Paula McCurdy (left) with WERDCC Assistant Warden, Marilyn Buss. Photo courtesy of WERDCC In all the recent rush and hubbub on the news, an employee of the year might have gone unnoticed except by coworkers and close family. COVID has put a damper on many benefits and awards banquets this year which would often include such awards. The quiet passing of being chosen as Employee of the Year might have been okay with Paula McCurdy as she continued her work. But that quiet professionalism in the face of a global pandemic that hit Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center earned Paula the award not only