OCR Text |
Show 14 June 23, 1994 Hilltop. Times In v . o 4,, Martin Kessler Douglas Jensen Joyce Davison People who 'go the extra mile' highlighted The Civilian of the Quarter award honors Hill Joyce Davison is an accounting technician who AFB employees who consistently demonstrate their works with all phases of the 649th Civil Engineer willingness to go the extra mile for the Air Force Squadron budget. Her responsibilities include workand their organizations. Those selected for the ing with reimbursements and refunds; the general fourth quarter of 1993 were: Martin Kessler, 649th officer's cost report, cost account files, shop rates, Medical Group; Joyce Davison, 649th Civil En- TDY orders and registration fees. In addition to her regular duties, she performed gineer Squadron; and Douglas Jensen, 649th CES. Martin Kessler serves as a patient and provider the job of training monitor for the squadron for six relations adviser for the Hill AFB medical facility. months during 1993. This job covers all training reHe explains, enrolls and disenrolls CHAMPUS, Del- quirements and allocations provided by AFMC, d ta Dental Plan and Medicare beneficiaries. college courses and seminars. She also He also assists in negotiating partnership agree- ensured that CE military members were scheduled ments with civilian providers at the lowest rate, for locally available training. along with conducting statistical analyses on ranges Douglas Jensen is a plumber for the 649th CES. of service and hospital costs. He installs and repairs lines for natural gas, nitroIn his spare time he coaches soccer, basketball and gen and air. He installs pressure regulators, meters baseball at the Plain City Community Activities and other equipment related to the natural gas disCenter. tribution system on base. In addition, he installs and on-an- off-bas- e, Utah National Guard praises 649th Medical Group for outstanding care, professionalism Maj. Gen. John L. Matthews, the former adjutant general of the Utah National Guard, awarded the 649th Medical Group the Pride in Ownership Award recently. ' Lt. Col. Ronald Freeman, Air Guard Reserve manager, and SFC Joe Mon-toyMedical Services coordinator for the UTNG, presented the award to Col. George Taylor, the 649th MG commander, for outstanding service a, and dedication to the soldiers, airmen and family member of the UTNG. "The medical group's professionalism dedication and 'can-d- o attitude' exemplify the true spirit of pride in ownership," the award citation said. The Pride in Ownership Program was established four years ago by the Guard and this is the first time the award has been given outside the UTNG. repairs water mains, main water valves, fire hydrants, sprinklers and fire protection equipment. His nomination package reads, "Mr. Jensen is an craftsoutstanding individual and a man. He is a leader and achiever in all aspects of his work." An example of the kind of work he does are the new showers in the Fitness Center, Bldg. 30. He and his plumbing crew performed every aspect of installed the plumbing, hung the the job sheetrock, mudded, .taped, mixed concrete and poured the shower floors, did the tile work and finished off by doing all the painting. "Doug has been an inspiration to the entire Heavy Repair Section. Each task he encounters is done with the highest degree of professionalism and he is always willing to go that extra yard," the nomination said. multi-talente- d ):icrr?uf II I ; rx - jj Lt. Col. Ronald Freeman (left), Air Guard Reserve manager, and SFC Joe Mon-toy- a (right), Medical Services coordinator for the Utah National Guard, presented the Pride in Ownership Award to Col. George Taylor, 649th Medi- cal Group commander, Reta Felt given Spirit of the American Woman award The Phoenix Award honors individuals in transition who have risen above challenging personal circumstances and are in the process of forwarding their lives. Reta Felt, a division secretary in the Contracting Directorate at Hill AFB, recently received the Phoenix Award, honoring individuals in transition who have risen above challenging personal circumstances and are in the process of forwarding their lives. The award was presented at the "Spirit of the American Women" awards ceremony held at Weber State University recently. The awards are sponsored by Your Community Connection of OgdenNorthern Utah. Felt was honored for her extraordinary courage and commitment to remain optimistic in spite of overwhelming tragedy and hardship. Since the death of her son, Felt has sought ways to give service to her community by reaching out to others who are enduring similar trials. Felt dedicates a great deal of her free time helping other people. She works with children who have learning disabilities in the Davis County School District and she tutors through the Felt also visits convalescent centers where she tries to brighten patients' days through her music In addition to her regular duties at Hill, Felt teaches courses in sexual harassment awareness, stress manage- and motivation. She ment, also teaches a secretarial course to people who have been realigned into secretarial positions. Felt is well known for the "Living, Laughing n' Loving" seminar that she developed and which she presents to Federal Women's Conferences at Hill and seminars through the Family Support Center. Recently Felt has returned to college where she is pursuing a degree in communications. , . .. self-estee- m X ld Rata Felt Students and Tutors for the Advancement of Reading Skills (STARS) program for the Ogden City Schools. She and her husband have awarded scholarships to young men in their community in memory of their son. . . |