UK's Outstanding Staff Announced

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2016) — Sixty-One University of Kentucky staff members were honored during the 2016 Outstanding Staff Awards (OSA) recognition ceremony recently at the Woodford Reserve Room in Commonwealth Stadium. This was the seventh year for the event sponsored by the UK Staff Senate and the UK President's Office.

More than 100 people were in attendance to honor the award winners, including UK President Eli Capilouto, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Eric Monday, colleagues and other campus leaders.

“UK is defined by its people, and the Outstanding Staff Awards program illustrates the high-level commitment and exceptional talent our staff have to advance the mission of the University of Kentucky,” said President Capilouto.

OSA winners were all referred by their respective work units as their most deserving employees of 2015-16.

“We were very happy this year to add the College of Medicine to the growing list of colleges and departments included in the ceremony,” said Jon Gent, the OSA program chair. “We are delighted that administrators see the value in engaging staff by recognizing their successes.”

The 61 OSA winners represented 20 colleges and administrative units, including the College of Agriculture, College of Arts and Sciences, Gatton College of Business and Economics, College of Communication and Information, College of Dentistry, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Human Resources, Office of Philanthropy, Office of the Treasurer, Student Affairs, UK HealthCare, UK HealthCare IT, UK Libraries, and Undergraduate Studies.

2016 Outstanding Staff Award winners and their award titles are:

Center for Applied Energy Research

Alice Marksberry -- Marybeth McAlister Memorial Outstanding Staff Award

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

David Lowry -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Award-Technical and Paraprofessional Category

Jackie Harper -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Award-Service, Maintenance and Skilled Crafts Category

James Dollarhide -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Awards-Technical and Paraprofessional Category    

Kevin Veach -- Outstanding Staff

Le Anne Herzog -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Awards-Executive/Administrative Category

Louise Gladstone -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Award-Administrative/Executive Category

Shirley Harris -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Award-Clerical and Secretarial On-Campus Category

Sue Rice -- CAFE Outstanding Staff Award-Clerical Secretarial, Off-Campus Category

Gatton College of Business and Economics

Matthew Cosgrove – Gatton College of Business & Economics Employee of the Year (Hourly Staff)

Shonta Phelps – Gatton College of Business & Economics Employee of the Year (Professional Staff)

College of Communication and Information

Heather Burke -- Outstanding Staff Award

Megan Sizemore -- Outstanding Staff Award

College of Dentistry

Chelsea Elam -- Employee of the Quarter - 1st Quarter 2016

Debra Grant -- Employee of the Quarter - 4th Quarter 2015

Denise Marshall -- Employee of the Quarter - 3rd Quarter 2015

Jill Townsend -- Employee of the Quarter - 2nd Quarter 2016

College of Education

Gary Schroeder -- Outstanding Staff Award - Exempt

Gwen Winder --Outstanding Staff Award - Non Exempt

College of Engineering

Kenny Blair -- Staff Excellence Award (exempt category)

Richard Anderson -- Staff Excellence Award (non-exempt category)

College of Fine Arts

Andrea Richardson -- Outstanding Staff Award

Belinda Rubio -- Outstanding Staff Award

College of Health Sciences

Doug Long -- College of Health Sciences Employee of the Year Award

College of Law

Alison Begor -- Outstanding Staff Award

Jeanie Powell -- Outstanding Staff Award

College of Medicine

Beth Hartmann -- Honorary Member of the College of Medicine 2016 Class

Jon Gent -- Honorary Member of the College of Medicine 2016 Class

Julie McDaniel -- Honorary Member of the College of Medicine 2016 Class

College of Nursing   

Joanne Davis -- Employee of the Year Award

College of Public Health

Tom Collins -- College of Public Health Employee of the Year

Human Resources

Austin Dyer -- HR ACE Award- Peer to Peer

Jennifer Peavler -- HR ACE Award - Game Changer

Jennifer Wrather -- HR  Ace Award Raising the Bar

Josh Hamperian -- HR Ace Award

Libraries

Joshua Monroe -- Dean's Award for Outstanding Performance

Beth Reeder -- Dean's Award for Outstanding Performance

Kopana Terry -- Dean's Award for Outstanding Performance

Office of Philanthropy

Jennifer Combs -- Front Line Award

Laura Sutton -- Professional Achievement Award

Sarah Fitzgerald -- Rising Achievement Award

Robinson Scholars  

Neomia Hagans-Flores -- Outstanding Staff Award

Student Affairs

Courtenay Lancaster -- Outstanding Non-Exempt Professional

Diane Follingstad -- Outstanding Faculty Partner

Grace Hahn -- Outstanding Exempt New Professional

Treasurer

Alexis (LexI) Bugay -- Henry Clay Owen Outstanding Employee of Year

UK HealthCare

Angela Dalton-Tibbetts -- Supervisor of the Year

Ben Nicholls -- Motivator Award

Brig Wakeland -- Sixth Man

Carolyn Smiley -- Nightingale Preceptor Lamp Award

Heather Murphy -- Eastern State Foundation Award

Judy Garrett -- Karen Sexton Firestarter Award

Kim Manning -- AI Quilt of Teamwork Award for Nursing Support

Kristy McMillan -- Supervisor of the Year

Lisa Thornsberry -- Diana Weaver Leadership/Management Award

Margaret Durbin -- NPA Award

Margie Summers -- M.J. Dickson Quality Nursing Care Award

Mary Allen -- Team Player

Tammy Lloyd -- Servant Leader Award

Teresa Chase -- Karen E. Hall Nursing Education Award

Veronica Fennelly -- Dorothy Brockopp Annual Nursing Research Award