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Outstanding
Staff Recognition Award - August 2003
These awards,
begun in 1997, are to recognize staff members who have excelled in
the performance of their duties as well as promoted team work and
inspired excellence in others. Staff are nominated by their
department and selected by the staff advisory committee. In the
photos below the awards are presented by Dean Bayly and Dr. Terry
McElwain.
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Laurie McDermott
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
"Laurie is an excellent supervisor. She is hard working and
always goes the extra mile to keep her department running. She
is always friendly and attentive to customers. Laurie goes
above and beyond for the hospital. Laurie is funny, outgoing,
approachable, and makes it a pleasure to come to work.
Laurie's sense of teamwork is exemplary. Laurie is an
outstanding supervisor and employee unmatched in the
university, and this organization is better off for having her
around."
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Melissa
Krug
Veterinary Microbiology and
Pathology (VMP)
"It is always a great pleasure to work with someone who can
keep alert, is creative, and in good humor even when it seems
that nothing is working. Melissa's greatest contribution is
the excellent training and trouble shooting assistance that
she provide for students and students from other labs. I have
been awed by Melissa's positive attitude and professionalism.
Many people would be overwhelmed by the vast array of
responsibilities in our lab. Melissa sets an example as a team
builder." |
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Ernie Motteram
Field Disease Investigation Unit (FDIU)
"Ernie is extremely conscientious in his job activities. He
has excellent interpersonal skills, is an excellent
communicator and is respected and liked by students, faculty
and other staff. These interpersonal skills, and his range
science and ranching background, allow an easy intercourse
with ranchers and farmers and also provides agricultural
non-veterinary inputs and insights to livestock problem
investigations. His interaction with livestock producers is
excellent, he is on a first name and relaxed basis with a
large number of cattlemen, is recognized by them, and this is
a major asset to the FDIU in its field activities. He has
represented the FDIU and spoken to FDIU issues at the State
Washington Cattlemen's Association Meeting when I have not
been able to attend. He is an absolute enthusiast for the
activities of the FDIU and the College of Vet Med in both
formal and casual associations with livestock producers." |
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Katie
McMenamin Snekvik
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL)
"Katie is a team player who adapts her schedule to the needs
of others. She is good humored and even-tempered in a
demanding job. In spite of her heavy workload, she always
takes time out to help others and does this in a quiet,
efficient and unassuming manner. She never discusses her
personal accomplishments and doesn't seek public recognition
so it is easy to take her efforts for granted, but this has
not affected her positive attitude and strong work ethic. In
my opinion, she is an example of the model employee. I wish we
could clone her. Katie always shines with her positive, kind,
innate good-natured outlook on life and people. Katie is an
example of professionalism." |
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Chuck
Royce
Biomedical
Communications Unit
"He is friendly, always upbeat, and always has a good word to
say to those he meets. Chuck is at the forefront of making it
all happen. He handles difficult situations with maturity and
wisdom. He learns fast and is not afraid to tackle new areas.
For Chuck, every competitive challenge is an opportunity not
just to survive, but to move ahead and thrive. Chuck doesn't
sit on creative ideas. . . he puts them into practice, and
makes the BCU work environment a better place." |
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Alison McKiernan
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL)
"Alison's professionalism has always been above and beyond the
call of duty in every aspect of her work. She is very
meticulous in her work and has an incredible ability to manage
her time to the utmost. Alison's inspiration to myself and to
some of her coworkers lies in the fact that she has provided
such a high quality of professional service for 25 years. Her
positive attitude and unwavering approach sets a high
precedence for us all. Above all, is the service she provides
not only within the school, but to outside entities as well.
The motivation to her work is fueled by the fact that she
cares so much about what she does." |
Outstanding Staff Recognition Award - August 2002
These awards,
begun in 1997, are to recognize staff members who have excelled in
the performance of their duties as well as promoted team work and
inspired excellence in others. Staff are nominated by their
department and selected by the staff advisory committee. In the
photos below the awards are
presented by Dr. Gil Burns, Professor and Associate Dean for
Student and Academic Affairs.
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Debby Alperin
Veterinary Microbiology and
Pathology (VMP)
"A
collaborative spirit is one of the attributes that best
characterizes Debby. This may be most apparent when you talk
to the graduate students and numerous veterinary students
who have worked in our lab the past 10 years. Not only do
they have an obvious heartfelt affection for Debby, but they
clearly respect her experience and advice..." |
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Dan Rice
Field Disease Investigation Unit (FDIU)
"Dan's
personnel management is outstanding. He has identified
quality employees for open positions and he has continued to
develop their technical and leadership skills after they
have been hired. The morale in the lab has been excellent.." |
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Connie Sakamoto
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
"Connie
is a diligent worker and an eternal optimist. Connie is
competent and confident. She readily shares her experience
to help others succeed in meeting their job
responsibilities. She is incredibly humble about her skills
and the impact of her contributions to the program.." |
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Charlene Teitzel
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL)
"Charlene's positive attitude and work ethic are some of her
strongest attributes. I cannot recall a project/problem that
I assigned to Charlene that was not completed/resolved in a
timely manner and with a positive attitude- and this
definitely rubs off on the other microbiologists whose work
she coordinates..." |
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Paul
Johnson is awarded the Science Libraries’ Service Award
May 1, 2002 |
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On Monday, April 29th the
2nd WSU Science Libraries’ Service Award was awarded to Paul
L. Johnson (PJ), Instructional Laboratory Supervisor for the
Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and
Physiology Department, during a ceremony at 4pm in the
Veterinary Anatomy Museum, 270 Wegner Hall.
Since 1987 Johnson has worked closely
with Libraries’ faculty and staff in salvaging numerous
water-damaged books and journals from WSU Libraries using a
freeze-drying process.
The Science Libraries Service Award is awarded to a WSU
faculty or staff member who has made outstanding, long-term
contributions to the Science Libraries. |
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