The State of Missouri Award of Distinction for Safety was awarded to Lawrence Lynch, Arrest Program Administrator, Department of Corrections. This is presented to a team member or team of individuals who create and/or champion approaches to protect and/or ensure the health and safety of state workers or customers (examples include, but are not limited to: implementation of a safety program for the workplace, an active role in being a strong advocate of safety and health, demonstrated significant improvement over previous conditions, consistently maintained a good safety program, or made an extra effort to improve or correct a specific aspect of safety within the workplace).
“You’d be amazed how employees will take pride in their performance when given recognition and rewards. Going a little out of your way to show recognition can help shape the next level of leaders step up into more pivotal roles. The next time you are given the opportunity, go ahead and give a ‘thumbs up’ on a virtual platform or, if you prefer, give your team member a good, old fashioned, handwritten note showing appreciation. You won’t be sorry you did!”
October 2026 MoDNR/DEQ TMOM Josh Vander Veen, an environmental program manager with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Environmental Quality, is the department’s Team Member of the Month for October 2026. He was selected for his service to the department and for his efforts to improve the Air Pollution Control Program’s Emissions Inventory Questionnaire process. As part of the yearly Emissions Inventory Questionnaire process, […]
