Longtime Employees Recognized at º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Center Event
Posted on September 19, 2014
Six hundred and thirty seven º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× employees reaching five-year milestones were honored Sept. 18 at the Employee Service Recognition Program at the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Center.
In addition, staff and faculty awards sponsored by the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× National Alumni Association were announced.
Five faculty members were named recipients of 2014 National Alumni Association Faculty Awards, which recognize various aspects of teaching in higher education. The honored faculty members: Dawn McKinney, senior instructor, School of Computing, Andy and Carol Denny National Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award; Dr. Keith G. Blackwell, associate professor, department of earth sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Beth and Don Davis National Alumni Excellence in Advising Award; Dr. Ronald P. Kiene, professor, department of marine sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Olivia Rambo McGlothren National Alumni Outstanding Scholar Award; Dr. Thomas C. Rich, associate professor, department of pharmacology, College of Medicine, and Dr. Silas J. Leavesley, assistant professor, department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, College of Engineering, Russell and Robin Lea National Alumni Excellence in Faculty Innovation Award.
Six staff members received the 2014 Christie Miree º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× National Alumni Association Outstanding Employee Award for excellent service provided to students, alumni and other constituencies. They are Deward C. Phillips Jr., maintenance mechanic II, facilities management, º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Medical Center, craft/trades category; Patricia A. Young, custodial worker II, student center, service category; Timothy X. Dexter, assistant director, supply, processing and distribution, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, technical category; Theresa Clark, ward clerk, high risk OB, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, clerical category; Angela S. Duffy, nurse manager, burn center, º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Medical Center, administrative category; and Anna K. Gillman, RTN III, STICU, º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Medical Center, professional category.
The Christie Miree recipients were chosen from the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×-Team, which recognizes outstanding employees who are nominated by their peers. The 2014 º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×-Team honorees in University General: Academic Affairs -- Ashley S. Suggs, academic records specialist, registrar’s office, professional category; Athletics -- Elizabeth A. Callaghan, secretary III, clerical category; Health Sciences -- Michelle L. Mock, secretary V, College of Nursing dean’s office, clerical category; Dr. Viktoriya Pastukh, research assistant II, pharmacology, professional category; Financial Affairs -- Janice G. Rehm, human resources manager, human resources, administrative category; James R. Gorum, maintenance mechanic II, º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Springhill, crafts/trades category; Johnny M. Broadus, groundskeeping supervisor, grounds operations, service category; Cedric R. Crawley, safety & environmental specialist, safety & environmental compliance, technical category; Development & Alumni Relations -- Sheila A. Davis, executive assistant I, development and alumni relations, clerical category; Student Affairs -- Bonnie B. Carpenter, accounting clerk IV, housing, clerical category; Daphne L. Tyson, aquatics coordinator, campus recreation, professional category; Patricia A. Young, custodial worker II, Student Center, service category.
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Health System employees named to the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×-Team: º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Medical Center – Angela S. Duffy, nurse manager, Burn Center, administrative category; Deward C. Phillips Jr., maintenance mechanic II, facilities management, crafts/trades category; Anna K. Gillman, RTN III, STICU, professional category; º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Children’s & Women’s Hospital – Theresa Clark, ward clerk, high risk OB, clerical category; Robert E. Williams, assistant director of environmental services, housekeeping, service category; Timothy X. Dexter, assistant director of supply, processing and distribution, technical category; º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Cancer Institute – Tara L. Marshall, patient account representative II, clerical category; Diane R. Sanford, clinical nurse III, professional category.
