For their commitment to two local living history museums, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation has honored 60 of its employees and 128 volunteers.
The Foundation, which administers Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, recognized those individuals and presented additional merit awards to three employees at a June 4 event.
Jean Puckett, director of finance, was named Gold Employee of the Year. Associate Director of Development Christina Dominguez earned the Silver Employee of the Year, while Outreach Education Supervisor Susan Horne of Williamsburg received the Gold Customer Service Award.
For reaching state service milestones, 35 full-time employees were recognized. The Foundation honored Assistant Curator Daniel Hawks for 45 years of service and Historical Interpreter Frederik Scholpp for 30 years of service. See the full list of those honored for milestones at the end of this article.
Also honored for unpaid support for the foundation were the volunteers who contributed more than 100 hours in 2013. Of those, 55 had reached service milestones, including Doug Lindeman for 9,000 hours of cumulative service.
Volunteers serve in many areas of JYF’s operation, from greeting museum visitors to providing technical support. Nearly 950 volunteers provided more than 61,000 service hours total last year.
For more information about the volunteer program, call 253-4034.
Employee 25-year milestones:
- Michael Hogge
- Dean Tillage
- Edward Ayres
- Terry Bond
- Anne Price-Hardister
Employee 20-year milestones:
- Kathryn Bridewell
- Paul Everett
- Frank Hardister
- Mary Pugh
Employee 15-year milestones:
- Jean Puckett
- Ruby Gardner
- Cynthia Daniel
- Dale Hall
- Todd Johnson
- Lynn Powell
- Rhonda Tyson
- Linda Orgeron
- Don Hulick of Claremont
- Connie Powell
- Gregory Schneck
Part-time employee 20-year milestones:
- Celesta Arrington
- Joan Conner
Part-time employee 15-year milestones:
- Fernus Ferede
- Patricia Perry
- Patricia Smith
- William Bryant
- Charlotte Gerhardt
- Christine LeMaire
- Dennis McSweeney
Volunteer milestones:
- John Robinson: 8,500 hours
- Jim Magill: 8,000 hours
- Frank McGuirk: 7,500 hours
- Jake Kirchner: 5,500 hours
- Bob Nichols: 5,500 hours