Tyrone Williams earn Governor’s Awards for Excellence
Governor Bev Perdue presents the Governor's Award for Excellence to Tyrone Williams as N.C. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Employment Security Lynn Holmes looks on.
On Nov. 29, employees of the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security, received the 2011 Governor’s Awards of Excellence at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.
Tyrone Williams was nominated for Outstanding State Government Service.
Hours after the April 16 tornado struck and demolished the Roanoke Rapids local office; division management contacted Williams to check on the status of the Division’s office. He was able to protect thousands of sensitive documents, secure a relocation site for the staff and marshal the resources at the agency’s disposal. He then took inventory of the building’s remains and replenished the electronics needed to start up the office again.
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