Watco Names Its First Be the Difference Winners Four Watco team members representing Fleet Management, one of our railroads, and a North Dakota transload facility are the first-ever winners of Watco’s Be the Difference awards. Watco launched its Be the Difference team
One Watco Award - Given to an individual or
member recognition program in July as a way
group of team members whose teamwork
to formally recognize and thank team members
generates an exceptional result for Watco or
who live our values.
a customer.
More than 50 team member nominations came
Recipient: Denise Phillips, in memoriam
in during Q3 for the quarterly awards, and members of executive leadership made the final selections. “There were so many great options,” said Rachael Peterson, Watco Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. “We want to congratulate these individuals for how they approach their jobs and what they do for other people. They are the type of people who set Watco apart.
Denise Phillips’ determination and keen interest led 4 The Dispatch | October 2021
her to make trips from Watco’s Pittsburg, Kansas, headquarters, where she worked, to Wisconsin, in
