City staff among recipients of ‘Excellence in Public Service Awards’

ASHEVILLE – The Greater Asheville Public Service Council recently recognized the most outstanding government public servants with the Excellence in Public Service Awards.

The awards were presented to county, city, state and federal employees who went above and beyond their normal job performance in 2010.

The City of Asheville honored nearly 70 employees from a wide variety of departments. The winners in the 12 award categories were announced in April at the city’s Excellence in Public Service Awards ceremony. These staff members were then invited to the Greater Asheville Public Service Council breakfast ceremony in late May.

Awardees are selected by an internal panel of the past year’s winners.

Hank Dunn, president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Buncombe County Commissioner Carol Peterson, and David Pattillo, associate director of the Charles George VA Medical Center, presented the awards in each category.

Fay L. Smith, Library Technician with the United States Air Force’s 14th Weather Squadron was chosen as the overall Outstanding Public Servant of 2011.

Thanks to the work of the employees listed below, hundreds of thousands of dollars were saved, work was done more efficiently and Buncombe County is a safer, greener, healthier, smarter and kinder place to live.

Outstanding Executive Manager

Cathy Ball, Public Works director, City of Asheville

Ed Sheary, library system director, Buncombe County

Dr. Jack St. Clair, business manager, Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center

John J. Bates, PhD, National Climatic Data Center

Outstanding Manager

Jerry Yates, streets operations manager, City of Asheville

Jill Moffitt, director of campus recreation, UNC Asheville

Outstanding Supervisor

Trevis Allen, assistant fire marshal, City of Asheville

Renee Gossett, social work supervisor, Buncombe County

Nicole Lynch, health care supervisor, Black Mountain. Neuro-Medical Treatment Center

Micheal Hunsucker, chief climate operations, U.S. Air Force 14th Weather Squadron

Outstanding Professional Employee

Seth Hendler-Voss, landscape architect, City of Asheville

Bryan Dillingham, network manager, Buncombe County

Kathy Wallace, creative arts specialist, Black Mountain. Neuro-Medical Treatment Center

Helen McVade, information security, U.S. Air Force 14th Weather Squadron

Outstanding Administrative Support Employee

Gina Zachary, administrative assistant, City of Asheville

Joy Pelto, paralegal, Buncombe County

Marcia Hipps, administrative assistant, District Attorney’s Office

Anne Markel, administrative assistant, National Climatic Data Center

Outstanding Trades, Crafts, and Service Maintenance Employee

Gordon Silvers, apparatus senior specialist, City of Asheville

Carolyn Nash, housekeeper, UNC Asheville

Outstanding Technician, Assistant or Aide

Megan Shepherd, special projects coordinator, City of Asheville

Anthony Perrone, graphic designer, Buncombe County

Justin Page, senior designer, Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Fay Smith, library technician, U.S. Air Force 14th Weather Squadron

 

Outstanding Team

Asheville Public Safety Wireless Network Team

Buncombe County Detention Facility STORM Team

Outreach Dental Services – Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center

NCDC Finance and Acquisition Branch

Hoyt Abney Outstanding Community Service Award

Lora Morgan, administrative assistant, City of Asheville

Vanessa Grant, staffing specialist, Charles George VA Medical Center

Adam Reagan, applications specialist, UNC Asheville

Outstanding Contribution to Improving Diversity

Kelley Webb, fire department public information officer, City of Asheville

Tina Carroll, community director, UNC Asheville

Outstanding Heroic Act Award

Lee Morrison, motor equipment operator III, City of Asheville

Lisa Beasley, income maintenance caseworker II, Buncombe County

Suzanne S. Turner Unsung Hero/Heroine Award

Mike Dixon, laborer, City of Asheville

Dr. Cynthia Yancey, medical director, Buncombe County

Mark Clegg, social worker II, Black Mtn. Neuro-Medical Treatment Center

Douglas Williams, human resource specialist, Charles George VA Medical Center