Georgia Southern Salutes Dedicated Employees with Awards of Excellence
STATESBORO, Ga. 鈥� Jan. 10, 2013 鈥� 快猫app短视 honored 171 staff members, celebrating their 1,755 years of continuous, full-time service during the annual Staff Awards of Excellence Ceremony on Jan. 9 at the Performing Arts Center.
鈥淚 am so proud to be a part of a University where the staff doesn鈥檛 come to work just because of聽the paycheck, but because they genuinely love what they do and the ones they serve,鈥� said Georgia聽Southern President Brooks Keel, Ph.D.
Thirty four University employees were nominated to the Staff Council to receive the Award of Merit for improving the working environment, exhibiting excellent customer service and showing true character and dedication to the mission of Georgia Southern. The eight workers honored with the Award of Merit, a medallion and $1,000 included:
鈥ale Bernard 鈥� Physical Plant 鈥� Paint Shop
鈥ichael Bocian 鈥� Housing Department 鈥� Residential Facilities
鈥an Christie – Athletics
鈥ikki Collins 鈥� Department of Mathematical Sciences
鈥ary Egger 鈥� College of Education
鈥atherine Holmes 鈥� Physical Plant 鈥� Custodial Services
鈥ynthia Lonon 鈥� Office of Financial Aid
鈥ileen Smith 鈥� Department of Sociology and Anthropology
The Awards of Merit are sponsored by Georgia Southern鈥檚 Staff Council. In addition, Fidelity Investments, Inc. and TIAA-CREF each sponsored one Award of Merit this year.
More than 100 other University workers accepted a Years of Service award which included a certificate of appreciation and a gift from The University Store. Michelle Smith, who works as an administrative secretary in Information Technology was recognized for 30 years of service. The following lists additional Georgia Southern employees honored:
25 years of service:
Josephine Anderson, Shirley Colbert, Annette Denson, Linda Hendrix, Amanda Howell, Karen Iler, Pamela Lee, Robert Miller, Deborah Porter, Vicki Swan, David Thompson and Zandra Young.
20 Years of Service:
Carolyn Boles, Robert Brannen, Nathan Brinkman, Clinton Brown, Randy Calloway, Joanne Dannacher,聽Robert Deal, Todd Deal, Teresa Dean, Shirley DeLoach, Jennifer Gerrald, Lynn Harris, Vicki Hodges,聽Mamie Holloway, Tammy Howard, Shirley Inman, Peggy Lee, Virginia Malphrus and Ronnie Phillips.
15 Years of Service:
Kaye Brannen, Brenda Carr, Julie Churney, Jonathan Courdin, Jamie Ellis, John Franklin, Sallie Hartsell,聽Stephen Hooley, Tabitha Irvin, Veronica Jones, Janice Knoblich, Shawn McElveen, Teresa Mock, Matthew聽Nichols, Margaret Pigatt-Lanier, Nancy Royals, Kathy Rushing, William Smith III, Pennye Tremble and聽Barbara Weiss.
10 Years of Service:
James Blount, Rosalind Calles, Rhonda Castro, Sonya Conner, Ronald Connor, Gwendolyn Coston,聽Kimberly Craig, Peter Davis, Lee Davis Jr., John Davis, Jimmy Devine, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Freeman, Rita聽Grant, Douglas Gray, Patricia Hendrix, Nancy Hester, Rebecca Holloway, Haroun Homayun, Patience聽Jenkins, Billy Lane, Angela Lang, Floyd Leach, Kimberly Mincey, John Oglesby, Delores Parker, Darlene聽Rawls, Joseph Reeves, Donna Sasser, Ellen Seel, Vickie Shaw, Janice Skinner, Irene Stewart and Dorinda聽Williams.
5 Years of Service:
Tracy Atkinson, Holly Berry, Roxanne Billings, Jeffrey Blythe, Anthony Bretti, Angela Brewton, Patrice聽Buckner, Steve Burrell, Erin Campbell, Beverly Carroll, Earl Edwin Cashon III, Richard Chambers, Erica聽Colbert, Maura Copeland, Sue Crabtree, Sharonica Daniels, Toni Davis, Melissia Deal, Kay Deloach,聽Lawrence Doulos, Christian Flathman, Mary Gainer, Gary Gawel, David Gentile, Alex Grovenstein,聽Sharon Hendrix, Felisha Jackson, Carroll Jenkins, La\’Shanda Johnson, Kershawnda Johnson, Joette Jones,聽Alejandra Kennedy, Sandra Kershaw, Brandon Kimmons, Gary Kirkland, LaSara Lawrence, Ronnie Littles,聽Dianne Littles, Cynthia Lonon, Doris Mack, Sidney Marlin, Tyrone McBride, Bonnie McMakin, Anna聽Miller, Erica Minc, Heidi Moye, Ronald Murphy, Michael Murphy Jr., Melissa Nease, Samantha Nesmith,聽Keri Olmstead, Amanda Pellegrino, Tameika Porter, Jahmal Rainey, Christy Rikard, Willie Roberts,聽Elizabeth Sammons, Reginald Scott, Laura Scott, Thomas Segi, Juanita Sherrod, Melanie Shipmon, Lee聽Shivers III, Maria Sibbald, Daisy Singletary, Rebecca Smith, Eugene Smith, Amy Smith, Sriravong聽Sriratanakoul, Carrie Thorne, Julia Tipton, Grant Turner, Carroll Waldhour, Cora Washington, Lindsay聽Webb, Coco Whitehead, Nancy Whitfield, Lori Wiggins, Jessica Williams, Tonsheia Williams, Daisy聽Williams, John Womble, Naronda Wright and Sheena Young.
Georgia Southern employs more than 1,800 staff members, and Staff Council is a collective voice for聽non-faculty workers. The Council supports a variety of activities and initiatives to improve the quality of life and effectiveness of the University\’s dedicated and valuable staff and hosts the annual Staff Awards of Excellence Ceremony.
快猫app短视, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 120聽degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University聽offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic聽achievement. The University is one of the Top 10 most popular universities in the nation according聽to U.S. News & World Report, and is a top choice of Georgia鈥檚 HOPE scholars. Georgia Southern is聽recognized for its student-centered approach to education.