The S.C. Department of Corrections today named Sylvia Randolph its 2008 Correctional Officer of the Year.
Ms. Randolph has been working in Columbia at what is now known as Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center since 1988. Kirkland is where all of the state’s recently convicted inmates are brought before being evaluated and placed in one of the agency’s 28 correctional institutions.
Currently, Ms. Randolph serves as an Operations Officer, responsible each week for ensuring that more than 500 inmates are transported to the right institution. She also has worked in dormitories at the correctional institution and its mental health hospital, among other duties.
Ms. Randolph’s colleagues describe her as “dependable” and someone who “demonstrates excellent decision making skills in a stressful environment.”
“Corrections is something new every day,” Ms. Randolph said after accepting her award at the annual Corrections award ceremony. “I’m always around different people and different personalities.”
The Corrections Department also recognized the following individuals for their distinguished and tireless service to the state of South Carolina:
-Correctional Officer Supervisor of the Year: Percy Jones, Captain, Broad River Correctional Institution
-Employee of the Year - Lloyd Greer, Investigator, Division of Investigations
-Supervisor of the Year - Candice Cannon, Community Programs Supervisor, Campbell Pre-Release Center
-Division Manager of the Year - Russell Rush, Occupational Safety & Workers’ Compensation
-Institution Manager of the Year - Cecilia Reynolds, Warden, Kershaw Correctional Institution
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