This award is presented monthly to a UND staff member who when out of their way to make UND a better place. Here is an excerpt of what Connie had to say about Vicki:
“Vicki teaches computer classes to our OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) members. She had an OLLI student in her (winter) computer class who broke her ankle early on in the schedule. So this woman is skipping along with walker, cast, etc. and missing some of the classes. The student had been so excited about this course because she just bought a brand new computer - then all these unfortunate events happened. Vicki called her and offered to go over to her house, work with her one-on-one and set up an e-mail account for her. Well, the student is absolutely "over the moon"! How cool is that? This generous offer to go the extra mile, not just for OLLI@UND, but for all the programs in the Division, is what makes Vicki and the entire IT unit shine.”
April 2009
U-Shine award winner is
Janice Hoffarth
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the April “U Shine Award” recipient Janice Hoffarth. Janice was nominated by Tammy Mulske and was presented with a check for $50 and a certificate by Human Resource Director, Diane Nelson on April 6th.
Here is an excerpt of what Tammy had to say about Janice:
“On February 9, the Music Department held its Open House. On the iciest day of the year, several students, prospective students, and faculty members were unable to attend the event. One of the absent faculty members was assigned to take the prospective students to lunch at Wilkerson Dining Center . When we were unable to find another faculty member to take the students to lunch, Janice immediately volunteered and then proceeded to lead the students, their parents, and some grandparents across the ice and snow to the Dining Center. To keep everyone safe, Janice found the icy patches for them, and fell twice in the process. She spent the next hour chatting with the students and promoting our university. After lunch, she led the students back to Hughes Fine Arts Center through the same ice and snow and rain. It was not until she was back in her office that she told anyone how wet and cold she was, and that she was sore from falling twice. The students only saw a cheerful person who loved the University she works for.
On a day when some people were unable to make it to work, and others were unwilling to take on additional duties for the Open House, Janice found the time, strength, and positive attitude to ensure that the visiting students had the best possible experience in some of the worst weather conditions.”
March 2009
U-Shine award winner is Brian Wurzbacker
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the March “U Shine Award” recipient Brian Wurzbacker. Brian was nominated by Char Bratvold and was presented with a check for $50 and a certificate by Staff Senate President Janice Hoffarth on March 2nd.
Here is an excerpt of what Char had to say about Brian:
“One Sunday night a student was leaving Streibel Hall when she slipped and fell outside on the ice and could not get up. Brian seen her and went out to her aide to help her back on her feet. He then made sure she got to her car safely. This is a good example of U-Shine.”
February 2009
U-Shine award winner is Kristen Peterson.
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the February “U Shine Award” recipient Kristen Peterson. Kristen was nominated by Janice Troitter and was presented with a check for $50 and a certificate by Staff Senate President Janice Hoffarth on February 3rd.
Here is an excerpt of what Janice had to say about Kristen:
“Kristen is our front-line person. Prior to implementing Notifind, the campus conducted an experimental run of the emergency notification process that was in place at that time. Kristen had just recently started working as our secretary and had not done this task before. This involved contacting the entire campus building contact person list as quickly as possible. It was a rather tense exercise as it was being timed for effectiveness and all eyes were on her. She accomplished this task with great composure and professionalism.”
January 2009
U-Shine award winner is John Seibel.
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the January “U Shine Award” recipient John Seibel. John was nominated by Gwen Molsbarger and was presented with a check for $50 and a certificate by Staff Senate President Janice Hoffarth on January 7th.
Here is an excerpt of what Gwen had to say about John:
“A custodian was emptying a waste can and he heard a kind of unusual noise. A kind of noise paper shouldn't make. He looked in the container and discovered a bag of money. He immediately turned it in to our Supervisor who returned it to the office worker who accidentally tossed it. I think that's an incredibly honest thing to do and makes John a truly ‘U Shine' employee.”
December 2008
U-Shine award winner is Mary Iwan.
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the December “U Shine Award” recipient
Mary Iwan. Mary was nominated by Betty Allen and was presented with a check
for $50 and a certificate by Staff Senate President Janice Hoffarth in her
office on December 1st.
Here is an excerpt of the nomination:
(email from Chester Fritz customer) “On Wednesday October 22, 2008 we
visited your Auditorium to check out the parking facilities as we have tickets
for the "Church Basement Ladies" production in November. On entering
the building we approached the office where we met a lovely young lady who
in addition to answering all our questions showed us where we would be sitting
and explained all the positive attributes of the Auditorium. In addition
to this she outlined some of the upcoming productions we might be interested
in. She couldn't seem to do enough to make us feel welcome and answer any
of our questions.
Every so often you get to meet a person who does her job so well that
they are a credit to the organization they represent. Mary is one of them
that should be recognized by her employer as a great asset to the organization.
We thank her for her help and hope that you will congratulate her on a job
well done.”
November 2008
The first U-Shine award winner is Paulette Lindquist.
UND Staff Senate is proud to announce the November “U Shine Award”
recipient Paulette Lindquist. Paulette was nominated by Cheryl Widman and was
presented with a check for $50 and a certificate by Staff Senate President
Janice Hoffarth in her office on November 3rd.
Here is an excerpt of what Cheryl had to say
about Paulette:
I don't know anyone who is more loyal and committed to UND than Paulette.
She has almost 31 years (on Dec 19th) of employment at UND. Her commitment
to her work and employees on campus shines" through every pay-period.
She goes out of her way to be sure all of our hourly employees are paid accurately
and on time, often spending a lot of time on the phone helping departments "sort
things out" to ensure their employees are paid accurately. In my judgment,
Paulette is most deserving of the
"U-Shine" Award because it's
people like her, with her positive attitude, that make our campus what
it is. So, this is my thanks to her. Thank you Paulette!!
All UND staff members are eligible to receive this award. Nominations can
be submitted through the Staff Senate Website, http://www.und.edu/org/undss/ or
forms are available at UND Facilities, Dining Services and the Memorial Union
Post Office.
Nominations must be received by the 15th of the month and awards presented the
first business day of the following month.
