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From the Vice President As I began to prepare this column, I realized the spring issue is always the most satisfying because it offers me the opportunity to reflect on what we accomplished over the past academic year. And, what a busy year it’s been! It also is the issue in which we celebrate the service milestones of employees recognized in March at our annual Service Recognition Luncheon, an event that employees consistently have told me they look forward to attending. This year marked the luncheon’s 25th anniversary. In my opening remarks to those gathered, I noted that the hard work and dedication of our employees inspire HR to make it as meaningful as we can. It gives us a moment to acknowledge and thank all attendees, and especially our honorees, for the collective commitment that singularly makes our employees stand out as among the best, if not the best, within higher education. I truly believe that our staff members play a significant role in making this University the special place that it is. I encourage everyone to go to our website to watch the videos produced for the luncheon as well as look at the photos taken during the event. i n
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Join me in congratulating our five President’s Achievement Award (PAA) recipients: Suzanne Burchfield, Landscape Grounds Shop, Facilities; Brandon Gaines, Office of Finance and Treasury; Margaret Henke, University Health Services; Jo Ann Kropilak-Love, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; and Irina Rivkin, Office of Information Technology. This highly competitive award honors individuals for their exceptional dedication, extraordinary efforts that consistently go above and beyond normal job requirements, and exemplary service to their departments and the University community. Also, I congratulate the recipients of the Donald Griffin ’23 Management Award that recognizes two employees and enables them to participate in professional development activities to further their leadership skills. They are Maria Bohn, Office of the Dean of the College, and Karla Ewalt, Office of the Dean for Research.
Lastly, please join me in welcoming several new highly-skilled staff members to the HR team. They are Karla Butler (not pictured), compensation analyst; Melissa Capestro, talent acquisition project administrator; Kevin Harmon, staffing specialist; and Bridget Walsh, labor relations manager. I also want to congratulate two individuals recently promoted, John Flynn, senior compensation and benefits manager, and Dan Reeder, manager of compensation. I hope you all have a wonderful summer and I look forward to seeing you over the coming months. As always, I want to hear your feedback—it’s very important to us!
Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
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