GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District celebrated the Corps’ 236th birthday with an awards ceremony, June 9, to recognize an Employee, Engineer and Supervisor of the Year, as well as to honor staff for their contributions to the community, state and nation.
“This day is for you,” said Col. Christopher Sallese, commander of the USACE Galveston District. “We’re here to reflect on the hard work and achievements of our predecessors, to celebrate our heritage and to acknowledge the people who make this organization great.”
Fred Anthamatten, chief of the district’s Regulatory Branch, was named Supervisor of the Year for providing excellent leadership to the district’s Regulatory Program over the past 12 months. Under Anthamatten’s direction, the team exceeded seven of eight national performance standards, demonstrated an exemplary and unblemished record of successes in district legal cases and exhibited unparalleled efficiency in programmatic efforts to implement compliance inspection contracts that helped the district exceed national compliance performance standards.
Nicholas Laskowski, a project manager in the district’s Regulatory Branch, was recognized as the Employee of the Year for his role in ensuring the accuracy of the determination of hundreds of isolated waters, finalizing jurisdictional determinations for thousands of acres along the Texas coast, and employing methods within the workplace to better share valuable geospatial information and increase the district’s ability to accomplish its mission. Furthering his commitment to the profession, Laskowski earned the Professional Wetland Scientist certification and was the first regulator within the Southwestern Division to earn the Texas State Professional Geoscientist credential.
Charles Scheffler, a civil engineer in the district’s Hydrology and Hydraulics Section, was awarded the Engineer of the Year award for his contributions to the Addicks and Barker Master Plan and for the support he provided during the dam safety initiatives. Additionally, Scheffler became a relied upon professional to the emergency operations and flood management professionals, providing accurate and timely reservoir forecasts during the development and testing of emergency action plans.
“Service awards to recognize employees who dedicated 5 through 40 years of federal service, a special acknowledgement and presentation of blue star flags to supervisors of deployed USACE Galveston District civilians serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a tribute to eight Corps’ retirees who have passed away within the last year made this year’s awards ceremony unique,” said Sallese. “We’re about people. We execute a lot of money and we do a lot of great things but our organization is about people and this ceremony serves to recognize their accomplishments.”
George Washington appointed the first engineer officers of the Army, June 16, 1775, during the American Revolution, and engineers have served in combat in all subsequent American wars. The Army established the Corps of Engineers as a separate, permanent branch on March 16, 1802, and gave the engineers responsibility for founding and operating the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
The Galveston District was established in 1880 as the first engineer district in Texas to oversee river and harbor improvements. Since then, the district has expanded its mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war that strengthen our nation’s security, energize the economy by keeping waterways open for navigation and commerce, and reducing risks from disasters.
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