STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

THORA COLLARD

Thora Collard was nominated by the Dean, former Dean and Administrative Manager of the School of Education for her outstanding support and service to the faculty, staff and visiting committees during the National Accreditation of the School of Education. She used her technical skills and "outside the box" thinking to streamline processes and find innovative solutions to meet the goals and needs of the accreditation, including the construction of the "accreditation electronic exhibit room" on the Web site. She was praised for her initiative in serving on the University Web Commitee and on the School of Education Technology Committee, and for learning new software programs to assist with the accreditation. During the visit, she was on-call 24 hours a day and lived at the hotel in order to troubleshoot and fix any technological problems the team experienced. She has been repeatedly praised for her positive attitude and bringing the focus to the main work at hand. "Thora's work is marked by excellence and diligence...the School of Education and the University would not have achieved state and national accreditation without her," said the Dean of the School.

DR. SCOTT CUTLER

Dr. Scott Cutler received nominations from the Student Health Center Medical Director, Nurse Practitioners, Lab Manager, and Radiologic Technologist. He was praised for consistently going above and beyond the call of duty, infusing innovation and creativity into the workplace on a daily basis, and ensuring the high level of service provided by the student pharmacy in the unanticipated lengthy absence of the campus pharmacist. Scott "readily and willingly pitches in wherever and whenever - without being asked and without losing focus on his primary responsibilities." He is praised for his devotion to the SHC patients, staying after hours and through lunches to make sure his patients get as much time as is required for them to understand how to manage their health situation. He readily steps into roles as needed, including transporting x-rays to Santa Rosa outside of work hours when courier service is lacking. He has repaired and improved functionality of equipment to better serve the clients. He requests and utilizes input from others to come up with a solution that will fit everyone. Scott "is an accomplished clinician who truly has the interest of the students" as his main focus, saiys one nominator. He is praised also for his involvement as a health educator to the community.