UNC: Division of Student Affairs


	Staff Achievements The Division of Student Affairs Excellence Award for SPA Employees The Division of Student Affairs would like to recognize its unsung heroes semi-annually at the DSA Celebrations. The Excellence Award for Employees Program seeks to recognize staff that has provided extraordinary service to students, the Division, and the University. Any SPA employee may be nominated. A monetary award and plaque will be included with the recognition. May 2008 Donna Woody, Campus Health Services Kent Widmayer, Technology & Systems Support January 2008 Lisa Bowden, University Career Services Tarah Burnette, Department of Housing & Residential Education Ranay Watts, Campus Health Services 2008 Information Technology Awards The Division of Student Affairs would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2008 Information Technology Awards. Individual Award Winners: Kevin Masters - Campus Health Services Diana Woodhouse - Technlogy and Systems Support Team Winner: RES NET Team - Chris Williams, Jeremy Buenviaje, and Paul Kamen - Housing and Residential Education 2008 Student Undergraduate Staff Awards Mario Guido, a housekeeper with the Carolina Union, and DeVetta Holman-Nash, associate director of Counseling and Wellness Services, are recipients of the 2008 Student Undergraduate Staff Awards. Awards are made based on demonstrated excellence in service, dedication to undergraduate students, and positively affecting a broad spectrum of undergraduate students. Congratulations Mario and Devetta! Carolina Union Recognition and Awards Don Luse, Director of the Carolina Union, is president-elect of the national organization, Association of College Unions International (ACUI). He officially took office as president-elect at the organization’s 88th conference on March 19, 2008. At the Annual Conference of the Association of College Unions graphic competition, the Carolina Union’s Marketing Department won the following awards: Logo/Brand Identity - 1st Place, Student- “Breakin’ Point” -Cara Smith Promotional Campaigns - 1st Place, Professional- “More Than a Building” – Megan Mcguire, Adrienne Edwards, Allison Badee Promotional Campaigns - Honorable Mention, Professional- “Sweet Design” – Roxanne Shaban Specialty Items - 2nd Place, Student- “Fallfest Buttons” – Roxanne Shabani Cards/Invitations - 2nd Place, Professional- “Carolina Union Holiday Card- Adrienne Edwards December 2007 Don Luse, Director of the Carolina Union, was elected National President of the Association of College Unions International (ACUI). Founded in 1914, ACUI is a nonprofit educational organization that brings together college unions and student activities professionals from hundreds of schools in seven countries. ACUI enriches students and administrators through education, advocacy and the delivery of services. September 2007 Virginia Carson, Director of the Campus Y, receives Chancellor's Award of Excellence. Carson is one of the five UNC employees to receive this year's Chancellor's Award of Excellence. Virginia's dedication and commitment to the Y and Carolina students truly makes her deserving of this distinguished honor. http://www.newsobserver.com/print/thursday/city_state/story/717660.html http://gazette.unc.edu/file.5.html Scott Hudson, Associate Director at the Carolina Union, was recently honored with the Employee Forum's Unsung Hero Award. This award recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to their communities and to the people of the State of North Carolina. For over a decade, Scott has been a foster parent to numerous children in the area. In 1999 and again in 2002, as a result of the positive experiences Scott and his wife had, they adopted two of these children. The willingness to open his home to foster children and the compassion Scott illustrated to them, makes him a very deserving candidate of this award. Please join the Carolina Union in congratulating Scott on his honor. Office of the Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor Peggy Jablonski received the "Pillar of the Profession Award" from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) in April. She has served for the past four years as the Editor of the NASPA Journal and will serve a two-year term on the Board of Directors from 2007 - 2009. Please join us in congratulating other staff achievements in the following areas: HOUSING Susan Rhody received the 2006 Outstanding New Professional of the Year award from the North Carolina Housing Officers. This award recognizes a colleague in the first three years of professional level employment in Housing and Residence Life who displays exemplary service to the field and their own institution. Susan is a third year Community Director for the Department of Housing and Residential Education within the Parker Community. Ashley Siemen, who has been serving as a Community Director for Housing and Residential Education for 3.5 years, was elected to the ACPA Directorate Body and received the Southeast Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) Humanitarian Award. Ellen Jones, (Community Director) received the SEAHO Humanitarian Award. Dei Allard was elected by the NCHO membership as the State Rep for SEAHO. Demi Brown was appointed as Chair of Educational Programs for SEAHO. Gay Perez was elected SEAHO Member at Large. Larry Hicks has been appointed to the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. The following staff of Housing and Residential Education received the North Carolina Housing Officer’s Randy Rice Service Award, which is given to those deserving staff at individual institutions that have gone beyond the call of duty and/or service to support the mission, goals, and/or activities of the Residence Life and/or Housing program. Any member of the campus community – housekeepers, maintenance staff, food service staff, secretarial staff, and faculty member – is eligible for this award. Katie Bartholomew Lisa Bennett Debbie Bousquet Tarah Burnette Peggy Cotton Rick McKirgan CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICES Patsy Huff, Director of Administration for Campus Health Services, was elected as the treasurer of the American College Health Association