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In December, six outstanding IU Bloomington staff employees
were recipients of the 2004 Staff Merit Awards. A $1,000 prize
for each was awarded at a reception hosted by Chancellor Ken
Gros Louis.
Service staff category
“Esmeralda sets the standard for our
housekeeping team…In the years I have worked with her,
there have not been any unhappy customers in her section
of rooms,” wrote a supervisor. “In fact, several guests
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Esmeralda
Burton
Guest room attendant, Indiana
Memorial Union |
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Service staff category
Nila
Mosier
Custodian, Building Services
“She genuinely cares about her job
and the people around her. Her personality is only outranked
by her demeanor.” |
Support staff category
“Janet’s performance vividly demonstrates
her special efforts toward improving IU for the benefit
of students, faculty and staff, especially during the
past five years…It has been mostly because of Janet…that
CELT has gracefully weathered global, national and local
storms in recent years.”
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Janet Long
Admissions facilitator,
Center for English Language Training
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Support staff category
Mary King
Accounting associate, Office
of Research and Development, School of Education
“She can almost always find a solution
that’s appropriate and within guidelines but not immediately
apparent. She does this with cheerfulness and grace.”
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Professional staff category
Lillian Maria Casillas
Director of La Casa, the
Latino Cultural Center
“Lillian’s strength,” wrote one of
her supervisors, “is her
ability to bring people together, to make them understand
that working together, they can accomplish more than
could be accomplished working apart.”
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Professional staff category
Michael
Valliant
Manager of information technology, School of Journalism
“He manages this stressful, demanding
job with extraordinary maturity. He has a talent for
(dealing with) interruption, a gift for helping people
help themselves rather than simply fixing problems,
and a calmness in dealing with angry, frustrated people,”
wrote one nominator.
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For more on the IUB staff merit awards, go to:
http://www.iub-chancellor.indiana.edu/speeches/staff_awards2004.shtml
On the Indianapolis campus, nominations are now being sought
for two awards sponsored by the IUPUI Staff Council.
The awards are:
• Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award—Deadline
for nominations is March 11. Go to this Web site for more
information:
http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/spirit1.html
• The “Staff Member Who Makes A Difference” Award—Nominations
for an award to go to a staff member who contributes to IUPUI
or the community in a meaningful way are due Feb. 28. Go to
this Web site for info:
http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/
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