State Employees Receive Awards for Reaching Career Milestones | Eastern NC Now

Ten state employees were honored with the Richard Caswell Awards yesterday, an award presented to state employees who have contributed 45-years of service to the State of North Carolina and its people

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    Raleigh, N.C.     Ten state employees were honored with the Richard Caswell Awards yesterday, an award presented to state employees who have contributed 45-years of service to the State of North Carolina and its people.

    "We are very fortunate to have such loyal and dedicated employees working to strengthen the State of North Carolina," said Paula Woodhouse, Interim Director of the Office of State Human Resources. "They've dedicated their careers to public service and it is fitting that we recognize them for their many and continuing contributions."

    The award program, administered by the Office of State Human Resources, was established in 1998 to acknowledge and express appreciation for noteworthy, extended and dedicated service to state government.


Pictured above are the 2016 Caswell Awards Recipients: Willis Fowler, Shelby Stephenson, Sarah Wilder, Faye McCullen, Shirley Brooks, William Johnson, Francis Di Pasquantonio, and Andrea Morgan. For high-resolution photo, click here.


    Among the honorees are two Deputy Clerks, an Attorney, a Nurse, a Health Physicist, three Processing Assistants, a Receptionist and a Parole Commission Member.

    The ceremony was held inside the State Capitol, followed by a reception in the Rotunda.

Caswell Awards Recipients


    Department of Health and Human Services

  • William Johnson, Health Physicist II
  • Andrea Morgan, Processing Assistant IV
  • Frances Nichols, Professional Nurse

    Department of Insurance

  • Francis Di Pasquantonio, Attorney IV

    Department of Labor

  • Shelby Stephenson, Receptionist

    Department of Public Safety

  • Willis Fowler, Parole Commission Member
  • Sarah Wilder, Processing Assistant IV

    Department of Transportation

  • Faye McCullen, Processing Assistant V

    Judicial Branch

  • Shirley Brooks, Deputy Clerk
  • Patsy Jordan, Deputy Clerk

  • Contact: David Prickett
  •     david.prickett@nc.gov

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