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SALISBURY, MD---ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Dining Services employee Shannon Sturgis of Eden, MD, enjoys his job, and it shows. Working at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ through a partnership with Lower Shore Enterprises, he recently was named Lower Shore’s Employee of the Year. “Shannon helps ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s Dining Services Department excel through his reliability and good spirit,” said Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Past President Michael B. Tilghman, presenting the award during a recent chamber meeting. “He shows up on time, he smiles, he helps his co-workers, he earns the respect of his supervisors, he wants to work, and he likes his job.” A dishwasher at the Commons, Sturgis said he looked forward to coming to work every day, as he has for nearly two years. “It takes a lot of responsibility,” he said. “I love it to death.” In addition to the Lower Shore Enterprises award, Sturgis received honors from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. In the past three years, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ has hired more than 20 workers with disabilities through partnerships with Lower Shore and other organizations. For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Web site at www.salisbury.edu.