Grantmakers in the News
February 1, 2004
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Honors Five Distinguished District of Columbia Government Employees
Five exceptional DC government employees were recognized for exemplary public service by the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Each winner, selected from more than 200 nominees, received $7,500.
- Mitchell Credel
Detective, DC Metropolitan Police Department
Because of his community ties and extraordinary dedication, Mr. Credel achieved an 80 percent closure rate in solving homicide cases.
- Charles Reischel
Deputy Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporate Counsel
Mr. Reischel was honored posthumously for his leadership of the appellate division, which won 90 percent of its cases over the past two decades.
- Richard Sella
Director, Office of Tax and Revenue's Returns Processing Administration
Mr. Sella initiated and implemented a revolutionary overhaul of a system to process 800,000 tax returns and $3.5 billion in tax payments annually.
- Douglass Stallworth
Senior Transportation Planner, Department of Public Works,
Office of Mass Transit
Mr. Stallworth created the DC SmartStudent monthly pass, providing access to public transportation for thousands of students who rely on Metrorail and Metrobus service to get to and from school each day.
- Myra Jordan Wheeler
Police Officer and Coordinator of the Deaf and Hearing Unit, Metropolitan Police Department
Ms. Wheeler established a new departmental strategy for bridging communication gaps between the police and the deaf community.
Now in its fourth year, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards for Distinguished DC Government Employees is an annual program designed to recognize and reward outstanding performance by DC government employees.
The awards program is administered by DC Agenda in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Municipal Management at George Washington University.
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
is located at:
1825 K Street, N.W., 14th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: 202/223-3100
FAX: 202/296-7567
E-mail: info@cafritzfoundation.org
URL: http://www.cafritzfoundation.org
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