OUR VALUES
February 15, 2022
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,…
February 15, 2022
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…
February 15, 2022
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…
January 15, 2022
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.…
January 15, 2022
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…
January 15, 2022
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…
January 15, 2022
Nominated by Dr. Suresh Madhavan for Serve Others First Mr. Coyle epitomizes service in every possible way. He works quietly and unassumingly to help students, faculty, and staff and is admired by everyone. He is just a text message away for a question about student services, classroom or lab needs, or IT. Looking back since…
January 15, 2022
Nominated by Kristi Ingram for Serve Others First Yonina Robinson, a Pre-award Analyst for the Division of Research, is now the only pre-award processing individual at UNTHSC. However, you would not know this due to her efficiency and spectacular work ethic. For most in her situation with a lack of staff, they would burn out,…
December 15, 2021
Nominated by Elizabeth Heyerdahl for Collaboration Colby is a pleasure to work with. He never hesitates to jump right in and collaborate with others in HR and around the university to get the job done. For example, we are currently in the process of onboarding an international guest scholar. Colby has patiently guided me through…
December 15, 2021
Nominated by Yein Lee for Serve Others First Kristine Alcon has joined our department recently, but I already cannot imagine our department without her. She is incredibly organized, always seems to think of everything. She makes all our teaching and evaluation sessions seamless. She is kind and always thinks of a way to help others.…
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