This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients

Annette Robbins, Rhoda Spear and Laura Estrada

Annette Robbins, Rhoda Spear and Laura Estrada (all Building Services): Three thumbs-up to Annette, Rhoda and Laurafor helping me get the cabinets cleaned out in 1179. You all made my chore a breeze! Thank you for all of your help. — Terri Griffin (Operations and Maintenance)

Susan Ince

Susan Ince (Benefits): Our family recently experienced a life-changing event, meaning I had to update my benefits. The Purdue side was simple and professional thanks to Susan. The Anthem side was a bit more challenging and complicated. Susan worked with us and Anthem to smooth things out and get paperwork for Anthem to process the changes and approve them. We could not have been as successful on our own if Susan was not there every step of the way. — T.R. Oneal (Purdue Polytechnic Institute)

Leslie Sigg

Leslie Sigg (Educational Studies): When I was locked out of the IT office because I forgot my keys at home — probably right where I left them: in the freezer — Leslie saved the day and let me in. Look, good deeds come in all shapes and sizes, but because Leslie helped me, I was able to help dozens of others in turn. Thanks, Leslie! — Ted Fondak (Purdue IT)

Kevin Guiney and the Work Request Center

Kevin Guiney (Operations and Maintenance) and the Work Request Center: I would like to thank Kevin and the Work Request Center for helping me with some work orders recently. It is greatly appreciated! — Kara Hubner (Police Department) 

Aimee Gibney and Jackie Thompson

Aimee Gibney and Jackie Thompson (both Research Development): I just wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks for all the kindness and support you both provided me with the NIH (National Institutes of Health) S10 shared equipment grant proposal. Your assistance has been invaluable, and on behalf of Bindley Bioscience Center, I truly appreciate the time and effort you both dedicated to helping us with this proposal. — Uma Aryal (Comparative Pathobiology)

Hunter Rex

Hunter Rex (Intercollegiate Athletics): Thank you for always going above and beyond to help answer any questions. I appreciate your assistance with events! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

Those who helped with the Consortium on Graduate Communication Summer Institute

Those who helped with the Consortium on Graduate Communication Summer Institute: Thank you to Noah Patterson, Meghan Woolley, Jacqueline Borchert, Brent Cameron and Alexis Pitchford (all College of Liberal Arts), our professional writing specialists and postdoc who did amazing behind-the-scenes work to help the national Consortium on Graduate Communication Summer Institute run smoothly over Zoom. Conference attendees told me how much they appreciated both the tech support and the intelligent, personable interactions around the conference theme. A special thanks to Noah for work on the program design. Multiple attendees complimented me on how clear and easy to use it was. — Vicki Kennell (College of Liberal Arts)

Birck Building Services

Birck Building Services: Thank you to Olga Sededji, Alex Figueroa, David Ocker, Matt Phillips, Jacob Sanders, Eddie Tovar Lopez and Margarita Villa. We are grateful for your cleanroom process knowledge and your willingness to innovate and educate. — Michelle Radtke (Birck Nanotechnology Center)