ROSEVILLE, Mich. – Congratulations to Michele Ward, Administrative Office Manager at Surface Protection International for receiving the ESGR Patriot Award.

Ward was nominated by U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Khalif Daniels, for her support of his military duties.

"Ms. Michele Ward has really shown me great kindness in taking me in as an employee at such a late time. I am currently on orders to mobilize for a year on November 1. Knowing this, many other jobs wouldn’t hire me based on the fact that I will be gone in a few months. Ms. Ward however understood my situation and still took me in, knowing the circumstances.”

We, the Michigan Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve committee, love to celebrate and recognize awesome supervisors and managers such as Ward. To nominate your supportive supervisor(s) visit www.esgr.mil/mi then click on “nominate your employer for a Patriot Award.”  

Pictured from left: Michele Ward, Administrative Office Manager; U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Khalif Daniels, USAR; Fred Kaiser, ESGR Volunteer