As part of Employee Appreciation Month, Human Resources has been sharing shout-outs submitted by faculty and staff. Thanks to everyone who participated this month.
Even though Employee Appreciation Month is ending, we hope you continue to find ways to show your appreciation to staff, faculty, and student employees across campus. Sharing positive energy is contagious. When you look for the good in people, you strengthen relationships, improving not only their lives, but your own.
Read the final shout-outs submitted this week!
“A shout-out to Sara Hughes and Kris Magill, who have time and again stepped in to help (save) the Career Development Office through our busiest times with staff shortages. We appreciate you and all that you do for us on top of your own jobs!” – Katie Overberg
“A shout-out to Brett Lindman for being so easy to work with. I know that I can count on him for whatever is needed. Thanks Brett! You are appreciated.” – Cheri McDaniel
“A shout-out to the accounting department: Thank you for researching and implementing the new self-serve system. Your patience with those of us learning the new system is noted and appreciated. “– Cheri McDaniel
“A shout-out to Natalie Russell and her staff for helping The Ray Center mail out so many packages. You guys rock!” – Cheri McDaniel
“A shout-out to Linda Feiden for organizing and collecting emails for BUILD professional development sessions. Thanks for your hard work Linda! – Cheri McDaniel
“A shout-out to Sara Sommerlot for everything she did last fall to assist our department in selecting and ordering Drake branded wellbeing incentives. She helped guide the process through from start to finish and made sure we had it by the deadline. Thanks so much Sara!” – Linda Feiden
“A shout-out to Ryan Parriott, Lisa Murphy, and their staff in making sure the inaugural Faculty/Staff “Recess” event was successful. Thank you for your “All in This Together” attitude and your “Generosity of Spirit” in giving your time.” – Linda Feiden
“A shout-out of appreciation to Kelly Foster, Donita Greenough, and Chris Nickell for their work to improve safety and risk related processes and training. They have demonstrated an ability to implement new processes on topics like vehicle safety and domestic travel in a way that accomplishes the goal of greater safety and security, while at the same time ensuring processes are not unduly burdensome or repetitive. They collectively do a great job working with others across campus and have built strong relationships that make the roll out of new programs more effective and sustainable.” – Venessa Macro
“A big shout out of thanks and admiration to Anne Kremer, Deneen Dygert and the entire Admissions staff for managing and adjusting to many shifts in protocol and programming throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They have managed through many challenging situations with grace and generous spirits; never relenting in their focus on delivering effective and impactful admission programming.” – Venessa Macro
“A shout-out to the Finance & Administration and ITS teams for their grueling work rolling out and tweaking Finance Self Serve.” – Sara Sommerlot
“A shout-out to the All Staff Council Governance Committee for commitment to running a clean and fair All Staff Council nomination process.” – Sara Sommerlot