{"id":2171,"date":"2012-10-02T12:42:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T12:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2012-10-22T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T12:43:40","slug":"state-department-of-agriculture-honors-employees-with-long-service-awards-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2012\/10\/02\/state-department-of-agriculture-honors-employees-with-long-service-awards-4\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department of Agriculture Honors Employees with Long Service Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today honored 40\u00a0employees for their years of dedicated service to the department. Hurlock resident Paul Newcomb, Jr., who works\u00a0with the MDA Mosquito Control Unit, received special recognition for 40 outstanding years of public service.\u00a0Eight MDA employees were recognized for 35 years of service; eight employees for 30 years of service; 11\u00a0employees for serving 25 years; two for serving 20 years; five employees for serving 15 years and five for serving\u00a010 years.<\/p>\n

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\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 Agriculture<\/div>\n
Secretary Buddy Hance. \u201cSince its inception, 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 earliest years.\u201d
\nIn addition, three employees in MDA\u2019s Salisbury Mosquito Control facility were honored as Employees of the Year. Dickie Insley, Arthur Meilhammer Jr. and Paul Newcomb Jr. were honored for taking it upon themselves to volunteer their time and efforts to re-grade and re-landscape the areas around the Salisbury facility, at significant cost savings to MDA.<\/p>\n

The following is a listing by county of the MDA employees who were recognized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Anne Arundel County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Elvira Aisquith (Fiscal Services) \u00a0Millersville \u2013 15 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Luzviminda Ramallosa (State Chemist) Annapolis \u2013 15 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Susanne Wagner (Turf & Seed) Annapolis \u2013 15 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Dianne Dorsey (Animal Health) Annapolis \u2013 20 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Bonita Sims (Resource Conservation) Pasadena \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Keith Hendricks (Animal Health) Edgewater \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Craig Nielsen (Attorney General) Annapolis \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Carol Reynolds (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners) Arnold \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Mary Ellen Setting (Executive Direction) Edgewater \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
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Calvert County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Judy McGowan (Nutrient Management) Dunkirk \u2013 10 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Barbara Miller (Weights & Measures) Lusby \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
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Caroline County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0James Townsend (Food Quality Assurance) Federalsburg \u2013 15 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0John Schultz (Food Quality Assurance) Denton \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
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Cecil County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Robert Tatman (Forest Pest Management) Conowingo\u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
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Dorchester County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Paul Newcomb, Jr. (Mosquito Control) Hurlock \u2013 40 years<\/div>\n
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Frederick County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Virginia Pierce (Animal Health) Frederick \u2013 10 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Terry Coblentz (Resource Conservation) Taneytown \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
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Howard County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Tom Phillips (State Chemist) Columbia \u2013 10 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Stanley Daniello (State Chemist) Columbia \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Ravendra Gahlot (Resource Conservation) \u00a0Laurel – 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Donald Mason (Weights and Measures) Columbia \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Dennis Howard (Pesticide Regulation) Elkridge \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Montgomery County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Paul Meyer (Resource Conservation) Clarksburg \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0John Rhoderick (Resource Conservation) Silver Spring \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
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Prince George\u2019s<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Robert Trumbule (Plant Protection) Greenbelt \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Michael Cantwell (Mosquito Control) Greenbelt \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Carol Holko (Plant Industries) \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
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Queen Anne\u2019s County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Susan Shepard (Animal Health) Centreville \u2013 30 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0William Hall, III (Weights and Measures) Church Hill \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
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Somerset County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Kevin Keenan (Resource Conservation) Westover \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0William Dryden (Resource Conservation) Pocomoke \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
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Talbot County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Howard Callahan, Sr. (Nutrient Management) Cordova \u2013 20 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Stephen Spielman (Resource Conservation) Easton \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
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Wicomico County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Brenda Baumann (Food Quality Assurance) Quantico\u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Clifford Jones (Resource Conservation) Pittsville \u2013 35 years<\/div>\n
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Worcester County<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Milton Savage, Jr. (Food Quality Assurance) Berlin \u2013 15 years<\/div>\n
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Other<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Cheryl Cook (Food Quality Assurance) Smyrna, Del. \u2013 10 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Bryan Harris (Nutrient Management) Glenville, PA \u2013 10 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Lynn Alexander-Kuhn (Forest Pest Management) Airville, PA \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0Ben Cooper (Resource Conservation) Hyndman, PA \u2013 25 years<\/div>\n
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Note to Editors: Photos are available at http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mdagdept\/sets\/72157631676891474\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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