Mayor Rawlings-Blake Announces Winner of Annual Lidinsky Award

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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Beth A. Strommen recognized for leadership, enthusiasm and creativity in making city greener.

BALTIMORE, MD. (March 20, 2013) – Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake presented Ms. Beth A. Strommen with the Richard A. Lidinsky, Sr. Award of Excellence in Public Service at a ceremony in City Hall. Strommen has worked for the Planning Department for 22 years.

“Each year, we have an opportunity to celebrate the exemplary employees who have dedicated themselves to making their agency—and this city—a better place,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake. “Beth Strommen is constantly seeking to improve and restore environmental conditions to make our urban communities greener and healthier places to live.”

The Richard A. Lidinsky, Sr. Award of Excellence in Public Service was established to recognize long-serving City employees who have worked to improve City services and make city government more efficient. The award is named after Mr. Lidinsky, who was employed with Baltimore City for 43 years and served as deputy comptroller under eight mayors.

Every year, the Lidinsky Awards Committee selects an employee who exemplifies the same attributes as this remarkable public servant. Recipients receive $2,500 and have their name placed on a commemorative plaque in the City Hall rotunda. Two runners-up are each awarded $1000 prizes. Runners-up were Ms. Etta Crafton, a parking specialist with the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, and Mr. Clark Howells, watershed manager for the Department of Public Works.

Previous award winners are Peggy Watson (2004), Michael Alexander (2005), Richard Kagan (2006), George Winfield (2007), Patricia Williams (2008), Clement Ruley (2009), Donna Owens (2010), and Donald Heinbuch (2011).
 

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