Katie Overberg, Drake’s Title IX coordinator, was honored last week with a Called to Be True Blue Award from All Staff Council. Said her nominator, colleague Brett Niederhauser, assistant director of public safety, “Ever since Katie has started at Drake, I’ve asked myself countless times, ‘How did we ever survive before her?’”

Niederhauser highlighted Overberg’s professionalism in working with students, staff, faculty, and the community; successful coordination of numerous policy changes; and her skills in creating clear communications to help people understand Title IX and navigate through reporting procedures.

“Although Katie is technically a 10-month position, she’s always on campus doing training for Title IX issues,” he wrote. “The multitude of responsibilities in her position are generally handled by an entire department, but Katie is not only managing that well, but succeeding in real positive change that is impactful for the whole Drake community.”

Join Overberg and the other True Blue nominees from this academic year who are in the running for Sapphire Awards at our year-end event, May 4 at 2 p.m. in Levitt Hall.

—All Staff Council Recognition Committee