Hayley Brunner Valubility of the Month

Hayley Brunner – Library

Nominated by Laura Haygood for Serve Others First Hayley Brunner serves her colleagues and the university community on a daily basis. Hayley was recently selected to serve on the campus engagement committee. Her service there led her to arrange a Library Staff Retreat to discuss ways to improve engagement within the library. Her work planning…
Karissa O'brien Valubility of the Month

Karissa O’Brien – Research Administration

Nominated by Lynette Cadman for Serve Others First Karissa will help solve a problem, find an answer or educate an employee no matter the situation. On many occasions I have gone to Karissa for help, even when the question or problem has nothing to do with her job or experience. I seek guidance from her,…
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Dr. Katrina Roop  – Family Medicine

Nominated by Lauren Goodpaster for Serve Others First Dr. Roop is a consistently involved faculty advisor who offers a wealth of support, resources, and encouragement towards her advisees. Recently one of our first year students had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Dr. Roop has gone above and beyond to surround the student with love and…
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Sarah Blackwell – Human Resources

Nominated by Jason Hartley for Serve Others First Exceeding expectations, that is Sarah Blackwell. Last year we lost a beloved employee in our division. After his passing his wife struggled to get all the documentation together for TRS to receive benefits. Not being fluent in benefits or English, Sarah came to the rescue! I called…
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Jennifer LaBuy – HSC Health Administration

Nominated by Joanne Mize for Respect Over the last few months I've reached out to Jennifer LaBuy, HSC Health's Credentialing Manager, for time sensitive "special" requests, questions and projects. Jennifer's responses, communication and follow up exceeds my expectations. She demonstrates our HSC values by consistently honoring and following through on her action items and timelines.…
Valubility of the Month

Adrienne Wilson and Jiaqui Yu – Academic Innovation

Nominated by Dr. Emily Mire for Be Visionary I have had the privilege of having several of my recent projects assigned to Jiaqi and Adrienne for instructional design assistance. I absolutely love how they are able to hear your idea and not only help make it a reality (and likely make it even better) but…
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Pam Pleasant – Enrollment Management

Nominated by Felicity White for Be Visionary Through her role in admissions, Pam is always looking for innovative ways to improve the experience of our applicants. During the 2020-21 application cycle, all interviews had been pivoted to virtual in response to pandemic concerns. Incoming students were being offered seats in our programs without ever having…