BREMERTON – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility celebrated the 2014 Employee of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton April 8. The command expressed appreciation to 167 outstanding employees who were nominated in 24 categories, along with two Sailors of the Year and two Junior Sailors of the Year. Friends and families alike took advantage of the opportunity to show their support for the top performers in an already exceptional workforce.

“You are all winners, even before you came through that door today,” said Master of Ceremonies Lori Frey.

Capt. Steve Williamson, Commander, PSNS and IMF said, “Out of our workforce of more than 12,500 employees, 1.3 percent were nominated and of that, only 0.2 percent were selected as Employees of the Year.”

“What you do is not a job, it’s a service, and you do it better than anyone I know,” Williamson said.

The ceremony, now in its 23rd year, is one of the most popular events on the Command calendar and even in a larger venue than previous years. It was standing room only.

The Sailors of the Year are: ND1 (DSWS) Jeremy A. Kilchenstein and MR1 (SW/AW) Michel T. DeCarie.

The Junior Sailors of the Year are: ND2 Nelson D. Oelker and ND2 (DSW) Nikolas P. Rasmussen.

The 2014 Employees of the Year are: Beth A. Ajdinovic, Lindsey M. Brayton, Daniel S. Beck, Anthony A. Bixenmann, Timothy L. Cornell, Gary D. Crenshaw, Chris S. Davis, David M. Donovan, Andrew J. Erdmann, James M. Groat, Miriah L. Hicks, Kari L. Knuutila, Corey J. Maki, Jake J. Marten, Jarrad C. McDaniel, Eric D. Mischenko, Harley J. Nelson, Charlie Y. O, Rose B. Price, Michelle L. Saenz, Aaron M. Stone, Kenneth H. Swartz, Lenaya M. Watkins, and Anna K. Williams.