ANNAPOLIS, MD (Oct. 6, 2009) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) honored 68 employees today for their years of service dedicated to the department. Harwood Owings, III, received special recognition for 40 outstanding years of public service to MDA. Four employees were honored for their 35 years of service; nine for 30 years of service, and eight for 25 years of service.\u00a0 The remaining honorees were recognized for public service of 10, 15, or 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cMDA and the agriculture community are fortunate to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable corps of employees working to strengthen the State of Maryland and this agency each and every day,\u201d said MDA Secretary Buddy Hance. \u201cFor more than 35 years, MDA has been protecting consumers and the environment and ensuring fairness in the marketplace. It is a true testament to the value of our work that many of the employees honored this year have been with department since its founding.\u201d<\/p>\n
The following is a listing by county of the MDA awardees who have reached a 25-year or greater milestone in their careers of public service.<\/p>\n
Anne Arundel County
\nCarol S. Council (30), Agricultural Land Preservation
\nL. Michael Goff (30), IT Services
\nKirk Penn (30), Central Services
\nJanet L. Schmid (30), Fiscal Services
\nSherry L. Weygant (30), Food Quality Assurance<\/p>\n
Baltimore City
\nAaron N. Webb (35), Weights & Measures<\/p>\n
Baltimore County
\nKenneth McManus (25), State Chemist<\/p>\n
Carroll County
\nRichard W. Wotthlie, Jr. (30), Weights & Measures
\nCharles E. Null, Jr., Resource Conservation<\/p>\n
Garrett County
\nCheston E. Miller (25), Resource Conservation
\nDonald W. DeWitt (35), Animal Health<\/p>\n
Howard County
\nHarwood W. Owings, III (40), State Chemist<\/p>\n
Prince George\u2019s County
\nNoreen L. Eberly (25), Aquaculture\/Seafood Marketing
\nCatrilla D. Simpkins (25), Animal Health
\nChristal L. Stanbrough (35), Animal Health<\/p>\n
Queen Anne\u2019s County
\nLynne D. Willson (25), Resource Conservation<\/p>\n
Washington County
\nNeil E. Rotruck, Jr. (30), Resource Conservation<\/p>\n
Wicomico County
\nMark C. Taylor (30), Plant Protection
\nLawrence A. Lembeck (30), Mosquito Control
\nDavid A. Schofield (30), Mosquito Control<\/p>\n
Delaware
\nKeith H. Connolley (25), Food Quality Assurance<\/p>\n
West Virginia
\nDiana G. Mullinex (25), Animal Health<\/p>\n
EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0Digital photos available upon request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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