Michael Miller with the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) was awarded the Fort McCoy Garrison Civilian Employee of the Month for January 2020 during a presentation Feb. 6 at garrison commander staff meeting at the installation.
Miller serves as chief of the DPW Water/Wastewater Branch and was nominated for the honor by DPW Director Liane Haun.
Miller and his fellow employees within the Water/Wastewater Branch have earned Army-level recognition in the past for their work.
Recently, Miller also received a letter from Robert M. Maxwell, chief financial officer and director of Resource Management, Installations, and Materiel, U.S. Army Reserve, that also recognized the success of Miller and his team.
“Thank you for your outstanding support and dedication to the Army Solid Waste Program,” the letter states. “Your outstanding efforts and accomplishments directly contribute to the readiness and resiliency of the U.S. Army Reserve.”
Miller was presented with a framed copy of the Maxwell letter from Haun, and he received a commander’s coin for excellence from Garrison Commander Col. Hui Chae Kim via the Deputy Garrison Commander Lt. Col. Sheila D. Coker.
“I’m only successful because I have four amazing utilities operators that make me look good,” Miller said about being recognized. “And I always tell them, ‘Do what you love, and you never work a day in your life.’”