Saint-Gobain Corporation Has Named Richard Ator to Receive One of its National Volunteer Recognition Awards.

The blog is pleased to pass on the following recognition of Lipan's Richard Ator for his community service. For those that know Richard, this award makes perfect sense. This national corporate recognition makes Lipan proud! The company's website reports having 23,705 employees working in approximately 190 plant locations. Saint-Gobain's monthly employee newsletter states that Richard was chosen from 80 nominations through out the company's U.S. and Canadian operations:

Saint-Gobain Corporation recently announced the winners of this year’s Volunteer Recognition Awards.

The employee winners and their community organizations (to which Saint-Gobain donates $1,000) are: Richard Ator, Maintenance Technician, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Stephenville, Texas—Lipan Fire Department, Lipan, Texas; Sandy Beach, Plant Controller, CertainTeed Insulation, Chowchilla, California—Make-A-Wish Foundation, Fresno, California; Janet Lynch, Six Sigma Black Belt, CertainTeed, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania—Southampton 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club; Steve Martin, Product Designer, Saint-Gobain Containers, Muncie, Indiana—Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department; and Javier Renteria, Warehouse Supervisor, CertainTeed Insulation, Chowchilla, California—Merced Youth Soccer Association, Merced, California.

The retiree winner: Barbara Guth, retired General Accounting Supervisor from Corhart Refractories, Louisville, Kentucky, who volunteers for AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary, based in Lanham, Maryland.