tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:06:56 +0000Thanks for all you do for UIS!http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/noreply@blogger.com (UIS Web Services)Blogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-7719417130697186117Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:06:00 +00002010-04-20T15:06:50.912-05:00 This blog is now located at http://eom.uis.edu/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://eom.uis.edu/feeds/posts/default. http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2010/04/this-blog-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UIS Web Services)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-657781874724368739Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:32:00 +00002010-04-06T12:03:06.671-05:00VideoNatalie Taylor had to be pushed into the room by coworkers after she realized she’d been named Employee of the Month for April 2010.“You can just stand here so I don’t fall over,” she joked as her supervisor Dean Larry Stonecipher presented the award. “Can you feel me shaking?” she asked.Her accomplishments were celebrated with friends and family during an April 6, 2010 party in the Public http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2010/04/natalie-taylor-is-april-eom.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-2459580909067643279Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:59:00 +00002010-03-23T12:11:37.846-05:00VideoVisiting Director of Disability Services Suzanne Woods, thought she was on a way to a meeting with her boss when she got a big surprise. Woods was named March 2010 employee of the month during a ceremony in the PAC Restaurant.Judy Shipp, Director of the Counseling Center helped pull off the trick. Woods says she had no idea she was about to be honored.“I fell right into it, went right along http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2010/03/suzanne-woods-is-march-eom.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-3702379898806347045Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +00002010-02-16T10:57:17.075-06:00Information Technology Services Training Specialist Kara McElwrath was taken by surprise when she was named UIS Employee of the Month for February 2010.“I was talking to Tulio about my son eating lady bugs in the hallway, so I was totally not prepared for this,” joked McElwrath.McElwrath joined the UIS family in August of 2007 and quickly became an integral member of the ITS staff and a true http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2010/02/kara-mcelwrath-is-february-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Derek Schnapp)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-5363933308580220119Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:37:00 +00002010-01-29T10:44:16.303-06:00Human Resource Assistant Manager Bob Lael was named UIS Employee of the Year for 2009 during the 27th annual celebration in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby on January 28, 2010.Lael is known for always being the first person to arrive at the office in the morning. He provides endless support to the human resources office, to the University as a whole, and to the numerous students who come to him forhttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2010/01/bob-lael-named-uis-employee-of-year-for.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-8010026147424487829Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-12-03T16:11:09.523-06:00Video"You got me!" admitted Patty Sullivan as she stepped into the restaurant of the Public Affairs Center on Thursday morning to cheers and calls of "surprise!"Patty, a graphic designer at UIS, was named the December Employee of the Month during a celebration that included her coworkers as well as her family members."Everybody in Campus Services has the highest regard for the work you do for us, the http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/12/december-eom-is-patty-sullivan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-3005322608529478671Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +00002009-11-18T15:47:35.117-06:00Bobbie Fults was literally crowned Employee of the Month for November 2009 during a ceremony in the University Hall Building atrium on Wednesday, November 18.Fults has been an Office Support Specialist in the Computer Science Department since October 2005. She held several other positions on campus before taking on her current role.“She’s got them all organized and quickly made the department herhttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/11/bobbie-fults-is-november-eom.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-184490500847452735Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:42:00 +00002009-10-29T12:30:33.558-05:00VideouniversitystaffTerry Minder walked into his Employee of the Month celebration carrying food for his own party, but the surprise was already out of the bag.“I kind of knew it. I kept threatening to call in sick, but Joan says no you can’t. I don’t know what else to say. I’m honored,” said Minder.Minder was honored with the October Employee of the Month award during a ceremony in the UIS Student Center on http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/10/terry-minder-is-october-eom.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-7249426484041492780Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-09-21T13:50:59.805-05:00VideouniversitystaffLaurie Koehne couldn’t figure out why everyone kept telling her they were sorry she was sick last week. It all started to make sense when she found out she’d been named September Employee of the Month at the University of Illinois Springfield.Koehne was honored with the award during a ceremony at the PAC Restaurant on Monday, September 21, 2009.Koehne went home sick on the day her party had http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/09/laurie-koehne-is-september-eom.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-6683202135658577572Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:02:00 +00002009-09-10T12:48:49.297-05:00VideouniversitystaffWhen Michelle Green was up late making a cheese ball for Diana Nelson's Employee of the Month party, she said she didn't mind because she knew what a great job Diana has done for UIS lately.So when Michelle walked into Diana's celebration on Thursday afternoon, September 3, she got a huge surprise when she found out the celebration she had been helping to plan was actually for her!Michelle, http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/09/michelle-green-is-august-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-2527937851716325851Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-07-14T15:37:21.358-05:00The look on Kara McElwrath's face was total surprise when she walked into the Employee of the Month celebration on Tuesday afternoon, July 14.But Kara's mock surprise gave way to total shock from Pam Rodgers as Pam's name was read as Employee of the Month.In order to surprise Pam, she was told that Kara was the EOM and that Pam would escort her to the party. Pam quietly took a seat as everyone http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/07/pam-rodgers-is-eom-for-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-839356437374672019Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:45:00 +00002009-06-18T12:15:38.153-05:00Kimberly Craig thought she was walking into a faculty development workshop on Thursday morning, June 18, but was in for a surprise. Kimberly was named June Employee of the Month in a celebration in the Public Affairs Center.Kimberly is the assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education for UIS and coordinates the Engaged Citizenship Common Experience speaker series."She http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/06/kimberly-craig-is-june-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-1652737043040085464Tue, 12 May 2009 17:55:00 +00002009-05-12T15:43:00.947-05:00His first reaction was shock, and then came relief when he realized he wasn't actually in the PAC Restaurant for a phone conference about workers' compensation! Bob Lael walked into his surprise celebration on Tuesday afternoon, May 12, as he was named the 2009 May Employee of the Month.Bob is the assistant manager of Human Resources at UIS."I am extremely honored and proud to present this honor http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/05/may-eom-is-bob-lael.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-8151693909014643470Fri, 08 May 2009 15:44:00 +00002009-05-08T11:29:19.021-05:00Patty Stoutamyer was surprised on Tuesday morning, April 21 as the 2009 April Employee of the Month with a celebration on the landing of the second floor of University Hall.Patty is the office support specialist for the departments of Mathematical Sciences and Music at UIS.Materials nominating Patty as Employee of the Month read:"Patty is extremely dedicated to her students, faculty and job http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/05/patty-stoutamyer-is-eom-for-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-5851628042999503075Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-03-24T15:22:34.302-05:00The only way to get Tom Micklus to his own Employee of the Month celebration was to tell him that his coworker was the EOM and he needed to escort him to the party.Tom got a little surprise when he walked into the Student Center in the Student Life Building on Tuesday morning and was named the Employee of the Month for March 2009.Tom is an electrician foreman for UIS and has worked here for more http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/03/march-eom-is-tom-micklus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-722252191727291292Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-02-19T10:44:52.727-06:00VideostaffEven as the applause started and she was handed a bouquet of flowers, Emily Welch Boles had absolutely no idea what the cause for all of the celebration was. But she quickly found out that it was her.On Monday morning, February 9, Emily was named the February 2009 Employee of the Month at UIS. Emily works in the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning as a Computer Assisted Instruction Specialist.http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/02/emily-welch-boles-is-february-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-3516620547644092697Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-02-19T10:48:51.556-06:00VideoExemplary actions and leadership in her position as director of the Career Development Center led Tammy Craig to be named the University of Illinois at Springfield 2008 Employee of the Year.The 26th UIS Employee of the Year award was announced on Tuesday, January 27, during the annual recognition ceremony in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby.Tammy was the Employee of the Month in April and gave many http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2009/01/2008-employee-of-year-istammy-craig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-1906657079316859986Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:23:00 +00002009-02-19T10:53:13.244-06:00Video Chrisa Potthast tried to call in sick on Friday morning, December 12, but her supervisor, Suzy Woods, asked her to come in for a meeting anyway.The "meeting" was actually Chrisa's own party to celebrate her as the Employee of the Month for December!"I'm sorry I made you come in, but I hope you understand now!" Suzy laughed.Chrisa is a disability services specialist, specializing in adaptive http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/12/chrisa-potthast-is-december-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-632608927326505113Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:10:00 +00002009-02-19T10:54:09.111-06:00Video When Rowena Vail walked into the Public Affairs Center restaurant on Monday afternoon, November 17, she thought she was coming to a meeting about budgets. Instead, Rowena was surprised by numerous coworkers and friends who gathered to celebrate her being named November Employee of the Month.Rowena held a position in the cataloging department of the library at UIS in her earlier years, beforehttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/11/november-eom-is-rowena-vail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-8819269587346714161Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:44:00 +00002009-02-19T10:54:58.795-06:00VideoFrank Moscardelli's wife, parents and son joined a group of his coworkers on Monday morning, October 20, to surprise him with a celebration in the Public Affairs Center restaurant.Frank, grounds worker, was named Employee of the Month for October.Frank began his career at UIS part-time in 2002 and was hired full-time in 2004, said his supervisor Joan Buckles."He was pretty much handed rough http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/10/frank-moscardelli-is-eom-for-october.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-897182573457320349Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:34:00 +00002009-02-19T10:56:29.221-06:00VideoJill Voyles thought she was walking into a meeting about scholarships on Wednesday afternoon, and she even waved to a couple of her coworkers as she entered the Public Affairs Center restaurant. But after a moment of glancing around the room, she realized she had stepped foot into her own celebration.Jill, an applications specialist for Information Technology Services, was named September http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/09/jill-voyles-is-september-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-8545189733195821616Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:35:00 +00002009-02-19T10:57:08.527-06:00Video Dr. Margot Duley, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, called it the "worst kept secret," but although Donna Schaub had been tipped off, she was still thrilled to be celebrated as the August 2008 Employee of the Month.Donna, who works as the assistant to the dean in the College of LAS, was named Employee of the Month during her "surprise" party on Tuesday afternoon in the Publichttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/08/august-eom-is-donna-schaub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-2418703152201478610Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:23:00 +00002009-02-19T10:57:59.737-06:00videoAlice Bettis was overcome with emotion as she stepped into the Public Affairs Center area of rooms C and D on Tuesday morning, August 19."I just don't know what to say," she said with surprise and gratitude.Alice was greeted with cheers from her family and fellow UIS employees as she was honored as Employee of the Month for July 2008. Alice is an Administrative Aide for Sangamon http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/08/alice-bettis-is-july-eom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-1047352441450903383Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:16:00 +00002009-02-19T10:59:22.761-06:00By Courtney WestlakevideoIt was a double celebration on Tuesday, July 1 as Sharon Heflin celebrated her birthday and received a big surprise when she walked into Room H of the Public Affairs Center Tuesday morning.Sharon, an office support specialist in the Office of Graduate Intern Programs, was honored as Employee of the Month for June 2008.Pulling off the surprise was stressful, said Kim http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/07/june-eom-is-sharon-heflin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38512846.post-6233981182836729736Mon, 19 May 2008 19:24:00 +00002008-07-02T16:34:28.426-05:00photovideoDennis Jones didn't give much thought to his meeting scheduled in the PAC restaurant on Monday afternoon...until he was on his way. Then, he said, he caught on to the fact that there was a surprise in store for him.Dennis was honored on Monday as he was named the Employee of the Month for May. Dennis works as a network specialist in the information technology services department, which http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/eom/2008/05/dennis-jones-is-eom-for-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0