APPLAUSE AWARDS
JR Cervantes, Facilities Management
"During the last week of the semester and over the Graduation three day holiday weekend, JR is the person who empties all of the trash and recycling bins in the Residential Community. You can only imagine the amount of recycling and trash that is generated when 2000 plus people move out after a year of residency (over 22 tons, to be exact). Thanks to JR's dedication (and trusted refuse truck), all of this trash was emptied and disposed of in a timely and effective manner. Come Tuesday morning after the holiday weekend, you would have never known 2000 plus people had just moved out."
- Nominated by Tim Tiemens and Nicole Hendry, Housing Services
Lane Olson, School of Education
"Lane Olson has been the Staff Representative to the Academic Senate for the past three years. We thank you Lane, for your commitment to the staff, and for generously giving your time, your wisdom and thoughtfulness. Staff comments include:
'I have appreciated all the time and effort she took to keep us all in the loop,' 'She truly does have an interest in equity and fairness for staff,' 'I commend Lane Olson for all her work as the Staff Representative to the Academic Senate. It's not easy to remain engaged, keep your constituents informed, and speak up when you know you have no vote in the decisions made. Lane has done so with integrity, eloquence, and grace. I looked forward to each of her Convocation addresses and felt privileged to have her representing us.'"
- Nominated by Jean Wasp, University Affairs; Leslie Mouton, School of Education; Shelley Martin, Theater Arts; Lillian Lee, Admissions and Records; Lakin Khan, Biology; Dolores Bainter, Modern Languages and Literature
Veronica Posada , Disability Services for Students
"I would like to applaud Veronica Posada's efforts during finals week, where she worked tirelessly to coordinate the administration of up to 150 exams for 81 DSS students. This included scheduling students in four separate rooms over the week, including a proctored classroom; logging in and securing the exams; facilitating the administration of the exams per individual instructor instructions; proctoring the exams to ensure that cheating did not occur; and ensuring that each exam was picked up by the instructors or coordinating the delivery of the exams back to the academic departments. Finals week is obviously a very stressful time, so having these testing sessions run smoothly is greatly appreciated by the students who receive services from the Disability Services for Students office. Great job Veronica!"
- Nominated by Brent Boyer, Disability Services for Students
Catherine Murray, Customer Services; Kamen Nikolov and John Connole, Center for Performing Arts
"Customer Services received an email from a woman who had attended the State Spelling Bee held in Person Theater on May 16. When she got home she noticed that her 3/4 carat diamond was missing from her heirloom ring. Her email was hoping on a long shot that someone had found and turned in her diamond. Catherine Murray of Customer Services, met Kamen Nikolov and John Connole, Center for Performing Arts, and together they did a quick search of the Person Theater floor. Within about 10 minutes they located the missing diamond (it was very sparkly). The owner of the diamond is of course thrilled, and I think these three staff deserve applause for their assistance to this community member. I'm sure the story of her experience with "the great staff at SSU" will be repeated many times over."
- Nominated by Gloria Ogg
Paul Greenblatt, University Development
"June 1, 2009 marked the one-year anniversary of 'going live' with Sonoma State's new constituent database called The Raiser's Edge. Paul Greenblatt is our GURU of The Raiser's Edge (RE) and we'd like to recognize his efforts that help Sonoma State build stronger relationships with the members of our community. The work Paul has done greatly enhances our relationships, makes it far easier to track appeals and gifts, and automates a variety of processes. Initially Paul worked hard to make sure the data was cleaned up to ensure a smooth transition from the old system to the new. He remains ever diligent to ensure good data goes in so that good data comes out. And, he's quite adept at helping to train the team on how to use the tool which ensures operational effectiveness. Thank you, Paul! You're awesome!"
- Nominated by Michelle Covington and the University Development and Alumni Relations team
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