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EXCELLENCE (cont. on page 3)

2004 Probation/Parole Officers of the Year

Coping with nature’s wrath

Randolph Thomas (left) and Michael Sprinkleare the Department of Correction recipients ofthe 2004 State Employees Award for Excellence.

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Chimney Rock and Calabash. Newlandand Nevassa. Morganton and Maysville.Correction employees and work crewshelped these communities when tropicalstorms and tornadoesplowed through NorthCarolina in Augustand September. Mother Naturepunished much of thestate with water andwind, but she dealt hermost severe blows inthe east and west.DOC employeeswere equal to herchallenges. The memory ofstorms Ivan, Charley, Bonnie, Frances, Alex,Gaston and Jeanne will linger in the mindsof those who endured them. So, too, willthe kindness of correction workers whorescued neighbors, donated money, repaired

The tropical weather systems thatroared through western North Carolina thissummer caused massive flooding andlandslides, knockedout power and tooklives. Tropical StormFrances visited Sept.8. The remnants ofHurricane Ivanstruck on Sept. 16.Jeanne, a tropicaldepression, followedless than two weeks later. Damage from the three storms thatstruck the mountains has been estimatedat $60.5 million, according to the NationalWeather Service.

APEX – Secretary Theodis Beckpresented the State Employees Award ofExcellence to two prison employees andrecognized 41 other nominees for theaward at a ceremony Oct. 20. Food service supervisor RandolphThomas from Morrison CorrectionalInstitution was honored for the work heand his wife have done raising fosterchildren and Correctional Officer MichaelSprinkle from Marion CorrectionalInstitution was honored for his actionshelping stop an inmate’s attack on a fellowemployee. The experiences of the awardnominees varied greatly. Some work atprisons or probation offices. One runs theprison responsible for carrying out all theexecutions in the state. Others quietly savethe state thousands of dollars throughinnovative ideas, or risk their lives to helpinmates. Some are serving their countryoverseas. Despite their differing duties,they are all bound by a commitment toexcellence. In all, 31 employees who work incommunity corrections, in administrativecapacities or in state prisons earnedrecognition for job performance or serviceto their communities. Ten current or formerDivision of Community Correctionemployees were honored for serving inIraq.

Two from DOC earn stateemployee excellence award

roads, limited flooding and removeddebris from hundreds of sites. Chief Mike Estep Jr. of the NewlandPolice Department appreciates their

efforts from a uniqueperspective. Estep wasDOC crew leader beforejoining the Newlandforce in the mountains ofAvery County. The chief heapedpraise on the staff andinmates at FoothillsCorrectional Institutionin Morganton. Foothillscrews cleared debrisfrom several spots inNewland after Francesand Ivan.

Estep said Foothills Minimum SecurityUnit Sgt. Charles Robinson, officersRonnie Bollinger, Gabriel Ellsbury and

Rising above the flood

Nature’s worst brought out the bestin many Division of CommunityCorrections employees.

Lisa L. Crowe isone of those whobenefited from theirgenerosity. Crowe isa probation andparole officer inWaynesville wholives in the mountaincommunity of Clyde.On Sept. 7, water

from the Pigeon River forced her toevacuate her home and turned the firstfloor of her apartment into a 52-inchdeep pool.

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DOC gives help, hope during busy storm season

Probation teams assist local law agencies

RISING (cont. on page 3)

Officers Mark Brown, Mike Oney and Thomas

Grant staff a water give-away station in Ahoskie.

STORM (cont. on page 4)

Inmates from aCarteret work crew(right) clean upstorm debris. Manycoastal and mountainhomes were flooded.(above)

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Community work crews tackle hurricane cleanup in mountains, at coast

Staff and crews from the following prisons worked on storm cleanup in these locations:• Sgt. Dale Tucker supervised crews from Duplin CC in Leland, Shallotte, Carolina Beach, and Fort Fisher.

• Lt. Randy Rivenbark and Sgt. Robert Barnhill led crews from New Hanover CC on cleanup efforts atSouthport, Oak Island, Caswell Beach and Holden Beach.• Sgt. Darryl Liverman and crews from Tyrrell Work Farm removed debris from Kitty Hawk.

• Sgt. Kenny Emanuel and crews from Robeson CC worked sites at Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle, Calabashand Carolina Shores.• Sgt. Ted Howell and his crews from Carteret CC assisted in Jones and Onslow counties.

• Sgt. James Locklear supervised inmate crews from Bladen Correctional Center.

• Sgt. James Sutton and Sgt. Kevin Martin led crews from Greene Correctional Center.

• Rutherford Correctional Center crews removed debris from Lake Lure and Chimney Rock.

• Crews from Haywood CC helped with Jackson Co. highway repairs and filled sandbags in Haywood Co.

• Marion CI crews removed debris in Mitchell and McDowell counties.

• Buncombe CC crews filled sandbags in Madison County, removed debris and distributed food and water

• A crew from Black Mountain CCW helped a local food bank uncrate and sort food.

• Two Caldwell Correctional Center crews filled sandbags in Newland.

ASHEVILLE - Mark Higgins is familiarwith the hazards of prison work. Thedangers he faced on Sept. 8 came from amore mysterious and powerful force –Mother Nature. Higgins, a lead correctional officer atCraggy Correctional Center, saved astranded woman from raging flood waters.He and Bobby Randal, a friend, rescuedFanny Marcus that day. Flood waters hadswept her away near the town of Biltmoreas she drove to work. Officials there had given her up fordead, said Wade Hatley, Craggy assistantsuperintendent. Higgins and others were in boatsassessing damage when they saw Ms.Marcus crouched on the cab of a pickuptruck. Forceful currents made the rescuerisky for everyone. “It was real strong,” Higgins said. “Therescue people had been looking for her allday.” Higgins was helping friend ShelleRogers, who was worried about herbusiness. Higgins, who spent 22 years inthe N.C. National Guard, called Randal, afellow Guard retiree, and asked him tobring his boat. They met at a local golfcourse. Rogers and her friend Jeff Coxwent ahead in another boat. They returnedaround lunch, terrified. Flood waters had

Lead officer leads rescue from floodwaters

slammed their boat into the side of abuilding and nearly swamped it. Theyspotted Marcus during their trip, but wereafraid to return. Higgins and Randal headed for the spotand found Marcus. Four to 10 feet of fast-moving water prevented them fromreaching her at first. “The water was soswift, it swept us on past her,” Higgins said. The engine on the small boat barely hadenough power to get to Marcus, but themen managed to find a calmer andshallower spot. Higgins jumped out of theboat and plucked Marcus from the truckbed. Her ordeal lasted about nine hours.Flood waters flipped her car that morning,but the 68-year-old Marcus managed to

escape. She swam and tumbled her wayto a tractor trailer, where she held on atleast six hours until she was able to climbonto the roof of a pickup, then down to itsbed as the water receded. “She told me she thought about lettinggo several times,” Higgins said. Sheprayed that a boat would come through.”Higgins said Marcus’ stamina wasamazing. “She should have been dead. Thewater was so swift.” Higgins downplayed his role in therescue. “I don’t feel like I was a hero.Any normal person would have done that.I would hope that somebody would havecome back and picked me up.” Mark Higgins has been a correctionalofficer for 15 years, beginning in 1989 atCraggy in Buncombe County. He earnedhis sergeant chevrons and later transferredto Yancey Correctional Center inBurnsville, where he remained until theprison closed about five years ago. OfficerHiggins then returned to Craggy, wherehe serves on the Prison EmergencyResponse Team in addition to his leadofficer duties. Hatley said he is not surprised thatHiggins put himself in harm’s way to helpsomeone. Higgins takes the same attitudein his PERT duties, he said. “When youcall him, he’ll be there.”

Mark Higgins receives a hug from FannyMarcus. Higgins saved Marcus from floodsin September. (Photo courtesy of Ewart Ball,Asheville Citizen-Times photographer)


Southern converts tofemale population

Secretary Beck praised all DOCemployees in his opening remarks. “We don’t say thanks enough, but todaywe will try. I thank you for the long,sometimes dangerous hours. I thank youfor your professionalism and patience.What you do matters to the residents ofNorth Carolina, to offenders, to theirfamilies, and to the victims of crime.” A gospel choir from RaleighCorrectional Center for Women performedseveral selections to kick off the ceremony.Randolph Thomas, a food servicesupervisor at Morrison CorrectionalInstitution, earned the public service award.Thomas and his wife, Linda, have adoptedfour siblings and have been foster parentsto at least 14 children. Thomas hasmanaged this while working long hours

Excellence (cont. from page 1) directing the two food service programsat Morrison. Secretary Beck called Thomas “a manof principle and commitment … whoseheart is as big as his smile.” Michael P. Sprinkle won the heroismand safety award. Sprinkle is a correctionalofficer at Marion Correctional Institution.He rescued Enterprise Supervisor ShelbyCanipe from an inmate who attacked herwith a pair of scissors. “His bravery theevening of March 30 saved a colleaguefrom serious harm or worse,” SecretaryBeck said. “Officer Sprinkle is notphysically imposing, but the size of hischaracter, and dedication to his fellow manis larger than life. Without his swift,decisive and brave actions, a rapist mighthave become a murderer.” The remaining 29 nominees werehonored for public service, heroism and

safety, human relations and outstandinggovernment service. Their selection was part of a rigorousprocess, one that begins when SecretaryBeck solicits nominations from DOCemployees across the state. Nominationsare sent to a three-person nominatingcommittee consisting of one person eachfrom the secretary’s staff, personnel officeand division of prisons. The committeeselects seven nominees and sends theirnames to the Office of State Personnel.An OSP committee reviews the nomineesfrom all participating state agencies andchooses 12 award winners. Each honoree received a framedcertificate. Correction Enterprises createdthe frames and certificates and foodservice staff at Sanford CorrectionalCenter provided refreshments at areception following the ceremony.

Rising (cont. from page 1)

When the water receded, Crowe andher neighbors faced a daunting clean-up,but they had help. Waynesville’s Chief Probation Officer,Stan Shumolis, and officers Steve Stiles andCharles Allison spent hours performing“some of the hardest, dirtiest work one canimagine,” Crowe wrote to communitycorrections director Robert Guy. Crowe said the officers worked“without complaint or expectation ofpayment,” hauling ruined items to the dumpand taking salvaged goods to a storage areain their own vehicles. “And they didn’t onlyhelp me,” she said. “They helped some ofmy neighbors... Officer Allison even wentwith me to assist my neighbor with therescue of her cats. I found out later thatthese men even helped other victims unloadtrash at the dump.” Co-workers Karen Herron and ReginaRay checked on Crowe and others daily.Officer Ray and Dee Parton, who alsowork with Crowe, watched over herapartment during curfew hours to preventlooting. “I have received an incredible amountof financial help,” Crowe said. Probationofficers from across the state sent her giftsand cash donations. “Since I didn’t have

flood insurance, this will be an importantpart of my being able to start over,” shesaid. “I have always known that probationofficers are a special bunch, but I neverrealized how much of a family the Divisionof Community Corrections really is. I amtruly humbled and blessed to be part ofsuch a fine department.”

DCC extends help The kindness didn’t end with Crowe.Officers and other DCC employeesassisted at least two communities. After Frances, 20 officers fromdivision four went to Canton, where theyhelped patrol and protect the town. AfterIvan, 51 officers enforced curfews andcontrolled traffic in Canton and Clyde.Division Chief Roselyn Powell helpedcoordinate those efforts. Director Guy says the officers whohelped Crowe and others are among thosewho “selflessly offer a light of hope, agentle hand to hold and a soft shoulder tocry on,” in the midst of tragedy. “Those are the people we live and workwith every day,” Guy said. “They are ourfamily; they are DCC.”

TROY - Change is the word at SouthernCorrectional Institution. In February,Southern was chosen to convert fromadult male felons to female offenders.Gary Miller, the correctional administratorat Southern, said the facility’s location,experienced staff and the overall makeupmade it a suitable candidate forconversion. Crowding at prisons housingwomen necessitated the move. Others on Southern’s managementteam are: John Wrape, assistantsuperintendent for custody and operations;Tim Kimble, assistant superintendent forprograms; Ralph Coble, administrativeofficer; and Carol Poole, facilitymaintenance supervisor. A few female offenders were sent toSouthern on Oct. 4. This allowed jobassignments to be set up and otherlogistical details to be in place before theprison reaches its capacity of more than500 adult female offenders at its medium/close women’s facility. Southern’s minimum facility willcontinue to house about 216 adult males.The unit will house work release inmates,three Community Work Program crewsand a DOT work squad.


Fredrick Dixon of Johnston CI,(above) plays the part of awoman in skit while David Smithof Lanesboro looks on.

Charles Martin, (left)New Hanover CC foodservice manager, wears hischef’s hat well.

Judson Pitman, Gaston CCfood service manager,(right) plays the part ofElvis while MarcelBenjamin of Craven CIdances to the tunes.

Caledonia’s WileyPhillips (right) acts as ajudge in a skit about Haz-ard Critical ControlPoints.

Food service conference dishes out ‘ham’with fun and learning

SOUTHERN PINES - When it was time for the skits, prison food service staffers displayedtalents far beyond the culinary arts at the Food and Nutrition Management ConferenceOct. 20 and 21. The conference also included workshops on apprenticeships, leadership,public affairs and bridging the gap between food service and custodystaff.

and Richard Sumlin and their work crews“far exceeded any crew that I havewitnessed since leaving,” the DOC. “The cleanup was without a doubtthorough and superb … I would like topersonally commend each of the officers.”Foothills Unit manager Tony Smith andassistant unit manager Eddie Mask wereinstrumental in organizing the crews. Between Sept. 15 and Oct. 8, Foothillscrews and those from six other facilitiescleaned, repaired or assisted in reliefefforts at scores of sites. Along the coast, the story was muchthe same. Hurricane Charley cut a swaththrough eastern North Carolina on August14. Although Charley was considerablyweaker than the day before, when heslammed into Florida’s gulf coast as aCategory IV hurricane, he left quite amess. Charley’s path extended fromBrunswick County, bordering SouthCarolina, northward to Dare County. Staffand inmates on 207 community work crewsfrom seven prisons worked 1,553 hoursover 13 days helping communities cleanup. On Aug. 18, Gov. Mike Easleyauthorized inmate work crews to workhurricane clean up projects on privateproperty, in coordination with EmergencyManagement and the Department ofTransportation. Inmates stood up tobacco plants inhundreds of acres of fields in Pender andCraven counties. Other crews removeddowned trees, limbs and debris in numerouscoastal towns from Sunset Beach to KittyHawk. Much of the heaviest work was inBrunswick County, where Charley cameashore with his strongest winds. The lastcoastal work assignments were completedon Aug. 27. David Osborne, the Division of PrisonsAssistant Director of ManagementServices, said the staff and their crews.“performed in an exceptional manner.”While no one hopes for a repeat of the2004 storm season, correctional officersand their crews at these facilities shouldbe proud of their accomplishments.

Storm (cont. from page 1)

MORGANTON – Officers fromFoothills Correctional Institution rescueda motorist and captured men accused oftaking items from a woman’s home inseparate incidents. On Sept. 21, Officer Robert Stameycame upon an overturned vehicle as hetraveled along N.C. 18 in Caldwell County,said co-worker Jeanne Fowler. Inside thecar, the driver was unconscious and notbreathing. Stamey crawled inside thesmoking car; the driver began breathingwhen the officer pulled him out. Stameychecked the car for passengers andremained with the injured person untilemergency workers arrived. On Aug. 29, Foothills Lt. John Walkerhelped Burke County Sheriff’s deputiesthwart a larceny. Sheriff John McDevitt said a Burke

County woman reported that a man brokeinto her home and tried to assault her. Theman left when she yelled at him, but thewoman said she later noticed thatelectronic equipment was missing. Lt. Walker saw three men carryingstereo equipment in his driveway as hereturned home from work. The men tossedthe equipment into some woods next tothe driveway when Walker got out of hiscar and asked them to stop. He detainedthe men and called the sheriff’s office.Charges against the suspects include first-degree burglary, felonious larceny, andsexual battery. Officer Stamey has worked at Foothillsfor seven years. Lt. Walker has been withthe Department of Correction since 1987.He joined the Foothills staff in 1995.

Foothills officers rescue motorist,capture alleged burglars


Sgt. (now Lt..) Robert Bilberry, a specialoperations response team officer at SampsonCorrectional Institution in Clinton, won thirdplace in the toughest cop competition at theNorth Carolina Police and Fire Olympics.

Mountain View Correctional Institution helda golf tournament Oct. 5 that raised $4,700for “Kids Play,” a community playgroundproject.

Dan Durham, a probation and parole officerin Halifax County, has received the LawOfficer of the Year from the Roanoke RapidsOptimist Club. “Dan is very well respectedamong the community,” said, Doug Hardy,CPPO for Halifax County. “I believe this awardspeaks volume of his dedication to hisprofession as well as the community. I’m gladto have Dan in my unit.”

Dykota Spiess, the son of Jason Spiess, aWestern Youth Institution Officer, was thestarting third baseman and pitcher on theMorganton team that advanced to thequarterfinals of this year’s Little LeagueWorld Series.

Otis Bridgers, a Robeson CC officer,provided some long-distance support forSpecial Olympian Michael Dudney recently.

Bridgers drove Dudney toAtlanta, where he earnedthree gold medals and asilver in the SoutheasternRegional Powerliftingcompetition. Dudney wonhis medals in the benchpress, dead lift, squat andcompetition total duringthe event, which took

place from Sept. 30 through October 4.Bridgers is a transportation officer atRobeson CC in Lumberton.

Karen Sue Chosewood has been named theBeaufort County EMS member of the year.Chosewood, who is a lead officer at HydeCorrectional Institution, serves as presidentof the board governing the Pinetown Rescueand EMS. She became an active member ofthe organization in 1984, a year after itsinception. “The members of the squad andpeople in the community respect Sue andlook to her for advice, said rescue squadCapt. Butch Oliver. Despite her leadership

duties, OfficerChosewood was one ofthe top three respondersfor the Pinetown squad.She also teaches EMScontinuing educationclasses in several countiesand is a member of thePERT at Hyde.

Randy W. Rising, the correctional programsupervisor at Columbus CorrectionalInstitution in Brunswick, received theAdvanced Certificate from the N. C. CriminalJustice Education and Training StandardsCommission in August. The certificate is thehighest awarded in North Carolina to lawenforcement and criminal justice officers. Toqualify for an advanced certificate, officersmust complete a combination of professionaltraining and education and meet minimumservice requirements. Rising has worked atColumbus Correctional for 10 years and livesin Nakina with Trina, his wife, and daughtersCourtney and Olivia. He is a rising junior atUNC Pembroke, where he majors in pre-law.

Groundskeeper James Barber has been hardat work beautifying Scotland CorrectionalInstitution. Mr. Barber has relocated sod,shrubs, flowers and other landscaping from thecampus of the former Sandhills Youth Centerto the new Scotland prison, saving the statemore than $7,000 so far.

Department of Correction employees raisednearly $142,100 during the 2004 Torch Run forSpecial Olympics. Mountain View CorrectionalInstitution in Spruce Pine raised $11,809.35,more than any other Division of Prisons facility.Community Corrections District 23 raised$31,224.85, tops among DCC field offices.Overall the DOP raised $59,631.32 and the DCCraised $58,307.95. Correction Enterprisesraised about $22,000. Additional donationstotaled $2,153.

McCain Correctional Hospital in HokeCounty was chosen as the Facility of the Yearby the National Commission on CorrectionalHealth Care. The organization presentedMcCain representatives with the award on Nov.15 at its national conference in New Orleans.According to the commission, McCain waschosen for its “excellent professionalism inproviding for the health needs of a diverseand challenging population drawn from theentire N.C. prison system.

Otis Bridgers andMichael Dudney

Chosewood andSupt. DerrickWadsworth

The North Carolina CorrectionalAssociation held its 25th anniversarycelebration Nov. 17-19 in Durham at theMillenium Hotel. Correctional professionalsfrom across the state attended seminars,sampled goods and services fromcorrectional vendors, bid in a silent auctionand played in a golf tournament. Attendeesalso took part in a discussion on emergingissues with Dan Stieneke, the DOC’s chiefdeputy secretary, and Gene Johnson, Virginiasecretary of correction. Lynne Bommele won the H.G. “Gus”Moeller award for outstanding service to theorganization. She is an administrativesecretary II at Scotland CorrectionalInstitution in Laurinburg. Lt. Valarie Wilcher-Ellis won the WomenWorking in Corrections Award. She worksat Pasquotank Correctional Institution inElizabeth City. The following earnedregional members of the year honors:• Cathy Judge, North Central Region• Jacqueline Harvey, NE Region• Wilma Daniels, North Pied. Region• Steve Goodrum and Terry Stewart, South Central Region• Audrey Fields, Southeastern Region• Dwight Klutzz, South Pied. Region• Agnes Bailey and Keith Osteen, Western Region

High Fives

Employee Appreciation Day at Southern CI,was held Sept. 23, during prison renovations.Southern inmates were sent to other prisonsduring the renovations, which allowed manyemployees to attend the ceremony. Thefollowing employees were honored: Five YearAwards: Trevor Brown, Jeremy Eudy, RuthHair, Lisa Harden, Chris Haywood, AprilJanutolo, David Overby, Samuel Poole, GarySheffield, Robert Smith, Darshune Williams,Avery Wright.Ten Year Awards: Lane Bowles, MichaelBurnette, Linda Harrell, Owen Jones, FrankNicoletti, Roger Ritter.Fifteen Year Awards: Wayne Adams, DougCallicutt, Darlene Hamilton, Carl Hamilton,Elizabeth Harris, John Inman, BonnieLeach, Marvin Marshall, Todd Moore, JohnPriest, Jeffery Purvis, Cosmo Spruell.Twenty Year Awards: Stephen Blankenship,Nancy Gainey, Ricky Maness, Roy Roberts,Jr., Mickey Stamper.Thirty Year Awards: Alfred PembertonSpecial Award: Travis L. Johnson

Otis Bridgers andMichael Dudney


Prison art show marks 27th yearWINSTON-SALEM – The Division of Prisonsheld its 27th Annual Prison Art Show on Oct.26-28 at Market Place Mall. The event was co-hosted by the Piedmont Region Office andForsyth Correctional Center and displayedmore than 90 inmate art works. Yvonne Kingled more than a month of planning andpreparation to organize the event. CherylPeterschick, Elizabeth Barefoot, Kellie O’Neilland Cynthia Wilson assisted her. Artwork was entered in three categories:Painting, drawing and mixed media. Judgesfrom the community chose the top 5 works ineach category. “Sudan Misery” by Tim Durling,an inmate at Harnett Correctional Institution,was chosen as Best In Show. Visitors votedthe People’s Choice award to “Xpressions,”by inmate Eric Lynch of Scotland CorrectionalCenter.

Umstead service club helpsrescue mission recoverDURHAM - Fire ravaged the kitchen atthe Durham Rescue Mission on Sept. 24,destroying the commercial stove the missionuses to cook meals for the homeless. TheInmate Service Club at Umstead CorrectionalCenter contributed $500 to help with thestove’s estimated $4,000 replacement cost.The Durham rescue Mission has providedservices to inmates at Umstead and othernearby prisons for more than 20 years.

CJPP honors Lisa HughesASHEBORO – Lisa Hughes was given aCertificate of Appreciation for a decade ofdedication and professionalism in service tothe Criminal Justice Partnership Program inMoore County. She was honored Oct. 13 atDivision 3 CJPP program directors meeting.Hughes was on the original CJPP LocalAdvisory Board in Moore County.

Health Services recognizesoutstanding employeesRALEIGH – Outstanding employees of theDivision of Prisons Health Services section

were honored during astatewide medical staff meetingon Aug. 19. Lynda Padgett, anurse supervisor at PenderCorrectional Institution, wasrecognized as the easternregion nurse of the year. EllaDixie, a nurse

supervisor at BrownCreek CorrectionalInstitution, was namednurse of the year for thewestern region. DoraleneKnight of HarnettCorrectional Institution took nurse of the

year honors for the centralregion.The staff of McCainCorrectional Hospital receivednational recognition as theFacility of the Year from theNational Commission onCorrectional Healthcare.

McCain was presented with an award at theNCCHC conference in New Orleans inNovember. Wayne True, administrativeservices manager for the Division ofPrisons, was recognized with anoutstanding service award for his supportof Health Services.

Employees and dogs drawcrowds at Mountain State FairMARION – Marion Correctional Institutionemployees worked a recruitment andinformational booth (below) at theMountain Glory Festival on Oct. 9. Dogsfrom the New Leash on Life dog trainingprogram drew large crowds to the booth.

Division 3 probation/parole Chief RoselynPowell (left) joins Sam Boyd, state CJPPadministrator, Randy Hussey, (far right) CJPPBoard Chairman in Moore County in givingLisa Hughes a Certificate of Appreciation.

Sen. Scott Thomas and Rep. Jean Prestonjoin Robert Lee Guy, Division of CommunityCorrections director, in answering audiencequestions at the North Carolina Probation andParole Association 2004 Training Institute inAtlantic Beach on Oct. 28.

LindaPadgett

ATLANTIC BEACH – Approximately 300attended the North Carolina Probation ParoleTraining Institute 2004 Oct. 27-29. This year’stheme was “Riding the Waves Through aDecade of Changing Tides.” Community Corrections professionalsfrom all across the state attended and tookpart in a variety of workshops that includedoffice safety; facilitating offender change;search, seizure and surveillance techniques,new drug testing technologies and muchmore. At the conference, the association gaveout several awards. Robert Lee Guy, Divisionof Community Corrections director,presented the Chester Wiggins Award toCornell McGill, assistant Division I chief. “This year’s recipient has been a publicservant in Eastern North Carolina for over21 years,” said Guy. “His ability to get alongwith people and work as a team player to getthe job done is one of his strongest assets.He has worked to lead his division’s strategyteam, and has served on the Department’sEmployees Relations Committee. He was oneof the first graduates of the Department’sCorrectional Leadership DevelopmentProgram and has been appointed to the NorthCarolina Council for Interstate Compact.” The award named for Chester Wiggins,the NCPPA president from 1997-1998 whodied in 1999 from cancer, was created to honoran individual’s outstanding efforts in theareas of leadership, community involvementand anyone who has dedicated themselvesto helping others as Wiggins did. Deputy Secretary Dan Stieneke presentedGuy an award for special recognition fromthe division’s leadership team. SherryPilkington, assistant director, said the teamfelt since it was the 10-year anniversary ofstructured sentencing it would be mostappropriate to honor Guy for moving thedivision forward during this time.

NCPPA meets in Atlantic Beach

BRIEFS (cont. on page 9)

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Phillip Abernathy Maint Mech IV West Maint YardLateisha Adams Corr Pgm Dir I NCCIWLynne Adcock Admission Tech Polk YIPatricia Adcock Pers Asst V Raleigh REODiana Adusei Lead Nurse Central PrisonAngela Allard Intensive Case Officer Dist. 5Amanda Allen PPO Trainee Dist. 10Selene Almond PPO Trainee Dist. 19BBeverly Anderson Pers Tech I Neuse CIDoris Anderson Admin Sec II DOP AdminJoyce Anderson Transfer Coord I Warren CIRonald Angley Intensive Case Officer Dist. 25BLatoya Auther PPO Trainee Dist. 13Sophia Barber Office Asst IV McCain CHDiane Barnes Lead Nurse Central PrisonRicky Barnes PPO II Dist. 6AGregory Barnhill Sergeant Scotland CIRonnie Barrier CE Supervisor II Broughton LaundCharlene Battle Sergeant Nash CIAngela Batts Asst Supt Pgms Wake CCMichelle Beck Warden Res & Eval Analyst Resrch & PlanGeraldine Bell Sergeant Gates CCJodie Bell Proc Asst IV Mt. View CIEric Bellamy CE Supervisor IV CE-DuplicatingRichard Bellicci Sub Abuse Counslr I DACDPRobert Benjamin Corr Case Analyst Craven CIJerline Bennett Inst Class Coord Lanesboro CIDaniel Benton Captain Columbus CIPatricia Berry Office Asst IV DART-WesternKatherine Best Sergeant Central PrisonRobert Bilberry Lieutenant Sampson CILinda Bixby Sub Abuse Prog Dir I DART-WesternNoble Blackerby Chief PPO Dist 21George Blackmon Lieutenant Harnett CITracy Blackmon Corr Health AsstII Central PrisonLarry Bobbitt CE Supervisor II CE OpticalMelody Bourdeaux Admin Secretary II Columbus CIRyan Boyce PPO II Dist 1Sarah Boyd Sergeant Morrison CIEdna Boylan Captain NCCIWScott Boyles PPO II Dist. 17BStacy Bradsher PPO Trainee Dist. 14Deanne Brake Lead Nurse Neuse CIChristopher Brickhouse Sergeant Tyrrell PWFWilliam Bridges Surveillance Officer Dist. 14Leah Boone Admin Svcs Asst V Buncombe CCBilly Bowden PPO Trainee Dist. 3BMaisha Briscoe PPO II Dist. 14Amanda Brower Sergeant Scotland CIJennifer Brown Sergeant Pasquotank CILorna Brown-Ray Program Supervisor Rowan CCShawn Bruton Sergeant Polk YIPinky Bryant Programs Supv Eastern CIStephon Bryant Surveillance Officer Dist. 14Crystal Bunn Pers Asst V East Carolina REOIrene Bush PPO Trainee Dist. 6BSteinetta Butler Sergeant NCCIWCarol Butts Admin Secretary II Pasquotank CIRodney Byers Programs Dir I Morrison CILinda Byrd Food Serv Mgr I Warren CIRenee Calkins Lead Nurse Central PrisonHoratio Cameron Rehab Therapist Central PrisonJames Campbell Lieutenant Brown Creek CIMose Cannon Corr Train Spec I DOP AdminMichael Carlis Sergeant Lanesboro CIJerry Carlyle Prison Industry Rep II Enterprise AdminGlenda Carroll Sergeant NCCIWMary Carswell Food Serv Officer Foothills CIJoan Carter Asst Unit Manager Southern CIChristopher Castelloe Sergeant Davidson CCRebecca Chriscoe Programs Supervisor Sanford CCShirley Clark Lieutenant Southern CICassandra Chapman Sergeant Greene CCVicki Coffey Nurse Clinician (RN) Scotland CICarol Cole Corr Health Asst II Central PrisonJoann Cole Sergeant Southern CIBridget Collins Sub Abuse Counslr II DACDPAmy Cook Acct Clerk IV Caldwell CC

Lonnie Cook Clinical Chaplain II Greene CCTonya Cooper Sergeant NCCIWBrenda Corbett-Moore Lieutenant Alexander CIKristin Coulston Chief PPO Dist. 18Aries Cox PPO II Dist. 15BKevin Craven PPO Trainee Dist. 19BBessie Crews Behavorial Spec II Foothills CIMacre Crider Lieutenant Caledonia CIHeather Crifasi Admin Secretary I Scotland CIJon Crowe Sergeant Mt. View CIMargaret Crumroy PPO II Dist. 16AMary Culbreth Nurse Supervisor Central PrisonVickie Cunningham PPO II Dist. 12Michael Cuthrell Maint Supv IV Pasquotank CIWinston Dalton Sergeant Avery/Mitchell CIJeffrey Daniels Lieutenant Avery/Mitchell CIWilliam Darnell Lieutenant Warren CIChristopher Davis Sergeant Greene CCCarlisha Davis PPO II Dist 15BJimmie Davis Captain Fountain CCWShekeya Davis PPO II Dist. 26Linda DeJesus Bogan Comp Cnslt IV MISMichael Dew PPO II Dist. 7William Dias Sergeant DOP AdminNatalia Dorktorovich Sergeant Polk YIWarren Downing Captain Pasquotank CIGwendolyn Draughn Lieutenant Caledonia CIJackie Driggers Sub Abuse Prov Supv SARGE-SandhillsReid Dubose Intensive Case Officer Dist. 14Kathy Duncan Sergeant Craven CIMichael Duncan Sergeant Columbus CIMarc Dunn Sergeant Foothills CIKaren Durham Nurse Supv II Central PrisonJerry Eason Programs Supervisor Scotland CIDennis Edney Captain Avery/Mitchell CICarleen Edwards PPO II Dist. 26Crystal Edwards Info Proc Tech DOP AdminShameeka Edwards Sergeant Fountain CCWLouise Elliott Nurse Clinician Central PrisonCornell Ellis PPO II Dist 18Michael Ellis Sergeant Pamlico CIClinton Elsenboss Sergeant Piedmont CIRoderick Ennis Sergeant Johnston CIWilliam Equils Lieutenant Hyde CIDavina Evans Corr Train Inst II W Foothills REOChristopher Farris CO Trainee Western YIRobert Feickert Captain Foothills CIRaymond Fields HVAC Mechanic Pender CITanya Fisher Lead Nurse Central PrisonAndresa Flowers Programs Supervisor Lanesboro CIAmanda Ford Processing Asst IV NCCIWErnest Foxworth PPO II Dist. 8AJames Frye Asst Supt Pgms McCain CHDavid Funderburk Sergeant Lanesboro CIVincent Gaddy Comm Dev Spec I Resrch & PlanWilliam Gardner Sergeant NCCIWDavid Gary PPO II Dist 26Mark Genthner PPO II Dist 19ALarry George Sergeant Wayne CCLuther Glover Lieutenant Odom CISteven Glover Sergeant Fountain CCWNorma Goins Sergeant Southern CIGary Golding PPO II Dist 17BPaula Gooch Sergeant NCCIWBucky Goodale PPO Trainee Dist. 22James Goodson Lieutenant Foothills CICharlie Goodwin Captain Lanesboro CIFrances Green Social Worker II Southern CIKeishawna Green Corr Case Analyst Craven CIPatricia Gregory Lead Nurse Southern CINina Griswell Admin Officer I Tyrrell PWFJoseph Gwinn Sergeant Warren CIJamillah Harris Intensive Case Officer Dist. 18Joseph Hackett PPO II Dist. 8BKristopher Harris PPO II Dist. 6ASharon Harris Lieutenant Fountain CCWYolanda Harrison Intensive Case Officer Dist. 14Lawrence Harvey Corr Prog Supv New Hanover CC


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Terry Harvel Superintendent II Randolph CCSandra Hayes Sergeant Fountain CCWTammy Henson Lead Nurse Mt. View CITony Herring Intensive Case Officer Dist 11Dwight Hicks PPO Trainee Dist. 11Muriel Higginbotham Sergeant Eastern CIJo Hight Admin Officer II EHAKirby Hightower PPO Trainee Dist. 9BTony Hildreth Asst Unit Manager Albemarle CIBruce Hill Clinical Chaplain III DOP AdminPaul Hill Maint Mech IV Neuse CISherry Hinson-Downey Lieutenant Fountain CCWLarry Hobbs Training Spec II Eastern CIRegina Hoilman PPO II Dist 28Michael Holcomb Sergeant Pasquotank CICharles Holland Lieutenant Sampson CIJames Hollingsworth Sergeant Sampson CISharon Holloway Sub Abuse Counslr I DART-NCCIWLisa Horton-Cox PPO II Dist. 8BTammy Hubbell Accting Tech II ControllerEric Hunter Sergeant Caledonia CICarolyn Hurdle Sergeant Pasquotank CICarolyn Icard Sergeant Pasquotank CIJulie Ingle PPO Trainee Dist. 25BMichelle Ingram Sergeant Southern CIRobert James PPO II Dist 3ACaletha Jenkins Inst Class Coord Polk YIMichael Jenkins CE Manager IV Scotland SewingCharles Johnson Surv Officer Dist 29Cynthia Johnson Office Asst IV DART-S.PiedmontSatara Johnson PPO Trainee Dist. 15BTonya Johnson Proc Asst IV NCCIWRaeford Johnson PPO II Dist. 14Claudia Jones Diagnostic Center Dir NCCIWJunika Jones Corr Officer Raleigh CCWKenneth Jones PPO I Tr Dist 13Lakeshia Jones Corr Pgms Supv Pamlico CIUlessia Jones PPO Trainee Dist. 14Billy Joyner Maint Mech V DART CherryCarlton Joyner Corr Pgm Dir III DOP AdminDaniel Karhnak PPO Trainee Dist. 19CLarry Kanniard PPO Trainee Dist. 3ALon Kelly PPO II Dist. 10Monica Keller Corr Pgm Dir III Foothills CIBeverly Kelly Food Service Mgr III Southern CIBruce Kelly Correctional Officer Polk YIZachary Kendall Lieutenant Central PrisonJames Kennedy Chief PPO Dist 5Wilhemina Kersey Sergeant Warren CID’Lynn Kies PPO II Dist. 3BBernice King Processing Asst V EHADavid King Chief PPO Dist 18Marsha Knight PPO II Dist. 10Marvin Kondrosky Food Service Mgr III Harnett CIMarvin Kyle Food Svc Mgr II Central PrisonRonald Lamb Surveillance Officer Dist. 22Donald Lambert Purch Agent II PurchasingGerald Langford Sergeant Morrison CIKelly Langston Psych Serv Coord Fountain CCWDiana Lassiter Nurse Supervisor Odom CIGordon Lavin Physician Dir II Central PrisonMichael Lawing PPO II Dist. 28Carol Lawrence Pers Tech II PersonnelSonya Lawrence Sergeant Piedmont CIJames Lee Chief PPO Dist. 11Nytisha Lee PPO Trainee Dist. 10Vernon Lee Corr Train Inst II East Carolina REOWillie Liles Sergeant Lanesboro CIEdward Little Captain Brown Creek CILaura Long-King Corr Health Asst II McCain CHJames Longendyke Food Serv Mgr II NCCIWDonna Lord Corr Unit Manager Caledonia CIWilliam Lowe Sergeant Morrison CIJames Majette PPO II Dist. 9BJohn Maness Hosp Serv Admin II NCCIWJulia Maness-Little PPO Trainee Dist. 19BMichael Marsalis Intensive Case Officer Dist. 10Susan Martin Pers Asst IV East Carolina REOAlvin Marriott Hospital Serv Admin Central Prison

Ricky Mason Sergeant NCCIWCharles Mauldin Lead CO Brown Creek CIRonald Mayes Sergeant Warren CINicholas Mayo Case Manager Hoke CIBruce McCrary Captain Alexander CIVan McCullough Assoc Warden Pgms Central PrisonFrederick McDougall Sub Abuse Couns I DACDPGail McDowell PPO II Dist. 12Chistopher McLamb Programs Supervisor Sampson CIRonald McKinney Admin Asst II Avery/Mitchell CIMary McLean Med Record Mgr II Central PrisonKent McMillian Sub Abuse Couns II DACDPMarion McNeill Lieutenant Central PrisonCharles Medlin Sergeant Warren CIJames Melvin Chief PPO Dist. 14Bernadette Merritt PPO Trainee Dist. 10Lorriane Middleton Office Asst IV DCC Div. 2April Miller PPO Trainee Dist. 21William Mitchell Asst Branch Manager Dist. 6BMichael Mixon PPO II Dist. 20BChantee Montague Pers Tech I PersonnelJulia Moore PPO II Dist. 18Karen Moore Sergeant Central PrisonRon Moore Real Prop Agent I PurchasingCindy Moore-Hoskins Asst Unit Manager Pasquotank CILacresa Morgan PPO II Dist. 26Vann Morgan Lic Practical Nurse McCain CHTimothy Moretz PPO II Dist. 24Cheryl Morris Chief PPO Dist. 14Carole Morrison Lead Nurse Piedmont CIWilliam Mould Comp Support Tech I DOP AdminJerry Mull Corr Ent Supv I Broughton LaundBobby Murphy Sergeant Warren CIEarl Murphy Corr Case Analyst Craven CIDiane Murray Corr Case Analyst NCCIWGordon Myrick Sergeant Central PrisonVincent Newman-BrooksPPO Trainee Dist. 10Douglas Newton Sergeant Marion CICheri Noto PPO II Dist 19AKristie Noah Asst Unit Manager Southern CISylvia Nunnery Nurse Clinician NCCIWRomell Overton Sergeant Pasquotank CITitus Page Corr Case Manager Central PrisonDavid Parker Corr Program Supv Foothills CITroy Parker Electronic Tech II West Maint YardVivian Parker Sergeant Pender CIPatricia Parks Administrative Asst I Enterprise AdminCharles Pannell Sub Abuse Prog Supv DART FountainJeff Patton Program Supv Odom CITravis Paul Training Spec II Columbus CIByron Pearson Program Director I Foothills CIBetty Pendley Acct Tech II Avery/Mitchell CITammy Penny Personnel Analyst I PersonnelLaverne Perry CO Trainee Polk YIEric Pfundt PPO II Dist. 27ARodney Phillips Lead CO Caswell CCSteven Pierce Traning Spec II Avery/Mitchell CIMarshall Pike Corr Pgm Dir II Central PrisonCharles Pinnix Unit Manager Alexander CIRosemary Pollard Lead Nurse Marion CIRichard Porten Lieutenant Brown Creek CIWalter Potts Sergeant Morrison CIPaul Powell Surveillance Officer Dist. 19AKevin Prusia PPO II Dist. 25BRobert Quick PPO II Dist. 15BRene Raeford Admin Secretary II DOP AdminMichael Ragan Admin Officer I Central PrisonNancy Rainwater Sergeant Brown Creek CINancy Rataski Lead Nurse Central PrisonSteven Rector Mason Supervisor West Maint YardLena Reddick Nurse Supervisor Central PrisonArthur Reed PPO Trainee Dist. 10Annie Reid Programs Supervisor Johnston CILeroy Reid Surv Officer Dist 26John Rexrode Sergeant Warren CINatarsha Richardson Sergeant Warren CIAudrieus Ridenour Sergeant Albemarle CIDorothy Roberson PPO II Dist. 10Jon Robbins Laundry Manager III Chase Laundry


Movin’ on Up Movin’ on Up NAME NEW TITLE LOCATION NAME NEW TITLE LOCATIONJerry Robinson Sub Abuse Cnslr II DART-NCCIWJoyce Robinson Corr Officer DOP AdminKeith Robinson Sergeant Pamlico CIRickie Robinson Asst Supt Cust/Ops Tyrrell PWFClarence Rogers Purch Agent II PurchasingFrancis Rosciano Maint Mech IV Central PrisonLinda Ross Corr Train Inst II Pied Triad REORonald Ross PPO II Dist 25BNancy Rudd X-Ray Supervisor Central PrisonBillie Sadie Sergeant Lanesboro CIOdessa Santiago PPO II Dist. 4AJulie Sarver PPO Trainee Dist. 11Hazel Schrum Registered Nurse Central PrisonCarol Schuster Sergeant Southern CINathan Seamster Sergeant Caswell CCVictoria Sellers Sergeant Mt. View CISteven Settlemyer Lead Nurse Western YIHameed Shareef Inst Class Coord Sampson CISamuel Shaw Programs Supervisor Hoke CIBonnie Shearon Lead Nurse Nash CIC. Sheridan-McCoy Proc Ssst IV Pender CIJames Shemell Lieutenant NCCIWRex Shirley Sergeant Greene CCBobby Shoemaker Chief PPO Dist. 25BRoger Shoemaker PPO II Dist 26William Sirginson PPO II Dist 3ADonald Sisk Corr Pgms Supv Alexander CIKenneth Silver Sergeant Marion CIDeidra Sinclair Comm Svc Dist Coord MecklenburgLisa Sluss Food Service Mgr I Foothills CITina Smalley Corr Prog Supv NCCIWMichael Smith Intensive Case Officer Dist. 12Ronnie Smith Electronic Tech II Albemarle CIShannon Smith Accting Clerk V Odom CIStephanie Smith Pers Tech I PersonnelStephen Smith PPO II Dist 5Vonda Smoot Sent Audit Tech I Com RecordsCalvin Snow Sergeant Forsyth CCCosmo Spruell Corr Train Spec II Southern CIMelvin Stamey Maint Mech Marion CIChristine Steadman Corr Health Asst II NCCIWDennis Stienmetz Lead Nurse Lanesboro CIConrad Strader Comm Dev Spec I CJPPJennifer Strickland Case Manager Johnston CICharles Suddreth Sergeant Caldwell CCBrian Sugg PPO II Dist. 19BDelores Swing Processing Asst IV Dist. 18Felecia Taylor Sergeant Central PrisonHallie Taylor Lead Nurse NCCIWShanticia Taylor Corr Train Spec II Polk YIDanny Tolbert Asst Unit Manager Caledonia CISandra Trest Case Manager Pamlico CIKarey Treadway Intensive Case Officer Dist. 29Robert Treadaway HVAC Mechanic Lanesboro CITonia Triplett CO Trainee Foothills CIMelanie Turlington Lieutenant NCCIWDianne Turner Program Supervisor Pasquotank CICarlotta Tyner Admin Sec II Pasquotank CIRalph Umphlett PPO II Dist. 3AKevin Vance PPO Trainee Dist. 22Bertha Vanderbloemen Med Records Asst IV Foothills CICatherine Wade Chief PPO Dist. 3AVicky Waldo PPO Trainee Dist. 26Jeffrey Wall Asst Unit Manager Albemarle CIEdmond Wallace PPO Trainee Dist 3BJoseph Wallace Comp Sys Adm II DOP AdminDonna Walker Acct Clerk IV Caswell CCJohn Walker Programs Supervisor Morrison CIRobert Walker Sergeant Morrison CICharles Walston Corr Train Coord I EastCarolina REOScotty Warren Chief PPO Dist. 22Martin Wase Principal Morrison CIDouglas Watkins Asst Unit Mgr Alexander CIWilliam Watkins Chief PPO Dist. 23Roderick Watson Captain NCCIWOtis Webster Sergeant Piedmont CIGarrett White CO Trainee Johnston CIKevin White Sergeant Brown Creek CIKenneth Whitehead Lieutenant DOP Admin

David Williams Sergeant Gates CCDonald Williams Surveillance Officer Dist. 13Lenora Williams Proc Asst IV Scotland CIRichard Williams Lead CO Brown Creek CIMary Wilson Sergeant Warren CIOtis Woodcock Sergeant Pamlico CIWilliam Woolard PPO II Dist 3AHaley Wooten PPO II Dist. 21Claude Wrenn Corr Ent Supv II Scotland SewingDonald Wray PPO II Dist. 27BCheryl Yawger Sergeant Hoke CIKimberly Yokeley Office Asst IV DOP AdminWilliam Young Sergeant Warren CIWilliam Zieger Psych Pgm Manager Central Prison

Marion takes a day tomake a differenceMARION - Marion’s Minimum Security Unitparticipated in the National Make ADifference Day on Oct. 24. A crew of inmatevolunteers, employees and communityvolunteers braved a cool and drizzly morningto assist the town of Old Fort with renovations of a town park. Tasksincluded the painting of the gazebo and park benches, cleaning andpainting street light lamp posts, trimming trees and shrubs, and weeding,mulching and planting flowerbeds.

NABCJ meets inDurhamDURHAM - George Currie andCarol Lawrence, (far right inphoto at left) show off somehardware while standing withFaye Lassiter, the president of

the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Blacks inCriminal Justice. The organization held its meeting on Sept. 28 at theMillenium Hotel in Durham. Currie, the administrator at Polk YouthInstitution, and Lawrence, NABCJ chapter secretary and DOC test-ing and records section manager, won outstanding service awards.

Briefs (cont. from page 6)

RetirementsLattie BakerRonald ChapmanSandra ClarkRonald CrumptonWilma EnglishDonald HoutsDerwin JohnsonTeresa FlemingJennie Lancaster

Robbie ManningDianne SearcyRosie StephensWilliam TilleyGennell PeaksRalph SnipesMichael WikeDennis DeeseRobert Harrell

Thomas HarrisKim JohnsonPhillip PooleElisha WhitakerJoyce BlackmonBobbie HannahDouglas HigginsGeorge McGheeBarbara Woods

DeathsRosie Ford 9/14/2004George Fullwood 9/13/2004Alvin Hall 11/03/2004Ted Helms 11/22/2004Carl Herring 10/19/2004

Robin Jahnke 10/17/2004Dwight Klutzz 8/15/2004Derwin Little 10/31/2004Joy Perry 9/08/2004Mattie Stevens 8/10/2004


A Veterans Day message tothose in military serviceASHEBORO – Secretary Theodis Beck has named

Terry Harvel superintendent of Randolph CorrectionalCenter. Harvel, who has been assistant superintendent atRandolph since January 1996, replaces Clinton Holt.Harvel’s promotion was effectiveOctober 1. “Terry Harvel brings a wealth ofexperience and professionalism tothe job,” said Secretary Beck. “Iam confident that RandolphCorrectional Center is in goodhands.” Harvel says his new position isthe realization of a dream he hasnurtured for nearly 30 years. “This is a goal I set when I first started. I’m responsiblefor a lot of people and their lives based on the decisionsI make,” he says. “The operation is so smooth right now.It’s running so well. I can’t see making any changes atthis time.” Harvel earned an associate’s degree in criminal justiceat Montgomery Community College. He joined thedepartment in 1976 as a correctional officer at MooreCorrectional Center in Carthage. In 1978, he waspromoted to sergeant at Montgomery Correctional Centerin Troy. He was a unit manager at Southern CorrectionalInstitution from 1982 to 1996. Harvel was born in Tampa, Florida but has spent mostof his life in North Carolina. He and Betty, his wife of 34years, were childhood sweethearts. They live on theshores of Lake Tillery in Montgomery County. The Harvels have a daughter, Tanna, who is 32; ason, Joshua, who is 18, and two grandchildren. Superintendent Harvel enjoys hunting, fishing, ridingfour-wheelers and playing paintball with his son. He alsocollects and restores antique clocks.

Harvel named superintendent atRandolph Correctional Center

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Holiday food drive nets almost5,000 pounds for Food Bank

Thank you to everyone who con-tributed to the 4,278 pounds of foodand $135 in cash collected in thisyear’s Holiday Food Drive. Theproceeds were delivered to the

Food Bankof NorthCarolina inRaleigh onDec. 8. Thisyear’s top giving locations were CentralPrison and the Controller’s Office. With yourdonations, the Food Bank will be able to pro-vide holiday meals for 4,171 people!

Deputy Secretary Fred Aikens (left) helps unloadbarrels of donations at the Food Bank.


Fred Aikens’ part-time job has taken himto some of the most exotic and troubledspots in the world. On that job, he has shouldered war-timeresponsibilities while building an enviablepublic service career. But before becoming an Army coloneland a deputy secretary of correction,Aikens was an 18 year-old with dreamswhen he graduated from Williston HighSchool in 1968. He said the military was

the best optionavailable. “I was a poor boycoming out ofWilmington, one ofseven kids.” He enlisted in theAir Force, where heserved from 1968 to1973. The servicewas his passport to

far-off lands and a university education. Aikens joined the Army National Guardafter his Air Force stint and worked his wayup the ranks until he became thecommander of the 139th Rear OperationCenter, known as the 139 ROC. The unit isbased in Morrisville. He sandwiched some of his militaryservice around two university degrees – anundergraduate degree in Sociology fromUNC Wilmington and a Master’s in RegionalPlanning from UNC Chapel Hill. He wenton to become the chief deputy secretary atthe Department of Transportation beforejoining the DOC in 1997. The world has also been his teacher. Asa soldier, he learned to appreciate fine winein Italy, marvel at the frenetic pace ofTaipei, Taiwan and appreciate the efficiencyand order of Austrian society. Yet, nothingcompares to home. “I would have never been exposed tothose cultures had it not been for being inthe military,” he says. “It just makes mevery grateful for being an American.”

Military milestones Gen. Douglas McArthur once said,“Old soldiers never die, they just fadeaway.” Aikens’ greatest achievements inuniform have come toward the twilight ofhis Army career.

In November 2001, Aikens and the139 ROC were called to active duty insupport of XVIII Airborne Corpsheadquarters at Fort Bragg, nearFayetteville. He served there as deputydirector of operations and later directoruntil November 2002. Three days afterbeing activated, 139th was put in chargeof the XVIII Airborne Corps’ operationscenter, a first. Aikens said it was anhonor, given the enormous responsibilityand the reputation of the XVIII Corps,which he calls “America’s finest, theArmy’s best.” The move was a success thanks tothe skill and expertise of those under hiscommand, he said. About a third of Aikens’unit deployed with the XVIII Corps toAfghanistan. When planning for theAfghanistan mission, the XVIII Corps madeit known that they needed the 139th ROC.The Corps’ request speaks volumes aboutthe quality and character of his unit, Aikenssaid. “The 139 ROC did not miss a beat. Forthe Army National Guard, the ROC set astandard. That standard will be hard tobeat.” The unit demobilized in November 2002,but was recalled to active duty the followingFebruary and deployed to Kuwait in April.Aikens was the deputy commander of allnorthern Kuwait base camps. The ROC,under the control of U.S. Army CentralCommand-Kuwait, was in charge ofcommand and control of all northern Kuwaitbase camps. These camps gave lodging aswell as logistical and administrative supportfor soldiers preparing to deploy from Kuwaitinto Iraq and those soldiers and unitsredeploying from Iraq. Members of Aikens’unit conducted missions as far north asBaghdad and the Sunni Triangle. Aikens also set a historical precedent. Heis the only commanding colonel to lead aNorth Carolina National Guard unit duringtwo successive year-long activations anddeployments.

Adjustments at home Aikens appreciates the support hereceived during his deployment from hisDOC colleagues. Secretary Theodis Beck,Janice King, Aikens’ administrative assistant,

and others in the office kept in touch via e-mail and “care” packages. “I could physically feel that support,” hesaid. “It means a lot because you’ve got thesupport of the guy (Secretary Beck) downat the end of the hall.” Aikens said it took him four to six monthsto get back in the swing of things after hereturned from the Middle East. Managers at DOC facilities should keepthis in mind as correctional officers andother employees return from theirdeployments, he said. Aikens is proud to have served in Iraqbut honest about the status of the ongoingmission to establish democracy there,calling it a mixed success. There are not enough troops in the region,he said. Some troops are unhappy with theArmy’s “stop loss” policy that keeps themserving overseas after they are scheduledto return home. Nevertheless, he lauds the commitmentand service of DOC workers serving theircountry in the military. And he is still proud to continue to serveas he enjoys his nation’s freedoms andopportunities. “There’s no place like thegood old USA.”

Aikens takes his citizen-soldiering seriously

Aikens travels across the desert in ahumvee during his deployment to Kuwait.

by Robert Boyer

Aikens

Veterans Day 2004

Hundreds of DOC employees are currentlyserving on active duty in the military --in stateside and overseas assignments.Many others were deployed and have re-turned home in the past three years. Wethank them all for their service.


From the Archives: The Past in Pictures

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From the archives...

Did you recognize anyone in this photo fromour last newsletter? This class photo featuresthe August 1977 graduates from Adult Proba-tion and Parole basic training. Thanks to JeffJoines for this blast-from-the-past photo. Here’show Jeff identified his classmates:

Front row (left to right):Brenda Dean, WilsonBilly Bryant, Carthage, retiredRosie Powell, Kernersville, 3rd division chiefTracey Coney, CharlotteFrazier Fulton, CharlottePeggy Biggers, Raleigh

Back row (left to right):Calvin Haggins, Lumberton; Paul Gross, Raleigh, DOC Controller; Jeff Joines, Asheville, 4th division asst. chief; Millie Phillips,Wilmington; Ralph Thomas Jr., Beaufort, Carteret County sheriff; Elizabeth Drury, Durham; Johnny Deyton, Marshall, District 24 JDM;Lynne Isenhour, Lenoir, CPPO in Caldwell County; Pat Whitener, Asheville; Ronald Couch, Morganton; LeRoy Swepson, High Point;Grace Snyder, High Point, retired

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