Craven's Hodges awarded Bonner Scholarship

Deborah C. Hodges, safety/risk management coordinator for Craven County, has been selected to receive the 2009 Frank Bonner Scholarship from the Association's Risk Management Pools.

Hodges will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the PRIMA Institute, the premier training program for public entity risk managers, to be held Oct. 26-29 in New Orleans.

Hodges is the runner-up for the award but will accept the scholarship in lieu of Jones County Clerk to the Board Jennifer Gray, who cannot attend.

"I feel that the Institute will give me a more in-depth look at risk management and help me expand the benefits of our current program," Hodges said.

The scholarship is named in honor of Bonner, a dedicated long-serving commissioner from Beaufort County who was instrumental in establishing the Pools, and is awarded annually to an individual demonstrating great initiative and dedication to implementing risk management techniques in the workplace.

Craven County is a member of the NCACC's Liability & Property Pool. Pool members govern and set the strategic direction for the pools through a Board of Trustees comprised of county commissioners and county management staff.