Staff Award Winners 2023-2024

Lawrence C. McBride Prize
Kenwyn Richards, Director of Academic Budget and Planning
Academic Budget and Planning

Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Staff
Mercedes Natividad de Frausto, Associate Director
Student Support Programs

Advising Excellence Award — Staff
Sophie Becker, Lead Academic Advisory
University Advising Services

Outstanding Employee Award: Non-Faculty Exempt
Jennifer Meekhof, Grants and Contracts Manager
College of Natural Resources

Outstanding Employee Award: Technical/Paraprofessional
Tammy R. Greenwalt, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Business Specialist III

Outstanding Employee Award: Administrative Assistant
Alisa Goolsby, Assistant to the Dean
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

Outstanding Employee Award: Service/Maintenance
Jeff Squires, Generator Specialist
Facilities

Outstanding Employee Award: Skilled Trade
Jacob Foulger, Plumbing Foreperson
Facilities

Outstanding Team Award
Environmental Health and Safety

Outstanding Team Leader
Samir Shahat Abd El Fatah, Executive Director

Outstanding Team Member
Jane Westervelt, Admin Financial Specialist, Safety Training System Administrator

Outstanding Team Member
Kelvin Daniels, Fire Safety Specialist

Outstanding Team Member
Mark Borth, Hazardous Materials Specialist

Outstanding Team Member
Drew Pemberton, Laboratory Safety Officer

Outstanding Team Member
Andrew Eberle, Industrial Hygienist

Outstanding Team Member
Beau Babcock, Occupational Safety Specialist

Staff Education Award
Abigail Duke

Staff Education Award
Kelsey Jensen

Staff Education Award
Helen Schumaker