Jul 19, 2025

Area KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries

Posted Jul 19, 2025 2:01 PM
<i>Kansas Department of Transportation</i>
Kansas Department of Transportation

Kansas Department of Transportation

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation expresses its 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 45 years:

David Dye, Equipment Operator Specialist, Meade

 Those celebrating 40 years:

Kevin Walters, Equipment Operator Specialist, Manhattan

Those celebrating 30 years:

Rick Barezinsky, Assistant Bureau Chief of Materials, Scranton
Shawn Denny, Highway Maintenance Superintendent, Garnett
Jeff Stewart, District Three Engineer, Norton

Those celebrating 25 years:

Chris Bortz, Assistant Bureau Chief, Topeka
Kerry Bramhall, Engineering Technician Senior, Vermillion
Kelly Cook, Equipment Operator Specialist, Peabody
Klete Hackney, Maintenance Supervisor, Coldwater
Thomas Valadez, Engineering Technician Senior, Andover

 Those celebrating 20 years:

Jeffrey Bagley, Equipment Operator Specialist, Hill City
Brett Carlson, Equipment Operator Specialist, Bison
Patrick Foster, Engineering Technician Senior, Kansas City
Michael Freeland, Engineering Technician Senior, Lawrence
Eric Lentz, Equipment Operator, Oskaloosa
Pamela Murray-Anderson, Senior Director of Administration, Topeka
Jason Nichols, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Eureka
Jon Sherwood, Operator Senior, Leroy
Debbie Tanking, Road Design Bureau Chief, Topeka

Those celebrating 15 years:

Robert Jones III, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Newton
Bruce Larsen, Equipment Operator Senior, Lincoln