Employee of the Quarter: Joe Schneider

(Above, from left) OCC Executive Director Mike Thralls, Eucha Project Coordinator Joe Schneider and Grants Accountant Sheryl Gibson. Schneider was named Employee of the Quarter at the December staff meeting by the Awards & Recognition Committee which Gibson chairs.

Schneider was also recognized at the January Commission meeting with a Conservation Commission Commendation. Above, from left are OCC Chairman Dan Lowrance, Awards & Recognition Committee Chairwoman Sheryl Gibson, Joe Schneider, and OCC Executive Director Mike Thralls.

The Conservation Commission's Awards and Recognition Committee announced at the December 2007 staff meeting that Joe Schneider had been selected as Employee of the Quarter. Schneider joined OCC's Water Quality Division in July 1998 and is is Eucha Project Coordinator.

The nomination for Schneider stated “Joe brings a vast amount of local knowledge to the project and is excellent at building relationships with personnel in other state and federal agencies as well as those interested in participating in the project. This has been an integral part of the success of the project. Joe is the OCC’s 'guru' for information about agriculture and water quality in northeastern Oklahoma.”

At the January Conservation Commission meeting, the Commissioners recognized Schneider again with a Commendation.