Massport Honors Marblehead Resident For Outstanding Achievement

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today awarded Marblehead resident John Morris with the Authority’s “Outstanding Achievement” award. The award honors employees who have made a noteworthy contribution to the operation of the Authority. Massport began the recognition program in 2007 to give employees an opportunity to honor their peers for superior individual achievement.  

Morris is a Massachusetts State Police Trooper assigned to Troop F at Boston Logan International Airport.  Trooper Morris was recognized for his contributions to the multi-agency Logan Airport Task Force consisting of State Police, Homeland Security Investigators and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents that work together to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the Commonwealth. 

“The Outstanding Achievement award recognizes instances of superior individual and team achievements and is an opportunity to recognize the men and women who make our transportation facilities safe and secure  and thank them for their
exemplary efforts and enthusiasm,” said Massport CEO and Executive Director Thomas P. Glynn. “Through their efforts we are helping to make a safe airport safer and meeting the needs of the traveling public and establishing Massport as a nationally-recognized leader in transportation.”

The award is designed to recognize the contributions of Massport employees in six separate categories:

• Innovation or work process improvement resulting in increased efficiency.
• A contribution resulting in a specific, measurable achievement.
• A significant cost reduction or cost containment.
• The attainment of outstanding business results.
• Providing exceptional customer service or service to the community.
• Building effective cross-functional relationships within Massport resulting in the
• attainment of a business goal or resolution of a business problem.

Boston Logan, 15 minutes from the intersection of Route 128 and I-90 and five minutes from downtown Boston, serves as the gateway to the New England egion and offers nonstop service to 72 domestic and 31 international destinations and in 2012 handled 29 million passengers. Boston Logan is the Air Line Pilot Association’s Airport of the Year for 2008 because of its commitment to safety. Over the past decade, the airport spent $4.5 billion on a modernization program that includes new terminals, public transportation access, parking facilities, roadways and airport concessions, and has been transformed into a world-class 21st Century facility.  The airport generates $7 billion in total economic impact each year.

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