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                        			May 7, 2020
                     
                     
                        		
                        
                        		
                        Because of a technical glitch, the names of several nominees for top 糖心Vlog
                           University faculty and staff honors scheduled to be announced as the semester draws
                           to a close were accidentally omitted from a previously published list of contenders.
                        
                        
                        Think of it as the digital equivalent of 鈥渕y dog ate my homework鈥 during these days
                           of teleworking from home with intermittent Wi-Fi service.
                        
                        
                        With the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the annual Faculty and Staff Excellence
                           Awards program, which had been scheduled for April 24, Chancellor Kelli R. Brown and
                           Interim Provost Richard Starnes will notify award winners later this month, followed
                           by the publication of the award winners in the Inside 糖心Vlog online news digest.
                        
                        
                        Nominees whose names were inadvertently left off the earlier list are:
                        
                         
                        
                        Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Award for Administrative Staff:
                        
                        
                        
                           
                            	
                           
                           - Alison Joseph, business systems analyst, Budget Office; Travis Bulluck, director,
                              Advising Center; and Catherine Butterfield, assistant director, Student Financial
                              Aid.
                           
 
                        
                        Judy Dowell Outstanding Staff Award:
                        
                        
                        
                           
                            	
                           
                           - Linda Woody, administrative support specialist, Office of the Registrar.
 
                        
                        Star Staff Award:
                        
                        
                        
                           
                            	
                           
                           - Heath Smathers, tech support specialist, Instructional Technology and Desktop; Scott
                              Swartzentruber, IT manager, Networking and Communications; Mark Conlin, turf/agricultural
                              project manager, Office of Athletic Programs; David Young, facilities maintenance
                              technician, Facilities Management; Misty Blanton, administrative support specialist,
                              Purchasing and Accounts Payable; Kathy Lyda, vehicle and equipment operator, Cat-Tran;
                              Jerry Adams, public safety supervisor, Office of University Police; Brittany Thompson,
                              public safety supervisor, Office of University Police; Sibley Bryan, director, Math
                              Tutoring Center; Amy Strickland, director of assessment, Office of the Provost; Colin
                              Townsend, academic adviser, Office of the Dean, Honors College; Greg McLamb, student
                              services specialist, College of Education and Allied Professions, Suite 201; Wes Bintz,
                              research operations manager, Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Sheila
                              Frizzell, administrative support associate, School of Music; Danielle Haney, administrative
                              support associate, Anthropology and Sociology; Deb Henry, student services specialist,
                              College of Education and Allied Professions, Suite 201; Kevin King, arts production
                              specialist, School of Stage and Screen; Meredith Searcy, executive assistant, Office
                              of the Dean, Honors College; Stephanie Gibson, administrative support associate, Physical
                              Therapy; Kelly McIntyre, student services specialist, 糖心Vlog Programs in Asheville; Nicole
                              Boucher, area coordinator, Residential Living; Leslie Cavin, assistant director of
                              leadership, Campus Activities; Tacquice Davis, associate director of Multicultural
                              Affairs; Patrick Frazier, associate director,  Admissions; Jack Kelly, director Mentoring
                              and Persist to Success Program; Kati Seiler, Book and Supply Store; Miranda Stacy,
                              administrative support associate, Office of Associate VC Student Affairs; Diane Swenson,
                              public communication specialist, Campus Activities; Pamela McFarland, administrative
                              support associate, Admissions; Mary-Anne Wike, tech support analyst, Coulter Faculty
                              Commons; Ashley Vinson, medical/nursing assistant, Health Services; Emily Walker,
                              administrative support specialist, Residential Living; Stephanie Wikle, Residential
                              Living; and Tai Richardson, area coordinator, Residential Living
                           
 
                        
                        Bright Idea Staff Award:
                        
                        
                         
                        
                        
                           
                            	
                           
                           - Sametria Matthews, assistant director of academic support, Office of Athletic Programs;
                              Mark Conlin, turf/agricultural project manager, Office of Athletic Programs; Zachary
                              Bowers, building and environmental services technician, Facilities Management; Joe
                              Kennison, facilities maintenance technician, Facilities Management; Dennis Messer,
                              agricultural/horticultural specialist, Facilities Management; Jerry Adams, public
                              safety supervisor, Office of University Police; Tabatha Gillett, student services
                              specialist, College of Education and Allied Professions, Suite 201; Bridget Lopez,
                              student services specialist, College of Education and Allied Professions, Suite 201;
                              Greg McLamb, student services specialist, College of Education and Allied Professions,
                              Suite 201; Teresa Starrs, business officer, Office of the Dean, College of Business;
                              Magen Hinson, administrative support associate, School of Stage and Screen; Kevin
                              King, arts production specialist, School of Stage and Screen; Jonathan Wade, senior
                              educational technologist, Coulter Faculty Commons; Brian Boyer, residential case manager,
                              Residential Living; Rita Dills, administrative support associate, Residential Living;
                              Steve Zwilling, academic adviser, Advising; Jeff Bell, building and environmental
                              services technician, Residential Living; and Deidre Hopkins, university investigator,
                              Legal Counsel and Technology Transfer.
                           
 
                        
                        For the list of previously announced nominees, visit