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Purdue Global success coaching team

Purdue Global success coaching team: I want to recognize the creative work of our success coaches. They bring a wealth of information to the Purdue Global community and our students. Their energy shines through in their passion to support our students. I am continually impressed with their skills, resourcefulness and creative ideas. Keep up the great work! — Tessa Holst (Purdue Global)

Mike Caffee and Tari Gary

Mike Caffee and Tari Gary (both Food Science): Huge thank-you to Mike Caffee and Tari Gary for joining me at JA JobSpark down in Indy. There was no way I could have managed the Food Science table without your help. — Patrick Tiffany (Food Science)

Tammy Patrick

Tammy Patrick (Office of Institutional Equity): I am so thankful to have the opportunity to work with and ask questions to Tammy Patrick in the OIE. She is always available, quick to respond and very knowledgeable in her answers. Using SuccessFactors to post positions isn’t always the easiest, and she is always available! Thanks for all you do! — Kristy Bennett (Curriculum and Instruction)

Kimberly Graham, Patrick Francis, Lora Goonewardene and Evie Orick

Kimberly Graham, Patrick Francis (both Office of Professional Practice), Lora Goonewardene and Evie Orick (both College of Science): Many thanks to Kimberly Graham, Patrick Francis, Lora Goonewardene and Evie Orick for their continued help and partnership in providing assistance and facilitating discussions for and during the information session we held for our biology students in the inaugural Lilly Scholars program. — Brittany Lock (College of Science)

Justin McMahan and Jeramie Crupper

Justin McMahan and Jeramie Crupper (both Operations and Maintenance): Thanks to Justin and Jeramie and the rest of the folks on the team working hard to maintain our lab’s HVAC system and doing so in a way that ensures the integrity of our lab facility during maintenance. They made sure we were informed all the way through the process. The extra work is appreciated. — Ryan Ickert (Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences)

Deaon Hackley

Deaon Hackley (Finance): I had quite a few issues with a hiring ticket for a particular student. Deaon’s patience and assistance were above and beyond what was necessary. Deaon is consistently helpful and is willing to share his knowledge to make things easier for all who work with him. Thank you, Deaon, for being a team player who exceeds expectations. — Laurie Kender (Finance)

Jeff Ello and Stephen Rees

Jeff Ello (Strategic Initiatives IT) and Stephen Rees (Purdue Online): Jeff and Stephen have been outstanding to work with for many of our recent live video needs, but they went above and beyond recently when they supported a presentation that required them to be on campus at 5 a.m. on a Saturday. We couldn’t accomplish all we do without their willingness to be team players. Thank you both! — Anna Clark (Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business)

Corey Letson

Corey Letson (Agriculture IT): When I received my new desktop, some of the programs I use needed a little tweak the next day. Corey Letson in AgIT brought up some very useful suggestions to have some of the programs work better for me. He implemented the changes, and now they work like a dream! Thank you, Corey! — Ann Nordmeyer (Finance) 

Human Resources and Center for Healthy Living

Human Resources and Center for Healthy Living: Thank you for continuing the drive-thru flu shot clinics each year. They are convenient and well organized. — Lisa Rile (Finance)

School of Nursing administrative assistant staff

School of Nursing administrative assistant staff: I want to thank the entire administrative staff in the School of Nursing. They all stepped up while I was on FMLA leave. They all took a part of my job and made sure it all got done and ran smoothly. A special thank-you to Melissa Swathwood, who took on a lot of my job and made sure that when I came back, I was all caught up and ready for the next project. Also, thank you to Roxanne Martin for keeping everything ready to meet upcoming deadlines. Thank you to Shawn Flora for keeping me informed and checking on me while I have been out. Thank you, Jenny Franklin, for helping with the graduate part of my job. And last but not least, thank you to Savanah Koob for picking up the slack. I am so lucky to be working in such a wonderful school with so many friends. — Susan Kauffman (Nursing)

Kim Phillips

Kim Phillips (Nursing): I want to send out a thank-you to Kim Phillips, who took over all the agency issues and medical requirements for our students while I was while I was out on FMLA. Thank you, Kim. You are the best. — Susan Kauffman (Nursing) 

Christopher Allen

Christopher Allen (Purdue IT): Christopher went above and beyond to ensure that our payment files were pulled in a timely manner and processed while attending a conference. He also maintained communication and responsiveness during this time. Without his assistance, several payments would not have been able to be processed or would have been significantly delayed, which could have caused some unhappy employees! We are grateful and appreciate you, Christopher! — Payroll Processor team

Marie Martin-Murphy, Theresa Zea and Pam Ringor

Marie Martin-Murphy, Theresa Zea and Pam Ringor (all College of Pharmacy): I’d like to thank Marie Martin-Murphy and Theresa Zea for planning a great field trip for students to Eli Lilly. It was a very educational trip. Pam Ringor did a great job at helping on the field trip as well! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy 

Elizabeth Klumpe

Elizabeth Klumpe (College of Pharmacy): Great job to Elizabeth and everyone who was involved in planning and running the Pharmacy tailgate! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

Susan Manns

Susan Manns (Procurement Services): A huge thank-you to Suzi Manns in Procurement Services for taking so much time out of her Friday to assist with a huge project for University Residences. My unfamiliarity and technical issues made a big project even harder. Suzi made it happen with great patience and kindness! Much appreciation to her! — Kimberly Lanoue (University Residences)

Xiang Zhou and Emily Boswell

Xiang Zhou and Emily Boswell (both Educational Studies): Thank you for all of your help with answering questions regarding classes! I really appreciate all of your help advocating for students. — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)