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to recognize staff at Honors Convocation
4/15/08
DENTON —
Three Texas Woman’s University staff members will be
honored for their contributions to the university during Honors
Convocation ceremonies Thursday, April 24. Convocation begins
at 10 a.m. in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, located at
Oakland and Sawyer streets on TWU’s Denton campus.
Anne P. Downing,
project coordinator for the Multi-Ethnic Biomedical Research
Support (MBRS) program, and Carlos Da Silva, manager of Technology
and Information Services for TWU’s Institute of Health
Sciences-Houston Center, will receive Outstanding Staff Achievement
awards. Charlsa Kern, supervisor of digital printing, will
receive the TWU Award of Excellence.
Recipients of the
Outstanding Achievement Awards must be full-time TWU employees
who have a minimum of two years of continuous service to the
university and who exhibit superior job performance and a
high degree of proficiency in their position. The TWU Award
of Excellence is presented to a full-time employee who has
a minimum of five years continuous service with TWU. The employee
should display outstanding personality traits such as loyalty,
dedication, initiative, reliability and should demonstrate
the ability to relate well to all members of the university
community.
Anne P.
Downing
As the project
director for the MBRS program for the past 12 years, Ms. Downing
is responsible for maintaining records and monitoring the
progress of 20 to 40 students and their faculty mentors. The
MBRS program, funded by the National Institutes of Health,
offers hands-on research experience to graduate and undergraduate
students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Her many nominators
for the award remarked on Ms. Downing’s willingness
to go above and beyond in helping students.
“Although
her job requires her to maintain records of all communication
and student progress, Anne also makes it a point to provide
personal assistance to each and every student in the program,”
said Dr. Lynda Uphouse, TWU biology professor and MBRS program
director. “In fact, she has become such a known resource
that even students who are not associated with MBRS seek her
advice and assistance.”
MBRS students describe
Anne as efficient, patient and courteous and say that she
is always willing to assist with their needs.
In a nominating letter signed by current MBRS students, they
say, “Anne keeps us going, keeps us happy and keeps
us on track. She knows that happy people make happy programs.
She wants the MBRS program and all of TWU to offer us a source
of unconditional support.”
Carlos
Da Silva
As the manager
for Technology and Information Services for TWU’s Houston
Center, Mr. Da Silva exhibits a customer-centric approach
to assisting faculty, staff and students in their technology
needs.
“Carlos devotes
countless hours of service to address our technological needs,
and he always does so with a smile and a gentle demeanor,”
said Dr. Sharon Olson, professor and director of the TWU School
of Physical Therapy in Houston.
Several of his
nominators remarked how Mr. Da Silva worked tirelessly to
ensure the smooth transition of technology when the new Houston
Center opened in August 2006.
“When we
moved to the new building, Carlos and his staff worked around
the clock to ensure that every faculty member had their computer
up and running and assisted faculty in utilizing the new technology
available in the classrooms,” said Dr. Rebecca Krepper,
associate dean of nursing in Houston. “It is amazing
looking back on that transition, how smoothly everything went.
It is all due to the planning and execution of Carlos.”
Charlsa
Kern
For more than 30
years, Ms. Kern has provided quality service with a smile
to her printing services customers of senior administrators,
faculty, staff and students. As the digital supervisor for
printing services, Ms. Kern not only designs great printed
pieces, she also builds friendships along the way as she guides
her customers throughout the entire printing process.
“The continued
success of each printed piece is a direct result of Charlsa’s
ability to listen and apply her expertise to all those she
works with daily,” said Bill Benson, manager of TWU’s
printing and mailing services. “Whether designing a
piece for the Chancellor or a student, Charlsa puts her heart
into everything she does.”
Her TWU customers
describe Ms. Kern’s professionalism, patience and positivity
as she assists in the creation of their printed projects.
“Charlsa
is extremely fast and responsive, turning projects around
with amazing speed,” said Dr. Sylvia Vardell, professor
of library sciences. “She also is intuitive at seeing
what we are going for, even if we don’t quite know it
ourselves. She can deliver something even better than you
can think or imagine. We are lucky to have her at TWU.”
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