May 4, 2021 - Mr. Lin Turner, Coordinator of Custodial Resources for Prince George County Public Schools has been selected as PGCPS’ Support Employee of the Year in recognition of those men and women whose work helps support the high-quality operation of our schools across the district.
Turner, who has been with Prince George County Public Schools for four decades, was formally recognized during the Prince George School Board meeting on Monday, May 3rd, where they were joined by fellow school-level Support Employee of the Year recipients and other members of PGCPS’ leadership team. During the 2020-2021 School Year, the school division’s Support Services departments, which include Transportation, Custodial Services, Health Services, Operations, and Food and Nutrition Services, have played a pivotal role in supporting the safe operation of PGPCS’ campuses. Every day, these employees work to feed students nutritious meals, transport them to and from school and activities safely, and provide clean environments for students and staff to learn and work in daily, among a myriad of other essential tasks.
With the added challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, Turner’s hard work and leadership throughout the year coordinating custodial services across PGCPS’ campuses helped support the school division’s goals of providing high quality instruction and safe learning environments for our school community.
"I would like to thank everyone for this nomination and honor," Turned said. "I consider the people I work with here to be my second family, and it’s an honor to work with everyone.”
“We are honored to recognize Mr. Lin Turner as our Support Employee of the Year,” Division Superintendent Dr. Lisa Pennycuff said. “This year has presented extraordinary challenges to educators and support staff alike through the COVID-19 pandemic. Prince George County Public Schools wouldn’t have been able to safely and successfully welcome students back to campus for in-person learning without the efforts of dedicated support staff like Mr. Turner, and all those who have been recognized by their schools as Support Employees of the Year. We thank Mr. Turner and everyone for their hard work and commitment to our school community.”
“The Prince George School Board congratulates Mr. Lin Turner for being named PGCPS’ Support Employee of the Year,” Prince George School Board Chairman Rob Eley said. “Our support employees are incredibly important to our schools’ ability to educate students everyday, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The work of Mr. Turner serves as another example of the high-quality individuals our school division is glad to have part of our community. Our board appreciates the dedication of our support staff and applauds Mr. Turner and all of our Support Employee of the Year recipients.
“Mr. Lin Turner consistently provided the overwatch for Prince George County Public Schools during one of our most challenging times as a community and nation as part of our Health Mitigation Plan and related processes,” Assistant Superintendent of Support Services Dustin Menhart said. “His continuous standard of excellence along with his ethical well-being for our students, employees, and community never went unnoticed. Mr. Turner went well beyond the expectation of his daily roles and responsibilities to safeguard our school community throughout the pandemic.
Yearly, each of PGCPS’ schools and support facilities select their Support Employee and Teacher of the Year following a nomination and selection process in late winter. These men and women are then entered for potential selection as the division’s Support Employee or Teacher of the Year later in the spring. During the Monday, May 3rd Prince George School Board meeting, the following Support Employees were recognized as Support Employee of the Year at their respective locations:
- Stacy Maddox, L.L. Beazley Elementary School
- Nancy Pelter, David A. Harrison Elementary School
- Tiffany Howington, North Elementary School
- Melissa Delgado, South Elementary School
- Heidi Dance, William A. Walton Elementary School
- Michelle Bennett, J.E.J. Moore Middle School
- Kira Mauger, N.B. Clements Junior High School
- Tonya Bryant, Prince George High School
- Kathy Butts, Pupil Transportation
- Greg Matthews, Maintenance
- Lin Turner, School Board Office
Turner is now part of a long list of Prince George County Public Schools Support Employees who have been honored as Support Employee of the Year for their efforts to support the safe and efficient operations of our schools to the benefit of the children of Prince George County and community. In the last five years, PGCPS has recognized the following individuals as Support Employee of the Year:
2021: Lin Turner
2020: Ida Butler
2019: Debra Artus
2018: Charlotte Sims
2017: Nancy Enochs
2020: Ida Butler
2019: Debra Artus
2018: Charlotte Sims
2017: Nancy Enochs