Outstanding VA employees honored.Whether it's compassion with care, competency with claims or dignity with death, the three recipients of the 2006 National Commander's Outstanding VA Employee awards excel in their careers helping veterans and their families obtain their rightful benefits for service and sacrifice for our nation. "The VA, as the second largest federal agency, has thousands of employees dedicated to helping build better lives for disabled veterans, their families and survivors," said Washington Headquarters Executive Director David W. Gorman. "These three individuals we recognize are the best of the best and living examples that all VA employees should follow." James W. Kidwell, a social worker with the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine Augusta is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine [1]. The city's population is 18,560 (July 2006 est.). , received the National Commander's Award for Veterans Health Administration. His compassion and expertise in serving veterans using VA's health care facilities far exceed his obligations of service. Specializing in service to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mental disorder that follows an occurrence of extreme psychological stress, such as that encountered in war or resulting from violence, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or serious accident. , Kidwell has helped instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. knowledge and compassion among his co-workers in dealing with disabled
veterans.
"Kidwell skillfully skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. works as a mentor and field instructor for social worker interns  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and served on many committees and councils to best address methods to meet the needs of our veterans," Gorman said. Michael Bucolo, Supervisor Veterans Service Representative at the VA Regional Office in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , received the National Commander's Award recognizing the outstanding member of the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration. Bucolo is responsible for processing all Compensation and Pension appellate work for the 31 counties in Eastern 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 . Leading a team of 17 others, Bucolo has greatly improved the timeliness of appeals processing and dramatically reduced the number of pending cases. "This remarkable performance is reflective of his outstanding performance as a leader and a compassionate advocate of veterans," said Gorman. The National's Commander's Award for National Cemetery Administration was presented to William H. Francis, Management and Program Analyst for the Fort Custer National Cemetery Fort Custer National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just outside of the Village of Augusta in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It encompasses 770.4 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 20,656 interments. in Augusta, Mich. "Francis is the consummate professional who genuinely enjoys his job," said Gorman. "He considers it an honor to serve veterans and their families with the dignity and respect they deserve." The three outstanding VA employees received their awards at the 85th National Convention in Chicago, Ill. |
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