Region 8 Mental Health Commission issues award

Pictured L to R – (Commissioners’ Award) Brooke Craig, Spouse of the late Emile Craig, Dave Van, Region 8 Executive Director and Connie Frazier, Emile Craig Commissioners’ Award Recipient

Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:00 pm

Region 8 Mental Health Commission recently held its 2020 Annual Awards Ceremony Employees were honored for outstanding performance, professionalism, and tenure.

Among those awards was the newly named Emile Craig Commissioners’ Award of Excellence, presented to an administrative employee that exemplifies, through their actions, a model of leadership and whom has made significant contributions through their giving spirit to the Region 8 Commission, its employees, and citizens served by the agency.

The Commissioners Award of Excellence will forever carry the name of Mr. Emile Craig due to a unanimous resolution by the Region 8 Commission after his untimely death in 2020.

Emile Craig began his career at Region 8 Mental Health Services in 2006. He was a born leader able to focus on the big picture without getting bogged down with meaningless detail. He deeply loved his family, Brooke and Grayson, along with his Region 8 family. He was selfless and full of energy.

His mind was impeccable. He was disciplined and his character was beyond reproach. Emile is missed every single day at Region 8 and we will continue to honor him by striving for excellence every day, just like he did.

His leadership, contributions, work ethic and professionalism are the very attributes the Commissioners Award embodies. This year’s recipient is Connie Frazier.