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Richland One Employees Win Top State Honors

Richland One congratulates three of its employees for providing outstanding service and leadership to its students and community. Details of their recent state awards are listed below.

SCANG Employer of the Year
Principal Dr. Denise Collier and her school, Burton-Pack Elementary, have been named the 2006 South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) Employer of the Year. The award recognizes extraordinary support given to SMSgt. Harry Kennedy, a full-time employee at Burton-Pack, who also serves his country as a member of the SC Air National Guard’s 169th Services Flight Division.

SMSgt. Kennedy expressed his appreciation of Dr. Collier’s support in these terms: "Dr. Collier regularly acknowledges members of the armed services and the sacrifices they make in defending the American way of life. During my recent deployments (she) maintained communication with my wife and family during my absence." Kennedy also praised Dr. Collier for allowing him to modify his work schedule in order to care for his wife during a recent illness.

Dr. Collier, Burton-Pack, and SMSgt. Kennedy will be recognized at the SCANG Awards Ceremony on May 6. As the state winner, Dr. Collier will also compete at the national level for the US Air National Guard Employer of the Year Award.

SC CASE Administrator of the Year
Marilyn Davis, Richland One’s director of special education, has been named the South Carolina CASE Administrator of the Year. The award is given annually by the South Carolina Coordinators and Administrators of Special Education (CASE). Davis was presented with the honor at CASE’s spring conference in Myrtle Beach on March 8. CASE is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Davis has been in special education administration for more than 20 years and has served the last six years of her career with Richland One.

 

 

2006-2007 Siemens Award Winner
Christina Murphy, who teaches advanced placement calculus at Dreher High School, is the recipient of the 2006 - 2007 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. Murphy was selected from a pool of strong candidates in the state. This award recognizes Murphy’s exemplary teaching and dedication to her students and to the Advanced Placement Program. She is one of 50 teachers nationally to win this award, and will receive a monetary award of $1,000. Murphy has been teaching at Dreher for 32 years.

 

 

 

For more information, contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7510 or 231-7504.