Employee Recognition Luncheon Celebrates

751 Years of Service To Community

Kirkwood, Missouri -- Monday, April 23, 2007 – Earlier this month, City of Kirkwood employees gathered to recognize and celebrate the milestone service years of 54 employees, whose combined years of service to the city stretch more than seven centuries. “The city celebrates and is grateful for everything you do each and every day to keep our citizens safe and protected and furnished with the municipal services they have come to expect from us,” commented Mike Brown, Kirkwood’s chief administrative officer.

            Recognized were:

40 years: Ray Zelle, Kirkwood Electric

30 years:

            Jo Ann Dawson, Police

            Ron Fuist, Fire

            Greg Griffin, Water

            Lary Lazier, Fire

            Stephanie Newton, Police

            Diane Scanga, Police

25 years:

            Mike Brown, Administration

Rich Franz, Police

            Greg Hanneken, Kirkwood Electric

            Chris Nagel, Police

            Debbie Wandling, MIS

20 years:

            John Bailot, Fire

            Denise Cox, Police

            Lance Cutts, Sanitation

            Dennis Fischer, Fire

            Doug Hargate, Police

            Terry McGovern, Water

15 years:

            Mike Bales, Police

            Dan Davila, Fire

            Andy Kee, Water

            Mike Koenig, Fire

            Dean Lenz, Kirkwood Electric

            Gary Schwegel, Parks

            Pam Shands, MIS

            Dave Valentine, Kirkwood Electric

10 years:

            Tony Carvalho, Buiding Commissioner’s Office

            Dan Ennenbach, Police

            Kris Houska, Finance

            Philip Ivie, Sanitation

            Larry Johnson, Sanitation

            Jim Kohlfeld, MIS

            Leo Meyer, Fire

            Joel Patrick, Building Commissioner’s Office

Jim Sommer, Fire

            Kathie Stephey, Administration

            Bob Sumpter, Fire

            Jim Wilder, Building Commissioner’s Office

5 years:

            Sheldon Barnes, Sanitation

            David Brigman, Street

            Kim Butts, Purchasing

            Jamie Campbell, Kirkwood Water

            Cindy Casserly, Police

            Norvell Harris, Sanitation

            Will Haskell, Police

            Emily Horn, Recreation

            Chris Koenig, Fire

            Christopher Nelson, Police

            Ann Short, Vehicle Maintenance

            Tim Smith, Kirkwood Electric

            Katie Stimetz, Kirkwood Electric/Kirkwood Water

Glenn Voertman, Engineering

            Gary Walters, Street

            Curtis Williams, Kirkwood Electric

            Michael Young, Sanitation

PHOTO CAPTION:

Employees honored for 30 years of service to the city were recognized recently by the City Council. Pictured are left to right Kirkwood Chief Administrative Officer Mike Brown, handing recognition awards to Jo Ann Dawson, Kirkwood Police; Greg Griffin, Kirkwood Water; Stephanie Newton, Kirkwood Police; and Lt. Diane Scanga, Kirkwood Police.

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