Consolidated Communications employees earn company’s Chairman’s Awards

MATTOON – Seven Consolidated Communications employees were recently awarded the company’s highest honor – the Chairman’s Award. The award is presented annually to employees who demonstrate extraordinary performance on a special project or who continually exceed expectations.       

The following employees received the Chairman’s Award for their work in 2010 at the company’s recent Annual Employee Meeting held in February.

  • John Woodruff, Mattoon, Ill.  Woodruff joined the company in 1993 and is an Engineering Project Manager. He and his wife, Lori, have a daughter, Megan, and live in Charleston, Ill.
  • Patsy Cline, Mattoon, Ill.  Cline joined the company in 1988 and is a Supervisor in Credit & Collections. She lives in Mattoon, Ill.
  • Tina Burdzilauskas, Taylorville, Ill. She is an Operations Support Representative who joined the company in 1975.  Tina and her companion William “Butch” Spinner live in Pana, Ill. She has a daughter, Laura Morrell, and her husband, Matt; a grandson, Bostyn Morrell; and a granddaughter, Brooklyn Morrell.
  • Cheryl Fiscus, Gibsonia, Penn. Fiscus is an Installer/Repairman who joined the company in 2002. She has two children, Jonny Fiscus and Kristi Fiscus, and lives in New Sewickley Township, Penn.
  • Amanda Bowser, Gibsonia, Penn. She joined the company in 1998 and is a Project Coordinator. Bowser has two children, Gary Bowser and Abigail Bowser, and lives in West Deer, Penn.
  • Stacey Freudenberg, Katy, Texas. Freudenberg began her career with the company in 1988 and is a Circuit Provisioning Specialist III. She and her husband, Harry, have two sons: Brandon and wife, Dani, and Brett; and two grandchildren, Bella and Gemma. They live in Katy, Texas.
  • Beckie Coleman, Lufkin, Texas. Coleman is an Engineer II who joined the company in 1995. She and her husband, Kevin, live in Apple Springs, Texas, and have a son, Blayne.