Congratulations Employees of the Third Quarter
The Staff Senate is pleased to announce the U of A Employee of the Third Quarter Awards for 2021-22.
Selections for the third quarter are:
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Academic
- Emily Wright, project/program specialist, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Administrative
- Tom Bennett, chief of staff, Department of Education Reform
Category II - Secretarial/Clerical
- Emily Lawler, administrative specialist II, Communication Disorders Instructional Support
Category III - Technical/Paraprofessional
- Yu Ning, software support specialist, Career Events
Category IV - Skilled/Service/Maintenance
- Cynthia Ortiz, public safety/security officer an interim telecommunications specialist, PBSF | Telecommunications Center
Congratulations and thank you to these exceptional staff members for their hard work and service! They will receive a certificate and a monetary award for their selection. Employee of the Quarter recipients will also be submitted as candidates for the Employee of the Year.
Nominations are now being accepted for Employee of the Fourth Quarter. The deadline to nominate a staff member for this quarter is July 15, 2022. For more information about the Employee of the Quarter program, please visit the Staff Senate website.
Contacts
Myrlinda Soedjede, Special EOQ chair
Staff Senate
479-575-7962,
ssenate@uark.edu
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