Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the virtual Sapphire Awards hosted by the All Staff Council Recognition Committee and Human Resources. The committee recognized the nine groups and 18 individuals who received True Blue Awards throughout the year. One individual and one group are voted on by All Staff Council members to win the Sapphire Award.
Congratulations to Chris Nickell on winning the individual Sapphire Award!
Here is what his nominator had to say: Chris has done the job of at least four people during this pandemic and has done a great deal to enable the success we saw in minimizing the spread of COVID-19 on campus. He worked tireless and countless hours often with no regard to day or night. It’s his tireless dedication that actually served as a motivator to others and inspired many of us to also do our part.
Congratulations to the Contact Tracing Team on winning the group Sapphire Award!
Here is what the group’s nominator had to say: There have been countless times a member of this team will be working with students late into the evening and on weekends, talking them through implications of a potential exposure or how to navigate various aspects of an isolation or quarantine. I can’t count how many times a member of the Contact Tracing team has worked to keep communications coordinated so that we can make an already tumultuous experience (testing positive for COVID or being exposed to someone) more relaxing and smooth. This team has taken on an enormous task and has done it with excellence, grace, humor, and a servant’s perspective.
Congratulations to all of the True Blue Winners!
- Lance Berg
- Glenn Clark
- Lynne Cornelius
- Deneen Dygert
- Emily Fleming
- Alice Fynarrdt
- Sara Heijerman
- Alicia Hilligas
- Shannon Hilscher
- Sara Hughes
- Jessica Lang
- Venessa Macro
- Chris Nickell
- Geena Rasmussen
- Joyce Ryerson
- Mich Wieczorek
- Lisa Wyatt
- Ryan Zantingh
Group winners:
- Kris Brewster, Adrick Smith & the ITS
- Contact Tracing Team
- Stephanie Sledge and Athletics
- Ross Hall Custodial Staff
- Jerry Parker & Sharyn O’Connor
- Records Room and Finance Staff
- Jeremy Sievers & Annie Spadt
- National Alumni Scholars Admissions Team
- Facilities Planning and Management & Public Safety
Watch a recording of the event.
— Amelia Klatt, On behalf of All Staff Council