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16 MISSISSIPPI GAMING NEWS WINTER 2021
Best of the year awards given at Golden Nugget
BILOXI — Golden Nugget Biloxi recently recognized its top employees for 2020. The Star Leader of the Year and the Star Employee of the Year awards were presented to Shawn Vanlancker and Trang Nguyen.
Vanlancker, facilities manager,
was named Star Leader of the Year. Employed at the company since November 2009, Vanlancker is known for his willingness to help anyone with anything. He was lauded for his work ethic and ability to nd solutions to dif cult situations.
Nguyen,
front services
representative,
was named Star
Employee of the
Year. She has been
with the company
since July 2013
and is a valuable
asset to the team
with her customer
service skills and
her initiative to go above and beyond. Most recently Nguyen volunteered to
Trang Nguyen
drive a large box truck to Lake Charles to deliver hurricane relief supplies to Golden Nugget Lake Charles when they were in need.
The winners each received a trophy, $500
Shawn Vanlancker
cash, one week of paid time off and a reserved parking
spot for a year.
Kevin Creel (center) was awarded the Caesars Award of Excellence at Harrah’s Gulf Coast.
Excellence awards presented
BILOXI — Five employees at Harrah’s Gulf Coast were recently awarded the Caesars Award
of Excellence, the
company’s most
prestigious award.
Those who receive
the award are cited
for being dedicated
to providing exceptional entertainment and superior performance.
Winners of the 2020 Caesars
Award of Excellence were Vernon
Byrd, engineer II, Innovation; Melissa
MacUick, bartender/server, Suggest;
Kevin Creel, IT property support
engineer II, Superior Internal Service;
Tim Davis, security shift supervisor,
Community Service; Ellen Erhard,
hospitality manager, Inspire Our Best. Tim
Vernon Byrd
Melissa MacUick
Property winners in each of the
categories move on to the regional
level, and those winners advance to the companywide level, where the best nominees are selected as winners.
Davis
Jerrica Alex Jones Weems
Top Associates at Scarlet Pearl
James Bradley
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort recently gave out associate honors. Receiving the Associate of the Month awards were Jerrica Jones, hotel housekeeping dispatcher, July 2020; Alex Weems, senior multimedia designer, August
Patra Graham (center)
2020; Patra Graham, security of cer, September 2020; James Bradley, utility steward, October 2020; and Siena Harris, boutique associate, November 2020. Additionally, Serika Bigby, slot
Siena Harris
Serika Bigby
oor supervisor, was named Supervisor
of the Quarter for the third quarter. The associates received a number of prizes, including cash and designated parking.