Originally published in 1998
We are especially thrilled to announce that within our midst we have an Aviation employee, Karon Wiedemann, who received the prestigious Raymond E. Stotzer Jr. Award at a recent Transportation Conference in College Station, Texas.
Raymond Stotzer, the respected executive director of the former “Highway Department” from 1986 to 1989, led the department in a highly professional manner and was a mentor for many of the department’s current leaders. The annual award is granted to a non-engineer for “outstanding leadership, dedication and service to the Texas Department of Transportation.” Karon won the award from a potential candidate pool of over 13,000 employees.
According to Dave Fulton, TxDOT Aviation Division director, “Karon Wiedemann is a unique TxDOT employee. Her dedication goes far beyond simply performance of her duties and responsibilities. She is totally committed to improving air transportation in Texas … [she] has excelled in her service … to aviation progress and program development for TxDOT and for the State of Texas. Karon Wiedemann exemplifies the utmost in professionalism, commitment and competency.”
Karon began her 25-year career with the department as a secretary, eventually becoming an accountant and staff services officer. She is now the director of Grants Management, managing the grants program for community airports around the state; handling fiscal and budgetary operations, legislative affairs and contracts.
An accounting major, Karon has attended the University of Texas and St. Edwards University. Karon lives in Northwest Austin with her husband, Ron Stone, and daughter, Kristin, age 10. She is a native Texan from Flatonia, Texas.
Indeed, she is a worthy recipient for this award. We echo these sentiments. Congratulations again, Karon!