| Terry
College of Business
First Quarter Awards:
Dean
Benson & Nancy Garrett
Nancy Garrett: Achievement
Nancy is a degree program specialist
in the Undergraduate Program Office and has been with Terry
for 3 ½ years.
Prior to that she worked in UGA Admissions, and that experience
has been invaluable to those involved with the new Terry undergraduate
admissions process. Nominations comments for Nancy include:
The Terry Undergraduate Programs Office literally could not
function without her! Nancy is the glue that holds everything
together. She is quick to learn, has an amazing memory, and
quickly tackles any task regardless of difficulty. She is the
director's assistant on a day-to-day basis handling virtually
everything that needs to be done. She answers questions from
advisors seeking advice on current rules and regulations. Her
helpful way and knowledge extends to students as well as staff.
She is one of the first people students see when they walk
in the office. She gained the respect of faculty through her
assistance with the Undergraduate Admissions Committee and
the Undergraduate Programs Committee. Nancy is patient, understanding,
personable, and always smiling.
Kathleen Day: Community Building
Dean
Benson & Kathleen Day
Kathleen assumed the Business Manager position in the Business
Office in April 2003. She has been with Terry since 1994, previously
in Executive Programs. In addition to performing her specific job
duties exceptionally, she strives to better the communication process
and overall environment in everything she does. She is supportive,
positive, and is always open to new ideas and processes that may
improve the functioning of the office. She has worked diligently
to enhance the working relationships between various departments
within Terry and across UGA departments. Kathleen encourages the
staff to attend on-campus training, and has initiated cross-training
within the office, and provides a positive leadership example by
the way she offers guidance and deals with difficult situations.
She has devoted her time and expertise in developing and implementing
monthly training programs to offer the Terry community a source
of accurate information. Her goal is to implement top-notch training
to increase productivity and establish a positive image throughout
the university as a well-oiled machine," …. perhaps
even a 'lean, but not mean accounting machine'."
Second Quarter Awards:
David Robinson: Achievement
Sheila King: Community Building
Sheila
King & David Robinson
David received a PhD in American
Literature from Ohio State in 1981 and taught English at Georgia
College in Milledgeville for several years. He joined the Terry
College in the fall of 1989 as an Educational Program Specialist
in the Economics Department to supervise senior papers and
to assist faculty and graduate students with editorial work.
David was chairperson of the Staff Representative Group (SRG)
subcommittee that first proposed the staff awards several years
ago. Davis is described as very professional, competent, bright,
personable, and industrious. The senior paper is the capstone
to the student experience in the economics department… students
tie together the subject matter they learn in the classroom with
research and writing skills...
Because most of these undergraduates have had limited practice
writing papers, David spends an enormous amount of time improving
their organization, grammar, and style … resulting
in a remarkable improvement in the readability of the senior
papers. His help allows the faculty to focus on making substantive
comments about the student's research. David also works closely
with teaching assistants to improve their skills and graduate
students working on theses and dissertations.
Shelia has worked at Terry
for eleven years ... starting out in the Insurance, Legal
Studies, and Real Estate Department. She currently works
with the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research. Sheila
is described as being organized, efficient, extremely competent,
and has an excellent rapport with everyone. Her most effective
tool is communication…both
within the Terry College and to the outside community. Sheila
performs many tasks for the College that reflect on how Terry
is perceived in the UGA community at large. She guides Terry
staff on policy and procedures that range from as critical
as faculty promotion to more routine tasks like EEO surveys
and routing reimbursement forms. Sheila is unfailingly friendly
and courteous to everyone who comes in her office. She is
extremely discreet in a job that deals with confidential
information, such as merit reviews, staff evaluations,
disputes, and many other issues. All the while she keeps
a gentle demeanor and a sense of humor.
Third Quarter Awards:
Nell Hemphill: Achievement
Tony Stringer: Community Building
Nell
Hemphill & Tony Stringer Nell Hemphill and Tony Stringer are the winners of the Terry
College's Outstanding Staff Awards for the third quarter of 2004.
Dean George Benson presented Hemphill and Stringer with their
awards at a reception held Oct. 5th in Brooks Hall.
Before awarding each of the winners a plaque
and a $500 check, Benson said creating nurturing relationships
inside and outside the organization is one of the many ideals
taught to students at Terry. "Our best staff exemplify these ideals," he
said.
Nell Hemphill received the Terry Achievement
Award. Hemphill said that when she came to the Terry College
15 years ago, "Never
in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be standing here getting
an award." She said she enjoys working at
Terry because the colleagues she works with
are so friendly. "I've
never meet a stranger here," she said. "I enjoy my
job tremendously."
Nell Hemphill received the Terry Achievement
Award. Hemphill said that when she came to the Terry College
15 years ago, "Never
in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be standing here getting
an award." She said she enjoys working at Terry because
the colleagues she works with are so friendly. "I've never
meet a stranger here," she said. "I enjoy my job tremendously."
Hemphill has worked as an administrative
assistant to David Kamerschen in Terry's Department of Economics
since 1989. Kamerschen is the holder of the Dorsey Chair of
Public Utilities Economics. Hemphill's responsibilities include
assisting Kamerschen in preparing his research articles for
publication in economics journals. According to one nominator, "He
is an extremely prolific scholar, and since economics journals
don't have one standard format she has prepared dozens of articles
for publication in many kinds of programs and applications."
Hemphill also was praised for her willingness
to help other staff, faculty and students, and make sacrifices
for the good of the department. As one nominator pointed out,
Hemphill voluntarily gave up a private outer office for an
inner cubicle when space limitations in Brooks Hall became
acute, allowing the Economics Department to allocate the space
to an additional faculty member. "Mrs.
Hemphill is an innovative, dedicated, professional, personable
and intelligent asset to the Terry College," said another
nominator. "She is most deserving of this prestigious award."
Benson said Hemphill was a key contributor
to Kamerschen's prodigious research production. "Nell, you're the reason," said
Benson.
Tony Stringer received the Terry Community Building Award.
Stringer joined the Terry College in 2001 and works in the Development
Office as the college's donor relations coordinator. A 1986 graduate
of UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication,
Stringer worked in UGA's College of Education dealing with teacher
certification and scholarships before coming to work for Terry.
Colleagues say Stringer's creative talents and organizational
skills quickly made an impact, helping to improve the college's
relations with key alumni and donors.
"Tony conquered projects that had been put on the backburner
for years, such as developing databases and supporting materials
to efficiently organize departmental scholarships and chairs
throughout the college" said one nominator. "Not only
did he organize the scholarship records, he also met with department
heads and their assistants to be sure everyone understood the
importance of their roles in keeping scholarship information
complete and up-to-date."
Stringer also took the initiative to improve
one of Terry's donor events, the Frances Wood Wilson Scholarship
luncheon, by compiling a book of photos from the event and
including a statement from each student recipient. The scholarship
donors said the book was unique and very meaningful to them. "This is just
one example of how Tony personalizes Terry events in order to
strengthen ties between donors and the college," said one
nominator.
Benson said Stringer's efforts are instrumental
to building successful relationships with donors, an example
being the Donor Recognition Gala held in early October. When
the event is memorable, he added, it makes those attending
feel special. "We're
at the top of the list because of what you did," said Benson,
referring to the comments he's received from those who were guests
at the gala. "They were blown away."
"I really appreciate this award," Stringer said after
receiving his plaque. "I'm very thankful to work at a college
that has such a sense of community."
Nominations for the fourth quarter 2004 Outstanding Staff Awards
closed Oct. 14, but nominations for the first quarter 2005 awards
can now be submitted. Any faculty or staff member in the Terry
College may nominate a staff member for the award. For information
on submitting nominations, contact Associate Dean Sandra Gustavson's
office at 542-3550.
By Jim Kvicala jimkvicala@terry.uga.edu |