2011 Employee of the Year

Shaun Cogdill, Parking Department

This year, the Employee Recognition Board reviewed and recognized seven worthy nominations for Employee of the Quarter acknowledgement, with one recommendation deemed as exceptionally worthy of commendation.

            Driving to work on the morning of October 11, Shaun Cogdill of the Parking Department came up on a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road on Highway 441 South, commonly referred to as the Spur. Shaun pulled over and assisted in getting the car, which had been involved in an accident, off the roadway as 911 was called.

            At that point, Shaun realized the passenger in the car was unconscious and having great difficulty breathing. Drawing on his training as a volunteer with the Caton’s Chapel Fire Department and Sevier Search and Rescue, Shaun knew he had to get a better airway established. Taking care to maintain a proper C-spine position for the passenger, he positioned the victim to clear the airway and rendered assistance until help arrived. The patient was airlifted to Knoxville and from all reports is doing well.

In recognition and appreciation of his life-saving training and his willingness to stop to render aid to an accident victim in distress, Shaun Cogdill of the Parking Department is deserving and hereby recognized as the 2011 Employee of the Year.