Anthony Squire, technology support specialist with Drake’s Information Technology Services department, was awarded the Called to be True Blue Award from All Staff Council in March. He was nominated by Kelly Read, administrative assistant in the dean’s office of the School of Education.

In her nomination, Read described the support she and other faculty and staff members in the School of Education receive from Squire, and recounted a recent issue he resolved in his characteristic calm, professional fashion.

“I had a major issue with my password change and 30 iPads in the SOE. The iPads all used my credentials and were pinging my account … which locked me out every half hour. Anthony and I talked all the time—so much so, that he just checked my account on his own, without me having to call every couple of hours to unlock it, for two weeks until we could rectify the iPad situation! It was a huge mess and Anthony remained calm and figured out how to accommodate me so that I could effectively work and didn’t make me feel like I was bothering him. Anthony is a true team player with integrity and did what it took to keep me up and running.”

Make your own nomination!

The Called to be True Blue Award recognizes Drake staff members and teams who epitomize the values of leadership, teamwork, integrity, and commitment to the University. If this sound like someone you know, please nominate them at www.drake.edu/asc/recognition. Recipients are automatically in the running to win a year-end Sapphire Award, the highest staff recognition at Drake.

—All Staff Council Recognition Committee