Congratulations Employees of the 1st and 2nd Quarters!
Staff Senate is pleased to announce the U of A Employee of the 1st and 2nd Quarter Awards for 2022-2023.
Winners for the First Quarter (July, August, September):
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Academic
Sarah Goforth, executive director, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Administrative
Amber Hutchinson, senior grant specialist, Office of Sponsored Programs
Category II - Secretarial/Clerical
Lindsey Navarrette, office manager/career events assistant, University Career Services
Category III - Technical/Paraprofessional
Nick Shapter, software support specialist, Department of Mathematics
Category IV - Skilled/Service/Maintenance
Jonathan Silva, parking control officer, Parking Operations
Winners for the Second Quarter (October, November, December):
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Academic
Colleen Whitman, online student support manager, Global Campus
Category I - Professional/Non-Faculty - Administrative
Lisa Kulczak, institutional research assistant, Institutional Research and Assessment
Category II - Secretarial/Clerical
Rosa Floyd, office manager, Office of Student Activities
Category III - Technical/Paraprofessional
Debbie Deere, physician, Pat Walker Health Center
Category IV - Skilled/Service/Maintenance
Jody Phillips, athletic facility supervisor, Grounds Administration
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 and will be honored at the next Staff Celebration (date to be determined). Employee of the Quarter recipients will also be submitted as candidates for the Employee of the Year.
Nominees are who are not selected in the quarter for which they are originally nominated will remain on the ballot for consideration through the fourth quarter of 2022-2023. The deadline to nominate a staff member for Employee of the Third Quarter is April 15, 2023. For more information about the Employee of the Quarter program, please visit the Staff Senate website.
Contacts
Autumn Parker, chair, Employee of the Quarter/Year Committee
Staff Senate
479-575-4622,
aep03@uark.edu
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