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Finance and Administration
2009 Merit Awards


Congratulations to the 2009 Finance and Administration Merit Award finalists honored at the Fourth Annual Finance and Administration Employee Recognition Ceremony on May 12, 2009. The four finalists in each category are listed in alphabetical order below, and the winner of each award is noted.


Customer Service
Awarded to a Finance and Administration employee who is an example to others providing continual outstanding service to our customers—coworkers, supervisors, students, faculty, staff or the public. This employee goes above and beyond the call of duty to meet customers' needs.

Mike Chalker, Parking Services, AAS
Carolyn Dial, Departmental Financial Systems, BD
Paul Oesterle, Food Services, AAS
WINNER Glenda Owens, Contracts and Grants, CD


Newcomer
Awarded to a Finance and Administration employee who, despite lack of time on the job, has significantly contributed to the organizational mission and shown outstanding initiative, reliability and dedication to the University. (Nominees must have less than two years of continuous service with UGA.)

Tysen deDufour, Parking Services, AAS
Pete Golden, Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, AAS
WINNER Brooks Oliver, Food Services, AAS
Paul Shadowens, Campus Transit, AAS


Tough Dawg
Awarded to a Finance and Administration employee who has endured extraordinarily difficult workplace circumstances (overcoming obstacles or challenges) with grace, good humor, patience and exemplary job performance.

Linwood Hill, Parking Services, AAS
Kirti Leatham, Food Services, AAS
Linda Middleton, Directory Assistance, AAS
WINNER Kim Thomas, Services Department, PPD


Unsung Hero
Awarded to a Finance and Administration employee who works hard and does the job well, but seldom, if ever, is recognized publicly for his or her work. This person is continually both a real benefit to coworkers and a stable, dependable resource for Finance and Administration as a whole.

Henry Green, Food Services, AAS
WINNER Robert McCurley, Welding Shop, PPD
Karen Pitts, Bursar's Office, CD
Vonnie Swain, Budget Office, BD


Division Key

AAS Auxiliary and Administrative Services
BD Budget Division
CD Controller’s Division
ESD Environmental Safety Division
HR Human Resources
OSVPFA Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
OUA Office of the University Architects for Facilities Planning
PPD Physical Plant Division


The Finance and Administration Recognition Program was initiated in 2006 to enhance staff development through the acknowledgment of employee longevity and achievement. Merit awards, which were added to the recognition program in 2007, are designed to encourage outstanding performance; reward excellence in staff achievements; and foster staff development by recognizing exceptional workplace creativity, innovation and sustained excellence in support of University business and administrative functions.



Eligibility


Employees must work in a unit of Finance and Administration, the major divisions of which are listed below. (For a complete listing of Finance and Administration units, please see the Web site at http://www.busfin.uga.edu/svpfaorg.pdf or contact any F&A Recognition Committee member.)

Auxiliary and Administrative Services
Budget Division
Controller’s Division
Environmental Safety Division
Human Resources Division
Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Physical Plant Division
University Architects


Employees must be actively employed, benefit-eligible and have a minimum of two years of UGA service (with the exception of the Newcomer Award). Nominees for the Newcomer Award must have had less than two years of service by the nomination deadline of April 1, 2009. Employees in contract positions (e.g., Finance and Administration senior staff) are not eligible. To be considered for an award, a nomination form must be submitted. Self-nominations are not accepted. A staff member may be nominated multiple times by different persons; however, each nomination should be unique and should not be merely a duplication of a previous nomination. Employees cannot receive an award in more than one category in the same year nor can they be a repeat winner in a category. Click here for a list of previous winners. No member of the Recognition Committee is eligible to receive an award during his/her year of committee service. Please note: the Employee Recognition Program is not related to the performance evaluation process nor to employee salary increases.

Selection
Nominations are reviewed and recipients are selected by the Finance and Administration Recognition Committee, a peer group of employees appointed by the Finance and Administration associate vice presidents with at least one representative from each of the Finance and Administration divisions. Finalists for the merit awards are advised of their nomination and category two weeks prior to the award ceremony, and award winners are announced at the May ceremony. Questions about the program may be directed to any member of the 2008-09 F&A Recognition Committee:

Auxiliary and Administrative Services
Joy King, Auxiliary Services
542-7743
jcfarmer@uga.edu

Cynthia Malcolm, Food Services
542-1256
cmalcolm@foodser.uga.edu
Budget Division
Brandon Silvers
542-7081
bsilvers@uga.edu

 
Controller’s Division
Michele Sellers, Student Accounts
542-2965
amsell@uga.edu
 
Environmental Safety Division
Bill Favaloro
369-5706
wfavaloro@esd.uga.edu

 
Human Resources Division
Tracey O’Malley
542-7062
tomalley@uga.edu

 
Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Kathy Pharr
542-1361
pharr@uga.edu
 
Physical Plant Division
Katrina Pittman, HR
542-7677
katrinap@uga.edu

Sandy Peterson, HR
542-7411
sandylp@uga.edu
Tyler Chapman,
Operations & Maintenance
542-7453
tchapman@uga.edu
University Architects
Brenda Elrod
542-3605
belrod@uga.edu

 
 
 

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Senior VP for Finance & Administration
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Athens, GA 30602-1671
706-542-1361 (phone) | 706-542-3339 (fax)


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