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2001 Best in the Business Submissions.


The following personnel were submitted for Corrections Today's (CT) annual Best in the Business issue. CT would like to thank the correctional agencies and ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture  chapters and affiliates for submitting staff members this year.

Arizona

Billie Arriola, sergeant, Arizona Department of Corrections The Arizona Department of Corrections is in charge of the incarceration of tens of thousands of inmates in the U.S. state of Arizona. The ADC also manages over 4,000 inmates who have been paroled or that are statutorily released.  (ADC (1) See A/D converter.

(2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable.
)/Douglas-Maricopa Complex; Ernest Barragan, correctional officer II, ADC/Community Corrections; Kristy Bartusek, correctional registered nurse, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC ADJC Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections ); Cheryl L. Bennett, executive staff assistant, ADC/Community Corrections, 2000 Meritorious Award; Judith Boyer, correctional sergeant, ADC/Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC ASPC Associated Students of Pomona College (Claremont, California)
ASPC American Shetland Pony Club
ASPC Arizona State Prison Complex
ASPC Algorithmic Statistical Process Control
ASPC Attached Shuttle Payload Center
)/Douglas, QUEST for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
quest after, go after, pursue

look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the
 Excellence Award; James Burress, correctional sergeant, ADC/ASPC-Winslow, ADC Community Service Award; Harriet Caruso, education program specialist, ADJC; Arlin Chester, parole officer, ADC/Community Corrections, Co-Parole Officer of the Year; Cinamon Cotter cot·ter  
n.
1. A bolt, wedge, key, or pin inserted through a slot in order to hold parts together.

2. A cotter pin.



[Origin unknown.
, youth transitional specialist, ADJC; Dr. Darryl Fischer, manager, research unit, ADC; David A. Gaspar, director, ADJC, the 19th Annual National Public Service Award, presented by the American Society for Public Administration The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is a membership association in the United States sponsoring conferences and providing professional services primarily to those who study the implementation of government policy, public administration, and, to a lesser degree,  and the National Academy of Public Administration; Ruth Granillo, correctional offic er III, ADC, South Unit Employee of the Month, Meritorious Award, QUEST for Excellence Award; Michelle Gutierrez, senior parole officer, ADC/Community Corrections, Co-Parole Officer of the Year; R.J. Harrison, correctional officer II, ADC/ Community Corrections, Unit Citation A unit citation is a formal, honorary mention by high authority of a military unit's specific and outstanding performance, notably in battle.

Similar mentions can also be made for individual soldiers.
; Valerie Orand, parole officer, ADC/Corrections Division, 2000 Meritorious Award; Anna Robertson, correctional officer III, ASPC-Douglas, Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Month; Joe Stemple Stem´ple

n. 1. (Mining) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step.
, sergeant, ADC-Douglas-Maricopa Complex; Kenneth Vance, correctional sergeant, ADC/ASPC-Douglas; Pamela Webster, executive secretary I, ADC/Community Corrections, QUEST for Excellence Award.

California

Alberto Acuna, parole agent I, California Youth Authority (CYA CYA Cover your ass. See Defensive medicine. )/ San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay.  Project, Employee of the Month; Michael J. Allen, youth correctional counselor, CYA/El Paso De Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
  • Alfonso García Robles (1911-1991), Mexican diplomat and politician
  • Aurora Robles (born 1980), Mexican fashion model
  • Charlie Robles (born 1943), Puerto Rican musician
 Youth Correctional Facility; David Bacigalupo, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. , CYA/El Paso De Robles Youth Correctional Facility, Distinguished Service Medal A service medal is a military award generally of the lowest degree. A service medal is awarded to a member of the military who joins the military, or is already serving, during a designated time period. ; Golia Baker, volunteer song and inspiration leader, CYA/Karl Holton Youth Correctional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility (YCDATF); Vernon Baker Vernon Joseph Baker (b. December 17, 1919) is a U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions on April 5-6, 1945 near Viareggio, Italy during World War II. Baker and his platoon killed 26 enemy soldiers and destroyed six machine gun nests, two observer posts and four , chaplain, CYA/Karl Holton Youth Correctional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility; Keith Boarden, youth correctional counselor, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF; Jess Brito, parole agent, CYA/Ben Lomond Youth Conservation Camp; Frances Downard, president, Gloryland Prison Ministries, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF and O.H. Close Youth Correctional Facility; Jane Francine Echavarria; youth correctional counselor, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF; Dennis Galvan, assistant supervisor, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF, Distinguished Service Award, Superior Accomplishment Award from State of California, Director's Award for Outstanding Performance in Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract ; Coretta Gray, senior youth correctional counselor, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF, Employee of the Month, Senior Youth Counselor of the Year, Safety Award; Chris Hillman Chris Hillman (born Christopher Hillman, December 4 1944, in Los Angeles, California) was one of the original members of The Byrds (1965) with Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke. , parole agent II, CYA/Parole Services Southern Region/Southcoast Parole Unit, Staff Recognition for Outstanding Performance, Director's Award for Victims Work; Anthony Juarez, youth correctional counselor, CYA/ITS-HAS Youth Correctional Facility; Robert G. Kerns, youth correctional counselor, CYA/El Paso De Robles Youth Correctional Facility; Don Nickerson, treatment team supervisor, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF, Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Outstanding Person Award; Anthony Rodriguez Anthony Rodriguez (born 4 November 1979) is a French judoka. Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2005 World Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg) References
, youth correctional counselor, CYA/DeWitt Nelson Youth Correctional Facility; Lt. Terry Sims, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF, Employee of the Month, Karl Holton Safety Award, Medal of Valor For other medals of the same name, see .

The Medal of Valor (O't Ha'gvora, Hebrew: עיטור הגבורה) is the highest Israeli Military decoration.
 Nominee; Rev. Larry Thomas, chaplain, CYA/Karl Holton YCDATF; Cherie Ware, parole agent I, CYA/Paro le Services Southern Region/Southcoast Parole Unit, Employee of the Month, Medal of Valor Gold Star.

Colorado

Tony Datillo, training coordinator, Division of Adult Parole and Community Corrections; Dennis Dunsmoor, production manager, Colorado License Plate Production Facility; Jeaneene Miller, director, Division of Adult Parole and Division of Community Corrections, Judicial Award; Tom Peterson Tom Peterson was a prominent television weatherman at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa. He was a popular television personality in the Sioux City area.

See also Peterson

Tom Peterson started at KCAU-TV during the 1970s.
, parole officer, El Paso County El Paso County may refer to one of the following counties in the United States:
  • El Paso County, Colorado
  • El Paso County, Texas
 Parole Office (SER Ser serine.

Ser
abbr.
serine



SER

smooth endoplasmic reticulum.


Ser

serine.
); Private Prisons Monitoring Unit Staff.

Delaware

Hosts/DuPont-Mentors - Northeast Region, Wilmington, Del., DuPont Co., Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Florida

Margaret Chrisawn, senior personnel director, Employee Relations-Central Office, Florida Department Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.
 of Corrections; Tina M. Leftwich, correctional officer-lieutenant, Florida Department of Corrections, CFRC CFRC Community Financial Resource Center (Los Angeles, CA)
CFRC Community Forestry Resource Center (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)
CFRC Community and Family Resource Center
, Employee of the Month, CFRC; James McGovern James McGovern is the name of:
  • James J. McGovern, Ph.D., current president of A.T. Still University
  • James P McGovern, or Jim McGovern, current member of the United States House of Representatives
  • James McGovern, current United Kingdom Member of Parliament
, correctional probation supervisor, Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Office; OIT-Security Administration Section, Florida Department of Corrections; Putnam Canine Unit-Rex Zeigler, Kenneth Taylor Kenneth Taylor may refer to
  • Ken Taylor (cricketer) (b. 1935), English cricketeer Huddersfield, Yorkshire]
  • Ken Taylor (U.S. Football player), 1985 Chicago Bears defensive back
  • Ken Taylor (NASCAR driver), NASCAR driver
  • Ken Taylor (poet), Australian poet
 and Brian Cliffin, bloodhounds Sheba, Buddha and Peanuts (retired), Florida Department of Corrections, honorary "patches" from the Putnam County Putnam County is the name of 9 counties in the United States of America, many of which are named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War:
  • Putnam County, Florida (Named for Benjamin A.
 Sheriff's Department.

Hawaii

John E. Martinez Sr., captain, Halawa Correctional Facility Halawa Correctional Facility is a prison in Hawaii that houses inmates in medium security, maximum security and special needs populations. Originally opened in 1962 as the City and County Halawa Jail it was transferred to the State in 1977. .

Illinois

James Barnlund, youth supervisor II, Illinois Department of Corrections/Illinois Youth Center-Chicago; Eli Betancourt, correctional officer, Illinois Department of Corrections/ Danville Correctional Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Lester Brown, youth supervisor III, Illinois Youth Center-Joliet; Ruth Brown, youth supervisor II, Illinois Youth Center-Pere Marquette; Scott Ceckanowicz, correctional officer, East Moline East Moline (mōlēn`), city (1990 pop. 20,147), Rock Island co., NW Ill., a suburb of Moline, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1907. East Moline, along with Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport, Iowa, was formerly regarded as one of the Quad  Correctional Center; Gary Cline, youth supervisor II, Illinois Youth Center-Murphysboro; Patrick Feagans, correctional officer, Logan Correctional Center; Sean Furlow, correctional officer, Pinckneyville Correctional Center; Ella Griggs, volunteer, Illinois Department of Corrections/Jesse "Ma" Houston Adult Transition Center, Volunteer of the Year Award; Justin Hammers, correctional officer, Jacksonville Correctional Center; Carolyn Harrison, correctional officer, Hill Correctional Center; Ronnie Hawkins
Not to be confused with Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter Ron Hawkins.


Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born 10 January 1935, Huntsville, Arkansas, United States) is a pioneering rock and roll musician and cousin to fellow rockabilly pioneer Dale
, correctional officer, Robinson Correctional Center; Robert Hilmes, correctional o fficer, Centralia Correctional Center; George Kestner, correctional officer, Western Illinois Correctional Center; Jackie Knop knop  
n.
A small decorative knob or boss.



[Middle English knopp, knoppe, from Old English cnop.]
, correctional officer, Graham Correctional Center; Marvin Lemke, correctional officer, Joliet Correctional Center; Ed Oller, correctional officer, Taylorville Correctional Center; Kevin Oltmanns, correctional officer, Dixon Correctional Center; Charles Peck, correctional officer, Vienna Correctional Center; Brandy Philpot, correctional officer, Vandalia Correctional Center; Lorrie Saddler, youth supervisor II, Illinois Youth Center-St. Charles; Rick Shaw, correctional officer, Illinois River Illinois River

River, northeastern Illinois, U.S. Formed by the junction of the Des Plaines River and Kankakee River in Illinois, it flows southwest across the state, joining the Mississippi River after a course of 273 mi (440 km).
 Correctional Center; Bradley Shields, correctional officer, Tamms Correctional Center; Michael Swofford, correctional officer, Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center; Misty Valestin, sergeant, Shawnee Correctional Center; Kevin Wade, correctional officer, Hanna City Work Camp; John West, sergeant, Pontiac Correctional Center Pontiac Correctional Center is the main maximum security prison in Illinois. The prison is located on 700W Lincoln Street, Pontiac. The facility also houses death row but no execution chamber. Inmates are executed at Tamms or Stateville. ; LeShawn Wilson, correctional officer, Decatur Correctional Center; Ji m Winters, sergeant, Lincoln Correctional Center.

Indiana

Rondle L. Anderson, superintendent, Department of Corrections/Indiana State Prison; Kay Aynes, nursing supervisor, Level III, Department of Correction/Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Letter of Commendation.

Iowa

Carol Luth, community program monitor, 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services/Cedar Rapids, Linn County Linn County is the name of four counties in the United States:
  • Linn County, Iowa
  • Linn County, Kansas
  • Linn County, Missouri
  • Linn County, Oregon
 Offices; Will McClendon, residential supervisor, 5th Judicial District of Iowa/Community Correctional Center, Iowa Corrections Association Award, Blacks in Criminal Justice Award.

Kansas

Patricia Clark, intensive supervision officer, Sante Fe Trail Community Corrections (SFTCC), Employee of the Month, SFTCC Officer of the Year; Patrick Klecker, intensive supervision officer, Sante Fe Trail Community Corrections, Employee of the Month, SFTCC Officer of the Year.

Kentucky

Earl Bell Earl Bell is the name of several people:
  • Earl Bell (athlete), American pole vaulter and former world record holder
  • Earl S. Bell, American building designer and inventor
, chaplain, Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDC KDC Key Distribution Center
KDC Katholiek Documentatie Centrum
KDC Kerrier District Council (UK)
KDC Kodak Digital Camera format (file extension)
KDC Kurt Donald Cobain
)/Frankfort Career Development Center; Michael Ferguson There are several people who may be referred to as Michael Ferguson:
  • Michael Ferguson (Irish politician) (1953-2006) — an Irish Sinn Féin politician who represented Belfast West.
  • Michael Ferguson (Australian politician) (1974-) — an Australian politician.
, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey.  II-Bell County Forestry Camp; Danny G. Holcomb, captain, Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women; Peter Houck, volunteer Chaplain-Corrections, Kentucky State Reformatory Kentucky State Reformatory is a medium-security prison located in La Grange, Kentucky, about 30 miles northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1936 and had a prison population of 1,998 as of 2007. References
  • History and Overview
; Rhonda Kidd, Nurse administrator, KDC/Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, Employee Recognition Award; Bradley Partin, sergeant, Bell County Forestry Camp; Ralph E. Paxton, probation and parole officer, KDC/Division of Probation and Parole, 2000 Commissioner's Award for Probation and Parole Officer of the Year.

Louisiana

Charlotte Appel, captain, Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC DPSC Defense Personnel Support Center
DPSC Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Frisco, TX)
DPSC Dental Pulp Stem Cell
DPSC Data Processing Service Center
DPSC Dufferin-Peel Skating Club (Canada) 
)/David Wade Correctional Center; Charles Ballard, cook, DPSC/Swanson Correctional Center-Monroe; Glen Anthony Booty, lieutenant colonel, DPSC/Dixon Correctional; Emma Dawson, purchasing agent, Swanson Correctional Center for Youth, Support Employee of the Month; Arthur Foster, captain, DPSC/EHCC, Distinguished Service Award; Morris Hickman, master sergeant, DPSC/David Wade Correctional Center, Correctional Officer of the Month, Correctional Officer of the Year; Helen Horton, food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and  director, DPSC/EHCC, Supervisor of the Month, EHCC EHCC Emerald Hill Cricket Club (Melbourne, Australia)
EHCC Empire Hotel & Country Club (Brunei) 
 Supervisor of the Year; Karen Hoyle, ACA/Legal Programs, A.L. "Red" Swanson Correctional Center for Youth, Supervisor of the Quarter; Helen B. Jackson, education director, Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) (CCA) is a company that manages public prisons and other facilities[1], and has concessions for many others. The company had annual revenues in 2004 of $1.15 billion USD. , Winn Correctional Center; Thomas Jarrell, painter foreman, DPSC/Jetson Correctional Center for Youth; Dan Manning, probation and parole officer II, Juvenile Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Division of Youth Services/Office of Youth Development/Hammond, Office of Youth Development Probation and Paro le Officer of the Quarter Award (twice); Angela Mathews, DPSC/David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC DWCC Dead Weight Cargo Capacity (shipping)
DWCC David Winter Collectors Club (UK)
DWCC Delivery Will Call Coordinator (Home Depot) 
), Supervisor of the Quarter, Supervisor of the Year; Cindy Mazza, volunteers captain, Bridge City Correctional Center for Youth; Lanelle Owens, DPSC/DWCC, Support Employee of the Quarter, Support Employee of the Year; Elizabeth Pearson, DPSC/DWCC, Officer of the Month; Joney Primas, master sergeant, DPSC/EHCC, Correctional Officer of the Year; Bob Rusnock, DPSC/DWCC, Support Employee of the Quarter, Support Employee of the Year; Daniel Sauer, lieutenant, DPSC/EHCC, Distinguished Service Award; Debbie Scriber, DPSC/DWCC, Distinguished Service Award, Meritorious Service Award, Supervisor of the Quarter, Supervisor of the Year; Sonya Suggs, human resources analyst, DPSC/EHCC, Support Employee of the Year; Billy Tigner, lieutenant colonel/assistant chief of security, DPSC/Avoyelles Correctional Center, Employee of the Month; Elizabeth Tigner, records systems manager II, DPSC/Avoyelles Correctional Center, Employee o f the Month; Danny Williams, director of mental health, DPSC/EHCC.

Maryland

Edward Blake, sergeant, Eastern Correctional Institution/Poplar Hill Prerelease pre·re·lease  
n.
Something released before an official or scheduled date.

adj.
Of or relating to an interval preceding an official or scheduled release:
 Unit; Thomas Bradley, lieutenant, correctional officer, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Eastern Correctional Institution, Supervisor of the Year; Ava Gift, commitment records specialist manager, Maryland Division of Correction/Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown; Kevin King, lieutenant, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Eastern Correctional Institution; James Owens, sergeant, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services/Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center; Tyann Roberts, sergeant, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Eastern Correctional Institution/Poplar Hill Prerelease Unit; Christopher Walch, correctional officer II, Western Correctional Institution, Warden's Letter of Recognition; Dennis Ward, lieutenant, correctional officer, Eastern Correctional Institution.

Massachusetts

Bruce Gelb, director of security, Massachusetts Department of Correction/Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Correction Award of the Year Gold Medal Honor; Robert Muir, correction officer II, Massachusetts Department of Correction/Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Correction Officer of the Year Gold Medal Honor.

Michigan

Gatha McClellan, food service manager, Michigan Department of Corrections/Correctional Facilities Administration.

Minnesota

Will Alexander, coordinator, Minnesota Department of Corrections/Sex Offender Community Notification, Governor's Pat-on-the-Back Award; Rindy Fenger Filzen, field agent, Minnesota Department of Corrections/Lyons County, You Can Make a Difference Award; Minnesota Critical Incident Stress Management Critical Incident Stress Management is an adaptive short term helping process that focuses solely on an immediate and identifiable problem to enable the individual(s) affected to return to their daily routine(s) more quickly and with a lessened likelihood of experiencing  (CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) The award for successful completion of an examination in information security management from the Information Security Audit and Control Association. See ISACA. ) Team, Minnesota Department of Corrections/Minnesota Corrections Association President's Award.

Nebraska

Edward Fabian, unit case manager, Department of Correctional Services (DCS (1) See also DSC.

(2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect.
); Catherine Gibson-Beltz, assistant adult parole administrator, DCS, Supervisor of the Year; Cory Huskey, administrative assistant III-TSCI; Curt Jordan, administrative assistant II, DCS; John Martin, records manager, DCS/Diagnostic and Evaluation Center/Lincoln Correctional Center, Employee of the Month; Darlene Percival, captain, DCS/Lincoln Correctional Center, Manager of the Quarter, Warden's Proficiency Award; Kyle J. Poppert, corporal, DCS/Lincoln Correctional Center; Russell B. Schuster, case manager, DCS/Nebraska State Penitentiary penitentiary: see prison. , Employee of the Month, Employee of the Year, Warden's Commendation; Denise Skrobecki, administrative assistant III, DCS/Hastings Correctional Center; Robert Tlustos, recreation coordinator, DCS/Omaha Correctional Center.

Nevada

Dr. Karen Gedney, senior physician, Nevada Department of Prisons/Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.

New Jersey

Howard L. Beyer, deputy executive director, New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission, College of New Jersey Law and Justice Alumni Award.

New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 

Joseph J. Cocozza, The National Gains Center, OJJDP OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (federal agency)  Award.

Ohio

Christine Money, warden, Marion Correctional Institution, Volunteer of the Year, QSTP QSTP Qualified State Tuition Program
QSTP Qatar Science and Technology Park
QStP Quality Service through Partnership
 Best Supportive Warden.

Oklahoma

Elvis Danna, juvenile specialist II, SW Oklahoma Juvenile Center, Employee of the Month, Employee of the Year; Steve Epp, volunteer, Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA)/Tenkiller Adventure Program, OJA Volunteer Recognition Award for Outstanding Service, Legislative Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Service; Greg Serrano, juvenile specialist-AA coordinator/OJA/Tenkiller Adventure Program, OJA Volunteer Recognition Award for Outstanding Service, Legislative Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Service; Dr. Robert Taylor, volunteer, OJA/Tenkiller Adventure Program, OJA Volunteer Recognition Award for Outstanding Service, Legislative Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Service.

Pennsylvania

Thomas Ackerman, corrections officer I, Department of Corrections/State Correctional Institution (SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec.

(hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface.

2. UART.
)-Albion, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Leroy Baer, corrections officer V, Department of Corrections/SCI-Muncy, Pennsylvania. Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Rev. Harry Brotzman, Department of Corrections/SCI-Rockview, Volunteer of the Year Award; Bill C., Department of Corrections/SCI-Frackville, Volunteer of the Year Award; Verdia Carr, Department of Corrections/SCI-Cambridge Springs, Volunteer of the Year Award; Rosario Ceraso, clerk typist, Department of Corrections/Community Corrections Center (CCC CCC

A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa.
) Region I, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; George Cooper, Department of Corrections/SCI-Waynesburg, Volunteer of the Year Award; Joseph Coyne, Department of Corrections/SCI-Waymart, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Medal of Valor Award; Michael A. Cuff, Department of Corrections/Harrisburg CCC monitor, P ennsylvania Department of Corrections Medal of Valor Award; Robert D., Department of Corrections/SCI-Retreat, Volunteer of the Year Award; Janeen Davis, registered nurse, Department of Corrections/Elizabethtown Training Academy, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award, Employee of the Year; Linda Dean, employment vocational counselor I, Department of Corrections/SCI-Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Michael Dugal, corrections officer, Department of Corrections/SCI-Graterford, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Marian Elby, Department of Corrections/SCI-Muncy, Volunteer of the Year Award; William Fazio, activities manager I, Department of Corrections/SCI-Mahanoy, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Cecilia Futch, Department of Corrections/CCC Region II, Volunteer of the Year Award; Ken Giles, Department of Corrections/SCI-Pittsburgh, Volunteer of the Year Award; Gail Gray, Department of Corrections/Quehanna Boot Camp, Volunteer of the Year Award; Gail Harris, Department of Corrections/Pittsburgh, center director, Department of Corrections/CCC Region III, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Jean Hepler, registered nurse supervisor, Department of Corrections/SCI-Frackville, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Lloyd M. Hostetler, Department of Corrections/SCI-Smithfield, Volunteer of the Year Award; Frank K., Department of Corrections/SCI-Mahanoy, Volunteer of the Year Award; Edwin Mansberger, Department of Corrections/SCI-Huntingdon, Volunteer of the Year Award; Joseph Marrazzo, Department of Corrections/SCI-Camp Hill, Volunteer of the Year Award; John McCullough, superintendent, Department of Corrections/SCI-Houtzdale, Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association Lifetime Achievement Award; Doris Moumgis, Department of Corrections/SCI-Somerset, Volunteer of the Year Award; Catherine Mussari, clerk typist II, D epartment of Corrections/SCI-Waymart, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Nancy Oppedal, Department of Corrections/SCI-Cresson, Volunteer of the Year Award; Kevin P., Department of Corrections/SCI-Greensburg, Volunteer of the Year Award; John J. Pangiochi, Department of Corrections/CCC Region I, Volunteer of the Year Award; Mary Lou Peterson, Department of Corrections/SCI-Albion, Volunteer of the Year Award; Susan R., Department of Corrections/CCC Region III, Volunteer of the Year Award; Anne Richan, Department of Corrections/SCI-Chester, Volunteer of the Year Award; Barbara Rittenhouse, Department of Corrections/SCI-Graterford, Volunteer of the Year Award; Clark S., Department of Corrections/SRCF-Mercer, Volunteer of the Year Award; Richard S., Department of Corrections/SCI-Greene, Volunteer of the Year Award; Scott Shaulis, corrections officer I, Department of Corrections/SCI-Somerset, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Kenneth Sherwood, S cranton CCC monitor, Department of Corrections/CCC Region II, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Anastasia Sloat, Department of Corrections/SCI-Waymart, Volunteer of the Year Award; Brian Smatko, corrections officer I, Department of Corrections/SCI-Dallas, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Medal of Valor Award; Dan Stabler and Linell Stabler, Department of Corrections/SCI-Dallas, Volunteer of the Year Award; William "Larry" Thompson, labor foreman, Department of Corrections/Quehanna Boot Camp, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Outstanding Performance Award; Sylvia Jean Yarger, Department of Corrections/SCI-Houtzdale, Volunteer of the Year Award; Alberta Zawalish, Department of Corrections/SCI-Laurel Highlands, Volunteer of the Year Award; Mary Zielinski, Department of Corrections/SCI-Waymart, Volunteer of the Year Award.

Tennessee

James Fortner, administrative lieutenant/Tennessee Department of Correction/Deberry Special Needs Facility, Employee of the Month; Judy Marston, counselor III, Southwestern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility, Secretary of the Year-Warren County.

Texas

Ron R. Goethals, director, Dallas County Community, Supervision and Correctional Department, National Association of Probation Executives' Executive of the Year.

Vermont

Adam Vincelette, vocational instructor, Vermont Department of Corrections/Northwest State Correctional Facility.

Washington

Billie Ackerman, ACA coordinator; Vance Adamire, Department of Corrections (DOC)/Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Linda Aff, senior secretary, Department of Corrections; Anthony Amon, correctional officer, DOC/McNeil Island Corrections Center, Life Safety Award; Paulette Bailey, Family Visiting Program, DOC/McNeil Island Corrections Center; Continuous Quality Service Award; Anita Berry, lead office assistant, DOC/Coyote Ridge Correction Center; Paul Bird, Southeast Region community corrections officer, DOC, Community Corrections Officer of the Year; Iva Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. , records department, DOC/Cedar Creek Corrections Center, Continuous Quality Service Award; Vicki Briggs, correctional officer, DOC/Cedar Creek Corrections Center, Cedar Creek Correctional Officer of the Year; Lance Byrne, correctional officer, DOC/McNeil Island Correctional Center; Juan Camacho, corrections officer, DOC/Larch Corrections Center; Jon Cool, correctional officer, DOC/Stafford Correctional Center, Correctio nal Officer of the Year; Dan Delp, physicians assistant, DOC/Washington State Penitentiary, Community Service Award; James Donaldson, correctional officer, DOC/Washington State Penitentiary; Michelle Duncan, correctional officer, DOC/Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Dr. Ronald Heck, DOC/Washington State Penitentiary, Community Service Award; Bob Gach, DOC/Headquarters, Community Service Award; Debra Garner, Everett OMMU Unit/Community Corrections Supervisor, Continuous Quality Service Award; David Gilkey, community corrections staff, West Central Region, Community Service Award; Kent Gonzalez, DOC/Northwest Region community corrections officer, Northeast Spokane Valley Office, Corrections Officer of the Year; Diann Hare, warrants and extradition specialist, DOC/Office of Correctional Operations, Continous Quality Service Award; James Harvey, correctional officer, DOC/Washington Corrections Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Ronald Hodgins, correctional officer, DOC/Mon roe Correctional Complex, Correctional Officer of the Year; James Johnson, correctional officer, DOC/Washington Corrections Center for Women, Correctional Officer of the Year; George Jones, community corrections officer, Eleanor Chase Work Training Release, DOC/Day Reporting Center, Community Service Award; Roseanne Kromm, registered nurse III, DOC/Coyote Ridge Correctional Center, Southeast Region Employee of the Year, Continuous Quality Service Award; Lori Lawson, secretary administrative DOC; Eric Leberg, Northwest Region corrections officer, DOC, Corrections Officer of the Year; Michael Lotterberry, correctional officer, DOC/Washington Corrections Center/Shelton Washington, Excellence in Safety Award; Steve Mayhue, Assisted Living as·sist·ed living
n.
A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication.
 Facility, Correctional Officer of the Year; Lin Miller, Southwest field administrator, DOC, Community Service Award; Moses Lake Supervision Team (Geronimo Coronado, Michael Eby, Tim Logan, Kimberly Allen and Anita Richardson) DOC/Moses Lake Washington; Dennis J. O'Hara, correcti onal officer, DOC/Olympic Corrections Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Randy Palmer, master control, DOC/Airway Heights Correctional Center, Correctional Officer of the Year; Ron Pedersen, lieutenant, DOC/Airway Heights Correctional Center, Continuous Quality Service Award; Robert Percifield, recreation specialist, DOC/Washington State Penitentiary; Julio Perez, corrections officer, DOC/Seattle Day Reporting, Correctional Officer of the Year; Stacy Peters, corrections officer, DOC/Tacoma Prerelease, Correctional Officer of the Year; Majory Roe, corrections officer, DOC/Southwest Region Community, Correctional Officer of the Year; Carla Schettler, classification counselor/WSP, Continuous Quality Service Award; Robin Smith, administrative secretary, DOC; Barbara Sowers, correctional unit supervisor, DOC/Olympic Corrections Center, Community Service Award; Sherrie Thompson, secretary, DOC/Stafford Creek Correction Center; Valencia Tobias, correctional officer, DOC/Pine Lodge PreRelease, Correctional Off icer of the Year; Cindi Yates, DOC/Headquarters, The Secretary's Leadership Award.

Wisconsin

Dr. Susan Curran, psychologist supervisor, Department of Corrections/Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility, Dr. Juliette Martin-Thomas Award; Crystal Jones, sergeant, Department of Corrections; Kenneth Peere, sergeant, Department of Corrections/Waupan Correctional Institution.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Noun 1. Federal Bureau of Prisons - the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
BoP
 

Edward A. Bouley, case management coordinator, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury The Federal Correctional Institution Danbury is a federal prison for women (formerly for men) in the United States. It is located near the city of Danbury in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 70 miles from New York City and 3 miles north of Danbury. , Conn., James V. Bennett Award; Gerald G. Gaes, chief, Office of Research and Evaluation Information, Policy and Public Affairs Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service.

Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services

Greg Arnold, provincial bailiff bailiff

Officer of some U.S. courts whose duties include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in deliberation. In medieval Europe, it was a title of some dignity and power, denoting a manorial superintendent or royal agent who collected fines and
, Thunder Bay Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; Doreen Barclay, Toronto East Department of Corrections, Volunteer Service Award; Douglas Barker, correctional officer, Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; Robert Bergeron, correctional officer, Pembroke Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; Don Boomer, correctional officer, Millbrook Correctional Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; David Bowles, correctional officer, Pembroke Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; Doug Buchwald, correctional officer, Pembroke Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; Warren Chambers, probation and parole officer, Mississauga Probation and Parole, Humanitarian Service Award; Raymond Cyr, agricultural worker, Monteith mon·teith  
n.
A large punch bowl having a notched rim on which cups can be hung.



[Possibly after Monteith (Monteigh), an eccentric 17th-century Scotsman who wore a cloak scalloped at the hem.]
 Correctional Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; Robert Dalton, provincial bailiff, Thunder Bay Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; Stephen Foster, recreation officer, Guelph Correctional Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; Joel Gardiner, correctional officer, Temporary Detention Centre, Contribution to the Field of Corrections Award; Ronald Hamilton, correctional officer, Niagara Detention Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; Kurt Hamm, Niagara Detention Centre, Volunteer Service Award; Maida Icliates, volunteer coordinator, Toronto Jail, Award for Bravery; William Kostick, correctional officer, Kenora jail, Award for Bravery; John Longe n. 1.
1. A thrust. See Lunge.
2. The training ground for a horse.
1. (Zool.) Same as 4th Lunge.
, Kenora Jail, Volunteer Service Award; James McNeilly, youth officer, Sprucedale Youth Centre, Award for Bravery; David Mitchell, acting deputy superintendent, Toronto Jail, Humanitarian Service Award; David Picard, correctional officer, Female Institution, Humanitarian Service Award; Witold Poplawski, chief psychologist, Millbrook Corrections Centre; Cathy Ranger, correctional officer, North Bay Jail; Patrick Ruest, correctional officer, Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre, Humanitarian Service Award; Albert Schuit, correctional officer, Niagara Detention Center; Ida Swartz, correctional officer, Sarnia Jail; Peter Voth, Niagara Detent ion Centre, Volunteer Service Award; Elver el·ver  
n.
See glass eel.



[Alteration of eelfare, a brood of young eels, the passage of young eels up a river : eel + fare, journey (obsolete).
 Wilders, correctional officer, Whitby Jail.

Chapter/Affiliate Award Winners

The Alston Wilkes Society

Vic Bartel, The William C. Nau Federal Probation Officer of the Year Award; Mae Troy Cockren, Part-Time Employee of the Year Award; Richard I. Coleman, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures


Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15.
 Trooper of the Year Award; Lee Foster, sheriff/Newberry County, South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award; Wannell Hedgepath, Project Take HEART Volunteer of the Year Award; Ronnie Jackson, James W. Sparks South Carolina Youth Worker of the Year Award; Kelli McGrew, Mark Hart South Carolina Probation and Parole Agent of the Year Award; Gainey Mickens Jr., Olin Sanders South Carolina Correctional Officer of the Year Award; Rebecca Rogers, Parker Evatt Volunteer of the Year Award; The Women's Shelter Dental Center, Veterans Volunteer Award; Marilyn Yarnell, Linda J. Allen Employee of the Year Award; Saagu Zeleke, facility director/Alston Wilkes Home-Columbia Central, Employee of the Year Award.

American Probation and Parole Association

Molly Fitzgerald, adult probation officer specialist, Hamilton County Probation Department, Scotia Knouff Line Officer of the Year Award; Gini Highfield, assistant director, Division of Youth Corrections, Member of the Year Award; Karin Ho, administrator, Office of Victim Services, Joe Kegans Award.

American Society of Criminology The American Society of Criminology is an international organization which embraces scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge regarding the etiology, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.  

Kenneth Adams, Herbert Block Award; William J. Bowers, August Vollmer Award, Sellin-Glueck Award; Pat O'Malley, Sellin-Glueck Award; Norval Morris, Edwin H. Sutherland Award.

Commission on Accreditation For Corrections

M. Wayne Huggins, president and general manager, OMNISEC International Investigations Inc., Virginia, Walter Dunbar Award.

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

Steven Borders, special agent; Terry Boyce, investigator; Sandra Roper, investigative technician; William Thompkins, special agent in charge, Chapter 32-Atlanta, National Group Achievement Award for Investigative Excellence; John Timmerberg, special agent, FBI, Chapter 63-Colorado, Investigative Excellence Nonmember Award.

Juvenile Justice Trainers Association

Mike Gillen, director of training and professional development, Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, Neal Willemse Achievement Award; Kent County Juvenile Detention Center, Grand Rapids, MI., Organization Award for Excellence; Mira Vucicevie, training director, Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Cook County Illinois, Individual Award for Excellence.

Minnesota Corrections Association

Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Washington County Peace Initiative, Washington County Court Services, President's Award; Steve Dornbach (retired), Ramsey County Corrections, Board of Directors Award; Jim Hayes, juvenile division director (retired), Ramsey County Corrections-Professional Achievement Award-Community Services; Steve Roelfs, assistant program director, Adult Detention Center, Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Professional Achievement Award-Correctional Facility; Carole Smith, executive director (retired) Minnesota Corrections Association-Appreciation Award for 24 years of outstanding service; Sen. Allan H. Spear, 2000 Corrections Person of the Year.

North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 Association of Wardens and Superintendents

Ron Edwards, south regional director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections/Columbus-Warden of the Year Award (99-00); Pamela Withrow, warden, Michigan Department of Corrections The Michigan Department of Corrections oversees prisons and other correctional facilities in the state of Michigan, USA. It has some 43 prison facilities, 10 camps and a Special Alternative Incarceration program, together composing approximately 50,000 inmates. , Michigan Reformatory-Warden of the Year Award.

Ohio Correctional and Court Services Association

Gail M. Heller, executive director, Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence, Janesz Award; Francis A. Rutkowski, supervisor, Cleveland Municipal Court Intake Unit, Cleveland Municipal Court Probation Department, Janesz Award.

Salvation Army

Rev. Earl A. Smith Sr., chaplain, San Quentin Prison, California, Chaplain of the Year Award.

Volunteers of America Volunteers of America, national nondenominational organization providing a wide variety of human services as part of a Christian ministry of service. Founded (1896) by Ballington and Maud Booth (see Booth, family) after their withdrawal from the Salvation Army, the  

Shay shay  
n. Informal
A chaise.



[Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )]

Noun 1.
 Bilchik, executive director, Child Welfare League of America, 1999 Maude Booth Award; Gretchen Crosland, vice president and director of correctional services, Hope Award.
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