Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our annual Employee of the Year ceremonies.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our annual "Employee of the Year ceremonies. Each year the Acme Company recognizes the one employee whose work, dedication and enthusiasm has helped move our organization forward. The selection process is not easy With more than 5.000 employees and many qualified people, identifying the one person who is most deserving is difficult. The selection process begins at the department level. Each department manager in the five divisions nominates one person. These nominations are forwarded to the division vice president Each of the five division vicepresidents working with a special committee then chooses one person from each of these nominees. Out of these five finalists the Acme Company Employee of the Year is chosen. This year's Employee of the Year was chosen for several reasons. She made a sugges- tion that saved this company more than S15.000 this year. She also was instrumental in preparing the proposal that helped us to obtain the Wilson Power Plant contract, which is worth more than S5 million to Acme Company. Her enthusiasm and drive are amazing. When the state government moved up the deadline for the proposal