Nominate for 2025 Dan Jones Outstanding Team Service Award
The nominations are now live for the 2025 Dan Jones Outstanding Team Service Award! To nominate, click the form link below. Nominations are due Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 5 p.m.
For a paper version of the form, download the PDF nomination form.
About
The Daniel W. Jones Outstanding Team Service Award was created to recognize and honor the dedication and outstanding contributions by a University of Mississippi team of employees. The Outstanding Team Service Award winner will receive a plaque, which will be presented at the Staff Appreciation Awards Ceremony.
Eligibility
Nominees must be active, permanent, full-time employees of the University of Mississippi. Nominations should be for groups of two or more staff members who work together toward a common goal or mission, & who have gone above and beyond in their service to the university.
The nominator must be any supervisor, manager, or administrative head at the University of Mississippi. They may submit nominations of groups or teams for the Outstanding Team Service Award. The nominator may only nominate one group or team per year for this award.
Selection Process
Winners will be chosen based solely on the information provided in this nomination form, so it is recommended that the nominator obtain as much information as needed from the nominee when completing the following questions. A selection committee composed of members of the Executive Committee of the Staff Council and other personnel will meet to discuss and decide on a winner from the pool of potential teams provided.
For any questions about the Dan Jones Outstanding Team Service Award, please contact the Committee Co-Chairs, Jessica Coker-Hughes (jlcoker3@olemiss.edu) and Kiara Willis (kswillis@olemiss.edu).
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Charlie Miles – Classroom Technology Specialist
Joseph Misita – Technical Specialist II
Jake Shaver – Technical Specialist II
Judson Watson – Academic Instructional Technology Consultant I
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UM-Grenada Regional Campus
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Barry Davis – Distance Learning Technician
LaTonya Pittman – Coordinator of Student Services
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Campus Visits and Orientation Team
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Abbey Hogan – Coordinator of Orientation Programs
Grant McCullough – Coordinator of Orientation Programs
Brooke Roberts – Coordinator of Campus Visits
Mason Tilghman – Assistant Director of Admissions for Campus Visits
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Health Professions Advising Office
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2021 – Sixth Annual
Department of Student Housing
John Yaun, Jeannie Hopper, Don Rogers, Chris Thornton, Tracey Vaughn, Danielle Meyer, Claire Lowe, Emily Styles, Abigail Justice, Deborah Dunn
2020 – Fifth Annual
Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning (IREP)
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2019 – Fourth Annual
The Inn
UPD
UM-Bonneville
2018 – Third Annual
Office of Student Disability Services
2017 – Second Annual
Campus Recreation
University Communications
2016 – Inaugural
SAFE Office – School of Education