56 Honored at UK Outstanding Staff Awards Ceremony

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2014) — Fifty-six University of Kentucky staff members were honored during the 2014 Outstanding Staff Awards (OSA) recognition ceremony Wednesday at Spindletop Hall.  This was the fifth year for the event sponsored by Staff Senate and the President's Office.

More than 100 people were in attendance to honor the award winners, including University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, representatives of the Board of Trustees, colleagues, and other campus leaders. Entertainment included performances by students from the UK Department of Theatre and Dance.

“The University of Kentucky is full of dedicated, passionate people who help advance our multi-faceted mission of teaching, research, service and health care,” said President Capilouto. “Our campus is about people, and the Outstanding Staff Awards is a special opportunity to congratulate and thank the UK Family."

OSA winners were all referred by their respective work units as their most deserving employees of 2013-14.

"Since implementation of the program in 2010, unit participation across the university has more than tripled from eight to 20," said Holly Jones Clark, the OSA program chair.  “We are delighted that administrators see the value in recognizing the professional contributions of our diverse staff.”

The 56 OSA winners represented 20 colleges and administrative units, including the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 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 Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Human Resources, Office of Development, Office of the Treasurer, Student Affairs, UK HealthCare, UK HealthCare IT, UK Libraries, and Undergraduate Studies.

2014 Outstanding Staff Award winners are:

Alice Carpenter

Allison Webster

Amanda Henderson

Amy Eason

Amy K. Triana

Annette Garth

Ashley West

Brian Powers

Catherine Streiff

Charles Arvin

Christina King

Corey Preston

Cortney Decker

Cynthia Lane

David Higginbotham

David Powell

Diane Riddell

Eric McWhorter

G. Wayne Rogers

Heather Yattaw Wagoner

Helen Williams

James Ash

James Morris

Jeff Allen

Jill Dobias

Jim Paugh

Jolene Ruble

Jon Davis

Julie Cleary

June Horn

Kitty Simpson

Laura DaCanto

Laura Gardner

Lynn Fresca

Marc K. Blevins

Mary Ann Nestmann

Matt McMahan

Melissa Huffman

Meredith Houlihan

Michael Mayfield

Nancy DeMarcus

Nancy McDevitt

Randy Pratt

Robby Martin-Curry

Robert Caskey

Robert Hayes

Rosalyn Robinson

Sara Lawson

Sarah Gabbard

Sally Quigley

Shari Dutton

Sharise Harrison

Stephanie Tate

Stephen Leedy

Terry Shelton

Tsitsi Gwanyanya

The OSA Program Committee includes Holly Jones Clark, Jann Burks, Chris Crumrine, Misty Dotson, Keith Hautala, Mindy McCulley and Clem Stambaugh.