Outstanding Staff Members & Team Service Awards

Overall Outstanding Staff Member

Le’Tosha James – Program Manager, Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery

EEO Category Winners

EEO 1: Paul Joseph Caffera – Ombudsman, University Ombuds

EEO 3: Melissa Rodriguez King – Program Manager, School of Pharmacy

EEO 4: Virginia “Ginger” Harrell – Executive Assistant, Office of the Provost

EEO 5: Brandi Corbin – Stockroom Coordinator, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

EEO 6: Allen Macon Steele – Maintenance Technician, Facilities Management

EEO 7: Anna McKnight – Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment Plant

Seventh Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

Campus Visits and Orientation Team

Martin Fisher – Associate Director of Admissions

Abbey Hogan – Coordinator of Orientation Programs

Grant McCullough – Coordinator of Orientation Programs

Brooke Roberts – Coordinator of Campus Visits

Mason Tilghman – Assistant Director of Admissions for Campus Visits

Overall Outstanding Staff Member

Curtis Terrell – Supervisor of Custodial Services

EEO Category winners (2022)

EEO1: Patrick Perry, director of the Lucky day Scholars program and instructional assistant professor of higher education

EEO 3: Emily Ferris, associate director of the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education

EEO 4: Stephanie Brown, operations coordinator II in the Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct

EEO 5: Penni Bolton, laboratory animal care supervisor in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

EEO 6: James Moody, plumber in the Facilities Management Department

EEO 7: Patricia Russell, parking enforcement officer I in the Department of Parking and Transportation

(2022) Sixth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

Health Professions Advising Office

Sovent Taylor

Kelli Hutchens

Andrew Bilbo

Casey Stuart

Yamika Banks

Meredith Pyle.

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2021)

• EEO 1: Blair McElroy, Senior International Officer & Director of Study Abroad
• EEO 3: Penny Rice, Manager of Instructional Technologies & Faculty Technology Development Center
• EEO 4: Monika Rudd, ID Center Coordinator
• EEO 5: Hope Herren, Computer Support Specialist
• EEO 6: Charles “Bo” Thompson, Carpenter II-Student Housing
• EEO 7: Rod Wilson, Custodial Supervisor
• Overall: Shannon Richardson-Assistant Director-Campus Recreation

(2021) Fifth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

Department of Student Housing: John Yaun, Jeannie Hopper, Don Rogers, Chris Thornton, Tracey Vaughn, Danielle Meyer, Claire Lowe, Emily Styles, Abigail Justice, Deborah Dunn

EEO Runner Up/Honorable Mention (2021)

• EEO-1: Alex Langhart, Director of University Health Services
• EEO-3: JR Love, Project Manager McLean Institute
• EEO-4: Evelyn Johnson-Administrative Assistant Sociology, Lele Gillespie-Project Coordinator-Liberal Arts
• EEO-5: Bruce Newell, Information Technology Specialist: Outreach & Continuing Education
• EEO-6: James Moody, Plumber
• EEO-7: Linda Quarles-Custodian II, Overall: Marshall Crowther- Staff Physician

Dan Jones Team Service Award Runner Up/Honorable Mention (2021)

• Center for Student Success & First Year Experience
• Academic Outreach/School of Engineering Undergraduate Programs

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2020)

• EEO-1: Donna Strum, Associate Provost
• EEO-3: Je’Lisa Hairston McGee, Coordinator for Advising, Recruitment and Retention, School of Applied Sciences
• EEO-4: Ebony C. McEwen, Registration and Records Coordinator
• EEO-5: Vietta Booker, Computer Operator in Technical Services
• EEO-6: Steve Shaw, Maintenance Technician, Department of Student Housing
• EEO-7: Tressie J. Johnson, Custodian, Facilities Management Department
• Kim Carr, Overall Outstanding Staff Member, Senior Secretary for Summer Programs in the Office of Pre-College Programs

(2020) Fifth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning (IREP): Katie Busby, Margaret Walden, Kate Kellum, Camille Toles, Linda Bailey, Donna McAnally, Katie Waldon, & Ed Stuart

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2019)

• EEO-1: Katrina Caldwell, V C for Diversity & Community Engagement
• EEO-3: Alicia Goodson, UM-Tupelo
• EEO-4: Lila Neely, MBA service
• EEO-5: Dennis Bullard, Telecommunications Center
• EEO-6: James Calvin Malone, Power Plant & Utilities
• EEO-7: Desser Smith, Facilities Management Department
• Charlie Ball-Burrell, Overall Outstanding Staff Member, Student Academic Services FedEX Center

(2019) Fourth Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

• The Inn
• UPD
• UM-Bonneville

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2018)

• EEO-1: Laura Diven-Brown, Office of Financial Aid
• EEO-3: Joseph Baumbaugh, Office of Alumni Affairs
• EEO-4: Kathy McCluskey, Office of Human Resources
• EEO-5: Lynn Reece, Desoto Regional Campus
• EEO-6: Hunter Snow, Facilities Management Department
• EEO-7: Michael Lewis, Facilities Management Department
• Nettie Tyson, Facilities Management Department, Overall Outstanding Staff Member

(2018) Third Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

• Office of Student Disability Services

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2017)

• EEO-1: Tony Ammeter
• EEO-3: Deetra Wiley
• EEO-4: Susan Foust
• EEO-5: Amanda Blair
• EEO-6: Terrance Brown
• EEO-7: Sandra K. Buford
• Anne McCauley, Overall Outstanding Staff Member

(2017) Second Annual Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

• Campus Recreation
• University Communications

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2016)

• EEO-1: Jeff McManus
• EEO-3: Jennifer Phillips
• EEO-4: Kimberly Barnes
• EEO-5: Jason T. Mangrum
• EEO-6: Jonathan Joe “J.J.” Potts
• EEO-7: Shelia Ann Lewis
• Andrea Jekabsons, Overall Outstanding Staff Member

(2016) Inaugural Daniel W. Jones, M.D. Outstanding Team Service Award

• School of Education (SAFE Office)

Outstanding Staff Members for EEO Categories and Overall (2015)

• EEO-1: Linda Chitwood
• EEO-3: Premalatha Balachandran
• EEO-4: Steven Ridout
• EEO-5: Jeffrey Hannah
• EEO-6: Willard Frazier
• EEO-7: Jerry Harden
• Nora M. Ingram, Overall Outstanding Staff Member