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2010 Employee Award Recognition (2010 Employee Award Recognition, cont. from page 29) at the university. We currently reside in Boswell, Oklahoma. We have two children. Our son, David Higginbottom, and his wife, Brandy, live in Boswell with their three daughters, Mackenzie, Brooklyn and Abby. Our daughter, Kelli Stephens, and her husband, Chris, live in Cincinnati, Ohio with their two children, Rowan and Garrett. We spend as much time as we can with our grandchildren. We want our grandchildren to have many enjoyable memories of their Nannie and Papa. Karen and I are active in our church in Antlers. We currently attend the United Pentecostal Church. Our relationship with God is the most important thing in our lives. Because of this spiritual foundation, our relationship with each other and our family is very deep and satisfying. I spend my leisure time reading and collecting baseball memorabilia. I enjoy reading historical novels, histories, and baseball biographies. During the fall, I root for the Oklahoma Sooners and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In December of 1991, I transferred into the Education unit as a teacher. In the past twenty years, I have taught ABE, GED, Literacy, and facilitated College courses. I assessed new receptions at the reception facility, and I spent time manag- ing the correctional library. I am currently my facility’s GED Examiner. I have fulfilled whatever role or duty was necessary to serve our students. I spent twenty-two years working at a men’s medium security facility and the last five years at a men’s minimum security facility. I have discovered that custody level 30 JULY/AUGUST 2011 makes a huge difference in the nature of the offenders we serve. I have seen corrections change from a lock them up mentality to a perspective that says we need to effect change while we have the opportunity because a large percentage of our clients will be returning to their communities. In the previous twenty years, Oklahoma corrections have worked very closely in conjunction with the Correctional Edu- cation Association. During this period, our state has emerged as one of the leaders in Correctional Education. Partly, this is because Oklahoma is one of the leaders in American corrections. Our Education unit is a reflection of this larger trend. But mainly, Oklahoma has emerged as a leader in correctional education because of the leadership of Dr. L. Owen Modeland. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Modeland gave us direction and leadership. He hired a lot of exceptional teachers who like to teach, and then he got out of the way and let those teachers do the work for which he hired them. Some of those exceptional teachers were Maren Kinslow, Marguerite Goodwin, Pat McCoy and Jim Tilly. There are a lot of others who deserve to be mentioned, but each of these four took a special interest in my development as a professional educator. Because of their efforts, I feel the need to acknowledge them publicly. While I may be receiving this recognition, I know that it is shared by the other teachers at my facility and those at other facilities across Oklahoma. This is our award.
GENESIS ONE NETWORK, founded in 2000, is a Christian, faith-based reentry program that links an offender's personal growth and positive development while inside to the availability of resources on the outside. A spiritual transformation is essential to the successful transition from incarceration back to society. BECKY GUFFY Warden's Assistant James Crabtree Correctional Center After placing her higher education on hold to become a full time mother and home maker, Becky returned to college in 2000 where she completed her Bach- elors of Science degree in Psychology in 2002 where she im- mediately entered the field of corrections. Her career began at the Bill Johnson Correctional Center as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor but she did not stay stagnate for long. She quickly promoted into the clerical ranks, then to Volunteer of the Year GENESIS ONE NETWORK Genesis One's chapters within DOC facilities develop individual Life-Plans for its members that encourage change and growth in the important elements of their life: Spiritual growth, vocational growth, educational growth, living skills, positive behavioral change, as well as preparing them for successful reentry. All members are required to attend weekly group accountability sessions. G-1's Life-Plan utilizes all available programs and drives up the attendance in each: faith based programs and DOC sponsored programs. Genesis One's outside team partners with those that can provide resources to Genesis One graduates as they are released. These resources include housing, employment, food and clothing banks, substance abuse recovery programs, legal, medical, and church/mentors. The overwhelming positive relationships with G-1 graduates have created a very receptive resource base. Special Productivity Incentive Award case manager and then to Warden’s Assistant all within a four year period. Becky seems to have found a place where her multiple talents can all be applied. Since taking that position she has com- posed approximately twenty-five special reports. Each report contained sufficient evidence and documentation to aid the courts in dismissing each lawsuit. These dismissals potentially save the agency untold revenue. Through her job, not only does she draft special reports to aid the defense of the Warden’s Office, she also handles all griev- ances filed by offenders. Through this task she noticed the overall cost of religious diets the agency was providing due to a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. Through research she was able to locate and facilitate the purchasing of a pre- packaged kosher meal at a savings of over $22,000.00 per year to the agency. 2010 Employee Award Recognition (continued on page 32) INSIDE CORRECTIONS 31
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