December 1979
page five
The final flight attendant class of the 70s
included, front row from left, Pat Livingston,
Suzzane Fuhrman, Carliner Thompson,
Marilyn Hines, Cheryl Turner, Moira Martin,
Anna Denney, Marian Saffo, Cynthia Taylor,
Margaret McCandless, Elizabeth Yount
and Faith Reidenbach. On the back row,
in the same order, are Kathryn Hardison,
Kimberly Ward, Cheryl Ryskiewich, Gail Carter,
Teri Liles, Shari Stiles, Yvonne Hyatt, Karen
Styron, Elizabeth Rockey and David Porter.
plemented several programs to remind all ORD
employees of “where and what we are and what
we need to be.”
Their first slogan was “Happiness Is Work
ing For Piedmont.” It was posted on the office
door to remind everyone everyday “just how
fortunate we are to be w'crking for Piedmont
Airlines.”
On the mirror in the back office the sign was
“This Is The Reflection Of Piedmont,” some
thing to say to yourself as you check and re
check your appearance because you are Pied
mont and the look of Piedmont is Proud.”
“Did You Know” was the committee’s cap
tion for the bulletin board which featured per
tinent facts about the Company’s past, present
and future plans throughout the month. The
more we know about our Company the Prouder
we can be, said the committee.
“You Oughta Be Proud” was the final ele
ment in the program. A calendar was set aside
for noting co-workers taking that extra step.
“We know how good we are. Let’s tell each
other.”
Dial told the committee “All of you have
presented a program that, not only fills me with
great pride, but demonstrates the high caliber
of the ORD personnel. To each of you, my per
sonal thanks and admiration!”
Thanks to Jeannie Dial for sharing it with
everyone.
Beech salesmen win awards
Our Beech salesmen must have paid some
over-weight baggage charges if they came home
from the annual Beech awards banquet via
the commercial airlines. The volume of Pied
mont awards and winners was heavy.
The Beech Aircraft Corporation’s list of
domestic awards for the top performers of 1979
included Piedmont Aviation, Inc. in the Legion
of Honor, Baron Category, George W. John
son, Jr. Executive Salesman Awards went to
Johnson and Jerry Supple. Ken Brugh of Air
Service, Inc. won an “Old Pro” Award. Danny
Culler copped a “Rookie” Salesman Award. A
Million Dollar Parts & Equipment Marketing
Sales Award went to our Ron Enoch. Tom Fer
guson of Piedmont Aviation, Inc. in Norfolk
and Roscoe Harris of Air Service, Inc. won Mil
lion Dollar Sales Managers Awards. Our Million
Dollar Salesmen were Gary Banister from the
Roanoke Division and George Johnson, Danny
Culler and Rick Steelman from the Winston-
Salem office.
McGee named to tariff board
Vice President—Marketing W. G. McGee
has been elected to the board of directors of
the Airline Tariff Publishing Company. The
company, which is owned by the airlines, pub
lishes, files and distributes all tariffs and re
lated rules for 150 domestic and international
carriers. It is headquartered at Dulles Inter
national Airport in Washington. The nine board
members are selected from the officers of the
participating airlines.
Winner is from Washington
Washington agent Jim Schrenker won the
TOPS (Total Outstanding Passenger Service)
award for September/October.
A doctor from Danville highly commended
Schrenker for taking exceptionally good care
of his young son who was stranded at Washing
ton National. Rather than letting the boy spend
the night alone in a motel, Schrenker took the
doctor’s son home with him for the night, it
was nearly midnight before they left the air
port, and brought him back at 6:00 a.m. to
catch his flight home.
Schrenker, who has been with Piedmont
since 1966, was awarded five shares of Piedmont
stock and the traditional TOPS plaque for his
sincerely caring efforts on behalf of a young
passenger.
Honorable mention for the September/Octo
ber TOPS award went to agent Doris Winkler
of Atlanta.
Res center to be at Nashville airport
The site chosen for the new reservations
office, scheduled to open in April of next year,
is on the east side of Nashville Metropolitan
Airport.
The Company has reached agreement with
the airport authority to lease a portion of a two
story landscaped building, constructed in 1975
and recently named the Harvey P. Gassaway
Building in honor of a respected aviation
supporter from the area.
While many airlines’ reservations facilities,
including Piedmont’s first centralized complex,
have been located away from airports, it was
decided that res employees would welcome a
change back, closer to the everyday airline en
vironment.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Author
ity has developed a work-here-live-here con
cept on and around their 3,600 acre property
which features easy access to all areas of the
city.
Piedmont’s new res office will cover about
6,500 square feet at the corner of Hangar Lane
and Knapp Boulevard.
Pictures of airplanes being built are rather common
place. We don’t often see photos of them being
taken apart. Ronnie Macklin took these shots of the
dismantling of two YS-11s Piedmont bought, for .
parts, several years ago. Piedmont’s YS-11 fleet is
decreasing as is our need for spares. The removed
and overhauled parts have gone back to the Orient 'P
to keep someone else’s YS-11 in the air.