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Fairfax County Office of Public
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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 711, FAX 703-324-2010
June 26, 2006
Onthank Awards Recognize Fairfax County Employees
Ten employees have been selected to receive the Onthank Award, the highest honor Fairfax County bestows on its employees. Eight recipients are from the county and two are from the school system. The awards were presented at today’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
County Employee Awardees:
A. Douglas Allen, master police officer, Police Department
Thomas N. Black, master police officer, Police Department
Barbara G. Emerson, budget analyst IV, Department of Management and Budget
Sousan Frankeberger, park/recreation specialist IV, Park Authority
Howard Houghton, management analyst II, Department of Family Services
Robert A. Joy, fire technician, Fire and Rescue Department
Edward L. Long, Jr., deputy county executive, Office of the County Executive
Peter M. Schumann, engineer III, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
School System Employee Awardees:
Peter Coles, safety and security assistant, Herndon High School
Awilda Perez, student information assistant, Deer Park Elementary School
The Onthank Award was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1966 to honor the memory of Colonel A. Heath Onthank (USA Ret.), the first chairman of the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission (1957-1962) and guiding force of the county’s career merit system.
The Onthank Award recognizes accomplishments of outstanding worth in advancing and improving public service in the Fairfax County government and school system by an individual county employee. No more than 10 awards may be given each year.
Eligibility for the Onthank Award is open to merit system employees of the county government, and contracted unified salary scale and food service employees of the Fairfax County Public Schools. School teachers and instructional assistants are not eligible for this award.
Since its inception in 1966, 277 employees have received the Onthank Award. Recipients have included managers, public safety employees, administrative assistants, human services personnel, custodians, librarians, school bus drivers, building inspectors and others from agencies throughout the county and school system. Nominations have come from private citizens, fellow employees, civic groups, and business and professional organizations.
For more information on the Onthank Awards, contact Robert Fitzpatrick in the Department of Human Resources at 703-324-3306, TTY 703-222-7314.
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