Employee Celebration honors long-time employees and outstanding staff

UK Libraries recognized the achievements of long-time employees and outstanding staff at the 2015 Employee Celebration held June 4 in William T. Young Library.

Faculty and staff with five, ten, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50 years of service to UK received pins and awards to mark their tenure. Terri Brown, head of William T. Young Circulation, and Jen Bartlett, head of William T. Young Reference Services, spoke to honor, respectively, Stacks Supervisor Bob Turner and Academic Liaison for Hispanic Studies, History, Political Science, and Public Administration Judy Fugate. Both Bob and Judy marked 50 years of service to UK Libraries and the university.

Left to right: Janet Layman, Marie Dale, and Peggy Phillips

Three members of the staff each received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Performance, bestowed upon individuals who have excelled in their work assignments, and who have worked at least three years at UK Libraries. Janet Layman, Cataloging and Metadata; Marie Dale, Administrative Associate in the Special Collections Research Center; and Peggy Phillips, Print Serials Coordinator, each received an engraved award and a cash stipend, and saw their names engraved on a perpetual plaque displayed in Young Library.  More about the Dean’s Award is available online via UKNow.

Special thanks to Daniel Naas for serving as master of ceremonies, Lewis Warden for photos, the Dean’s Office staff, Staff Advisory Council, and the Dean’s Award Jury. The individuals serving on these committees are as follows:

Staff Advisory Council

Abbye Allan, Chair

Jason Boczar

Benita Clarke

Shell Dunn

The Dean’s Award Jury Committee

Laura Hall, Chair

Martha David

Nancy DeMarcus

Mark Ingram

David Powell

Melissa Barlow, Ex-Officio

A complete list of faculty and staff receiving service awards is below:

2015 Service Awards

5 Years

Keith Barbour

Michael Brewster

Ed Brown

Peter Hesseldenz

Denise Hunter

Jason Keinsley

Heath Martin

Jeffrey Rion

10 Years

Kazuko Hioki

Eugenia Kempster

Deirdre Scaggs

Sue Smith

15 Years

James Baker

Frank Davis

Curt Miller

Stacy Yelton

20 Years

Terri Brown

Benita Clarke

Martha David

25 Years

Carla Cantagallo

Mary Molinaro

Laura Whayne

30 Years

Clay Gaunce

Bev Hilton

Reinette Jones

Judy Sackett

Debbie Sharp

35 Years

Rick Garrett

Debra Johnson

Lewis Warden

40 Years

Shirley Greene

50 Years

Judy Fugate

Bob Turner

Congratulations to all.