Becca Clifton, director of the Walton Conference Hub and Facilities, has been named employee of the year by the Sam M. Walton College of Business. 

Anyone in the college may nominate colleagues for the award, which is given to employees who show superior customer service that enhances the image of the college above and beyond the scope of that employee's job description.

Along with Clifton, Angie Primm Coleman, director of accounting; Christine Apple, director of outreach in the Supply Chain Management Research Center; and Nancy Fondren, coordinator of academic services in the Graduate School of Business, were also nominated for their contributions to Walton College.

The winner receives a certificate of appreciation and a cash prize. Winners are chosen by Walton College's Dean Matt Waller, associate deans and the Walton College Staff Council.