Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Corrections has chosen Scott Nadeau as its 2015 Corrections Officer of the Year.
Officer Nadeau is an 18-year veteran of the department who started his career as a Corrections Officer at Alger Correctional Facility. He has also worked as a Resident Unit Officer at Alger Correctional Facility and Marquette Branch Prison, and has served as a Corrections Officer at Marquette Branch Prison since 2002.
“Officer Nadeau is an excellent example of the commitment and dedication correctional employees have to protecting the state’s citizens and helping to make things right,” said Michigan Department of Corrections Director Dan Heyns. “The compassion, integrity and character he demonstrates both on and off the job exemplifies what it means to be a true public servant. The department is proud to have employees of his caliber.”
Nadeau helped provide input and direction in the development of Marquette Branch Prison’s Interim Care Program for prisoners with major mental disorders, and his experience and dedication are credited as major factors in the program’s success.
He worked with mental health staff, health care staff and facility administrators to develop and launch the program, and he has continued to provide critical observations and suggestions for improvement to ensure proper care is provided to prisoners in the program.
Nadeau has intervened in numerous medical emergencies where his quick and professional response has helped save prisoners from serious injury and death.
“Scott’s level of honesty, integrity, and dedication are unsurpassed,” said Marquette Branch Prison Warden Robert Napel. “Scott is an excellent role model who is seen by his peers as a dedicated leader who is quick to assist any and all staff.”
Nadeau said he felt humbled to be among the group of nominees for Corrections Officer of the Year and said all were deserving of the award.
In addition to his work at Marquette Branch Prison, Nadeau and his wife volunteer with the local Alzheimer Patient Program at Messiah Lutheran Church, and help with programs at Father Marquette School and the Special Olympics.
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