May 8, 2008: A special Awards Ceremony was held for a Mississippi JCC student for becoming DEL-JEN's first Job Corps student to graduate under a Fluor Foundation Scholarship.

D.J. received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University and graduated with the highest honors attainable, making her a member of the University's "Hall of Fame".

The DJI/Fluor-sponsored event was attended by her family, MSJC Center Director, Rowan Torrey (R), DJI Human Resources, Joe Deacon (L), MSJC staff, and representatives from DJI and Fluor.

April 2008: MSJC Center Director, Rowan Torrey holds the "Highest STAR Achievement Award" presented to the Center by the National Job Corps Association (NJCA) for "Exceptional Education, Outreach, and Leadership."

Business & Community Liaison, Dan Davis (R) coordinates Center activities and provides documentation to NJCA. Over the past 4 years Mr. Davis, along with Career Readiness Facilitator, Sharon Longino (center) have made sure NJCA is aware of MJCC's determination to have exceptional Education and Outreach programs - programs enhanced by the Center's strong relationship with surrounding communities and its Congressional delegation.

MJCC's Deputy Center Director, Charlotte McGowan is shown left.

Apr. 16, 2008: Rock Island Integrated Services (RIIS), a joint venture between DEL-JEN, Inc. and AECOM Gov't. Services was the proud recipient of the Iowa/Illinois Safety Council's "2007 Safety Award for Outstanding Achievement in Accident Prevention" at the 55^th Professional Development Conference & Expo, held April 16-18 in Dubuque, Iowa.

RIIS was one of 165 businesses, industries, and Gov't. agencies honored for promoting Safety Programs and reducing OSHA-recordable injuries.

Mar. 20, 2008: The U.S. Naval Academy's Public Works Department recognized Academy Facility Maintenance (AFM) as 2007's "Safety Service Contractor of the Year", based on total man hours, job complexity, the number of OSHA recordable incidents, and lost work days.

In earning the award, AFM displayed excellence in safety procedures and precautions. Their efforts resulted in nearly 600 days since a lost-time incident which renders an employee unable to work by a doctor’s order. AFM recorded only one incident requiring medical attention in over 236,000 hours of work.

AFM is a joint venture between DEL-JEN and CES (EMCOR) that manages HVAC and the water plants at the Academy and takes care of transportation and general maintenance as well.