVELAND COX, JAMES CRANFORD, JIMMY CUMMINGS, ALBERT DAVIS, MAURINE DAVIS, JUDY DAVIS, CHARLES DAYTON, BARBARA DEMPSEY, JAMES DEWITT, NANCY DIXON, BONNY DOMINY, JOYCE DONALDSON, PATRICIA DUNCAN, VIVIAN ECHOLS, JERRY EDGERTON, ROY EDWARDS, PARA ETHRIDGE, BETTY EVANS, ALECIA FELL, WILLARD FINLEY, RAINIER FISHER, PAMELA FOCHLER, PEGGY FRANKLIN, MAUDREE FULLER, EDWARD FULLER, THOMAS GARRETT, MONELL GEIHSLER, MICHAEL GREEN, RUTH GRIFFIN, ELAINE GRIMSLEY, MINNIE HANDBERRY, MATTIE HARDWICK, JOHN HELTON, JUDITH HINSON, RICHARD HOBBS, MICHAEL HOGAN, CLIFFORD HOWARD, VIVIAN HOWARD, JOYCE HOWARD, MABLE HUNTER, GENIREA HYATT, BOBBY HYDE, JOSEFINE JACKSON, ROYSTON JAUDON, BRENDA JENNINGS, ALBERT May 2007 Years of Service Department 34 Yrs 0 mths 20 Yrs 6 mths 17 Yrs 8 mths 14 Yrs 8 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 19 Yrs 6 mths 13 Yrs 10 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 13 Yrs 4 mths 11 Yrs 0 mths 28 Yrs 2 mths 11 Yrs 5 mths 17 Yrs 1 mths 31 Yrs 6 mths 34 Yrs 5 mths 34 Yrs 2 mths 24 Yrs 4 mths 20 Yrs 10 mths 14 Yrs 0 mths 11 Yrs 7 mths 11 Yrs 2 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 19 Yrs 10 mths 20 Yrs 6 mths 32 Yrs 4 mths 27 Yrs 7 mths 34 Yrs 7 mths 28 Yrs 1 mths 32 Yrs 4 mths 30 Yrs 6 mths 24 Yrs 5 mths 22 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 23 Yrs 4 mths 12 Yrs 4 mths 11 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 21 Yrs 1 mths 30 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 19 Yrs 0 mths 15 Yrs 8 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 13 Yrs 11 mths 25 Yrs 8 mths 24 Yrs 0 mths 30 Yrs 0 mths 26 Yrs 11 mths 19 Yrs 8 mths 16 Yrs 11 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 13 Yrs 5 mths 35 Yrs 2 mths 18 Yrs 7 mths 13 Yrs 0 mths 20 Yrs 11 mths 22 Yrs 5 mths 11 Yrs 3 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 2 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 26 Yrs 0 mths 32 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 27 Yrs 5 mths 13 Yrs 1 mths 32 Yrs 2 mths 13 Yrs 8 mths Ga. 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Dept. of Transportation JEWELL, DANIEL 34 Yrs 0 mths JOHNSON, MARSHA 34 Yrs 0 mths JOHNSTON, WILLIAM 31 Yrs 11 mths JOHNSTON, MARLENE 25 Yrs 1 mths JONES, DARLENE 34 Yrs 0 mths JONES, SUZANNE 34 Yrs 0 mths JONES, RICHARD 17 Yrs 4 mths JUSTUS, JOHNNY 34 Yrs 1 mths KELL, SHIRLEY 16 Yrs 0 mths KENNEDY, PAMELA 34 Yrs 0 mths KIGHT, RUBY 19 Yrs 9 mths KIRKLAND, ELNORA 34 Yrs 0 mths KITCHENS, MARY 28 Yrs 9 mths KNIGHT, JUDY 30 Yrs 0 mths LAMBERTH, LESLIE 21 Yrs 10 mths LANE, ROGER 20 Yrs 7 mths LAURENS, RUSSELL 34 Yrs 0 mths LEE-STROUD, CHERYL 18 Yrs 3 mths LEIGH, DAVID 26 Yrs 4 mths LEWIS, GRADY 23 Yrs 6 mths LIVELY, ALVIN 16 Yrs 7 mths MARKS, DENNIS 34 Yrs 1 mths MATTHEWS, WILMA 19 Yrs 7 mths MCCRAVY, CAROLYN 31 Yrs 0 mths MCKINNEY, DAVID 17 Yrs 12 mths MCLEOD, TIM 34 Yrs 0 mths MILLER, EDNA 30 Yrs 11 mths MILLER, STEVE 28 Yrs 8 mths MOORE, WILLIE 34 Yrs 0 mths MOSLEY, BESSIE 35 Yrs 7 mths MURPHY, PEGGY 10 Yrs 3 mths O'HARA, JAN 34 Yrs 0 mths PARHAM, MARY 28 Yrs 11 mths PARKER, LUCY 34 Yrs 0 mths PEE, JAMES 15 Yrs 0 mths PEELER, CAROLYN 34 Yrs 0 mths PEREZ, ROXANNE 27 Yrs 10 mths PIERCE, ROY 22 Yrs 5 mths RANKINS, SHEILA 34 Yrs 0 mths REED, EDNA 19 Yrs 2 mths REEPE, ROBERT 21 Yrs 6 mths REEVES, CAROL 16 Yrs 0 mths RIGGINS, BRENDA 34 Yrs 1 mths ROBINSON, JAMES 28 Yrs 0 mths ROLLINS, REBECCA 13 Yrs 10 mths SANDERS, XAVIER 30 Yrs 11 mths SANDERS, BENNY 23 Yrs 10 mths SANDERS, FRANK 19 Yrs 12 mths SANTARONE, ANTHONY 34 Yrs 0 mths SCROGGS, JAMES 36 Yrs 1 mths SICKMON, BARBARA 10 Yrs 0 mths SIDWELL, OLIVER 14 Yrs 11 mths SILVER, GLORIA 22 Yrs 10 mths SIMMONS, ROSE 20 Yrs 7 mths SMITH, LINDA 30 Yrs 8 mths SNELL, CURMIT 30 Yrs 1 mths SOLOMON, BETTY 10 Yrs 8 mths SOWELL, CONNIE 18 Yrs 4 mths SPIKES, GLORIA 13 Yrs 1 mths STOKES, EDDIE 30 Yrs 1 mths STRAUSBAUGH, MADELYN 34 Yrs 0 mths STUCKEY, DIANE 34 Yrs 0 mths TRALIES, FRANK 15 Yrs 10 mths WADE, MAXINE 23 Yrs 6 mths WALKER, BOBBY 22 Yrs 10 mths WALTON, LINDA 34 Yrs 0 mths WEIK, JANE 30 Yrs 4 mths WELDON, REBECCA 32 Yrs 6 mths WHEATLEY, VIRGINIA 20 Yrs 7 mths WILLIAMS, HAROLD 34 Yrs 0 mths WILLIAMS, LOVIAN 34 Yrs 0 mths WILLIAMS, ROSE 34 Yrs 0 mths WISE, DEBRA 25 Yrs 7 mths WOODARD, PATRICIA 29 Yrs 2 mths WOODWORTH, JAMES 30 Yrs 1 mths Ga. 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Dept. of Labor The Georgia Statement Page Retirement Tidbits Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Name ADDISON, BRENDA ALLEN, T ALLEN, RUTH ALLGOOD, MARGARET ANDREWS, SAMUEL ARROYO, CARLOS AVERA, LINDA BAGWELL, CLIFTON BAILEY, CHRISTINE BARLOW, CRISTINE BARTLES, ELIZABETH BATCHELOR, ORETHER BEASLEY, JANE BELL, JOHNNIE BELL, JUNE BENNETT, DEBRA BENTLEY, GWENDOLYN BERRY, JOSEPHINE Baby Boomers BISER, CAROL generally BLOMEYER, HELEN view BOLING, SANDRA retirement BONNELL, THOMAS in a more BOWERS, PAULA positive BOYETTE, SHEILA light than BRADDY, BRIAN becoming BRAGG, ELIZABETH an Empty BRASSELL, DOUGLAS Nester. BRAXLEY, JANE 75 percent BRIDGES, GERRY say they BROOKS, KATHRYN will be even BROST, WINIFRED happier upon BROWN, SANDRA retirement. BROWN, BETTY BROWN, ROY BRYANT, DIANE BUCKHOLTZ, NATALEE BULLOCH, REBECCA BURDEN, SIDNEY BURDETTE, JOYCE BURGAMY, MICHAEL BUSH, CHARLOTTE CAWTHON, JAMES CHASTAIN, DIAN CHASTAIN, JAMES CHASTAIN, MARTHA CLOUDMAN, MARY CONNOR, RUTH COOK, FRANCES COOPER, TRENA CORDELL, RICHARD COX, PAUL CRANDALL, ERIC CURRY, JOYCE CYR, CYNTHIA DANTLEY, RUBY DAVIDSON, GAIL DAVIS, BETTYE DAVIS, O'NEAL DAVIS, SANDRA DEFORE, LARRY DELANEY, GLORIA DEW, RAYMOND DEWBERRY, ARTIE DIXON, PAULA DONLEY, GAILE DRIGGERS, KATHA DUGAS, MAZIE DURAN, JUDITH ELIJAH, DANIEL ELLIOTT, DAVID ERDMANN, ILARAE EVANS, PATRICIA FERRELL, GENEVA June 2007 Years of Service Department 31 Yrs 2 mths 30 Yrs 2 mths 14 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 9 mths 13 Yrs 5 mths 20 Yrs 3 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 27 Yrs 6 mths 34 Yrs 6 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 17 Yrs 0 mths 30 Yrs 0 mths 31 Yrs 3 mths 21 Yrs 4 mths 30 Yrs 9 mths 13 Yrs 7 mths 30 Yrs 2 mths 29 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 2 mths 10 Yrs 3 mths 28 Yrs 3 mths 29 Yrs 5 mths 14 Yrs 5 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 17 Yrs 11 mths 31 Yrs 1 mths 29 Yrs 3 mths 27 Yrs 2 mths 34 Yrs 3 mths 21 Yrs 3 mths 13 Yrs 9 mths 11 Yrs 2 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 28 Yrs 11 mths 23 Yrs 0 mths 43 Yrs 10 mths 30 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 9 mths 12 Yrs 3 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 25 Yrs 2 mths 30 Yrs 2 mths 36 Yrs 7 mths 23 Yrs 4 mths 21 Yrs 9 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 12 Yrs 8 mths 33 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 30 Yrs 8 mths 35 Yrs 8 mths 30 Yrs 1 mths 19 Yrs 8 mths 10 Yrs 11 mths 32 Yrs 2 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 13 Yrs 8 mths 15 Yrs 11 mths 27 Yrs 1 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 19 Yrs 1 mths 14 Yrs 5 mths 27 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. 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Dept. of Human Resources FIELDS, DOROTHY 20 Yrs 0 mths FOSTER, RITA 25 Yrs 10 mths FOX DONNA 34 Yrs 9 mths FRANK, SHARON 26 Yrs 11 mths FRAWLEY, REMER 19 Yrs 7 mths FULLARD, LINDA 15 Yrs 4 mths FULLER, PHYLLIS 15 Yrs 0 mths GARRETT, HUGH 34 Yrs 3 mths GAY, MARILYN 28 Yrs 7 mths GEORGE, LINDA 25 Yrs 6 mths GIBSON, GARY 32 Yrs 2 mths GILLIS, ERNEST 17 Yrs 9 mths GLACKMEYER, SEAN 34 Yrs 1 mths GRAHAM, DAVID 34 Yrs 6 mths GRAHAM, SHARON 28 Yrs 6 mths GRAHAM, CHERRY 19 Yrs 0 mths GRAY, LINDA 14 Yrs 7 mths GRIFFIN, CHARLES 34 Yrs 0 mths HABER, ANDREW 14 Yrs 6 mths HALL, LYNDA 34 Yrs 11 mths HAMM, ORA 18 Yrs 6 mths HANIE, LARRY 18 Yrs 9 mths HANSON, KENNETH 19 Yrs 10 mths HARRIS, LOUGENE 28 Yrs 7 mths HARRIS, HENRY 21 Yrs 6 mths HERRIN, MARY 34 Yrs 0 mths HESTER, SHERAH 36 Yrs 3 mths HICKS, MINNIE 30 Yrs 0 mths HILL, NORRIS 30 Yrs 0 mths HINTON, WILTON 34 Yrs 0 mths HOLDER, JILL 31 Yrs 8 mths HOLLARAN, JEAN 32 Yrs 10 mths HOPKINS, BRENDA 28 Yrs 1 mths HOUSE, DEE 34 Yrs 0 mths HOWELL, GLORIA 34 Yrs 0 mths HUBBERT, BOBBIE 16 Yrs 9 mths HUDSON, KAREN 29 Yrs 6 mths HUDSON, ROBERT 14 Yrs 0 mths HUNTER, NELLIE 21 Yrs 1 mths HUTCHERSON, PATRICIA 34 Yrs 0 mths JACKSON, LOUVENIA 15 Yrs 5 mths JACKSON, NANCY 15 Yrs 1 mths JACKSON, ALBERT 10 Yrs 0 mths JERNIGAN, DONALD 12 Yrs 3 mths JOHNSON, JOE 19 Yrs 2 mths JOHNSON, BETTY 16 Yrs 2 mths JONES, MELVIN 34 Yrs 3 mths JONES, JOE 13 Yrs 4 mths KEATON, COSANDRA 32 Yrs 1 mths KEMP, KENNETH 34 Yrs 11 mths KENYON, LAWRENCE 23 Yrs 8 mths KITCHENS, GLADYS 14 Yrs 8 mths KNIGHT-PUGH, DAWN 21 Yrs 2 mths KNOWLES, CHARLOTTE 24 Yrs 9 mths LANE, CLINTON 21 Yrs 1 mths LAYFIELD, HERMAN 12 Yrs 11 mths LEWIS, NANCY 19 Yrs 4 mths LINDQUIST, RONALD 28 Yrs 3 mths LINDSEY, PHILIP 43 Yrs 5 mths MADISON, ROBERT 27 Yrs 8 mths MAIZE, ANN 18 Yrs 4 mths MALLORY, JOHN 34 Yrs 0 mths MAPPS, DAVID 13 Yrs 7 mths MARSHALL, QUEEN 25 Yrs 0 mths MARTIN, CLARENCE 28 Yrs 1 mths MATHIS, CHERYL 34 Yrs 0 mths MAY, JEFF 30 Yrs 1 mths MCANALLY, JANE 29 Yrs 0 mths MCCRAY, HERBERT 28 Yrs 2 mths MCDADE, FRANKIE 34 Yrs 0 mths MCGOWAN, SUSAN 26 Yrs 0 mths MEDDERS, EDDIE 34 Yrs 0 mths MILLIONS, ELIZABETH 15 Yrs 11 mths MOREE, JUNE 22 Yrs 4 mths MURPHY, CHARLES 15 Yrs 4 mths NADEAU, CLAYTON 19 Yrs 0 mths Dougherty County Health Dept Hall County DFACS Ga. 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Dept. of Corrections Page The Georgia Statement Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Retirement Tidbits During the Baby Boomer years, approximately 76 million American were born. Today, this represents 28 percent of the American population. NEW, ZACKIE 18 Yrs 5 mths NORWARD, BOBBY 11 Yrs 8 mths NORWOOD, RUBY 34 Yrs 1 mths O'DONNELL, KATHLEEN 28 Yrs 10 mths PATTERSON, BETTYE 13 Yrs 7 mths PERRY, RUBY 30 Yrs 0 mths PHILLIPS, ERNEST 17 Yrs 3 mths PINION, CAROLE 34 Yrs 1 mths POLITE, LYNEATH 17 Yrs 8 mths POLLOCK, BETTY 25 Yrs 3 mths PONTELLO, ROBERT 21 Yrs 5 mths POUNDERS, HOLLY 34 Yrs 0 mths PURVIS, BETTY 30 Yrs 4 mths RAINES, BILLY 20 Yrs 5 mths RANSOM, BERNESTINE 34 Yrs 3 mths RARY, WARREN 26 Yrs 11 mths REESE, ALFONZA 28 Yrs 5 mths ROBERTS, DORIS 34 Yrs 1 mths ROBERTSON, BURL 18 Yrs 8 mths RODERICK, ARTHUR 34 Yrs 0 mths ROEBUCK, JOAN 23 Yrs 11 mths RUSSELL, JANE 21 Yrs 4 mths SAMPLER, LILLIAN 32 Yrs 7 mths SANDERS, NINA 31 Yrs 0 mths SCHLOTTMAN, MARGARET 10 Yrs 6 mths SEREFLI, ENDER 24 Yrs 1 mths SEYMOUR, GAIL 35 Yrs 2 mths SHARPE, SANDRA 30 Yrs 7 mths SHEPARD, TODD 33 Yrs 5 mths SHEPPARD, AUDREY 15 Yrs 1 mths SIMMONS, DORIS 34 Yrs 0 mths SKALSKI, JOAN 32 Yrs 8 mths SLOCUMB, WILLIAM 34 Yrs 0 mths SMITH, FRANK 34 Yrs 7 mths SMITH, FANNIE 15 Yrs 2 mths SMITH, CHARLES 15 Yrs 10 mths SMITH, ANNIE 13 Yrs 11 mths SOLOMON, L 19 Yrs 5 mths SPELL, LESTER 34 Yrs 3 mths SPIVEY, BARNEY 24 Yrs 11 mths SPRAYBERRY, LYNDA 26 Yrs 7 mths STEEPLE, FREDERICK 15 Yrs 8 mths STRAIN, PEARL 16 Yrs 1 mths STRATTAN, MARCIA 28 Yrs 0 mths STUART, PATRICIA 15 Yrs 3 mths SULLINS, NORMAN 34 Yrs 1 mths SUMMERS, LISA 30 Yrs 0 mths SUMNER, WILLIAM 29 Yrs 9 mths SWANSON, LARRY 10 Yrs 2 mths TATUM, ANNE 15 Yrs 4 mths THACKER, MICKEY 34 Yrs 0 mths THEAD, WILLIAM 22 Yrs 9 mths THOMAS, MELVY 27 Yrs 2 mths THOMPSON, BARRY 30 Yrs 0 mths THOMPSON, DOROTHY 23 Yrs 8 mths TONN, LINDA 34 Yrs 0 mths TOOLEY, JACK 11 Yrs 0 mths TORBUSH, CECILIA 19 Yrs 8 mths UPSHAW, ROSALIND 29 Yrs 0 mths VAILLANCOURT, DIANE 22 Yrs 9 mths VASSY, SHIRLEY 30 Yrs 10 mths VENDER, JOSEPH 35 Yrs 11 mths VINSON, NANCY 34 Yrs 0 mths VINSON, DEBRA 18 Yrs 0 mths WALKER, BENJAMIN 22 Yrs 6 mths WALLEN, CLARENCE 27 Yrs 2 mths WARREN, MATTIE 35 Yrs 2 mths WASHINGTON, PATRICIA 30 Yrs 0 mths WASHINGTON, JACK 14 Yrs 2 mths WEST, KATHY 34 Yrs 0 mths WHEELER, CHARLES 17 Yrs 4 mths WHITAKER, CHRISTINE 32 Yrs 7 mths WHITTINGTON, ROBERT 36 Yrs 2 mths WILBANKS, NAN 34 Yrs 8 mths WILEY, PECOLA 34 Yrs 0 mths WILLIAMS, JIMMIE 34 Yrs 0 mths Gateway Behavorial Health CSB WILLIAMS, FRANK 13 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections WILLIS, JUNE 30 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor WINGE, MARGARET 19 Yrs 2 mths Dekalb County DFACS WISE, WILLIE 27 Yrs 2 mths Troup County Health Dept WITCHER, RUTH 16 Yrs 7 mths New Horizons CSB WOOD, SHARON 34 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources WOODARD, CLAUDIA 33 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor WRIGHT, NELDA 25 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Education Thomas County Health Dept July 2007 Dekalb Community Service Board Name Years of Service Jefferson County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation ABLER, WESLEY 34 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources ADCOCK, LAURA 30 Yrs 0 mths Office of the Secretary of State ADDISON, PAMELA 34 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice ANDERSON, RODERIC 12 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources ARMOUR, FAYE 24 Yrs 4 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor ARNOLD, JUDITH 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. ARNOLD, DIANNE 11 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources ASKINS, LONNIE 26 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor BAILEY, BRUCE 30 Yrs 0 mths Fulton County BARFIELD, TIMOTHY 27 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Bureau of Investigation BARKER, BILL 13 Yrs 10 mths Ga. State Fin. & Invest. Comm. BATES, RONALD 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources BERKELEY, BEVERLY 18 Yrs 4 mths Barrow County DFACS BERRY, MARGARET 25 Yrs 5 mths Department of Revenue BOLTON, DEMESTRIST 33 Yrs 7 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources BOONE, GENISE 13 Yrs 7 mths Clarke County Health Dept BORING, H STAN 34 Yrs 1 mths Dekalb County Health Dept BOSWELL, HELEN 31 Yrs 9 mths New Horizons CSB BOWENS, EUGENE 17 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources BOYD, GLORIA 34 Yrs 0 mths Lake Lanier Island Dev Authority BOYLE, BEVERLY 31 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources BRADDY, VICTORIA 12 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections BRAKEFIELD, FRANKIE 17 Yrs 8 mths Muscogee County Health Dept BRINSON, JAMES 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources BROADNAX, WILLIE 21 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation BROWN, LINDA 27 Yrs 3 mths Coffee County Health Dept BROWN, JANE 13 Yrs 0 mths Jasper County DFACS BROWNING, DEBORAH 34 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice BRUCKER, PATRICIA 16 Yrs 11 mths Chatham County Health Dept BURGESS, DAVID 27 Yrs 1 mths Mcintosh Trail MH MR & SA CSB BUTLER, SUSAN 34 Yrs 0 mths Butts County DFACS BUTLER, GWEN 27 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections BUTLER, ROBERT 12 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor BYRNES, JUDITH 34 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation CALHOUN, EDWIN 12 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections CAMPBELL, SANDRA 21 Yrs 4 mths Georgia Highlands CSB CANUP, FLOYD 16 Yrs 8 mths Superior Courts of Georgia CATER, BRIAN 23 Yrs 4 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections CHAMBERS, JAMES 14 Yrs 1 mths Douglas County Health Dept CHAPMAN, SIDNEY 29 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections CHEEK, RICHARD 38 Yrs 4 mths Ga. Dept. of Agriculture CHENAULT, COURTNEY 33 Yrs 2 mths Jones County DFACS COGSWELL, MARGINA 13 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor COLLINS, GLENN 34 Yrs 1 mths Dept. of Driver Services COLLINS, VERONICA 22 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources COOPER, MARY 35 Yrs 3 mths Gateway Behavorial Health CSB COOPER, MARY 19 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources COOPER, JUDY 17 Yrs 7 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation COTTRELL, CHERYL 28 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources COX, JOYCE 21 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections CRAIG, HARRIS 35 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CRITTENDEN, JOHN 34 Yrs 0 mths Bibb County DFACS DAGADU, CAROLINE 17 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DAVIS, VANESSA 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DAVIS, RUSSELL 28 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections DAY, JANE 29 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Driver Services DEMPSEY, GEORGETTA 14 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DENT, HELEN 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor DICKENS, CHRISTINE 28 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation DICKERSON, HEYWOOD 11 Yrs 2 mths Toombs County DFACS DOUGLAS, FLO 15 Yrs 11 mths E. Central Ga. CSB DOWNIE, EARNEST 24 Yrs 4 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DRESSER, CHERYL 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources CSB of Middle Georgia Jeff Davis County Health Dept Mcintosh Trail MH MR & SA CSB Department of Revenue Twiggs County DFACS Department of Revenue Hall County DFACS Department Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dekalb County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Habersham County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Labor Carroll County MR Services Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Clarke County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Fayette County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Mcintosh Trail MH MR & SA CSB Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DeKalb County State Court Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. 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Dept. of Human Resources The Georgia Statement Page Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System DRYDEN, MARILYN 29 Yrs 8 mths DUKE, NINA 27 Yrs 10 mths EICHENLAUB, VIRGINIA 16 Yrs 3 mths ELDER, JOYCE 34 Yrs 1 mths ESTES, ELIZABETH 18 Yrs 1 mths FERGUSON, JACK 34 Yrs 0 mths FIELDS, SHIRLEY 27 Yrs 4 mths FISHER, SARA 34 Yrs 0 mths FOSTER-RICE, JACQUELYN 30 Yrs 7 mths FOX, MARGARET 18 Yrs 7 mths FREDERICK, JAMES 11 Yrs 8 mths FREEMAN, CYNTHIA 30 Yrs 0 mths FULKS, DORIS 34 Yrs 0 mths GAS, JAMES 21 Yrs 10 mths GERHART, JOHN 28 Yrs 1 mths GIBSON, GENE 12 Yrs 9 mths GORDON, ARTHUR 13 Yrs 10 mths GRAVES, JANICE 19 Yrs 0 mths GRIFFIN, JERRY Mature adults HALL, CHRISTINE 27 Yrs 3 mths 26 Yrs 3 mths are not only HAMMOND, LESTER the fastest HAMPTON, BRIAN 15 Yrs 0 mths 30 Yrs 6 mths growing HANDY, CATHERINE demographic HARRIS, JEPTHA 34 Yrs 0 mths 17 Yrs 11 mths Retirement Tidbits segment of the HAYES, LIZZIE population, HAYNES, MADELYN 11 Yrs 8 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths they are also the fastest growing HENDERSON, JON HILL, DIANNE HISKY, KATHY 22 Yrs 10 mths 13 Yrs 11 mths 30 Yrs 1 mths consumer HOGAN, RONALD group buying HOLLIS, JANICE 34 Yrs 0 mths 18 Yrs 8 mths computers HOPE, LUCIOUS and logging HUDSON, CHRISTIE 34 Yrs 5 mths 34 Yrs 2 mths on. HUTCHESON, ALVIN 10 Yrs 1 mths JACKSON, DORIS 14 Yrs 2 mths JACOBS, HARRY 23 Yrs 8 mths JENKINS, ERMA 22 Yrs 0 mths JOHNSON, VALERIA 26 Yrs 9 mths JOHNSON, VERNON 18 Yrs 2 mths JOHNSON, GARY 14 Yrs 11 mths JONES, MYLES 16 Yrs 9 mths KEHIR, PAUL 12 Yrs 1 mths KITSON, CARL 16 Yrs 11 mths LANEY, ELEANOR 27 Yrs 1 mths LEARY, SANDRA 34 Yrs 0 mths LEE, ROBERT 32 Yrs 7 mths LEE, MARY 21 Yrs 0 mths LUKE, GWENDOLYN 22 Yrs 0 mths MADKINS-NEWELL, GILLETTE 20 Yrs 11 mths MANNING, GLORIA 25 Yrs 0 mths MARTIN, MELANIE 34 Yrs 0 mths MARTIN, DEBORAH 25 Yrs 3 mths MARTIN, LATRELL 19 Yrs 8 mths MAYNARD, BILLY 23 Yrs 11 mths MCCARD, FRANCES 22 Yrs 0 mths MCCRAY, VELMA 26 Yrs 3 mths MCDANIEL, JAMES 30 Yrs 1 mths MCDERMOTT, KATHRYN 18 Yrs 2 mths MCDONALD, FANNIE 34 Yrs 0 mths MCINVALE, BOBBY 17 Yrs 1 mths MILES, ZANDRA 29 Yrs 6 mths MOON, CAROL 34 Yrs 0 mths MOORE, ANNIE 34 Yrs 9 mths MORRIS, LOUISE 27 Yrs 11 mths MORRIS, ROBERT 18 Yrs 5 mths MUHAMMAD, LAURA 13 Yrs 1 mths MULLIS, LINDA 18 Yrs 11 mths MURPHY, MYRA 15 Yrs 8 mths NAIL, BRENDA 21 Yrs 10 mths O'DONNELL, MARY 30 Yrs 0 mths OUTLAW, JAMES 34 Yrs 0 mths PARKER, HELEN 26 Yrs 7 mths PERRY, JEANETTE 17 Yrs 10 mths PETTY, PHILIP 34 Yrs 0 mths POPE, MARILYN 34 Yrs 0 mths POSTELL, BILL 10 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. 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Dept. of Corrections POWELL, JOHNNY 18 Yrs 8 mths RAHN, DOROTHY 20 Yrs 0 mths REED, DANNY 34 Yrs 0 mths RENFROE-THOMAS, APRIL 34 Yrs 0 mths RESPRESS, JUANITA 34 Yrs 7 mths REYNNELLS, MARTHA 20 Yrs 8 mths ROBERTS, CATHY 34 Yrs 3 mths ROBINSON, VERA 16 Yrs 6 mths ROBINSON, EFFIE 10 Yrs 9 mths SCHAVELAND, PEGGY 25 Yrs 10 mths SELF, GAIL 22 Yrs 0 mths SELLARS, BETTY 34 Yrs 0 mths SHEPARD, CHARLOTTE 22 Yrs 9 mths SHERRER, CLARENCE 34 Yrs 0 mths SIMONS, KAREN 34 Yrs 0 mths SIPPLE, CHARLOTTE 10 Yrs 2 mths SMITH, RICHARD 24 Yrs 11 mths SMITH, SAMUEL 22 Yrs 0 mths SMITH, STEPHEN 16 Yrs 1 mths SPENCER, MARTHA 29 Yrs 4 mths STAPLETON, JAMES 31 Yrs 2 mths STRICKLAND, ALICE 18 Yrs 6 mths STUCKEY, CARL 20 Yrs 10 mths TAPLEY, VICKEY 13 Yrs 11 mths TAYLOR, DELENE 34 Yrs 1 mths TAYLOR-CAMPBELL, LOIS 13 Yrs 4 mths THALIATH M D, LIZY 29 Yrs 7 mths THARP, VICKIE 34 Yrs 0 mths THOMAS, RONALD 21 Yrs 6 mths THOMAS, JOSEPH 20 Yrs 6 mths THOMPSON, DARRELL 34 Yrs 0 mths THOMPSON, MARIE 25 Yrs 7 mths THREATT, JACKIE 30 Yrs 0 mths TOLBERT, RONALD 25 Yrs 2 mths TRAWICK, ROY 27 Yrs 3 mths TYSON, ROSA 20 Yrs 11 mths VAUGHN, TERESA 34 Yrs 2 mths VEAL, TOMMI 30 Yrs 0 mths WADE, EVA 34 Yrs 0 mths WATERS, WANDA 34 Yrs 1 mths WAYMON, BURNETTE 29 Yrs 0 mths WEBSTER, DEBRA 27 Yrs 8 mths WHIPPLE, ROZANNE 10 Yrs 6 mths WIGGINS, LEONARD 34 Yrs 0 mths WILBURN, CATHERINE 29 Yrs 1 mths WILCHER, BRYANT 34 Yrs 1 mths WILLIAMS, SEBRINA 34 Yrs 2 mths WILLIAMS, CHARLOTTE 32 Yrs 9 mths WILLIAMS, MCARTHUR 14 Yrs 9 mths WILLIS, CARRIE 17 Yrs 1 mths WILLIS, SHARON 13 Yrs 1 mths WILSON, RICHARD 18 Yrs 7 mths WINGATE, SANDRA 26 Yrs 4 mths WYNN, VICTORIA 29 Yrs 7 mths WYNNE, RAY 13 Yrs 7 mths YOUNG, DORIS 14 Yrs 1 mths Ga. 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Dept. of Human Resources Albany Area CSB Name August 2007 Years of Service Department ARRINGTON, SHERRYL R 34 Yrs 1 mths ASKEW, AARON 30 Yrs 2 mths BAKER, EUGENE P 12 Yrs 7 mths BALDWIN, LINDA B 19 Yrs 11 mths BATCHELOR, MARY JEAN 31 Yrs 2 mths BELL, MACK A 11 Yrs 1 mths BLANKENSHIP, BRENDA M 36 Yrs 10 mths BOUTSELIS, JOHN A 34 Yrs 1 mths BRANTLEY, BELINDA T 34 Yrs 0 mths BROOKS, LINDA D 36 Yrs 10 mths BROWDER, MELVIN J 34 Yrs 0 mths BUGG, EVELYN JOHNSON 16 Yrs 5 mths BUGGS, ROSE F 10 Yrs 0 mths BYRD, WANDA G 33 Yrs 0 mths Baldwin County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Montgomery County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Georgia Building Authority Dept. of Driver Services Page 10 The Georgia Statement Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System CANTLOW, SHIRLEY S 10 Yrs 0 mths CARNES, CLINTON T 34 Yrs 0 mths CARTWRIGHT, LEAH W 30 Yrs 7 mths CHEATHEM, EUGENE 34 Yrs 0 mths CHOWNING, PEGGY P 25 Yrs 1 mths COHEN, JUDITH C 28 Yrs 2 mths COLEMAN, HUGH R 34 Yrs 2 mths COLEMAN, CHERIE H 29 Yrs 9 mths COLLIER, SANFORD W 12 Yrs 9 mths CONNELL, SANDRA L 17 Yrs 0 mths COOPER, GERALDINE C 34 Yrs 1 mths COWART, LAURA W 34 Yrs 0 mths CUMMINGS, PEARLIE M 34 Yrs 1 mths DAVIS, BOBBIE V 28 Yrs 0 mths DAWSON, ROBINE J 34 Yrs 1 mths DAY, PEGGY C 14 Yrs 3 mths DORFMAN, STUART H 34 Yrs 2 mths DOWDY, LENA M 21 Yrs 8 mths Not only are DUKES, NANCY ANN 33 Yrs 1 mths individuals DUTTON, SHIRLEY A 26 Yrs 1 mths living longer EIDSON, JOYCE V 28 Yrs 3 mths after they ELLIS, MARIANNE 34 Yrs 0 mths retire, but they EVANS, SHIRLEY M 34 Yrs 0 mths are healthy FARLEY, FRANCES G 30 Yrs 4 mths Retirement Tidbits enough to FARLOW, ROBIN B 34 Yrs 1 mths continue FERRELL, ETHELENE 34 Yrs 1 mths working or FERRELL, RUTH W 30 Yrs 0 mths performing FOSTER, GLENDA H 19 Yrs 6 mths other FULLER, BOBBIE N 12 Yrs 6 mths productive GINGERICH, GAIL D 19 Yrs 9 mths activity longer GOODWIN, TERRY L 39 Yrs 7 mths than previously GORDON, SUSAN L 34 Yrs 0 mths had been the GORE, DOROTHY MEYER 31 Yrs 5 mths case. GRESHAM, DIANE 34 Yrs 1 mths HALL, RONALD L 30 Yrs 6 mths HAMMONDS, MARY M 31 Yrs 0 mths HARDWICK, NANCY C 26 Yrs 4 mths HARRIS, BETTYE C 34 Yrs 0 mths HARRIS, SAMUEL 11 Yrs 1 mths HILL, JIMMIE CAROLYN 19 Yrs 6 mths HODGES, THOMAS A 28 Yrs 11 mths HOLLIFIELD, MICHAEL H 34 Yrs 0 mths HOLLOWAY, WILLIE 33 Yrs 1 mths HOLLOWAY, EDNA LARUE 22 Yrs 6 mths INGRAM, JOHNNY M 34 Yrs 5 mths JACKSON, T JERRY 26 Yrs 2 mths JACKSON, JAMES 17 Yrs 6 mths JOHNSON, JANICE RENEE 34 Yrs 0 mths JOHNSON, DIANE P 23 Yrs 7 mths JOHNSTON, MARY JANE 34 Yrs 0 mths JONES, BRENDA N 34 Yrs 0 mths KAPPES, JOHN JAMES 17 Yrs 5 mths KEDZIOR, JEAN MARIE 18 Yrs 2 mths KIGER, SHARON R 34 Yrs 0 mths KLOET, LAWRENCE P 34 Yrs 0 mths LAMAR, MAMIE L 34 Yrs 0 mths LANDERS, SARAH S 34 Yrs 0 mths LANGSTON, BETTY J 12 Yrs 8 mths LARSEN, DEBRA 34 Yrs 1 mths LAYTON, LINDA WELCH 34 Yrs 1 mths LEE, JEANIE H 30 Yrs 0 mths LEWIS, DIANNE M 29 Yrs 4 mths LICHNER, JON 15 Yrs 0 mths LITTLE-YARBOUGH, WARDINE 29 Yrs 0 mths LOCHBAUM, VICKIE C 34 Yrs 0 mths LOCKLEAR, PEGGY S 34 Yrs 0 mths LONG, BARBARA ANNE 34 Yrs 1 mths LUMPKIN, BARBARA PHEIL 26 Yrs 9 mths MANGHAM, REGINALD L 17 Yrs 7 mths MARTIN, DAVID O'NEAL 34 Yrs 0 mths MCARTHUR, SHEILA P 25 Yrs 1 mths MCMICHAEL, SARAH A 20 Yrs 10 mths MCNEAL, SHIRLEY W 32 Yrs 5 mths MEARS, BUDDY MICHAEL 14 Yrs 2 mths MEDFORD, ROBERT ERNEST 12 Yrs 2 mths MERCER, RACHEL K 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Jekyll Island State Park Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources DeKalb County State Court GRN Community Service Board Pulaski County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board Pardons & Paroles Morgan County Health Dept Pathways Center CSB Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Middle Georgia CSB Camden County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Walton County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources GRN Community Service Board Thomas/Grady Service Center Dept. of Juvenile Justice NE Georgia Center Comm. Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor New Horizons Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources General Assembly of Georgia Lumpkin County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Newton County DFACS Dodge County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Labor Dekalb County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of Comm. of Insurance Cobb County DFACS Toombs County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dougherty County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Cobb County DFACS Franklin County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor GA Lottery Corporation Ga.Dept of Community Health General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Dekalb County Health Dept Tift County - Diversified Enter. Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Jasper County DFACS Wheeler County DFACS Admin. Office of the Courts Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources MILLER, WILLIE G 36 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor MILLS, OBERIA 12 Yrs 3 mths Mitchell-Baker Service Center MITCHEL, LORINE WHITMAN 17 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor MORRISON, ROY T 18 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections MOSLEY, CAROL L 17 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources MULLINS, MARY ANNE 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Education NESMITH, TEDDY JACKSON 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety NORTH, LARRY J 34 Yrs 0 mths Department of Revenue O'QUINN, BRENT L 34 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Workforce Tip OWEN, WENDELL MURRAY 18 Yrs 3 mths OWENSBY, MARY A 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Pathways Center CSB OWSLEY, SUSIE M 15 Yrs 7 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources PANTON, ROSALYN W 14 Yrs 0 mths Columbia County DFACS PARKER, SARAH A 30 Yrs 0 mths Georgia Technology Authority PARKER, WILLIE FRANK 12 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation PEACOCK, ANN O 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections PENN, RONALD 18 Yrs 7 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources PHILLIPS, JAMES RODNEY 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Agriculture PIKE, DONNA L 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources PREER, PATRICIA P 27 Yrs 10 mths Chatham County DFACS RALEIGH, MARCIA R 34 Yrs 7 mths Coweta County DFACS RAVEN, TERI W 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga.Dept of Community Health REESE, LUVERIA 23 Yrs 5 mths Georgia Building Authority REHMERT, CHARLOTTE A 13 Yrs 10 mths Chatham County DFACS REYES, CEFERINA VILLAPANDO 22 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources ROBBINS, DEBRA C 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation RUCKEL, STEVEN W 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources SAMPSON, PAMELA E 16 Yrs 3 mths Liberty County Health Dept SHEDD, JOHNNY B 22 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections SHEPHERD, GENEVA 34 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections SHEPHERD, CHARLES L 34 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Early Care Learning SHEPHERD, RICHARD W 14 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Agriculture SINKFIELD, PATRICIA A 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources SMILIE, MARTHA C 19 Yrs 4 mths New Horizons CSB SMITH, VISOL G 34 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections SMITH, CATHERINE B 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources SNELL, MARY GRIMES 34 Yrs 1 mths Georgia Department of Law SORRELLS, JIMMY R 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation SOUTHERLAND, ANGELA G 10 Yrs 7 mths Savannah Technical College SPEARMAN, NANCY C 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections STANCIEL, ANITA E 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor STEELE, KATHERINE J 22 Yrs 8 mths Whitfield County Health Dept STEWART, DEBORAH L 25 Yrs 4 mths Clarke County Health Dept STILL, CHERYL G 10 Yrs 0 mths Cobb County Health Dept STONE, BRENDA S 34 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice STORM, JOANNE ELLEN 23 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor THOMAS, JOYCE H 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor THOMAS, EVA M 16 Yrs 10 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources THORNE, DALE COPLAND 15 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections TINGLE, LEANN B 34 Yrs 0 mths Cobb County DFACS TUMLIN, JUNE A 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor TYSON, WENDELL G 31 Yrs 5 mths Ware County Health Dept ULM, CLAUDE A 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections VICKERS, CAROLYN D 31 Yrs 6 mths Dougherty County DFACS WACHTER, PATRICIA D 17 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor WALKER, JACQUELINE 34 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice WALKER, ROBIN 30 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources WALKER, NIADRA U 22 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections WALTERS, M LORRAINE 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor WARNER, VENITA L 27 Yrs 0 mths State Board of Workers Comp WATERS, WILLIAM VAN 15 Yrs 7 mths East Central Technical College WATSON, BONNIE K 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources WEAVER, ODA R 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources WEBSTER, ILA R 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor WHITE, PATRICIA E 35 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources WILDES, GLORIA W 12 Yrs 11 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice WILLIAMS, GWENDOLYN C. 22 Yrs 6 mths Chatham County Health Dept WILLIS, PATRICIA A 15 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety WOOD, SUSAN SMITH 31 Yrs 1 mths Chatham County Health Dept WOODALL, ANN N 24 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources WRIGHT, VALERIE JOY 20 Yrs 4 mths Dekalb County Health Dept YOUMANS, LARRY R 18 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections ZUNDEL, MARVIN 19 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation The Georgia Statement Page 11 Retirement Tidbits Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Name September 2007 Years of Service Department Those who go back to work after retirement often have higher incomes than those who retire completely. Adair, Vicki D 30 Yrs 1 mths Allen, Oliver James 14 Yrs 11 mths Anderson, Rose R 32 Yrs 0 mths Ard, Martha R 30 Yrs 0 mths Arlov, Nick 15 Yrs 7 mths Armstrong-Pugh, Alice P 18 Yrs 8 mths Baker, Harold D 30 Yrs 0 mths Banks, Patsy T 30 Yrs 2 mths Barron, Danny Lester 22 Yrs 6 mths Bates, Connie W 28 Yrs 5 mths Beard, Joseph 20 Yrs 8 mths Benneche, Ronald M. 13 Yrs 6 mths Benton, Telford 30 Yrs 1 mths Brown, Cathy S 34 Yrs 0 mths Brown, Pamela S 25 Yrs 0 mths Burgos, Mildred D 17 Yrs 9 mths Butler, Barbara D 34 Yrs 2 mths Carnahan, Alice L 34 Yrs 0 mths Carter, Catherine B 34 Yrs 10 mths Chestnut, William L 34 Yrs 0 mths Church, Dora L 30 Yrs 0 mths Combs, Mackie Bryson 24 Yrs 5 mths Connell, Brenda W 34 Yrs 0 mths Cooke, Alan S 31 Yrs 7 mths Cribbs, Janice S 26 Yrs 3 mths Curry, Harvey L 35 Yrs 0 mths Davis, Georgie M 34 Yrs 0 mths Davis, Douglas A 34 Yrs 0 mths Deal, Janet P 24 Yrs 3 mths Dennis, Kathryn 23 Yrs 9 mths Dennis, Peggy Jean 14 Yrs 4 mths Dingler, David Scott 19 Yrs 11 mths Dixon, John Daniel 23 Yrs 3 mths Dobson, Sandra A 16 Yrs 1 mths Dotson, Barthetic 18 Yrs 2 mths Douberly, Anna Sue 21 Yrs 11 mths Dunwoody, Mary L 30 Yrs 1 mths Durant, Ruby Ailene 17 Yrs 1 mths Eason, James Robert 22 Yrs 0 mths Eller, Linda J 22 Yrs 9 mths Faith, Robert Dawson 34 Yrs 2 mths Faulkner, Dottie D 30 Yrs 2 mths Fleming, Daniel N 34 Yrs 1 mths Fleming, Larry Wayne 21 Yrs 5 mths Ford, Gloria J 19 Yrs 11 mths Frazier, Diane M 30 Yrs 2 mths Graves, Sharon Jean 20 Yrs 5 mths Green, Craig Lee 23 Yrs 10 mths Greenwell, Douglas G 25 Yrs 6 mths Griner, Maxine E 23 Yrs 10 mths Hamilton, Leonard G 34 Yrs 0 mths Hand, Berney J 34 Yrs 0 mths Harrell, Janet Lynn 34 Yrs 0 mths Harris, James Bernard 13 Yrs 2 mths Hart, Brenda J 21 Yrs 8 mths Harville, Lisa R 30 Yrs 0 mths Head, Jeffery P 31 Yrs 11 mths Henson, Russell M 30 Yrs 10 mths Holmes, Lavoyce 10 Yrs 4 mths Howard, Marilyn 32 Yrs 2 mths Howell, Tally R 29 Yrs 4 mths Hudson, Jennifer P 34 Yrs 0 mths Hughes, Joyce W 34 Yrs 0 mths Jackson, Fannie B 35 Yrs 0 mths Jackson, Victoria A 34 Yrs 0 mths Jackson, William W 30 Yrs 0 mths Jackson, Holsey 26 Yrs 6 mths Johnson, Joann 34 Yrs 0 mths Johnson, Catherine L 29 Yrs 11 mths Johnson, Janice L 21 Yrs 7 mths Johnson, James Erle 18 Yrs 1 mths Joyner, Carol Jean 25 Yrs 6 mths Kennedy, John Fisher 19 Yrs 7 mths Highland Rivers Center CSB Ga. 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Dept. of Human Resources West Central Technical College Habersham County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Audits Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections GA State University Colquitt County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Corrections Gateway Behav. Health Svs. CSB Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ogeechee MH, MR & SA CSB Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Mcintosh Trail MH, MR & SA CSB Columbia County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Long County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Kidd, Pamela L 31 Yrs 5 mths Klehn, David P 11 Yrs 0 mths Lee, Jerry L 31 Yrs 2 mths Lovett, Lisa H 13 Yrs 11 mths Lundy, Patricia 36 Yrs 0 mths Lyons, Seaborn Clark 30 Yrs 1 mths Mahaffey, Harriet E 32 Yrs 5 mths Mason, Delores R 16 Yrs 7 mths McBrayer, James R 32 Yrs 6 mths McClellan, Kathy B 28 Yrs 7 mths McCranie, James V 16 Yrs 9 mths McCrary, Clyde 16 Yrs 11 mths McEachin, Edith J 16 Yrs 5 mths McFadden, Chris 34 Yrs 0 mths McKenzie, Gwendolyn M 34 Yrs 0 mths Merritt, Bernell B 30 Yrs 1 mths Merrow, Ralph Leon 14 Yrs 2 mths Miller, Carol A 10 Yrs 1 mths Milliones, Richard 23 Yrs 1 mths Moore, Janice S 34 Yrs 0 mths Moore, William H 19 Yrs 1 mths Moss, Cindy R 30 Yrs 2 mths Murray, Floydtina L 34 Yrs 0 mths Nelson, Mitchell W 24 Yrs 0 mths Newsome, William T 32 Yrs 0 mths Nichols, Otis U 17 Yrs 0 mths Nipper, Marita F 11 Yrs 9 mths Nix, Kristy Crenshaw 34 Yrs 0 mths Nixon, Margaret J 34 Yrs 0 mths Odom, Leila M 10 Yrs 0 mths Oglesby, Margaret W 30 Yrs 9 mths Owings, Johnnie Faye 34 Yrs 0 mths Penland, Robert M 29 Yrs 0 mths Phillips, Toni R 34 Yrs 0 mths Pohmann, Bernard H 21 Yrs 5 mths Potts, Timothy Ross 32 Yrs 0 mths Powell, Lucy M 24 Yrs 6 mths Powers, Janet F 34 Yrs 0 mths Powers, Susan F 26 Yrs 7 mths Proctor, Lloyd Henry 18 Yrs 1 mths Provatas, Joyce 30 Yrs 11 mths Ramey, Nancy P 17 Yrs 8 mths Redmond, Christopher S 34 Yrs 0 mths Renfroe, Royce 33 Yrs 11 mths Robertson, Eartha C 29 Yrs 8 mths Robinson, Catherine H 34 Yrs 3 mths Roper, William B 34 Yrs 0 mths Roy, Carol Annette 18 Yrs 5 mths Sanders, Ignatius H 31 Yrs 7 mths Sapp, Cheryl 20 Yrs 0 mths Shaw, Mae L 30 Yrs 0 mths Shealy, Patricia G 31 Yrs 1 mths Sheble, Jeffrey R 30 Yrs 10 mths Sims, Christy L 34 Yrs 1 mths Sinclair, Linda D 15 Yrs 11 mths Skaggs, Loren D 13 Yrs 3 mths Smith, Leon S 18 Yrs 8 mths Stauffer, Linwood W 12 Yrs 8 mths Studstill, David E 34 Yrs 1 mths Talanca, James P 15 Yrs 2 mths Taylor, James W 13 Yrs 1 mths Thompson, Marco J 26 Yrs 0 mths Tucker, Louie 25 Yrs 1 mths Turner, Robert S 21 Yrs 6 mths Valles, Myrna A 30 Yrs 0 mths Vann, Judith E 28 Yrs 5 mths Walker, Brenda 34 Yrs 0 mths Warden, Gary L 19 Yrs 1 mths Warren, Vernice J 29 Yrs 11 mths Watkins, Linda E 27 Yrs 10 mths West, Barbara C. 13 Yrs 7 mths Whitaker, Shirley L 23 Yrs 6 mths Whitehurst, Gloria A 19 Yrs 2 mths Williams, Joann C 34 Yrs 0 mths Willis, Dorothy K 18 Yrs 0 mths Elbert County DFACS Department of Revenue Gateway Behav. Health Svs. CSB Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Baldwin County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Emanuel County DFACS Spalding County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Douglas County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Crisp County Health Dept GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Candler County DFACS Chatham County Health Dept Laurens County DFACS Georgia Technology Authority Ga.Dept of Community Health Richmond County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Motor Veh. Safety Gateway Behav. Health Srv. CSB Hall County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Chatham County Health Dept Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Richmond County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Dekalb Community Service Board Ga. Dept. of Corrections New Horizons CSB Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Cobb County CSB Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Wayne Co. Home Health Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Veterans Service Ga. Teachers Retirement Sys. Miller County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Technology Authority Georgia Forestry Commission Cobb County CSB Liberty County DFACS Superior Courts of Georgia Fulton County DFCS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Mcintosh Trail MH, MR & SA CSB Page 12 The Georgia Statement Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Wilson, Carolyn V Winkler, Sherrye A Wise, Karen G Wolfe, Barbara D Wright, Robert L Young, Natilyne W 34 Yrs 0 mths 23 Yrs 7 mths 26 Yrs 0 mths 17 Yrs 3 mths 31 Yrs 8 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dept. of Juvenile Justice Oconee Community Service Board Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Last Name October 2007 First Name Years of Service Abbott, Catharine O 26 Yrs 2 mths Allen, Eleanor Wilder 20 Yrs 5 mths Almond, Sheri 32 Yrs 0 mths Anderson, Dessiree 12 Yrs 3 mths Barden, Bertha Fale 17 Yrs 6 mths Bartley, Stephanie A 18 Yrs 10 mths Beck, Walter Leroy 17 Yrs 2 mths Bell, Alan D 25 Yrs 7 mths Bell, Theartis 21 Yrs 7 mths Blackman, Brenda 22 Yrs 5 mths Retirement Tidbits Upwards of Blitch, Lee A 90 percent Bonner, Robert H of people say Bourke, Patricia B they'd like Brannen, Joyce R to stay right Brannen, Marian Q in their own Briggs, Barbara A communities as Brown, Maye June they age. Bryant, Deborah W Burns, Thomas C 29 Yrs 9 mths 34 Yrs 9 mths 10 Yrs 0 mths 23 Yrs 0 mths 20 Yrs 6 mths 34 Yrs 8 mths 34 Yrs 0 mths 34 Yrs 8 mths 27 Yrs 7 mths Byrd, William L 32 Yrs 8 mths Campbell, Ronald E 36 Yrs 8 mths Cantrell, Vanessa P 36 Yrs 0 mths Carver, Joann I 16 Yrs 1 mths Cato, Frances Grant 10 Yrs 0 mths Chandler, Clifford A 11 Yrs 11 mths Coleman, John O 26 Yrs 10 mths Collier, Henry Berry 21 Yrs 0 mths Coxton, Lucy A 30 Yrs 9 mths Coyne, Portia F 10 Yrs 2 mths Cranford, Daryl M 34 Yrs 0 mths Crawford, Brenda E 34 Yrs 9 mths Crawford, Judy A 13 Yrs 6 mths Crimes, Annie K 20 Yrs 0 mths Crump, Ross C 35 Yrs 0 mths Cummings, Cora White 34 Yrs 1 mths Curtis, Michaela S 21 Yrs 7 mths Dabney, Marian E 21 Yrs 6 mths Davidson, Donna K 19 Yrs 4 mths Davis, Ernestine D 25 Yrs 7 mths Davis, Roscoe 18 Yrs 3 mths Dennis, Anne H 34 Yrs 7 mths Dimsdale, Diane G 35 Yrs 6 mths Facison, Wilmadean D 34 Yrs 0 mths Faust, Geraldine 23 Yrs 3 mths Fitzpatrick, James D 22 Yrs 6 mths Flanagan, Susan M 24 Yrs 4 mths Fordham, Jacquelene 22 Yrs 10 mths Fowler, Ricki T 15 Yrs 0 mths Glidewell, Rebecca G 18 Yrs 1 mths Godfrey, Charlie E 36 Yrs 9 mths Griffith, Larry R 10 Yrs 2 mths Grooms, Kathryn D 35 Yrs 5 mths Hall, Wray A 16 Yrs 1 mths Hamilton, Ralph 19 Yrs 0 mths Hampton, Horace P 14 Yrs 9 mths Harden, Sandra F 35 Yrs 0 mths Harper, Willie David 25 Yrs 7 mths Harrison, Patricia S 11 Yrs 9 mths Hawkins, Anthony 34 Yrs 0 mths Haynes, Dorothy L 34 Yrs 7 mths Heaton, Thomas Albert 36 Yrs 6 mths Henderson, Charles B 25 Yrs 1 mths Henry, Marie W 27 Yrs 9 mths Habersham County DFACS Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor CSB of Middle Georgia Ga. Dept. of Human Resources South Ga. Com. Service State Board Pardons & Paroles Dept. of Juvenile Justice Spalding County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Bureau of Investigation Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Department of Revenue Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Community Affairs Ga. Dept. of Transportation Fannin County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Chatham County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Transportation Gateway CSB Coffee County Health Dept Ga. State Finance & Investment Houston County DFACS Mitchell-Baker Service Center Ga. Dept. of Human Resources South Georgia CSB Hart County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation McIntosh Trail MH, MR & SA CSB Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Pines CSB Bartow County DFACS Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Merit System of Pers. Adm. Georgia Public Broadcasting Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Board of Workers Comp Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Herrin, Robert H 34 Yrs 0 mths Hinson, Allen T 35 Yrs 0 mths Hogan, Linda D 35 Yrs 10 mths Holcomb, Edwill R 37 Yrs 1 mths Holloway, Virginia H 10 Yrs 10 mths Howard, Ruthie M 40 Yrs 2 mths Howard, Geraldine 36 Yrs 1 mths Hunt, John K 34 Yrs 3 mths Hunt, James R 16 Yrs 3 mths Hunter, Annette J 34 Yrs 0 mths Hurt, Ellen J 32 Yrs 11 mths Jacks, Joyce H 17 Yrs 10 mths Jackson, Gloria M 31 Yrs 5 mths Johnson, Diane E 34 Yrs 0 mths Johnson, Rosa Mae 30 Yrs 1 mths Johnson, Margaret C 27 Yrs 1 mths Johnson, Dianna Baker 21 Yrs 7 mths Jones, Carolyn B 34 Yrs 0 mths Jones, Junnifer D 33 Yrs 2 mths Jones, Virginia A 31 Yrs 3 mths Jones, Ceola L 23 Yrs 5 mths Jordan, Charles L 35 Yrs 1 mths Kelley, Virgia Lee 10 Yrs 10 mths Kirkley, Vince Wilkin 17 Yrs 8 mths Lane, Jerome 31 Yrs 5 mths Lazenby, Duane G 35 Yrs 6 mths Lee, Lila Gail 28 Yrs 9 mths Lewis, Gary Lee 34 Yrs 0 mths Malueg, William J 37 Yrs 0 mths Martin, Tiney H 14 Yrs 6 mths Mcdonald, Robin H 34 Yrs 0 mths Mcintosh, Selma S 22 Yrs 5 mths Meyer, Robert Wallace 36 Yrs 10 mths Mincey, Norris 21 Yrs 2 mths Moore, Mary A 15 Yrs 5 mths Moreland, Linda Sue 34 Yrs 0 mths Morgan, Stephen 10 Yrs 9 mths Morrison, Dorothy L 18 Yrs 11 mths Nail, Richard Wayne 11 Yrs 6 mths Niles, Linda D 34 Yrs 0 mths Olson, Dorothy P 28 Yrs 11 mths Pafford, Jerry F 30 Yrs 0 mths Parker, Doris D 30 Yrs 8 mths Phrydas, Harry Andrew 28 Yrs 2 mths Presley, Travis 22 Yrs 11 mths Price, Sandra C 29 Yrs 8 mths Rafe, Amy F 23 Yrs 5 mths Raymond, Ronella 34 Yrs 9 mths Risper, Bobby L 35 Yrs 5 mths Robinson, Christopher F 35 Yrs 11 mths Rogers, Coretta Bloom 17 Yrs 4 mths Rogers, Tammy D 17 Yrs 0 mths Rooker, Ava Jean 23 Yrs 5 mths Rowe, Jerry A 31 Yrs 2 mths Rudolph, Carolyn T 32 Yrs 9 mths Ruff, Kathy L 35 Yrs 4 mths Russell, Henry F 35 Yrs 8 mths Sapp, Margaret W 35 Yrs 1 mths Saunders, Sandra J 22 Yrs 8 mths Scott, Travis C 15 Yrs 0 mths Sheffield, Patricia B 10 Yrs 1 mths Sheppard, Glenda E 17 Yrs 9 mths Sherer, Regis C 31 Yrs 4 mths Sims, Roger D 28 Yrs 9 mths Smith, Larry G 36 Yrs 4 mths Smith, Dianne L. 11 Yrs 3 mths Spearman, Kenneth P 12 Yrs 9 mths Spivey, Rhonda S 34 Yrs 9 mths Sticher, Patricia A 30 Yrs 11 mths Stribling, Sara E 13 Yrs 9 mths Strickland, Joseph A 18 Yrs 2 mths Styles, Carol Regina 35 Yrs 3 mths Sumbry, Olivia W 30 Yrs 11 mths Swartwout, Joseph R 11 Yrs 9 mths Tatum, Gayle S 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Dekalb CSB Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Clayton County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Appalachian Technical College Gateway CSB Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Labor Dekalb County DFACS Richmond County Health Dept Baldwin County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Transportation East Central Georgia CSB Ga. Dept. of Transportation Pike County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Corrections State Accounting Office Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Taylor County Health Dept Northeast Georgia Center CSB Ga. Bureau of Investigation Bibb County Health Dept Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Corrections Muscogee County Health Dept Office of the Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Georgia Pines CSB Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Office of the Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Transportation Office of the Secretary of State Secretary of State Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Education Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Bureau of Investigation Mcintosh Trail CSB Butts County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dougherty County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Fayette County DFACS Dougherty County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Bibb County Health Dept Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Department of Revenue Clarke County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ware County Health Dept Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Juvenile Justice The Georgia Statement Page 13 Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Taylor, Harrell P 21 Yrs 0 mths Thornton, Alan E 30 Yrs 10 mths Turpin, Tony A 32 Yrs 11 mths Usry, Robert E 13 Yrs 0 mths Vance, Barbara Ann 10 Yrs 0 mths Watson, Patricia N 13 Yrs 6 mths White, Laura L 25 Yrs 9 mths Whitfield, Rebecca P 20 Yrs 6 mths Williams, Glenn G 36 Yrs 3 mths Williams, Mary Owens 35 Yrs 6 mths Williamson, Susan G 14 Yrs 5 mths Willis, Joe Nathan 13 Yrs 5 mths Wilmer, Barbara S 19 Yrs 3 mths Woodard, Fred R 27 Yrs 6 mths Yarbrough, Hubert 20 Yrs 5 mths Zinger, Nan B 34 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Lee County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Corrections Floyd County DFACS Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Audits Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Lowndes County DFACS Retirement Tidbits 36 percent of Baby Boomers will move or plan to move when they become Empty Nesters. When they retire, 55 percent say they will move. Last Name November 2007 First Name Years of Service Applin, Margaret L 36 Yrs 1 mths Astin-Hand, Patricia P 21 Yrs 0 mths Beaty, Shelby W 17 Yrs 3 mths Beckham, Alvin L 31 Yrs 8 mths Bell, Kenneth B 36 Yrs 6 mths Billingslea, Ronnie J 31 Yrs 6 mths Brooks, Ronnie J 35 Yrs 5 mths Bush, Elizabeth S 34 Yrs 0 mths Byars, James Barry 17 Yrs 0 mths Campbell, Eunice R 34 Yrs 0 mths Carter, Pamela Ann 21 Yrs 7 mths Cason, Albert G 36 Yrs 9 mths Chaney, Pauline 34 Yrs 0 mths Chesser, Ronald J 34 Yrs 0 mths Childs, Carolyn D 34 Yrs 0 mths Cole, Susan D 35 Yrs 9 mths Coomer, Charles E 36 Yrs 9 mths Davison, Dorethia L 34 Yrs 0 mths Deloach, Raymond M 24 Yrs 0 mths Dudley, Mary Jo 19 Yrs 5 mths Duval, Thomas E 25 Yrs 10 mths Eason, Fanilu M 13 Yrs 6 mths Fleming, Lee E 17 Yrs 0 mths Fowler, Millie H 26 Yrs 7 mths Gilmore, Ruth C 23 Yrs 7 mths Hagans, Tommie 20 Yrs 11 mths Hall, Panzer M 35 Yrs 6 mths Hall, Joseph 25 Yrs 0 mths Hancock, David A 35 Yrs 9 mths Hardy, Jackie Lynn 19 Yrs 11 mths Harris, Martha J 35 Yrs 0 mths Harris, Dale S 30 Yrs 10 mths Harris, Dennis R 27 Yrs 7 mths Harris, Algie 19 Yrs 5 mths Hendley, Henry Lamar 10 Yrs 3 mths Hester, James D 34 Yrs 11 mths Hill, Elizabeth C 34 Yrs 0 mths Hill, Deborah Smith 30 Yrs 0 mths Hill, Lloyd 19 Yrs 2 mths Ingram, Willie H 36 Yrs 9 mths Ivester, Glenda Diane 28 Yrs 5 mths Johnson, Beverly N 20 Yrs 9 mths Johnson, Harold D 18 Yrs 5 mths Jordan, John B 37 Yrs 10 mths Jordan, Jo A 11 Yrs 11 mths Kendrick, Helen J 30 Yrs 11 mths Kennedy, Pamela B 20 Yrs 5 mths Kilgore, Charles T 17 Yrs 4 mths Kimball, Dorothy C 34 Yrs 5 mths King, Michael F 36 Yrs 4 mths Lanier, William C 36 Yrs 6 mths Leonard, Tommy Lee 29 Yrs 8 mths Leonard, Walter Lee 11 Yrs 11 mths Lohr, Roger J 13 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Forestry Comm. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Econ. Development Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources GA Dept of Banking & Finance Ga. Bureau of Investigation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Department of Revenue Georgia Building Authority Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor George L. Smith II - GWCCA Dept. of Driver Services Longino, Susan Ellen 35 Yrs 4 mths Mack, Isaac 12 Yrs 9 mths Martin, Jere A 36 Yrs 2 mths Maxey, Rose S 30 Yrs 0 mths Mccamy, Michael L 23 Yrs 0 mths Mccommons, Ruben 32 Yrs 0 mths Mcdaniel, Lavonia M 30 Yrs 2 mths Mcpheters, Stewart E 10 Yrs 10 mths Miller, Steven P 36 Yrs 8 mths Minsk, Michael G 30 Yrs 0 mths Moore, James S 37 Yrs 11 mths Morrow, Frankie L 32 Yrs 11 mths Mullis, Lewis Barrow 20 Yrs 6 mths Nash, Michael Thomas 36 Yrs 11 mths Nelson, Robert M 24 Yrs 7 mths Nichols, Larry C 36 Yrs 2 mths Nysewander, Patricia J 37 Yrs 9 mths Oglesbee, James W 34 Yrs 0 mths Parks, Christine 30 Yrs 8 mths Payne, Mary B 21 Yrs 6 mths Perry, John T 36 Yrs 7 mths Pope, Thomas Michael 35 Yrs 4 mths Prescott, Patricia J 35 Yrs 10 mths Pritchett, James T 10 Yrs 0 mths Pruitt, Janet C 34 Yrs 9 mths Pugh, Dennis H 13 Yrs 2 mths Reasons, Richard L 34 Yrs 11 mths Rhew, Linda H 18 Yrs 9 mths Riley, Albert R 27 Yrs 4 mths Roach, John H 25 Yrs 3 mths Robinson, Stella 33 Yrs 5 mths Rogers, William D 21 Yrs 1 mths Ross, Alan S 39 Yrs 5 mths Sanford, Brenda G 34 Yrs 11 mths Santiago, Armando D 21 Yrs 2 mths Saxon, Ouida M 10 Yrs 10 mths Schuck, Patricia B 22 Yrs 11 mths Scott, Priscilla H 34 Yrs 8 mths Scurry, Minnie M 27 Yrs 7 mths Seldon, Patricia D 24 Yrs 7 mths Shireman, Eddie Gene 18 Yrs 10 mths Skipper, Daniel E 20 Yrs 4 mths Slaton, Cellrea Q 19 Yrs 4 mths Sosebee, Janetta C 24 Yrs 10 mths Sosebee, Richard Eddie 17 Yrs 4 mths Sparry, Donald L 16 Yrs 10 mths Stembridge, Roger W 11 Yrs 7 mths Stewart, John Baker 25 Yrs 4 mths Strickland, Gwendolyn 36 Yrs 5 mths Suwannatut, Montre 12 Yrs 4 mths Swint, Walter Allen 16 Yrs 8 mths Thomas, Cherry Moore 20 Yrs 1 mths Tinley, William Burnsed 32 Yrs 3 mths Warren, Elois 35 Yrs 9 mths Watkins, Frances Sue 24 Yrs 5 mths Welch, Phelix D 16 Yrs 0 mths West, Julie M 14 Yrs 7 mths White, Susan Michele 29 Yrs 0 mths White, Arthur J 17 Yrs 3 mths Whittle, Jackie S 35 Yrs 4 mths Williams, Janie T 34 Yrs 0 mths Williams, Anita J 25 Yrs 0 mths Winters, Cheryl L 32 Yrs 5 mths Wise, Barbara Y 26 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dept. of Technical & Adult Ed. Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Department of Revenue Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Defense State Board Pardons & Paroles Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Corrections Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Dept. of Driver Services Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources General Assembly of Georgia Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Labor Last Name Allen, Gloria B Askew, Bobby Autry, Fay Carol Baker, Linda A Barnes, Wanda L December 2007 First Name Years of Service 31 Yrs 7 mths 29 Yrs 6 mths 20 Yrs 0 mths 19 Yrs 6 mths 35 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Page 14 The Georgia Statement Congratulations to these dedicated state retirees Submitted by Employees' Retirement System Retirement Tidbits The average American spends 18 years in retirement. Bennett, Charles C 36 Yrs 8 mths Bensman, Gerald A 36 Yrs 7 mths Bohannon, Annette G 30 Yrs 2 mths Bouyer , Pat H 21 Yrs 1 mths Brown, Frank A 15 Yrs 0 mths Bryant, Karle F 17 Yrs 9 mths Cawley, Edward L 18 Yrs 1 mths Chastain, Monte M 20 Yrs 1 mths Cleveland, Emily Ann 18 Yrs 7 mths Cloyd, Robert L 28 Yrs 0 mths Collins, Paul James 26 Yrs 5 mths Collis, Roger Dellmar 11 Yrs 2 mths Costen, Evelyn J 12 Yrs 9 mths Cox,Rutha L 27 Yrs 8 mths Danforth, Janice S 35 Yrs 4 mths Davi, Michael Terry 35 Yrs 2 mths Dorsey, William H 12 Yrs 5 mths Dove, Earla Jean 10 Yrs 1 mths Dunlap, Terry Lee 13 Yrs 4 mths Dunn, Deborah B 21 Yrs 0 mths Ewing, Phillip Brad 36 Yrs 3 mths Faulk, Ollie 34 Yrs 0 mths Freund, Joseph G 32 Yrs 9 mths Fuller, Carol J 34 Yrs 0 mths Fuller, Robert J 25 Yrs 6 mths Garrett, Marlene C 26 Yrs 5 mths Gaskins, Jack H 15 Yrs 0 mths George, James R 19 Yrs 6 mths Gormly, John B 11 Yrs 6 mths Graham, Jeanine T 25 Yrs 0 mths Grantham, James N 14 Yrs 8 mths Grimes, Karen E 30 Yrs 2 mths Hadley, Judith Graves 29 Yrs 1 mths Hanna, Sandra C 28 Yrs 11 mths Hardin, Martha K 31 Yrs 6 mths Hatcher, Elizabeth J 18 Yrs 8 mths Hawkins, Joyce N 19 Yrs 0 mths Hendricks, James E 26 Yrs 9 mths Hill, Mayola 34 Yrs 9 mths Holland, Ruby H 30 Yrs 0 mths Hunt, Winston H 13 Yrs 4 mths Hycner, Aileen 15 Yrs 5 mths Ingram, Reatha W 34 Yrs 10 mths Jacobs, Jerry W 37 Yrs 1 mths Jordan, Linda S 18 Yrs 5 mths Keith, Gloria L 34 Yrs 0 mths Kernan, Ezra Luther 12 Yrs 8 mths Kohler, George Edgar 15 Yrs 3 mths Lazo, Rodolfo S 34 Yrs 11 mths Lightman, Sandra Lee 21 Yrs 10 mths Linnenkohl, Harold E 47 Yrs 8 mths Lipscomb, Helen J 22 Yrs 0 mths Manis, Stephanie B 32 Yrs 8 mths Martel, Carlos 14 Yrs 3 mths Martin, Peggy T 12 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Technology Authority Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Dept. of Juvenile Justice Office of Comm. of Insurance Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Audits Ga. Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Admin. Services Ga.Dept of Community Health Ga. Dept. of Labor Secretary of State Dept. of Juvenile Justice Dept. of Early Care Learning Ga. Dept. of Corrections Georgia Building Authority Georgia Forestry Commission Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Education Office of Planning and Budget Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Dept. of Juvenile Justice Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Labor Ga. Dept. of Corrections Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Ga. Dept. of Defense Ga. Dept. of Transportation Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Superior Courts of Georgia Dept. of Economic Dev. Dept. of Driver Services Mcbrayer, Margaret W 31 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections MCglamery, Sandra T 34 Yrs 6 mths State Board Pardons & Paroles Mincey, Cynthia L 35 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor Mitchell, Jerome 33 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Mitchell, Curtis E 24 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Moorhead, Linda C 13 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Mullins, Jeanine M 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Nelson, Thomas P 25 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Palmer, Richard Eben 14 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Patterson, Gloria M 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Purser, Charles M 19 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Ralston, Michael J 37 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Reeves, Anthony D 13 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Renfroe, Margaret A 35 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Bureau of Investigation Rivers, Mary B 26 Yrs 7 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice Roach, Robert L 26 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Rodriguez, Elsie Mary 13 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Agriculture Sacks, Alan I 35 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept of Community Health Saleem, Glenda H 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Technology Authority Salvaras, Judith H 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor Sams, Lincoln R 18 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Labor Satterfield, Linda D 19 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Savage, Laura M 30 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Saxon, Mary A 11 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Sexion, Larry James 23 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Shepherd, Joe Clark 21 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Shibley, John Henry 20 Yrs 3 mths Department of Revenue Simmons, Alfred 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Sims, Matthew 19 Yrs 7 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Smith, Kenneth O 36 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Sorrells, Keith E 37 Yrs 4 mths Ga. Dept. of Public Safety Sprinkle, Bradford S 36 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Stamp, Ralph M 21 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Public Service Commission Stephens, Wendell L 11 Yrs 10 mths Dept. of Driver Services Stokes, Jan J 36 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Natural Resources Sumpter, Madra Y 27 Yrs 2 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Taylor, William D 14 Yrs 6 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Tedders, Hugh D 30 Yrs 0 mths Dept. of Driver Services Thomas, Mary M 13 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Walker, Charles R 35 Yrs 0 mths General Assembly of Georgia Walls, Beatrice J 22 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Watson, Barry Lee 29 Yrs 6 mths Dept. of Juvenile Justice Webb, Faye R 24 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Wells, William A 36 Yrs 9 mths Georgia Forestry Commission West, Madonna B 29 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources White, Martha L 17 Yrs 3 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Whitley, Patricia B 36 Yrs 1 mths Ga. Bureau of Investigation Williams, Leroy 20 Yrs 11 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Willis, Carl James 26 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Wilson, Everett 34 Yrs 8 mths Ga. Dept. of Human Resources Wilson, Janice F 34 Yrs 0 mths Ga. Dept. of Transportation Wilson, Roger 26 Yrs 6 mths George L. Smith II - GWCCA Wofford, Warren F 29 Yrs 5 mths Ga. Bureau of Investigation Wood, Morris V 34 Yrs 9 mths Ga. Dept. of Corrections Wynn Audine A 17 Yrs 8 mths Department of Revenue Both chambers pass new retirement plan legislation The state of Georgia employs a very diverse and multi generational workforce. To become competitive in the market place for talent and remain an employer of choice, the State has to take immediate steps to appeal to varying sets of employee values, attitudes and compensation expectations. Findings from an employee satisfaction survey, which was a component of the Compensation and Benefits Study conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in 2007, show the emerging workforce younger workers, retirees pursuing second careers, and workers who are new to state government favors increased pay over pension benefits, and are willing to exchange certain rewards and benefits for greater take-home pay. The emerging workforce is also more mobile and self-reliant and prefers retirement savings such as a 401(k). The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) proposed SB 328, passed this legislative session in both Senate and House, to establish a new Georgia State Employees' Pension and Savings Plan. This new Hybrid Plan combines a traditional Defined Benefit Plan with a Defined Contribution Plan, or 401(k), for all state employees hired on or after January 1, 2009. Current employees will keep their current pensions, although they may elect, at their discretion, to optin at any time to the new plan. The 401(k) savings component would allow the State to attract new employees to state government with an employer-matching amount. The more the employee saves, the higher the employee's potential retirement savings. In addition, the Defined Benefit component would allow us to retain employees that choose to make state government their career the more years of service, the higher their monthly pension. Together, the new hire pension plan would offer an attractive, competitive, and portable pension and savings plan that meets the needs of today's emerging workforce. In the next five years, the State is expected to lose 66,000 employees to retirement and turnover. We have a 20.6 percent annualized turnover rate and half of our workforce has less than six years of tenure. We simply cannot continue on this path. The time for change is now. The Georgia Statement Page 15 Perdue announces restructuring Dept. of Human Resources Governor Perdue announced the restructuring of one of Georgia's largest state entities, the Department of Human Resources (DHR), due to the diversity of its mission and vastness of its services. DHR is responsible for a wide array of human services for Georgians at all life stages, pre-natal to elderly. DHR receives about 2.8 billion in taxpayer money for operation cost, programs and services. Perdue praised the work and management of B. J. Walker, DHR Commissioner, as one of the best state leaders of his administration. Walker was appointed by Perdue in 2004 to lead a workforce of about 1900 employees. By executive order, Perdue formed a nine-person commission that will consist of five government-appointed board members with the remaining seats appointed evenly by the House and Senate. The main role of the commission will be to ensure recommendations for restructuring DHR are executed for delivery of efficient services at the least amount of cost to taxpayers. The commission will evaluate the various missions of DHR, aligning them functionally where they can be the most efficient and most effective. The commission will also consider combining, separating and reassigning functions that may be better accomplished within other state entities, such as Community Health and State Personnel Administration. DHR is a 34 year-old agency, currently serving 4.5 million more Georgians than when it was first created. Perdue said this commission and current legislation focused on DHR is the first step in ensuring the state delivers the best quality of services to our most vulnerable (children and elderly) citizens. Vocabulary Answers 1. indomitable\in-dom-i-tuh-buh l\adjective\incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable 2. surfeit\sur-fit\noun\excess; an excessive amount 3. inveigh\n-v'\intransitive verb\complain bitterly; protest vehemently 4. calumny\kal-uh m-nee\noun\a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something 5. probity\pr'b-t\noun\complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness 6. minion\min-yuhn\noun\a favored or highly regarded person 7. prolix\proh-liks\adjective\extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy 8. vacuity\va-kyoo-i-tee\noun\absence of thought or intelligence; inanity; blankness 9. lionize\lahy-uh-nahyz\verb\to treat (a person) as a celebrity 10. fatuous\fach-oo-uhs\adjective\foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly ERS announces new member web account access The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) is excited to announce the availability of on-line account access for members through the new ERS Member Self Service website! What does this mean for you? The website can be used to access your retirement account as described below: View personal information View your account summary Calculate refund payback costs Generate retirement benefit estimates Maintain your home address (inactive members) Some active members may ask, "Why can't I update my address on-line if it's wrong?" Good question. Every month your employer submits address information to ERS as a part of their payroll reporting. If you change it on-line and it's still wrong with your employer, guess what? The wrong address will overwrite what you corrected in the system. For this reason, it's critical that you correct your address through your employer. (They need to have the right information anyway.) For those of you no longer employed with the state, simply use the website to correct the information. Member Self Service is a quick and efficient way for you to review your account, generate an updated cost, and calculate benefit information. To access the Self Service feature, go to www.ersga.org and click on Member Information/Active Members/Member Self Service Website. You'll need to establish a user account, with password, after which you can log in and access your account information. Try it today! Technology Blogging: The popular social media The word blog is a short form for the term web log. Blogging is growing in popularity across the world and is rapidly becoming an Internet phenomenon. Its diverse audience varies in age, profession, and technical accruement. In short, blogging can be regarded as a controlled online conversation. But it is more broadly defined as a series of posts or commentary, online, relative to a particular topic or issue. Blog owners create or identify the categories. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. A blog is open for the public to read and respond to. Not everyone is a blogger. You must have a desire to communicate your message and find the forum where the message will be relevant. Employee blogs are gaining the interest of workers wanting to be heard or who use the Bloggersphere as a primary venue to discuss what's happening in their work environment. The benefit is the anominity often granted to employees speaking their mind on the company blog. A style and policy guide provide boundaries for the employee to provide open and honest comments in a manner that is not offensive. Of course, since it is still a business environment, professionalism is necessary. A golden rule is to express yourself as if in a meeting with leadership present. This rule doesn't discourage employees from sharing their candid thoughts but eliminates the use of profanity, obscenity, racial or ethnic slurs or any language that may be offensive by nature. Company CEOs are a growing group of bloggers. Many in leadership are now using blogs to address issues brought to their attention through this new communication medium. Because blogging is normally done in a conversational tone, it has enabled leadership bloggers to more effectively relate to their employees. As a communication tool, blogging is one of the favored, especially among generation Xers and Nexters. Where can you find a blog as a state employee? As the Georgia Statement moves to a webbased publication, the "Let's Hear It" section will be your opportunity to have a blogging experience. For more information visit spa.ga.gov. National Public Employee Recognition Week (PERW) will be celebrated May 5-9, 2008. As part of the state's celebration of PERW, employees are given the opportunity to nominate coworkers for recognition of outstanding achievements or who made significant contributions to support the citizens of Georgia. There will be a variety of activities planned for the week. Contact your agency PERW Coordinator for all of the week's activities and for additional information or visit the State Personnel Administration website at www.spa.ga.gov under Georgia Public Employee Awards Recognition Program. DID YOU KNOW? >> Frequent employee recognition ranks fourth on the Gallup Organization's list of twelve factors that independently predict the productivity of employees, teams, and companies. >> Factors that are influenced by recognition, such as employee motivation and perception of brand value, are directly linked to customer satisfaction (Northwestern University). Page 1 The Georgia Statement Your guide to water conservation Common activities requiring the use of water? How much water do you use when you take a shower? A bath? Wash a load of clothes? Brush your teeth? Even flush a toilet? You may be surprised with the amount of water Americans use on average. Following the quiz is suggestions to help decrease your water usage. Georgia is currently in a water drought. Indoor Water Tips Wash only full loads of dishes and laundry. You'll not only save water, but energy as well. Take a shower instead of a bath. Filling the bathtub uses about 50 gallons of water and you can save 30 gallons by taking a shower. Shorten your shower to five minutes. Cut back on your shower time and you will rack up big savings in water and energy. Also, install a water-saving showerhead that uses 2.5 gallons/minute. Think before you flush. Every flush you eliminate can save between two and seven gallons of water. Fix leaking faucets and toilets. An average of 8% of all home water use is wasted through leaks. Test for a leaking toilet by lifting the lid off the toilet tank and putting a few drops of food coloring into the bowl. Wait a few minutes, then look in the bowl. If the food coloring has made its way there, you have a leak. Turn off the lights when you are not in the room and cut the air conditioner back when you are not at home. Energy is produced using large volumes of water. Reducing energy demands can reduce the water needed to produce that energy. In the Kitchen Refrigerate a bottle or glass of water instead of letting a faucet flow until the water runs cold. Prepare food efficiently. Speed cleaning food by using a vegetable brush. Spray water in short bursts. Faucet aerators cut consumption. Defrost sensibly. Plan ahead to defrost foods overnight in the refrigerator. Don't use running water. Use the microwave or put wrapped food in a bowl of cold water. Reduce dishwashing. Use rubber spatula to scrape dishes clean to limit pre-rinse. Let really dirty pans or dishes soak to speed washing. Most newer dishwashers don't require pre-rinsing. Limit dishwasher use to full loads. Reuse clean household water. Collect all the water that is wasted while waiting for the hot water to reach your faucet or showerhead. Use this to water your houseplants or outdoor planters. Do the same with water that is used to boil eggs or steam vegetables. Garbage disposal alternatives. Avoid using your garbage disposal. Compost leftovers fruits and vegetables. Common Activities Taking a Bath or Shower Watering the Lawn and Yard Washing the Dishes by Machine/Hand Washing Clothes Washing the Car Brushing Your Teeth Cooking Drinking Flushing the Toilet (once) In the Bathroom Estimated Water Use periods of drought stress. Mow lawns as little as possible 15-30 Gallons during droughts to avoid 180 Gallons additional stress, and cut at 14-60 Gallons the highest possible setting. 50 Gallons 100 Gallons 1 Gallon Never remove more than 1/3 of the leaf blade in one mowing. Allow mulched clippings to remain on the 10 Gallons lawn to help cool the soil and 1/2 Gallon retain moisture. 4-7 Gallons Aerate your lawn. Aeration improves the movement of water and nutrients into the soil, decreases run-off and encourages the roots of grass to grow deeply and to become drought tolerant. Use a glass for rinse water when brushing teeth instead of letting the faucet run. Shave the same way. An electric razor also saves water. Install a low-flow toilet. Lowflow toilets need only 1.6 gallons per flush, saving thousands of gallons per year. Unlike earlier models, low flow toilets available today receive high marks from consumers for overall performance. Outdoor Water Tips (Landscape/no irrigation) Help your plants use less water. Cut back annuals and perennials during dry spells. They'll bounce back when it rains again. Collect water to keep your valuable plants alive. You'll be surprised at how much drips from your air conditioner, and at how much you catch in a rain barrel under your downspouts. Prioritize plants. When water is scarce, give it to your valuable or irreplaceable trees and shrubs first. Don't worry about annuals and turf grasses that are easy to replace. Don't stress your plants. Don't fertilize when you can't water it in. And set your mower blade higher than normal to help keep your lawn alive during a drought. Mulch. Cover the entire area from the trunk to the ends of the branches with pine straw, bark chips or shredded hardwood mulch. Use newspapers underneath to help the soil retain moisture A slight adjustment to your lawn mower can drastically increase lawn survival during a drought. Encourage deeper rooting by raising the mower blade during dry weather. Cutting the grass a little higher raises lawn survival rates and decreases water demand. Sharp blades also help reduce the need for water because dull blades shred leaf tips, causing the turf to use more water than necessary. Adjust your mower to a higher setting and mow more frequently. Consider leaving clippings on the lawn. Longer grass blades provide shade and help hold in moisture longer. Keep off the grass. Avoid walking on grass during Governor Sonny Perdue signed HR 1022, the Statewide Water Management Plan, to guide Georgia in managing its water resources. It is Georgia's first statewide water plan. The plan lays out statewide policies, management practices, and guidance for regional planning. Perdue also relaxed some level four drought restrictions for outdoor watering and the filling of swimming pools in north Georgia from April through September 2008. Under a Level Four Drought Response, the filling of outdoor swimming pools is prohibited. Other considerations include: Hand watering will be allowed for 25 minutes per day on an odd-even schedule between midnight and 10 a.m. Odd numbered addresses can water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Even numbered addresses can water Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Hand watering is defined as one person with one garden hose with a spray nozzle that shuts off when it is released. New professionally installed landscape can be watered up to three days a week from midnight to 10 a.m. for a period of 10 weeks based on the odd/even schedule. The new schedule will help ensure the survival of new landscape without requiring more water than what is being used under the current 30-day exemption. Anyone wishing to water new professionally installed landscape must register with the Outdoor Water Use Registration Program. More information about the drought and water conservation can be found at and . The Georgia Statement Page 17 Opportunities for employee development state Personnel Administration Georgia Leadership Institute and Enterprise Learning Division 1916 West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 651-8686 Fax: (404) 651-8789 www.spa.ga.gov Course Name Course Begins Location Course Length Fee Annual Briefing for Administrative Professionals (1 Day) Coaching for High Performance: GA PMP 04/22/08 Atlanta 1 day $70 04/22/08 Dublin 04/22/08 Tifton 04/22/08 Columbus 05/22/08 Macon 1 day $70 Dealing with Difficult Employee Behavior Exceptional Customer Service Fundamentals of the Georgia Performance Management Process (PMP) Grammar Basics Make an Effective Presentation Maximizing the Potential of Your Employees Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Seven Habits of Highly Effective People PCL/GLI Stop Thinking Like An Employee The 4 Disciplines of Execution: PCL/G The 4 Roles of Leadership: Executive The Art of Exceptional Customer Service 06/25/08 Atlanta 05/29/08 05/13/08 05/20/08 06/17/08 05/21/08 5/20/08 05/08/08 Atlanta Atlanta Macon Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta 06/17/08 Atlanta 05/13/08 06/04/08 04/17/08 Atlanta Atlanta 05/22/08 Atlanta 05/15/08 06/10/08 Augusta Atlanta 1 day $70 1 day $70 2 days $21 1 day $70 1 day $140 1/2 day $55 2 days $140 2 days $187 1 day $70 1 day $107 1 day $107 3 days $10 The FAIR Way to Manage Diversity 05/08/08 Middle Manager Leading Organizations GLI 05/13/08 06/16/08 Pre-Supervisory 06/09/08 Introduction to Leadership GLI Supervisory 05/06/08 Leading Others GLI 05/27/08 Workers' Compensation for Managers Workforce Planning Training Writing That Works 04/22/08 04/24/08 04/29/08 04/22/08 04/24/08 04/29/08 05/22/08 Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta day 5 days $55 $1295 5 days $995 5 days $1295 1 day FREE 1 day FREE 1 day $80 Georgia Leadership Institute Spring Summit Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd, NW Atlanta, Georgia Keynote Speaker Damon Evans Athletic Director University of Georgia What participants are saying... " The Georgia Leadership Institute Fall Forum was a first class, home run. I enjoyed General Honore opening remarks, Joe Wittemann's and Deb Hauck's workshops. The event gave me a lot to think about and provided me with some specific things I could take home and do. Great job!" Joe Doyle, Administrator, Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs "The Governor's Fall Leadership Forum was an inspiring and worthwhile event. The speakers were all excellent and the topics relevant to our roles in state government -- it was difficult to choose which breakouts to attend. The large crowd representing numerous state agencies and authorities was evidence of the need for and interest in this type of program. I think it is important that leaders from all parts of state government are brought together on a regular basis, both for training that makes us a more cohesive entity and for networking that facilitates the exchange of ideas and information. I am very pleased that Governor Perdue had the vision to create the Georgia Leadership Institute and is obviously dedicated to its success." Sandra K. Bruce, PHR, MPA, State Personnel Officer, GA DOD DOWD I found the Forum to be interesting and challenging. The General was dynamic and had a firm grasp on leadership. He was able to put it into word pictures that were useful. Both of the breakout sessions that I attended were dynamic in their presentation and the presenters were quite knowledgeable of their subject. I look forward to future investments of time in training for our DCA staff and myself." Bill Swaim, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Community Affairs It was a distinct privilege to be selected to attend this summit. The opening speech by Lt. Gen. Russel Honore was enough to equip every person who has a leadership position with all they needed to perform any role. Aside from being inspiring, it was informative and educational. The break-out workshops/sessions were the perfect compliment to his presentation, and they worked very well as a continuation of advancing the Governor's goal of excellence in leadership in state government. Mel Jones, HR Director, Georgia Public Broadcasting State Personnel Administration partners with University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute As Georgia continues on the quest to be the best managed state, it is crucial that its managers be prepared to lead, execute and interact appropriately with its customers, employees, peers and leaders. The University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government ("CVIOG") will deliver all development training components of the Georgia Leadership Institute. These programs are designed to offer intensive leadership development experiences. In addition to the Executive Program the other leadership components include: Leading Organizations This program explores the following topics to help develop skills necessary to set organizational direction and ensure results: Leadership Styles, Organizational Vision, High Performance, Organizations, Meeting Management, Change Management, Measuring Performance, Project Management, Power and Influence, Communication/Presentation Skills, Project: Organizational Development Plan. Leading Others This course provides front-line managers with the skills to lead successful teams. Topics covered include: Behavior Management, Coaching vs. Counseling, Leadership Styles, Problem Solving, Communication, Project Management, Stress, Time, Conflict Management, Motivation for Results, and Project: Team Development Plan. Introduction to Leadership Introduces front-line managers and staff who have management potential to the elements of execution through teams and the lifelong process of development leadership skills. Topics covered are Developing Teams, Leadership Styles, Communication, Conflict, Customer Service, Ethics and Values, and Project: Personal Development Plan. Contact Sid Johnson for more information regarding the Georgia Leadership Institute at 404-651-8752 or djohnson@cviog.uga.edu. For upcoming events, course offerings and locations, visit the spa website at www. spa.ga.gov Continuing education credits are available. Page 1 The Georgia Statement Procurement Improved document service offerings expand statewide Document printing has become easier, more efficient and convenient through the establishment of two Document Solutions Brad Douglas Commissioner Dept. of Administrative Services contracts with IKON Office Solutions Inc. These contracts provide expanded document and postal services on Capitol Hill and provide a network of print intake service centers throughout the state. On November 13, 2007 the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) Rapid Copy centers were transitioned into the new Document Solution Service Centers (DSSC). The DSSC is a result of a partnership between DOAS, IKON Office Solutions, and the United States Postal Service (USPS). All of the services that were previously available at the DOAS Rapid Copy centers and the USPS are now available at one or more of the three locations on Capitol Hill. The three locations include the Twin Towers, Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB) and a newly established location at #2 Peachtree. Expanded print services are also available at all three locations. Services include wide format printing, document design, offset printing, variable printing, commercial printing and many more services. Non-print related services will be coming soon and will incorporate passport services, a photo kiosk, and postal services at #2 Peachtree into the DSSC. An automated postal machine that accepts credit and debit transactions is now available in the Twin Towers, providing postage and mailing capabilities at anytime of the day. This wide range of new services combines several document processes into an integrated business model for Capitol Hill. In addition to the services available on Capitol Hill, DOAS has also entered into a separate agreement with IKON to provide the same print and copy services Statewide. IKON has an established network of intake centers throughout the State to accommodate the state's printing needs. However, customers do not have to visit a Capitol Hill DSSC or one of the intake centers located throughout the State to submit their requests. Document printing requests can easily be submitted online into the IKON TRAC SOLUTION at https://doas.ikontrac.com. This web based tool allows customers to submit their print jobs online, track their requests through the production cycle, review their job submission history and obtain an estimated price quote. Customers using this tool will also receive an email notification when their job is complete. Extensive customer involvement in the solicitation process was a key element in achieving the above objectives. Customers participated in the identification of the sourcing requirements by providing valuable input via focus groups and customer surveys. For instance customers identified the services such as brochures, manuals, binding and finishing services as most important to them. We included this shift in our customers' business needs in the solicitation document. The Georgia Building Authority (GBA) also benefited also from this arrangement by acquiring commercial rates for space previously leased at non-commercial rates. The increased rental revenue in conjunction with reductions in the price for standard printing contributed to an estimated savings of $1 million dollars annually for the Capitol Hill contract. Similar savings are expected under the statewide contract. Operating costs, improved technologies, additional services and the change in business landscape for printing solutions were all contributing factors which led to the award of the contracts for the Capitol Hill and Statewide Document Solutions contracts. For more information regarding these cost saving opportunities visit www.ikon-dssc. com. Georgia Ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Workforce Training In it's sixth annual survey of the nation, Expansion Management Magazine named Georgia the No. 1 state in the country for workforce training for its Quick Start program. It is the third occasion in which Georgia placed as the leader. In the past years since the survey began, Georgia has consistently placed as No. 1 or No. 2, making it the overall top-ranked state in the country. According to its site, Georgia Department of Adult Education's Quick Start program provides high-quality training services at no cost to new or expanding businesses in Georgia. For more information on Quick Start, go to http:// www.georgiaquickstart.org/ . BEST recognizes some of the best BEST WORKPLACES FOR COMMUTERSSM is an innovative program that provides qualified employers with national recognition and an elite designation for offering outstanding commuter benefits, such as free or low cost bus passes, strong telework programs, carpooling matching and vanpool subsidies. Employers that meet the National Standard of Excellence in commuter benefits--a standard created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--can get on the list of Best Workplaces for Commuters. Best Workplaces for Commuters demonstrates that alternatives to drive-alone commuting, such as transit, carpools, and teleworking are economically beneficial, yielding value to workers, employers, and our environment. The Work Away Program encourages telework and alternate work schedules for state employees. These agency coordinators applied for and qualified their agencies in the Best Workplaces for Commuters Program. Congratulations! Your agency may qualify as well. For more information, visit www. spa.ga.gov/employees/telework.asp or email workaway@spa.ga.gov Work Away Program Agency Coordinators' Spotlight Cindy Waits Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning (Dr. Holly Robinson, Commissioner) 28 years employed with State "Employees who telework are able to do their work without having to drive downtown in heavy traffic." Sheila Stubbs State Board of Workers' Compensation (Judge Carolyn Hall, Chairperson) 13 years employment "The Work Away Program allows me to work a compressed schedule (4/10). I get to save leave time since I schedule my doctor and dentist appointments on the fifth day." The Georgia Statement Page 19 Wellness "Another reason to drink more water" Have you been feeling a bit sluggish at work lately? You may be a little dehydrated. Mild dehydration is one of the most common causes of fatigue in adults, and during the hot summer months, everyone is more at risk. Dehydration can also lead to difficulty concentrating, dizziness, dry mouth, increased thirst, decreased urine output, and concentrated or darker colored urine. To start feeling more energetic and alert, avoid caffeine and alcohol, drink eight to ten cups of fluids a day, suck on popsicles or ice cubes, and drink extra water while outdoors or exercising. You may notice your mood and job performance improving, too. Sources: www.webmd.com, www.medicinenet.com Workforce Tips For Employees The idea of the "self-fulfilling prophecy" is far from a myth--what you expect of yourself at work often determines how well you do your job. However, for human beings to expect more from themselves, they must believe in their ability to improve, and it can be difficult to raise our own level of self-confidence. Still, there are ways in which you can increase your self-expectations. Placing encouraging or inspiring posters around your office might sound like a cheesy thing to do, but it can also be an effective practice. Displaying messages that convey a positive self-definition (e.g. the poem "Phenomenal Woman") in your workspace can help you to internalize a more positive self-image. Next, try looking at your life from the perspective of a third person, focusing on the changes that you have made. Telling our life story from the perspective of an impartial observer often enables us to see achievements we might not otherwise acknowledge--and expect more of ourselves in the future. For Managers Leaders have a powerful influence upon the environment in which they work. If leaders approach their day with a positive attitude, those whom they lead feel more positive and empowered. Similarly, negativity or complaining on the part of the leader leads to similar behavior within the group. Do you ever complain about your boss, company policy, the traffic, the lack of coffee, or your headache in front of your employees? While not all of these sorts of gripes are unethical, they can all have a negative impact on your office environment. Sarcasm, swearing, and nonverbal communications such as sighing, eye rolling, and frowning have the same effect. If you make a conscious effort to refrain from all negative forms of communication at the office, you may be surprised at how dramatically your workplace environment--and the success of your team--improves. And you will probably find that those things you used to complain about were not so bad after all. "Let's Hear It" A forum where state employees can be heard. Email ONLY one or two line sentences to chenderson@gms. state.ga.us with the subject line "Let's Hear It" to have your comments selected for publication. You MUST keep comments brief to be published. Submit comments using just your initials. No Recognition I don't think that it's fair for a State of Georgia employee to have to supervise another employee (who needs constant supervision), and not receive the recognition or compensation as that of a supervisor. My concerns were voiced to my superiors, but I was basically forced to perform my duties and that of supervisor, receiving NO TITLE, AND NO PAY!!!!!!!! UNFAIR. TD College Degrees It's such a shame that the state requires college degrees for non-supervisory field positions. A college degree is well and good if one has that opportunity, but there are a lot of knowledgeable, hardworking employees who have no chance to advance because of this requirement. CR Retirement Plan State Employee's have been informed that there is more than enough Retirement funds to go around. So why isn't the new plan's retirement percentage comparable to the old plan? DJW No Paper Towels It is a sad day when we can not get paper towels in the staff restrooms at our Institution. People use toilet paper to dry their hands, thus, no paper towels nor toilet paper. FE (Frustrated Employee) Washington State Prison Voter Registration Voter registration is important. We should only have to ask client once. Set up success so you can key "Y" for yes when registered and a "N" when they are not. Only fill out the registration form when we actually register someone. HIPAA again it is important. However, we should only need one copy in case record. Why can't we initial the one already signed at reviews to signify that privacy has been reviewed with the client. Besides, this would save the state money in paper cost. TW New Cafeteria The new privatized cafeteria food is awful. Prices are higher yet more than half the food offered is based on white rice or pasta - high carbohydrate food that is cheap to cook but not very healthy to eat. The owners must be making a fortune at the expense of our health. We deserve better. D.S. Cash Bonuses For the "Right Work the Right Way" how about a cash bonus to caseworkers who have a correct Food Stamp QC case? LN Pay Increases Promotion is available and wonderful but only 10% increase is what is sad. 1st page (bottom center) of Georgia Statement received in office today; re: FY 2008 salary package, and I quote: "First, state employees and teachers who meet or exceed expectations will receive a 3% performance increase". Duh ! ! ! Why should someone try their best to exceed expectations when they get the same raise as the person who meets expectations? Am I missing something here? JS Employees do not get recognized for the hard work and dedication. It is very difficult to survive off of the annual pay increases. Nurses are making the same salaries that other nurses in the area were earning 10-15 years ago. Hiring new employees the same rate of pay is causing good employees to seek jobs elsewhere. AK Leave Benefits It is very evident that lots of people retire early having accrued one to three years of annual leave. They use their comp time for vacations and off time leaving their annual leave to be used for an early retirement. I can understand the Sick Leave accruals going over the max and being forfeited but do not understand how a person cannot be off during the years they work and have over a year on Annual Leave built up. Many management people are in a position that allows this abuse of the leave/comp time policy by accruing comp time for working at home and working more hours at the office. Some of this may be justified in their work load if it is passed down to all workers. If you work for the State, all departments and agencies should have the same benefits and policies. Not all agencies and departments have this same leave/ comp time accrual policy. BR Page 20 Recent graduates of the Executive Leadership Program On Friday January 18th, the Executive Leadership Program was pleased to honor its latest graduates. The August, October and December classes were represented with over 50 attendees. The Georgia Leadership Institute is designed to develop current state of Georgia employees' leadership competencies and skills. The Institute works with executives, middle managers, supervisors and pre-supervisory employees. The new class schedules can be found on the State Personnel Administration website at www.spa.ga.gov. The Georgia Statement Governor's Summit and Customer Service Awards Governor Sonny Perdue presented Governor's Customer Service Awards to winners selected from more than 400 nominations August Graduates October Graduates December Graduates EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS TEAM GEORGIA CONNECTION www.team.georgia.gov Your link to discounts on electronics, sports, entertainment, automotive, and more. Governor Sonny Perdue and award winners at the Customer Service Summit "We have achieved success. We have gone from being Ready to Serve to Service in Action." Governor Perdue Governor's Customer Service Awards Individual Service Elaine Lacy, Dept. of Defense Trina Norwood, DFCS Ronnie Shuemake, Public Safety Mark Simpson, Banking & Finance Employee of the Year Frank Brooks, Dept. of Labor Outstanding Process Improvement Office of Child Support Services, DHR Call Center Excellence Teachers Retirement System Legal & Consumer Affairs Division, Dept. of Banking and Finance Mail and Courier Section, Dept. of Administrative Services Team of the Year Cancer State Aid Program Outstanding Customer Service Leadership Gena L. Abraham, State Property Officer Agency of the Year Department of Human Resources Extraordinary Commitment to Customer Service Erroll B. Davis, Chancellor, USG To read more about this year's winners visit, http://team.georgia.gov. Team Excellence Academic Resource Center, Bainbridge College Georgia Immunization Program, Division of Public Health, DHR "Our goal is not to be average. We want to be the best." Joe Doyle, Director, Governor's Office of Customer Service Georgia Statement is moving online Beginning May 1, 2008, a monthly online edition of the Georgia Statement can be accessed at www.spa.ga.gov Sign up to receive a personal notification for the new Georgia Statement online at georgiastatement@ spa.ga.gov