IVRS Rehabilitation Counselor Mary Ott (right) from Mason City has been named the National Rehabilitation Association Job Placement Division National Award Winner, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the job placement of persons with disabilities. Sara Sundeen (left), president of the NRA JPD presented the award to Mary at the Salt Lake City, Utah, conference on October 15th. The award recipient must demonstrate outstanding leadership and abilities in the areas of job placement, job development and follow up.
Mary serves as secretary to the Iowa Rehabilitation Association Board and is past president of the Job Placement Division.
Mary Ott was recently promoted to Supervisor of our Sioux City Area Office. |
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Lois Staff, counselor for the Waterloo Area Office, was awarded the Gerry Byers Award for Outstanding Services from the Iowa Rehabilitation Assocation after working for more than 23 years for our agency. She has represented and counseled individuals as a college counselor at UNI, and more recently serves rural counties surrounding Independence, Iowa.
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