{"id":2646,"date":"2022-08-08T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phillips66.com\/newsroom\/a-class-of-their-own-5-celebrate-major-milestone\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:01:06","slug":"a-class-of-their-own-5-celebrate-major-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillips66.com\/newsroom\/a-class-of-their-own-5-celebrate-major-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"A class of their own: 5 celebrate major milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Evelyn Kent<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Herman Papillion<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Sandy Mason<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Phillip Jay<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dennis \u201cDuck\u201d Hammons<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five names. Five outstanding careers at Phillips 66 and its heritage companies. Each reaching or passing the 50-year mark this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hammons, a West Region Account Manager for Phillips 66 Lubricants, marked 52 years with the company in June after starting at a Union 76 gas station in Portland. His career has included some memorable treks, such as flying above the Arctic Circle and seeing grizzly bears in Kenai, Alaska. He also sold a lot of products along the way, including bringing two new marketers from zero to more than 1 million gallons per year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to go places and do things that I never thought I would,\u201d said Hammons, who played defensive end with the University of Oregon Ducks, leading to his playful moniker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kent, a Maintenance Administrative Assistant at Wood River Refinery, reached her 50-year anniversary in April. She started her career in an era when women were not allowed to drive into the refinery, then owned by Shell. \u201cWe had to have somebody come and pick us up at the main gate. It was a man\u2019s world back then,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Decades later, Kent said Phillips 66 affords countless opportunities to all its employees, including a good income and friendships that feel like a family. \u201cThis is a wonderful place to work. It has been good to me. It has been good to a lot of people,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Papillion, a Mechanic and Craftsperson at the Los Angeles Terminal, will reach his 50-year anniversary on August 16. His various roles at the company include a stint driving petroleum barrel trucks and rolling containers weighing about 450 pounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t change a single day,\u201d he said. \u201cI learned a lot from every year and every job.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jay started working at Phillips 66 in Bartlesville as a utility man after serving in the Army, including more than a year in South Korea near the Demilitarized Zone. He worked for five decades in several roles, including as a mechanical pipefitter, before retiring in May.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFifty years is a long time. But for me, it does not seem like a long time,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of fun. I\u2019ve done a lot of work. I\u2019ve seen a lot of things.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mason, who helps run the Phillips Petroleum Company Museum after a career in various technology-related jobs, completed 54 years with the company in January.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a divorced mother of three children, she said her job provided her family with many opportunities, such as her daughter receiving a Phillips 66 college scholarship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am loyal to this brand. It sustained me and my children,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t even want to think of where I\u2019d be if I hadn\u2019t gone to work for Phillips.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet the Fabulous Five<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3p8UAVe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Herman Papillion: \u2018You can go as high and as far as you want to go\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bE8zPT\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Evelyn Kent: \u2018Come to work with an open mind\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3JEmdz2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dennis \u2018Duck\u2019 Hammons: \u2018My word is my bond\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QtnLOF\"><strong>Sandy Mason: \u2018If it\u2019s a challenge, I like it\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dj6yt7\" 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