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Tony Dawson, Zoo Construction Worker
II, is the Zoo’s 2004 Employee of the Year.
Tony has been employed by the City for four years.
During the past four years, Tony has shown a remarkable knack for
completing any task assigned to him in a timely and quality manner.
Whether he is asked to build an animal cage or climb on top of the
tallest Zoo building to fix something, or move, load, unload multiple
times over 50 decorated fiberglass pigs, he has done so in an enthusiastic
way. No job is too big or
small for Tony. He is always
helpful and willing to serve for the benefit of the Zoo. Tony was assigned the task of
monitoring the Zoo’s Wastewater Management program and its EPA permit.
He took the initiative to study the criteria and learn the ins and
outs of managing the Zoo’s wastewater system.
Tony now has the knowledge and skills to complete all of the
Zoo’s wastewater permit reports and to supervise the monitoring
requirements. In Tony’s position, he is required to
work with a variety of people with different personalities, who all feel
their needs have the highest priority.
His positive attitude allows him to meet the demands of each
individual, making them feel that their needs have been met in a timely
manner. Tony is always helpful with Zoo
visitors who need assistance even to the point of helping start cars on
the parking lots. Tony has a daughter and stepdaughter.
He is a camera buff and has done extensive research on the Tony Dawson is shining example of an outstanding
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CORBIN NAMED INTERIM CHIEF Effective January 1, 2005, Assistant Police Chief
Carlos Corbin will assume the duties of Interim Police Chief at the
retirement of Chief Lawrence Johnson.
Chief Corbin, a 21-year veteran of the Little Rock Police
Department, has been Assistant Police Chief for approximately 3˝ years. The national search for a new police chief is well underway. The application process concludes on January 7, 2005. After that time, the interview process, public forums and final selection will begin as soon as possible.
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