Governor Carney Commends State of Delaware Employees in Celebration of Public Service Recognition Week, May 5-11
Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024
Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024
DOVER, Del. – Today, Governor John Carney hosted his annual awards ceremony to honor Delaware state employees as a part of Public Service Recognition Week observed from May 5-11, 2024. The event celebrates the dedication of government employees who play a crucial role in supporting both the operations and welfare of Delaware. Notably, this year’s event returned to an in-person format, held at the Modern Maturity Center. The Governor, joined by members of his Cabinet and the state’s business community, recognized Delaware’s public servants and the outstanding contributions of state employees.
“I am proud to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our public servants,” said Governor Carney. “It is an honor to work with state employees who are committed to serving Delawareans each day.”
“Our state employees are the heartbeat of all we do,” said Department of Human Resources Secretary Claire DeMatteis. “They are dedicated, hard-working, compassionate, and resilient employees, and they exemplify excellence in public service. Their commitment to serving our Delaware communities is inspiring and essential.”
The following individuals and teams of state employees were honored for their excellence and commitment to public service during the 2023 calendar year.
Awards were presented in the following categories:
To view the ceremony, visit https:/www.youtube.com/johncarneyde.
Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service Award
The Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service Award is presented to up to five State of Delaware employees, or small groups of up to five employees, who exemplify the highest standards of excellence and commitment in state service. Recipients of the 2023 award are:
Governor’s Team Excellence Awards
This award category includes the GEAR P3 Innovation & Efficiency Award; Champions Award; and Commitment Award. The Governor’s Team Excellence Awards, presented annually to a team of six to 20 state employees, encourages teamwork by recognizing groups of state employees for their efforts to use continuous quality improvement tools to excel in leadership, team dynamics and communication to produce superior customer service and tangible results.
Commitment Award
This award recognizes teams that demonstrate a commitment to developing and applying quality improvement tools and techniques and achieving results that lead to continuous improvement in their organization. Recipients of this award are:
Champions Award
This award recognizes teams that demonstrate a superior knowledge of continuous quality improvement techniques, produce tangible results, and increase efficiencies, customer satisfaction, or cost savings. Recipients of this award are:
GEAR P3 Innovation & Efficiency Award
This top award honors teams that not only use continuous improvement tools to achieve outstanding results but also develop innovative designs and processes, establish best practices, and produce verifiable results that are sustainable, scalable, and adaptable to other areas of government. These teams serve as clear role models for other organizations. The recipients of this award are:
GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award
The GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award provides special recognition for individuals or small teams of employees who implement projects that increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of State government. These recipients are acknowledged for using continuous improvement tools to develop innovative processes, establish best practices, and produce verifiable results that are impactful, sustainable, and adaptable to other areas of government.
Recipients of the 2023 award are:
The GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award and the GEAR P3 Innovation and Efficiency Award were established through the support of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board and a Public-Private Partnership (P3) between the State of Delaware and the local business community. Corporate sponsors include, Buccini Pollin Group (BPG), Corporation Services Company (CSC), DuPont, Highmark BCBS Delaware, JP Morgan Chase Bank, M&T Bank, Morris James LLP, The Precisionists Inc. (TPI), W.L. Gore & Associates, and WSFS Bank.
“As chairman of the Governor’s Efficiency & Accountability Review (GEAR) P3 Taskforce for Governor Carney’s GEAR initiative, I am thrilled that the private sector, with the strong backing of the Delaware Business Roundtable and the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, has partnered again with the State of Delaware on the Public-Private Partnership (P3) Governor’s Innovation & Efficiency, and Trailblazer Awards. This program is a terrific step toward better government, and in recognizing state employees and teams on outstanding accomplishments,” said Ernie Dianastasis, CEO of The Precisionists (TPI).
Delaware Award for Heroism
The Delaware Award for Heroism recognizes state employees who have demonstrated outstanding judgment, exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness and presence of mind, and unusual swiftness of action, regardless of his or her own personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life and/or property. The 2023 recipients are:
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Department of Human Resources | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024
DOVER, Del. – Today, Governor John Carney hosted his annual awards ceremony to honor Delaware state employees as a part of Public Service Recognition Week observed from May 5-11, 2024. The event celebrates the dedication of government employees who play a crucial role in supporting both the operations and welfare of Delaware. Notably, this year’s event returned to an in-person format, held at the Modern Maturity Center. The Governor, joined by members of his Cabinet and the state’s business community, recognized Delaware’s public servants and the outstanding contributions of state employees.
“I am proud to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our public servants,” said Governor Carney. “It is an honor to work with state employees who are committed to serving Delawareans each day.”
“Our state employees are the heartbeat of all we do,” said Department of Human Resources Secretary Claire DeMatteis. “They are dedicated, hard-working, compassionate, and resilient employees, and they exemplify excellence in public service. Their commitment to serving our Delaware communities is inspiring and essential.”
The following individuals and teams of state employees were honored for their excellence and commitment to public service during the 2023 calendar year.
Awards were presented in the following categories:
To view the ceremony, visit https:/www.youtube.com/johncarneyde.
Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service Award
The Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service Award is presented to up to five State of Delaware employees, or small groups of up to five employees, who exemplify the highest standards of excellence and commitment in state service. Recipients of the 2023 award are:
Governor’s Team Excellence Awards
This award category includes the GEAR P3 Innovation & Efficiency Award; Champions Award; and Commitment Award. The Governor’s Team Excellence Awards, presented annually to a team of six to 20 state employees, encourages teamwork by recognizing groups of state employees for their efforts to use continuous quality improvement tools to excel in leadership, team dynamics and communication to produce superior customer service and tangible results.
Commitment Award
This award recognizes teams that demonstrate a commitment to developing and applying quality improvement tools and techniques and achieving results that lead to continuous improvement in their organization. Recipients of this award are:
Champions Award
This award recognizes teams that demonstrate a superior knowledge of continuous quality improvement techniques, produce tangible results, and increase efficiencies, customer satisfaction, or cost savings. Recipients of this award are:
GEAR P3 Innovation & Efficiency Award
This top award honors teams that not only use continuous improvement tools to achieve outstanding results but also develop innovative designs and processes, establish best practices, and produce verifiable results that are sustainable, scalable, and adaptable to other areas of government. These teams serve as clear role models for other organizations. The recipients of this award are:
GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award
The GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award provides special recognition for individuals or small teams of employees who implement projects that increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of State government. These recipients are acknowledged for using continuous improvement tools to develop innovative processes, establish best practices, and produce verifiable results that are impactful, sustainable, and adaptable to other areas of government.
Recipients of the 2023 award are:
The GEAR P3 Trailblazer Award and the GEAR P3 Innovation and Efficiency Award were established through the support of the Government Efficiency and Accountability Review (GEAR) Board and a Public-Private Partnership (P3) between the State of Delaware and the local business community. Corporate sponsors include, Buccini Pollin Group (BPG), Corporation Services Company (CSC), DuPont, Highmark BCBS Delaware, JP Morgan Chase Bank, M&T Bank, Morris James LLP, The Precisionists Inc. (TPI), W.L. Gore & Associates, and WSFS Bank.
“As chairman of the Governor’s Efficiency & Accountability Review (GEAR) P3 Taskforce for Governor Carney’s GEAR initiative, I am thrilled that the private sector, with the strong backing of the Delaware Business Roundtable and the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, has partnered again with the State of Delaware on the Public-Private Partnership (P3) Governor’s Innovation & Efficiency, and Trailblazer Awards. This program is a terrific step toward better government, and in recognizing state employees and teams on outstanding accomplishments,” said Ernie Dianastasis, CEO of The Precisionists (TPI).
Delaware Award for Heroism
The Delaware Award for Heroism recognizes state employees who have demonstrated outstanding judgment, exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness and presence of mind, and unusual swiftness of action, regardless of his or her own personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life and/or property. The 2023 recipients are:
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Related Topics: Delaware, Department of Human Resources, DHR, Governor John Carney, PSRW, Public Service Recognition Week
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