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Four Caesars properties present Founders Awards
MISSISSIPPI — Caesars
Founders Awards were
recently presented to a
number of employees at the
four Caesars Entertainment
properties in Mississippi.
Celebrating outstanding
achievement and exceptional contributions of team
members, the Caesars
Founders Awards recognizes
those who deliver best-in-
class service and live the
Caesars values of Blaze the
Trail, All In On Service and Together We Win.
At Trop Greenville, five team members received the award for 2021. Jammal Marsalis, slot shift supervisor; Dottie Calloway Jones, human resources generalist; Sara Nettles, player development executive; Michael Sullivan, maintenance helper; and Clyde Powell, barback, were honored for living the Caesars values.
Winners received a Caesars Founders trophy, restaurant certificate and Total
Angelia Tanna
William Calvin King
Happy Heroes honored at Riverwalk Casino
VICKSBURG — Riverwalk Casino Hotel hosted
a Super Hero Movie Matinee in March featuring their 2021 Happy Hero winners. Team members enjoyed popcorn, candy and fountain drinks as the movie unfolded and the awards were presented.
Patricia Johnson, assistant casino services
manager, was named 2021 Team Leader of the
Year. Jessie Williams, EVS groundskeeper, was named 2021 Happy Hero of the Year, and Melody Barnes, marketing generalist, was named Happy Hero of the Year runner-up.
Johnson has been at the Vicksburg property since 2008,
Jessie Williams
Melody Barnes and General Manager Ginny Tzotzolas
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Founders Awards recipients at Trop Greenville: Jammal Marsalis, Dottie Calloway Jones, Sara Nettles, Michael Sullivan and Clyde Powell.
Caesars Founders Awards presentation. Receiving honors for Isle of Capri were Norman Yarbrough; Yvonne Corbin; Kimberly Kidd; David Butcher; Odell Livingston; and David Green.
Tommie Tribble, Kenny Martin Jr., Katrina Reddick, Angelia Tanna and William Calvin King were honored
at Horseshoe, along with Summer Harrison, housekeeping supervisor, who passed away two weeks after the March awards ceremony.
Team members received a variety of gifts, including trophies, resort credits, prime parking and more.
Rewards Credits.
In Biloxi, at Harrah’s Gulf Coast, the
Caesars Founders Award winners were Ellen Erhard, hospitality manager; Cynthia Casey, human resources business partner; Tony Vo, facilities supervisor; Amie Jo Travis, VIP marketing specialist; Brian Hebert, sportsbook supervisor; Larry Kincaid, lead carpenter; and Ashley Taft, hospitality supervisor.
Horseshoe Tunica and Isle of Capri Lula joined together for their first
Patricia Johnson
while Williams has been employed there since 2014, and Barnes since 2008.
Along with cash awards, the winners received a number of prizes, including eight hours of paid time off and special parking for a year.