You are invited for food, entertainment, and celebration as we honor Drake staff at the annual All-Staff Council Sapphire Awards. All “Called to be True Blue” Award recipients from the academic year (listed below) are in the running to receive Sapphire Awards for the top individual and group. Madelyn M. Levitt awards for employee excellence and distinguished service will also be presented by HR.
Please join us for a little break from the year-end busy-ness as we celebrate the many ways Drake staff members make Drake a better place.

What: The 2017 Sapphire Awards
Where: Levitt Hall, Old Main
When: Thursday, May 4
Time: 2–3 p.m.

Sapphire Nominees:

INDIVIDUALS
Anthony Squire, Technology Support Specialist, ITS
Ellen Lowe, Assistant Director, Rec Services, Wellness
Joyce Sharp, Administrative Assistant for Budget and Finance, CPHS (retired)
Emma Daily, Senior Strategist, Visual Design, University Communications
Terri Howard, Administrative Assistant, Dean’s Office, Law School
Kevin Saunders, Director of Institutional Research and Academic Assessment
Katie Overberg, Title IX Coordinator, Finance and Administration
Amanda Martin, Programs Coordinator, Community Engaged Learning

TEAMS
Athletic Communications & Marketing Promotion Teams
Jessie Neal and Heather Storms, Law Library

—Submitted by All-Staff Council