State of California

M E M O R A N D U M


							   Date: June 3, 1994
To:     PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS                   Reference Code: 94-31
			
	THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

		Personnel Officers
		Labor Relations Officers
		Worker's Compensation and Safety Officers
		Training Officers
		Employee Benefit Officers

From:   Department of Personnel Administration
	Labor Relations Division
	1515 "S" Street, 4th Floor, North Building
	Sacramento, CA 95814

Subject:  1994 Robert L. Negri Human Resources Achievement Award



The Robert L. Negri Human Resources Achievement Award is an annual award 
made by the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA).  The purpose of 
this award is to provide you the opportunity to identify and recognize 
outstanding performance and achievement by an employee or unit in the field 
of Human Resources in your organization.  The 1993 honoree was 
Mr. Jim Libonati, Assistant Deputy Director, Personnel Management, 
Department of Corrections.

Bob Negri began State employment in 1968 with the Department of 
Transportation where he served as Chief of Employee Safety, Chief of Labor 
Relations, and until his death in December, 1990, Chief, Division of 
Personnel Management.  During his career, Bob served on the National Safety 
Council, worked with the American Association of State Transportation 
Officials and with the Transportation Research Board, provided consultation 
in the areas of personnel, training, labor relations and safety.  Bob was an 
acknowledged leader in the human resources field, and he played a key role 
in defining labor relations in State government.  He was a member of the 
State's first negotiating team, a chief negotiator in subsequent labor 
negotiations, and a respected advisor to colleagues and department 
directors.

The recipient of this award will receive statewide recognition at the annual 
DPA Labor Relations and Personnel Conference on November 30, 1994 in Napa, 
California.  The individual or unit will receive award certificates and the 
employing department will be presented a permanent trophy inscribed with the 
name of the honoree.

We invite you to participate in the nomination process for this award by 
completing the attached form and returning it no later than August 1, 1994. 
 The selection committee will make a final determination by October 31, 
1994.




Rick McWilliam
Chief of Labor Relations

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