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The Kansas Department of Transportation expresses appreciation for employees celebrating state service anniversaries in August. KDOT is proud to acknowledge them for the long-term dedication they have provided to the state of Kansas. Listed below are the employees and their hometowns.

Those celebrating 40 years:

• Bruce Haverkamp, Assistant to the Director, Topeka

• Sam Lowry, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Hugoton

Those celebrating 35 years:

• Sondra Clark, Contracts Analyst, Topeka

Those celebrating 30 years:

• David Behzadpour, Professional Civil Engineer I, Topeka

Those celebrating 25 years:

• Chad Gaddis, Highway Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, Waverly

• Denny Martin, Regional Geologist, Topeka

• Gary Fangman, Highway Maintenance Worker III, Seneca

• Kenneth Ruppel, Engineering Technician Supervisor, Garnett

• Michael Smith, Highway Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, Kansas City

Those celebrating 20 years:

• Eric Hendrickson, Highway Maintenance Superintendent, Hays

• Tamara Venturi, Human Resource Professional I, Garden City

Those celebrating 15 years:

• Carey Ziegler, IT Project Manager, Topeka

• Ethan Pugh, Engineering Technician Midpoint, Topeka

Those celebrating 10 years:

• Andrew Buhrman, Highway Maintenance Worker III, Horton

• Neil Kornis, Engineering Technician Specialist, Topeka

• Patrick Tull, Highway Maintenance Worker III, Atchison

• Shane Thompson, Equipment Mechanic Senior, Hutchinson

• Timothy Trammell, Engineering Technician Senior, Topeka