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File #: 2009-0255    Version: 1 Name: In Recognition: Renee Allemand Simpson, NACIO's Awards of Excellence Recipient
Type: Proclamation Status: Read and Filed
File created: 7/6/2009 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: Final action: 7/6/2009
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: In Recognition: Renee Allemand Simpson, NACIO's Awards of Excellence Recipient
Sponsors: Carolyn K. Schexnaydre, Terry Authement, Billy Raymond, Sr., Shelley Tastet, Wendy Benedetto, Paul J. Hogan, Lawrence 'Larry' Cochran, Marcus M. Lambert, Dennis Nuss, V.J. St. Pierre Jr.
Indexes: Proclamations (In Recognition), Public Information Office
2009-0255
Title
In Recognition:  Renee Allemand Simpson, NACIO's Awards of Excellence Recipient
Body
The Parish of St. Charles
July 6, 2009
IN   RECOGNITION
 
WHEREAS,      Mrs. Renee Allemand Simpson and her husband Tyler are residents of Hahnville, Louisiana in St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS,      Renee is presently the Public Information Officer for St. Charles Parish and a member of the National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO); and,
WHEREAS,      NACIO, established in 1966, is a National network of professionals from County Public Information Offices and State Associations of Counties who promotes more effective communication between Counties and Citizens, promotes public understanding of the functions of county government, promotes better understanding between the public and its elected officials, strives to improve the professional capabilities of its members, and supports the programs and policies of the National Association of County Officials (NACo); and,
WHEREAS,      NACIO holds an Awards of Excellence Competition annually, which is a contest that provides Public Sector Employees the opportunity to compete against their peers from across the Nation and to be honored for their outstanding efforts to inform, educate, inspire, and entertain.  All projects entered are eligible to win Superior, Excellent, and Meritorious awards; and,
WHEREAS,      at the 2009 Awards of Excellence Competition, Renee received Meritorious in Writing, Feature Writing Category for "Shelter Director Aims to Educate Public"; Superior, in Photography, Single Print Category for "Opening the Bonnet Carre' Spillway"; and with Ms. Melanie Worrall's assistance, received Meritorious, in Audiovisual Productions, DVD Category for "Hurricane Gustav 2008".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer congratulations and recognition to
 
RENEE ALLEMAND SIMPSON
NACIO's Awards of Excellence Recipient
"PARISH   OF   PLENTY"
created in 1807 from the county of the
"German Coast", a parish of
unprecedented economic and social
development, known for its
hospitality, rural living and sporting
opportunitiesÂ… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.