Give your colleagues a “High Five” for things such as excellent customer service, “saving my bacon” and going above and beyond.

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Continue below to read about how your colleagues are going above and beyond to help the campus community.

(Note: Campus News edited comments only for misspellings and missing or incomplete words. They appear mostly as written for each employee.)

Works Above and Beyond

Michael Blathers Jr, Cross Cultural and Gender Center
Michael! Thank you so much for all of your hard work during Black History Month! The weekly events and themes were amazing, and it was so fun to see our students engaging and making great connections through the programming and events. Your work has not gone unnoticed!

Marie Cunningham, Accounting
Marie works above and beyond on a daily basis, even though she is always incredibly busy with the entire university she also is readily available to answer any questions that may come up. She is instrumental in staying up to date with travel updates and any changes that come up. I would not be able to do my work without knowing that I have Marie as a resource on campus. Thank you, Marie, for everything you do!

John Howell, Technology Services
Thank you so much John for working on and staying on top of the production issues! Your work and dedication make our daily work much easier! We appreciate you!

Aide Navarro, Division of Research and Graduate Studies
Aide is new to our office and has really hit the ground running with the help she has been providing to our staff. Although everything is new to her, she has stepped up to support our staff in any way she is asked. Her attitude and initiative are much appreciated and of great contribution to our office. Thank you, Aide!

D'Aungillique Jackson, Office of Black Student Success
Thank you so much to D'Aungillique for helping create such a great and safe place for our students on campus. Your work for Black History Month has not gone unnoticed! Your passion and care for our campus community is unmatched.

Sade Johnson, Black Student Success Initiative
Thank you Sade for working to create a month full of love, appreciation and education during Black History Month! Your work has not gone unnoticed and seeing the great connections you are helping to build with our students is phenomenal!

Gina Tamez, Accounting Services
It's a pleasure to collaborate with Gina. She consistently demonstrates prompt responsiveness and willingness to assist with inquiries related to accounting processes or direct Admissions staff to the appropriate resources. Recently, Admissions encountered a situation where a student's tuition needed review, and Gina generously dedicated her time after hours to assist in recalculating the tuition and resolving the issue. We sincerely appreciate her dedication and hard work.

Mychue Vang, Liberal Studies
Ms. Vang serves the Department of Liberal Studies as our administrative assistant, but the work she engages in goes far beyond that job description. She recently designed an efficient workflow for faculty travel requests, based on her extensive knowledge and experience with Adobe applications. She also assists faculty with the management of numerous projects, using her creative and organizational skills.

John Wagenleitner, Technology Services
Thank you so much John for working on and staying on top of the production issues! Your work and dedication make our daily work much easier! We appreciate you!

Curtis Witherspoon, Office of Black Student Success
Curtis, thank you so much for all of your hard work during Black History Month! Your positivity, grace and willingness to jump in at any given moment are commendable. Thank you for all that you do!

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Kelley Avila, Undergraduate Degree Evaluations (University Registrar)
Kelley deserves a huge round of applause for delivering exceptional customer service! I contacted her regarding an inquiry from another department, and she was able to provide immediate assistance despite it being peak time for her with spring graduation approaching. Kelley, you are simply amazing! I truly appreciate all that you do.

Esmeralda Cruz, Human Resources
Esmeralda, thank you for your exceptional assistance in providing the accounting information I needed. Your professionalism and willingness to go the extra mile is truly appreciated.

Sukhpreet Kaur, Accounting Services
Thank you, Sukhpreet, for your friendly and efficient assistance in applying my son's fee waiver to his account. Your help made the process much easier for me, and I'm grateful for your service.