DHHS recognized for supporting National Guard and Reserve employees

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has been recognized by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for its outstanding support of DHHS North Carolina Guard and Reserve employees.

At a special awards ceremony at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Jan. 28, DHHS Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom (center) received the “Above and Beyond” Award from General Dan K. McNeill, Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command, and North Carolina ESGR State Chairman Mr. Bud Brown (not pictured). On the left is Dr. Rick Mumford, now Senior Assistant for the State Health Director on Health Disparities and Workplace Development. Colonel Mumford served in Iraq with the U.S. Army National Guard 230th Support Battalion, 30th Infantry Brigade. On active duty from March 2004 to January 2005, Mumford served as a triage officer and Brigade Dental Surgeon for a field medical unit in Balad Ruz.

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Last Modified: March 3, 2006