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.