The Paris District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held its 29th annual safety banquet on February 5th at the Love Civic Center in Paris.
Paul Helms was awarded the “Bobby L. Myers Employee of the Year Award”, which is awarded to a Paris Maintenance Office employee each year.
A total of 195 Paris District employees were recognized by TxDOT for their accomplishments in driving and working safely without accidents or injuries.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 2 in Paris honored the group with the posting of the colors and the pledge to the flags, while Elizabeth Hines, Chelsey Kelley and Kim Nichols led everyone in the singing of our National Anthem.
Special guest and keynote speaker at the banquet was the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Engineer of TxDOT, John Barton. He congratulated the group on their accomplishments and urged them to continue to strive toward zero accidents and injuries.
Occupational Safety Division Director Jerral Wyer also encouraged the employees to work toward a goal of zero accidents and injuries while congratulating them on their 2012 record.
TxDOT also presented the 2012 “Robert S. Thornburrow Employee of the Year Award” to Renee Coston, Paris District Operations. The “Robert S. Thornburrow Employee of the Year Award” was established to recognize a Paris District employee in an area engineering office or district headquarters support office and is named for Robert Thornburrow who was the Paris District Engineer from June 1975 to July 1981.
TxDot’s “Robert S. Thornburrow Employee of the Year Award” was awarded to Renee Coston, Paris District Operations.
The 2012 “Bobby L. Myers Employee of the Year Award” went to Paul Helms, Paris Maintenance Office. The “Bobby L. Myers Employee of the Year Award” was established to recognize a Paris District employee in a maintenance office, special maintenance crew or signal/radio shop and is named for Bob Myers who was the Paris District Engineer from June 1987 to September 1993.
In addition, TxDOT awarded the Safety Point of Contact (SPOC) of the year to Jennifer Medders, Greenville Area Office. This is to recognize employees who represent outstanding service to promote safety in the workplace.
The TxDOT employees recognized at the banquet work daily in dangerous environments to perform their duties without accidents or injuries. Employees from the Paris, Clarksville, and Cooper areas were recognized.
Clarksville Maintenance Section employees receiving “Safe Operators” awards are David Blanton (13 yrs), Earnest Booth (13 yrs), Jason Brown (3 years), Jon Champe (13 yrs), Ustorjio Cortez (1 year), Charles Fletcher (1 year), Benjamin Garrett (1 year), Harold Lambert (9 yrs), James E. Meals, Jr. (26 yrs), Charles E. Murphy (13 yrs), James L. Sisson (27 yrs) and Michael K. Taylor (15 yrs).
TxDot’s Safety Point of Contact (SPOC) of the year was awarded to Jennifer Medders, Greenville Area Office.
Clarksville Maintenance Section employees receiving “No Injury” awards are David Blanton (13 yrs), Earnest Booth (13 yrs), Jason Brown (11 years), Jon Champe (16 yrs), Ustorjio Cortez (1year), Charles Fletcher (1 year), Benjamin Garrett (1 year), Harold Lambert (10 yrs), James E. Meals, Jr. (28 yrs), Charles E. Murphy (13 yrs), James L. Sisson (29 yrs) and Michael K. Taylor (17 yrs).
Cooper Maintenance Section employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Joel Blackwell (10 yrs), Juan Diaz (9 yrs), Larry George (7 yrs), Jerry Hill (7 yrs), Kevin Humphries (4 yrs), Sam Mims (10 yrs), Claude Tatum (1 yr), William Tubb (11 yrs), Willie Wilkins (5 yrs), Daniel Womack (4 yrs), and Timothy Wright (16 yrs).
Cooper Maintenance Section employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Joel Blackwell (12 yrs), Juan Diaz (7 yrs), Larry George (7 yrs), Jerry Hill (7 yrs), Kevin Humphries (4 yrs), Sam Mims (10 yrs), Claude Tatum (1 yr), William Tubb (11 yrs), Willie Wilkins (5 yrs), Daniel Womack (4 yrs) and Timothy Wright (16 yrs).
Paris Maintenance Section employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards Geary Allen (187 yrs), Danny Brown (9 yrs), Josh Fields (6 years), Michael Gibson (19 yrs), Paul Helms (3 yrs), Adrain Keith Jenkins (5 yrs), Michael Johnson (19 yrs), Tracy Littrell (22 yrs), Curtis M. Long (28 yrs), Mark Miller (16 yrs), Bobby Phifer (12 yrs), Paul Skidmore (6 yrs) and Michael Smith (23 yrs).
Paris Maintenance Section employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Geary Allen (19 yrs), Danny Brown (12 yrs), Josh Fields (6 yrs), Michael Gibson (22 yrs), Paul Helms (29 yrs), Adrain Keith Jenkins (9 yrs), Tracy Littrell (22 yrs), Curtis M. Long (28 yrs), Mark Miller (15 yrs), Bobby Phifer (11 yrs), Paul Skidmore (6 yrs) and Michael Smith (23 yrs).
Paris Area Engineering Section employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Randy Floyd (22 yrs), Richard Floyd (24 yrs), Richard Harper (3 yrs), Jimmy Miller (3 yrs), Michael Reeves (14 yrs) and Troy Scholl (15 yrs).
Paris Area Engineering Section employees receiving “No Injury “ awards are Randy Floyd (22 yrs), Richard Floyd (24 yrs), Jimmy Miller (2 yrs), Michael C. Reeves (15 yrs) and Troy Scholl (15 yrs).
Paris District Signal Shop/Radio Shop employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Tracy Cowan (13 yrs), Tim Dorner (24 yrs), Daniel Hart (1 yr), John Kisic (10 yrs), James Lewis (13 yrs) and Eric Morris (12 yrs).
Paris District Signal Shop/Radio Shop employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Tracy Cowan (13 yrs), Tim Dorner (24 yrs), Daniel Hart (1 yr), John Kisic (10 yrs), James Lewis (13 yrs) and Eric Morris (11 yrs).
Paris District Sign Crew employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Carl Bagley (6 yrs), Chris Harpold (7 yrs), Darren Hester (9 yrs), Rusty Holland (28 yrs), RA Horne (10 yrs), Wilbert Owens (16 yrs), Billy Phillips (10 yrs), Ricky Roberts (7 yrs), Damon Rocha (4 yrs) and Quentin Wallace (6 yrs).
Paris District Sign Crew employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Carl Bagley (6 yrs), Chris Harpold (6 yrs), Darren Hester (7 yrs), Rusty Holland (27 yrs), Wilbert Owens (17 yrs), Billy Phillips (10 yrs), Ricky Roberts (7 yrs), Damon Rocha (5 yrs) and Quentin Wallace (5 yrs).
Paris District Bridge Crew employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Phillip Grose (10 yrs), Jeff Roberts (20 yrs), Tom Roest (20 yrs) and Malcom Weemes (6 yrs).
Paris District Bridge Crew employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Phillip Grose (10 yrs), Jeff Roberts (19 yrs), Tom Roest (19 yrs) and Malcom Weemes (6 yrs).
Paris District Transportation Planning and Development employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Manuel Kilpatrick (11 yrs), Karl Puckett (24 yrs), Zachary Smith (7 yrs), Rob Sparks (12 yrs) and Michael Williams (25 years).
The Paris District Transportation Planning and Development employee receiving a “No Injury” award is Karl Puckett (25 yrs).
“Safe Operator” awards are Ricky Daniels (10 yrs), Justin Ferguson (9 yrs), James C. Hopkins (8 yrs) and James B. Hutchison III (24 yrs).
The Paris District Construction Office employee receiving a “No Injury” award is Ricky Daniels (10 yrs), Justin Ferguson (9 yrs), James C. Hopkins (8 yrs) and James B. Hutchison III (24 yrs).
The Paris District Warehouse employee receiving a “Safe Operator” and “No Injury” award is Frances Fletcher 1 yr).
The North Region Vehicle Shop employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Byron Caylor, Jr. (27 yrs), John Chandler (10 yrs), Jerry Hale (12 yrs), Terry Nailling (7 yrs), Wesley Walker (7 yrs) and Donald R. Wilson (15 yrs).
The North Region Vehicle Shop employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Byron Caylor, Jr. (27 yrs), John Chandler (7 yrs), Jerry Hale (14 yrs), Terry Nailling (7 yrs), Wesley Walker (7 yrs) and Donald R. Wilson (15 yrs).
The Paris District Operations Office employees receiving “Safe Operator” awards are Tad Eudy (14 yrs), Charles Granstaff (18 yrs), Stacy Hatcher (23 yrs), Michael Murphy (15 yrs), Michael Powers (12 yrs), Darius Samuels (19 yrs), and Andra K. Walker (13 years).
The Paris District Operations Office employees receiving “No Injury” awards are Stacy Hatcher (24 yrs) and Michael Murphy (15 yrs).