DAHLGREN,
Va. – A human resources specialist was honored for achievements impacting Navy
personal and enhancing technical missions, the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced June 10.
NSWCDD
Workforce Information Lead Donna Ryland received the 2015 Naval Sea Systems
Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center (WFC) Human Resources Division award – called
the "The Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence" –
during the WFC Workforce
Council meeting in Panama City last month.
"The
Phil Heiler award is significant because it recognizes HR professionals, like
Donna, who through their technical excellence and dedication have made an
extraordinary contribution to the Warfare Center Enterprise,” said Julie
Schneider, NSWCDD Human Resources Policy, Planning and Analysis Branch Head. “The
award is particularly meaningful to the Dahlgren HR team because it was named
in memory of our former HR Director, who was one of the founding members of the
Workforce Council."
The
award – granted to one Warfare Center HR employee or group annually -
recognizes outstanding accomplishments that results in: developing or improving
a human resources product or process; furthering the state-of-the-art within
the human resources discipline; or making significant contributions that
enhance the missions of the supported technical organization.
“It
is quite an honor to receive this award - especially since it was named in
honor of a former NSWCDD Human Resources Director I worked with for many years,”
said Ryland. “Serving the Warfare Center Enterprise, I have worked with Human
Resource members across all of the Warfare Centers and the Office of Civilian
Human Resources. That experience has helped me gain insight to standard HR
systems and best practices to better serve our Warfare Center community.”
Ryland
was recognized for her unwavering commitment to providing Dahlgren Division and
the Warfare Center community at large with the highest quality workforce
information products, services and technical solutions which support the entire
talent management life cycle.
“Her
career-long commitment to customer service excellence consistently sets a high
standard for others in the HR community to emulate and is truly representative
of the customer service values for which Mr. Heiler so strongly advocated,” the
award citation states.
“I
have been very fortunate to have worked alongside knowledgeable and skilled
Human Resources professionals within the Dahlgren Division,” said Ryland. “Many
took me under their wing, sharing their knowledge and talents, and teaching me
the value of contributing to the larger team. Through their guidance, I learned
the value of putting customer service first and delivering the highest quality
products and services possible regardless of the challenges.”
The
NSWCDD Human Resources Department mission is to recruit the best and brightest
employees to Dahlgren, and to develop and support them throughout their career
life cycles.
NSWCDD,
a NAVSEA warfare center division, is a premier research and development center
that serves as a specialty site for weapon system integration. The command's
unique ability to rapidly introduce new technology into complex warfighting
systems is based on its longstanding competencies in science and technology,
research and development, and test and evaluation.