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Kimberly Craig thought she was walking into a faculty development workshop on Thursday morning, June 18, but was in for a surprise. Kimberly was named June Employee of the Month in a celebration in the Public Affairs Center.Kimberly is the assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education for UIS and coordinates the Engaged Citizenship Common Experience speaker series."She

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His first reaction was shock, and then came relief when he realized he wasn't actually in the PAC Restaurant for a phone conference about workers' compensation! Bob Lael walked into his surprise celebration on Tuesday afternoon, May 12, as he was named the 2009 May Employee of the Month.Bob is the assistant manager of Human Resources at UIS."I am extremely honored and proud to present this honor

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Patty Stoutamyer was surprised on Tuesday morning, April 21 as the 2009 April Employee of the Month with a celebration on the landing of the second floor of University Hall.Patty is the office support specialist for the departments of Mathematical Sciences and Music at UIS.Materials nominating Patty as Employee of the Month read:"Patty is extremely dedicated to her students, faculty and job

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The only way to get Tom Micklus to his own Employee of the Month celebration was to tell him that his coworker was the EOM and he needed to escort him to the party.Tom got a little surprise when he walked into the Student Center in the Student Life Building on Tuesday morning and was named the Employee of the Month for March 2009.Tom is an electrician foreman for UIS and has worked here for more

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Even as the applause started and she was handed a bouquet of flowers, Emily Welch Boles had absolutely no idea what the cause for all of the celebration was. But she quickly found out that it was her.On Monday morning, February 9, Emily was named the February 2009 Employee of the Month at UIS. Emily works in the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning as a Computer Assisted Instruction Specialist.

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Exemplary actions and leadership in her position as director of the Career Development Center led Tammy Craig to be named the University of Illinois at Springfield 2008 Employee of the Year.The 26th UIS Employee of the Year award was announced on Tuesday, January 27, during the annual recognition ceremony in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby.Tammy was the Employee of the Month in April and gave many

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Chrisa Potthast tried to call in sick on Friday morning, December 12, but her supervisor, Suzy Woods, asked her to come in for a meeting anyway.The "meeting" was actually Chrisa's own party to celebrate her as the Employee of the Month for December!"I'm sorry I made you come in, but I hope you understand now!" Suzy laughed.Chrisa is a disability services specialist, specializing in adaptive

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When Rowena Vail walked into the Public Affairs Center restaurant on Monday afternoon, November 17, she thought she was coming to a meeting about budgets. Instead, Rowena was surprised by numerous coworkers and friends who gathered to celebrate her being named November Employee of the Month.Rowena held a position in the cataloging department of the library at UIS in her earlier years, before

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Frank Moscardelli's wife, parents and son joined a group of his coworkers on Monday morning, October 20, to surprise him with a celebration in the Public Affairs Center restaurant.Frank, grounds worker, was named Employee of the Month for October.Frank began his career at UIS part-time in 2002 and was hired full-time in 2004, said his supervisor Joan Buckles."He was pretty much handed rough

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Jill Voyles thought she was walking into a meeting about scholarships on Wednesday afternoon, and she even waved to a couple of her coworkers as she entered the Public Affairs Center restaurant. But after a moment of glancing around the room, she realized she had stepped foot into her own celebration.Jill, an applications specialist for Information Technology Services, was named September

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Dr. Margot Duley, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, called it the "worst kept secret," but although Donna Schaub had been tipped off, she was still thrilled to be celebrated as the August 2008 Employee of the Month.Donna, who works as the assistant to the dean in the College of LAS, was named Employee of the Month during her "surprise" party on Tuesday afternoon in the Public

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videoAlice Bettis was overcome with emotion as she stepped into the Public Affairs Center area of rooms C and D on Tuesday morning, August 19."I just don't know what to say," she said with surprise and gratitude.Alice was greeted with cheers from her family and fellow UIS employees as she was honored as Employee of the Month for July 2008. Alice is an Administrative Aide for Sangamon

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By Courtney WestlakevideoIt was a double celebration on Tuesday, July 1 as Sharon Heflin celebrated her birthday and received a big surprise when she walked into Room H of the Public Affairs Center Tuesday morning.Sharon, an office support specialist in the Office of Graduate Intern Programs, was honored as Employee of the Month for June 2008.Pulling off the surprise was stressful, said Kim

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photovideoDennis Jones didn't give much thought to his meeting scheduled in the PAC restaurant on Monday afternoon...until he was on his way. Then, he said, he caught on to the fact that there was a surprise in store for him.Dennis was honored on Monday as he was named the Employee of the Month for May. Dennis works as a network specialist in the information technology services department, which

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WATCH THE VIDEO> It took longer than usual to get the surprise planned for Tammy Craig, but on Wednesday, May 14, the campus community celebrated Craig being named as the April Employee of the Month. As the director of the Career Development Center, Craig assists students in preparing for their lifelong careers and works to improve the resources offered at the center for all members of campus.

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WATCH THE VIDEO>She was warned by her supervisors that if she continued to work hard, be responsible and helpful and represent the Chancellor's office with dignity, someone would notice. And that proved to be an accurate prediction.A very surprised Donna Young walked into a reception in her honor Monday morning, March 24, as she was named UIS' Employee of the Month for March."I have to say I told

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WATCH THE VIDEO>Not many people have worked in as many locations in the library as Library Specialist Ron Peddicord, who has served in departments like circulation, cataloging, government documents, acquisitions and public services. And through his work, he has assisted thousands of faculty, students and staff members of the campus community over the 25 years he has been at UIS.During a

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WATCH THE VIDEO>The 2007 UIS Employee of the Year was announced on Tuesday, February 5 during the annual recognition ceremony in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby. Doug Sheley was named the recipient of the award in front of a large crowd of faculty and staff at the reception. Sheley was the Employee of the Month in June and became momentarily speechless when his name was called as Employee of the

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Pat Austin, administrative aide in Academic Affairs, may have wondered what all the recent extra activity up and down the hallway was about, but then it's the holidays and everyone is busy.But in reality, it was her colleagues cooking up an elaborate plot involving "Front End Banner" meetings, fake phone calls, and a new co-worker – all of it designed to lure Pat down to conference room G so she

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Melanie Smith (holding the baby in the picture at the right), employment services manager in Human Resources, was totally surprised to find herself being honored as Employee of the Month as she walked into her party in PAC C/D on Thursday afternoon.Wes Weisenburn, assistant vice president for human resources, made the official presentation and briefly recounted Melanie's long association with

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Catering supervisor Krystal Wilson spends a great deal of her time in the PAC restaurant and has seen dozens of Employee of the Month parties. And because the restaurant is a popular spot for EOM and other events, she probably didn't think much about it when Brian Patton sent her through the kitchen doors into the restaurant on Friday morning.But this time when Krystie walked in, she was met by a

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As operator for the campus switchboard, Patsy Nation is often the first contact that people have with UIS. So it's important that she not only know what's going on around campus, but also that she can relay that information in a clear and pleasant manner.And since Patsy is also a secretary in the Provost's Office, it was Debbie Gill's job to praise those qualities and more as Patsy was named

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Anyone who works in building services is hard to fool when it comes to planning an EOM party, since they always know what's going on in their buildings. And, as building service supervisor, Dale Abeln was harder to dupe than most.But his colleagues are a creative (and sneaky) bunch and Dale didn't have a clue when Steve Marvel and Tim Ritzo led him into PAC conference room C/D on Friday morning –

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The staff in Facilities and Services have to be ready for just about anything, so on August 8 when stationary engineer Bill Ulery got a call about water coming out of a light fixture in the PAC restaurant – even though he wasn't sure what he was going to do about it – he grabbed a ladder and headed over to check it out.Everything in the restaurant was fine; it was just one of the more creative

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As a building service worker assigned to the Public Affairs Center, Doug Sheley probably knows what's going on in the PAC better than his own house. And that was a major difficulty in planning his party as June Employee of the Month.But when co-workers finally decided to just lie and say that tables needed to be set up in the restaurant for a special event, Doug's eternal willingness to help out

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