Five 91ÑÇÉ« employees were honoured at a special dinner presentation on April 18. They were the recipients of the 2006 President's Staff Recognition Awards. The awards were presented by 91ÑÇÉ« President & Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden, as proud family and colleagues looked on.
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| Above: Five 91ÑÇÉ« employees were honoured for their contributions to 91ÑÇÉ«. They include Michele Young (left), John Hansen, Mary Stearns, Celeta Irvin and Rabia Sallie. 91ÑÇÉ« President & Vice Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden (far right) presented the awards to the employees on April 18. |
Michele Young, executive officer, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, has worked at 91ÑÇÉ« for over 30 years. Young received the Confidential and Professional Management (CPM) Award. The award honours an individual who has contributed more than required of her position and performed at a high level of professionalism.
John Hansen, locksmith, Campus Services & Business Operations, is the recipient of the Phyllis Clark Campus Service Award. Hansen joined 91ÑÇÉ« in 1976. The award is presented to a non-academic employee who has made exemplary contributions to the efficient, clean, safe and secure operations of campus or plant services.
Mary Stearns, administrative assistant, Student Financial Services, received the President’s Voice of 91ÑÇÉ« Award. The award goes to a receptionist or first-line-of-contact person known for the quality of response to first-time callers or visitors to 91ÑÇÉ«. Stearns joined 91ÑÇÉ« in 1998.
Celeta Irvin, undergraduate assistant, Women's Studies Bridging Program & School of Women's Studies, received the Deborah Hobson 91ÑÇÉ« Citizenship Award. Irvin has worked at 91ÑÇÉ« from 1989 and specifically in the bridging program since 1999. The Deborah Hobson 91ÑÇÉ« Citizenship Award is presented to an individual who embodies the 91ÑÇÉ« spirit and promotes it in terms of imagination, creativity, innovation and redefining the possible in service to the University community.
Rabia Sallie, administrative assistant, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, won the Ronald Kent Award for personal commitment and dedicated service to the University. Sallie has worked at 91ÑÇÉ« for the past 35 years and for the last 10 of these years has been the administrative assistant in the Department of Philosophy.