Wednesday, October 25, 2000

Fayetteville's Sandra

Ward honored by Supreme Court for work on substance abuse

Chief Justice

Robert Benham recently presented Fayetteville resident Sandra L. Ward

with the Chief Justices's Award for Excellence in Public Service.

The award was

presented at "Bringing Us Together: A Statewide Substance Abuse Conference."

The Supreme

Court Committee on Substance Abuse and Courts and the Georgia Association

for the Prevention of Substance Abuse cosponsored the conference that

had over 600 attendees.

Ward is the

director of the Supreme Court's Committee on Substance Abuse and Courts.

She also is director of the Supreme Court's Office of Commissions and

Programs.

"Sandy

Ward is a pioneer and has made many valuable contributions in the drug

court movement across the state," said Benham in presenting the honor.

"It is through her efforts and her skills for organizing, inspiring

and marshaling support, that we have been able to provide better services

and resources to people in Georgia who are affected by substance abuse."

She has worked

for the Supreme Court for more than five years.