President’s Awards celebrate outstanding service

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BY Lorraine Redford

May 22, 2007

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/President’s-Awards-2007.jpg” caption=”Nancy Gray nominated Theresa Cooke, manager of Student Accounts and Cashiers, for a President’s Award for Outstanding Service. Below, the Grounds Department received a Team Award. Photos by Susan Bubak.”]Hundreds of members of the McMaster community, family and friends came out to celebrate the 94 employees being honoured last week at the annual reception for the President's Awards for Outstanding Service in 2006. They were joined by President Peter George and other distinguished guests to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of the nominees and recipients.

In his opening remarks, George said, “To each of you I extend my heartfelt thanks and congratulate you on your achievement. I also send my sincere thanks to all who made a special effort to write a nomination or supporting reference for these nominees. The nominations were truly outstanding this year, and I am certain that the Advisory Committee had a difficult time in selecting this year's recipients. These efforts and these results are a visible reminder to all of us of what we are capable of achieving in difficult times. They are proof for me — and proof for all of you — that the pursuit of excellence knows no boundaries and accepts no limitations.”

The President's Awards for Outstanding Service represents the highest honour the University can bestow upon its non-teaching employees. The annual awards program recognizes employees who are not faculty and are not members of senior management for their outstanding contributions to advancing the mission of the University. Since 1997, the program has recognized approximately 800 exceptional individuals and teams.

Here are the recipients of the President's Award for Outstanding Service in 2006:

Individual 2006 Award Recipients:

  • Tamara Baldwin, residence life coordinator, Housing and Conference Services
  • Brad Sheeller, instructional assistant, Department of Chemistry
  • John Bator, educational technology specialist, Computer Services Unit, FHS
  • Alan Stafford, research assistant, Department of Medicine
  • Theresa Cooke, manager, Student Accounts and Cashiers, Department of Finance
  • Kathy Steele, Introductory Psychology secretary, Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
  • Rose Mason, undergraduate program assistant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • May Zhai, program manager, International Student Recruitment and Summer ESL Program, Office of International Affairs

    Team 2006 Award Recipients:

    CACUSS Conference Planning Committee:

  • Servilio Afre-Puentes, Tamara Baldwin, Eva Bodrozic, Dianne Carment, Brad Coburn, Corinna Fitzgerald, Dave Fraser, Deb Garland, Jacquie Hampshire, Candy Hui, Larry Marsh, Ron McLester, Debbie Nifakis, Tim Nolan, Wendy Read and Sergio Venier.

    Grounds Department:

  • Fred Bene, Jim Doek, Bill Fisher, Shawn Fleming, Neil Innes, Ratko Jelic, Gary Moscardini and Luke Vlatkovic.