On behalf of Gov. Tom Ridge, Education Secretary Eugene W. Hickok today announced the three 2000 Employees of the Year for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Robert Tobias of Lancaster, Lancaster County, an instructor at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, was named Program Professional Employee of the Year.
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Every day, hundreds of Department of Education employees work hard to fulfill our obligations to Pennsylvania s students, parents, teachers and taxpayers, Hickok said. On behalf of all Pennsylvanians, I want to express my sincere gratitude to our employees of the year for their contributions to the Commonwealth. Kreider was recognized for his hard work and extra efforts to learn a new computer system in the state library and to provide training and assistance to staff and library patrons. Tobias received the award because of his many and significant efforts to help students at Thaddeus Stevens excel in their studies and, ultimately, in their chosen careers. Miller was acknowledged for her outstanding work in contributing to the successful implementation of a new client server-based certification computer system in the Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation.