MILESTONES

MILESTONES

HONORs

World Health speaker

Rebecca M. Patton, a Chaney High School graduate and president of the American Nurses Association, the country’s largest nursing organization, was selected to be a part of the U.S. delegation to the 63rd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this month.

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. The annual meeting focuses on a number of public-health issues, including the implementation of international health regulations, monitoring health-related millennium development goals, and discussing strategies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

Patton, the daughter of Robert and Mary Ellen Patton of Youngstown’s West Side, addressed the International Council of Nurses Conference on May 12.

4 safety awards

Burdman Group Inc. was honored at the Mahoning Valley Safety Council Annual Awards luncheon at the Maronite Center recently for being the only council member to receive all four of the 2010 Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation safety awards.

Burdman Group is a community service agency serving Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. The agency offers programs in behavioral health, domestic violence, employment and job-retention services.

Burdman received the Achievement Award for decreasing its incident rate by 25 percent or more; the Group Award given to the company with the lowest rate in its employer category; the 100 Percent Award for not having a lost-time claim during the year; and the Special Award given to companies that accumulate at least 500,000 hours and six months without a lost-time injury.

There are 458 companies and organizations that make up the local safety council, the largest in the state. Out of the 458 companies, 183 received one, two or three of the awards.

STATE PATROL

Trooper honored

Trooper Matthew D. Himes, originally from Youngstown, recently received the Ace Award presented by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Himes, a state trooper since 2002, is assigned to the patrol’s West Jefferson Post near Columbus. The award is for excellence in auto-theft enforcement. Himes recovered five stolen vehicles with a combined value of $21,000 and apprehended six suspects in the thefts.

This is the second time Himes received the award, having done so in 2008. He now lives in Dublin, Ohio, a Columbus suburb.

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