2016 Staff Excellence Awards Announced

2016 Staff Excellence Awards Announced

Kent State Stark Recognizes Outstanding Employees

On Friday, April 22, 2016, �鶹�� at Stark faculty and staff gathered in the Campus Center to recognize the 2016 Staff Excellence Award recipients.

Several weeks prior to the ceremony, the campus community was asked to nominate a staff member or administrator with a written recommendation supporting the person they thought deserved to be recognized.

Criteria for nominations included:

Gives 100% effort
Demonstrates a positive attitude
Shows a strong commitment to their job and to �鶹��
Continuously helps others
Is dependable, conscientious and caring
Exceeds job and workload demands
Works easily with people; collegial
Motivates others

A committee of faculty, staff and administrators selected the recipients from the many nominations.

�鶹�� at Stark is pleased to announce the 2016 Staff Excellence Award recipients:

Bobbi Groves
Administrative Clerk, Student Services
Staff Recipient

Jared Weber
Senior IT User Support Analyst, Network Services
Administrator Recipient

Congratulations to these very deserving employees!

POSTED: Friday, April 29, 2016 09:04 AM

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Reflecting on her time at Kent State, Seachrist said, “Kent State has been more than a workplace — it’s been home. The people here have shaped my career, my life and my sense of purpose. I will always carry that with me.”

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