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2023 Staff Appreciation Awards
Overall Outstanding Staff Member
Le’Tosha James – Program Manager, Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
EEO Category Winners
EEO 1: Paul Joseph Caffera – Ombudsman, University Ombuds
EEO 3: Melissa Rodriguez King – Program Manager, School of Pharmacy
EEO 4: Virginia “Ginger” Harrell – Executive Assistant, Office of the Provost
EEO 5: Brandi Corbin – Stockroom Coordinator, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
EEO 6: Allen Macon Steele – Maintenance Technician, Facilities Management
EEO 7: Anna McKnight – Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment Plant
Seventh Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
Campus Visits and Orientation Team
Martin Fisher – Associate Director of Admissions
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
Overall Outstanding Staff Member (2022)
Curtis Terrell, Supervisor of Custodial Services.
- EEO1 – Patrick Perry, director of the Lucky day Scholars program and instructional assistant professor of higher education
- EEO 3 Emily Ferris, associate director of the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education
- EEO 4 Stephanie Brown, operations coordinator II in the Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct
- EEO 5 Penni Bolton, laboratory animal care supervisor in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
- EEO 6 James Moody, plumber in the Facilities Management Department
- EEO 7 Patricia Russell, parking enforcement officer I in the Department of Parking and Transportation
(2022) Sixth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
Health Professions Advising Office: Sovent Taylor, Kelli Hutchens, Andrew Bilbo, Casey Stuart, Yamika Banks, & Meredith Pyle.
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2021)
- EEO 1: Blair McElroy, Senior International Officer & Director of Study Abroad
- EEO 3: Penny Rice, Manager of Instructional Technologies & Faculty Technology Development Center
- EEO 4: Monika Rudd, ID Center Coordinator
- EEO 5: Hope Herren, Computer Support Specialist
- EEO 6: Charles “Bo” Thompson, Carpenter II-Student Housing
- EEO 7: Rod Wilson, Custodial Supervisor
- Overall: Shannon Richardson-Assistant Director-Campus Recreation
(2021) Fifth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
- Department of Student Housing: John Yaun, Jeannie Hopper, Don Rogers, Chris Thornton, Tracey Vaughn, Danielle Meyer, Claire Lowe, Emily Styles, Abigail Justice, Deborah Dunn
EEO Runner Up/Honorable Mention (2021)
- EEO-1: Alex Langhart, Director of University Health Services
- EEO-3: JR Love, Project Manager McLean Institute
- EEO-4: Evelyn Johnson-Administrative Assistant Sociology, Lele Gillespie-Project Coordinator-Liberal Arts
- EEO-5: Bruce Newell, Information Technology Specialist: Outreach & Continuing Education
- EEO-6: James Moody, Plumber
- EEO-7: Linda Quarles-Custodian II, Overall: Marshall Crowther- Staff Physician
Dan Jones Team Service Award Runner Up/Honorable Mention (2021)
- Center for Student Success & First Year Experience,
- Academic Outreach/School of Engineering Undergraduate Programs
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2020)
• EEO-1: Donna Strum, Associate Provost
• EEO-3: Je’Lisa Hairston McGee, Coordinator for Advising, Recruitment and Retention, School of Applied Sciences
• EEO-4: Ebony C. McEwen, Registration and Records Coordinator
• EEO-5: Vietta Booker, Computer Operator in Technical Services
• EEO-6: Steve Shaw, Maintenance Technician, Department of Student Housing
• EEO-7: Tressie J. Johnson, Custodian, Facilities Management Department
• Kim Carr, Overall Outstanding Staff Member, Senior Secretary for Summer Programs in the Office of Pre-College Programs
(2020) Fifth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
• Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning (IREP): Katie Busby, Margaret Walden, Kate Kellum, Camille Toles, Linda Bailey, Donna McAnally, Katie Waldon, & Ed Stuart
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2019)
• EEO-1: Katrina Caldwell, V C for Diversity & Community Engagement
• EEO-3: Alicia Goodson, UM-Tupelo
• EEO-4: Lila Neely, MBA service
• EEO-5: Dennis Bullard, Telecommunications Center
• EEO-6: James Calvin Malone, Power Plant & Utilities
• EEO-7: Desser Smith, Facilities Management Department
• Charlie Ball-Burrell, Overall Outstanding Staff Member, Student Academic Services FedEX Center
(2019) Fourth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
• The Inn
• UPD
• UM-Bonneville
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2018)
• EEO-1: Laura Diven-Brown, Office of Financial Aid
• EEO-3: Joseph Baumbaugh, Office of Alumni Affairs
• EEO-4: Kathy McCluskey, Office of Human Resources
• EEO-5: Lynn Reece, Desoto Regional Campus
• EEO-6: Hunter Snow, Facilities Management Department
• EEO-7: Michael Lewis, Facilities Management Department
• Nettie Tyson, Facilities Management Department, Overall Outstanding Staff Member
(2018) Third Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
• Office of Student Disability Services
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2017)
• EEO-1: Tony Ammeter
• EEO-3: Deetra Wiley
• EEO-4: Susan Foust
• EEO-5: Amanda Blair
• EEO-6: Terrance Brown
• EEO-7: Sandra K. Buford
• Anne McCauley, Overall Outstanding Staff Member
(2017) Second Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
• Campus Recreation
• University Communications
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2016)
• EEO-1: Jeff McManus
• EEO-3: Jennifer Phillips
• EEO-4: Kimberly Barnes
• EEO-5: Jason T. Mangrum
• EEO-6: Jonathan Joe “J.J.” Potts
• EEO-7: Shelia Ann Lewis
• Andrea Jekabsons, Overall Outstanding Staff Member
(2016) Inaugural Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award
• School of Education (SAFE Office)
Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2015)
• EEO-1: Linda Chitwood
• EEO-3: Premalatha Balachandran
• EEO-4: Steven Ridout
• EEO-5: Jeffrey Hannah
• EEO-6: Willard Frazier
• EEO-7: Jerry Harden
• Nora M. Ingram, Overall Outstanding Staff Member