Trinity Leader Receives ‘Patriot Award’ from Department of Defense

At Trinity, we have employees who work under titles like Welder, Engineer, Assembler, and Customer Delivery Manager. Some Trinity employees also work to serve our country with a very special title of Reservist or National Guard Soldier.

To help promote partnerships between reserve service members and their employers, the Department of Defense founded the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in 1972. ESGR also grants a series of awards to recognize employers who support Guard and Reserve employees.

Daniel Anderson , Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Product Development, recently received the group’s Patriot Award. The award reflects the efforts made to support guard and reserve individuals through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence.

“I am honored to receive the award and to provide any support I can to our veterans and employees who are still serving in the reserves,” said Anderson. “At the end of the day, I have the easy job. All the credit goes to those who are stepping away from their normal routine to go back into service and defend our country.”

Tiffany Bickham, Product Development Specialist, nominated Anderson for the award. Bickham served in the U.S. Navy and is currently a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve.

“The Patriot Award is a way for the Department of Defense and service members to say thank you,” said Bickham. “Dan says that he did what anyone would do, but from experience I know that’s not always the case. He has regularly stood in my place for meetings, presentations, completed daily tasks, and offered assistance however possible when I was away for orders.”

James Hogan, retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, and Vice Chair of the ESGR Texas Committee, was on hand to present the award to Anderson.