The Kansas Department of Transportation expresses its appreciation for employees celebrating state service anniversaries in January.
"KDOT is proud to acknowledge them for the long-term dedication they have provided to the state of Kansas," the department noted in a news release.
Those celebrating 40 years
Michael Hollis, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Rolla
Those celebrating 30 years
Roger Anderson, Equipment Operator Specialist, Wamego
Chris Herrick, Director of Planning and Development, Topeka
Those celebrating 20 years
Bobby Davis, Engineering Technician Specialist, Blue Mound
Dennis Kennedy, Equipment Operator Senior, Mankato
Jennifer Kern, Public Service Administrator I, Mayetta
Mitchell Kline, Welder, Norton
Ian Stringham, Engineering Technician Specialist, Osawatomie
Karla Thies, Assistant Bureau Chief, Tecumseh
Benjamin Tush, Engineering Technician Specialist, Garnett
Cody Ward, Engineering Technician Specialist, Logan
Those celebrating 10 years
Rita Baltazor, Engineering Technician Senior, Salina
Michelle Burnett, Area Engineer, Ellinwood
Mitchell Cady, Engineering Technician, Salina
James Cedeno, Equipment Operator, Lyons
Jamie Davis, Equipment Operator, Scott City
Matthew Dotson, Engineering Technician Midpoint, Salina
Raul Flores, Equipment Operator, Moscow
Leonard Harding, Equipment Operator Midpoint, Topeka
Kevin Height, Equipment Operator Senior, Barnes
Arthur Helvie, Engineering Technician Senior, Haysville
Josiah Jones, Engineering Technician Senior, Atwood
Marcella Larrabee, State Auditor I, Lawrence
Brian Mallory, Equipment Operator Senior, Jewell
Robert Percival Jr., District Construction Engineer, Norton
Earl Sowers, Equipment Operator Senior, Corning
Peter Tobaben, Engineering Associate III, Lenexa
Tabitha Weigel, Accountant IV, Topeka