The North Carolina Department of Public Safety honored 21 of its best and brightest employees on Nov. 29 during the department’s annual Badge of Excellence Awards Ceremony.
Since 2015, the Badge of Excellence award has been bestowed on DPS employees who made outstanding contributions to the department, state government and the people of North Carolina. In both their professional and personal lives, these recipients embody the department’s mission of improving quality of life for North Carolinians by reducing crime, enhancing public safety and serving the communities where they live.
Recipients were nominated by their peers and selected by the DPS Badge of Excellence Committee, earning awards in the field of customer service, safety and heroism, innovation and efficiency, outstanding achievement and public service and volunteerism.
“This is a special event for DPS, as we honor and recognize employees who embrace their roles as public servants," said Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. "Each of them embodies our mission of preventing, protecting and preparing North Carolinians.”
DPS is proud to recognize the following individuals as recipients of the 2021 Badge of Excellence:
Elissa Brody – Director of Education for Health Services, Adult Correction Medical
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