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VOLUME 52, NUMBER 1
FEBRUARY 1996
(Left to right) Jo Ann Chilton, 20 years; Barbara Bottoms, 35 years; and
Brenda Zagurski, 25 years, were among the honored guests at the service
awards banquet in Mt. Airy. Chief Executive Rich Noll presented the awards.
Barnwell honored one-year employees, including Robin Laird (left) and
Cynthia Griffin. Dennis Hodges, acting plant manager, and Van Joyce,Vice
President of Operations (right), presented the awards.
‘Thank You’ for Long Service
Adams-Millis president. Rich Noll, led this year’s service awards presentation for High Point
and Kemersville. Receiving awards were (left to right) Rosemary Rutherford, Kemersville
Distribution Center, 25 years; Hattie Ingram, Product Development, 30 years; Mary Southern,
Kemersville Distribution Center, 25 years; and Dennis Woods, Kemersville Knitting, 40 years.
Almost 300 Adams-
Millis employees were
honored in special cere
monies in November and
December for reaching
milestones of service to
the company.
Special recognition was
given to several long
time employees, including
Dennis Woods of Kemers
ville Knitting, who has
been with the company
for 40 years; and Barbara
Bottoms of Mount Airy,
Malinda Cagle, Frances
Come and Frances Saint
sing of the Administrative
Office, all with 35 years
of service.
In addition to those who
were celebrating five-year
anniversaries of between
five and 40 years, Adams-
4 DA MS-MILLIS MISSION STATEMENT EVOLVES
Reflection of a Changing Company
By Rich Noll
Chief Executive Officer
Our mission statement describes the essence of
Adams-Millis in a few simple words, telling what we
plan to be and how we plan to reach our goals.
The Adams-Millis mission statement has evolved
over the last four years as we have refined our direc
tions. Although we are doing much the same kind of
work, we now are much more focused.
As a division of Sara Lee Corporation, our goals must
reflect the goals of the total corporation. When we re
vised our mission statement recently, we included ele
ments that relate to statements in the corporation’s mis
sion statement.
Our mission statement serves as a constant reminder
of the kind of company that Adams-Millis aspires to be.
Each of us has an important role to play in ensuring that,
the company fulfills its mission.
The evolution of our mission statement during the
1990s parallels an evolution in our approach to doing
business. The written statement was changed in 1993
and again in 1995.
At the beginning of the 1990s, our stated mission was
“to further dominate the socks industry by having the #1
or #2 positions in all channels of trade: mass, depart-
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Minis also honored em
ployees at Barnwell, the
newest location, for reach
ing their first anniversary.
The recognition program
at Barnwell will change
when the plant has been
in operation for five years.
Rich Noll, chief execu
tive officer, spoke to em
ployees at the awards pro
gram in Greensboro and
High Point; and Van Joyce,
vice president of opera
tions, issued similar
words of appreciation.
“The people we’re here
to honor today provide the
experience and leadership
that we need as a company
in order to do well,” Noll
said in Greensboro.“You set
an example for younger
employees to be their best.”
Joyce told the Barnwell
employees that he has
seen continual improve
ment both in quality and
volume at the Barnwell
plant. “I personally thank
every one of you here for
what you’ve done,” he said.
Noll forecast a bright
future for Adams-Millis.
“The economy is pretty
good, and as a company
our business is healthy.
Some retailers said that
their Christmas season
was slow, but our sales for
Christmas were strong. If
we serve our customers,
our business will remain
strong and healthy and lead
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