Announcing the 2022-2023 Staff Service Awards and Achievement Awards

Josh Boyer and Jennifer Garrett catch up at the Awards Reception

Josh Boyer and Jennifer Garrett catch up at the Awards Reception

The end of the academic year always brings Libraries staff awards! 

The 2023 Libraries Staff Service Awards were presented virtually on June 7 to celebrate the service and milestones of staff from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. After a welcome from Greg Raschke, Senior Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, the awards were presented by Laura Blessing, Director of Libraries Human Resources and Employee Engagement.

The recordings of the 2023 Service Awards Ceremony and the 2023 Achievement Awards Ceremony are available here.
 
The following service milestones were recognized:
 
5 years 
Dharini Baskaran, Acquisitions & Discovery 
Lisa De Pinto, Acquisitions & Discovery 
Yesim Erdmann, Community Engagement 
Daniel Whitehead, NC LIVE 
Meredith Wynn, User Experience
 
10 years 
Shaun Bennett, Research Engagement 
Kevin Beswick, Digital Library Initiatives 
Jordan Booth, Operations, Logistics, & Environments 
Thomas Jones, Access Services 
Kyle Langdon, Learning Spaces & Services 
Tessa Minchew, Acquisitions & Discovery 
Erik Olson, User Experience 
Alex Reher, Access Services 
Julia Reynolds, Administration 
Gwynn Thayer, Special Collections Research Center 
Chris Tonelli, External Relations 
David Tully, Open Knowledge Center
 
15 years 
Laura Abraham, Special Collections Research Center 
Phyllis Carpenter, Finance & Business 
Jamie Chapman, Operations Logistics & Environments 
Brian Dietz, Special Collections Research Center 
Kim Duckett, Research Engagement 
Troy Hurteau, Digital Library Initiatives 
Travis Tyo, Operations, Logistics, & Environments
 
20 years 
Jamie Bradway, Special Collections Research Center 
Jeff Essic, Data & Visualization Services 
Christenna Hutchins, Acquisitions & Discovery 
Dawn Pearce, Digital Library Initiatives
 
25 years 
Karen Ciccone, Research Engagement 
David Serxner, Acquisitions & Discovery

 

The 2023 Libraries Annual Staff Achievement Awards were presented virtually on June 14 to celebrate the service and milestones of staff from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. After a welcome from Greg Raschke, awards were presented by Karen DeWitt, Chair, Staff Development & Recognition Committee.

The following Achievement Awards were given:

Back of the Book Award 
Kate Freeman, Data & Visualization Services

Bright Idea Award 
Alison Edwards, Learning Spaces and Services 
Katelan Haynes, Operations, Logistics, and Environments

Cheers for Peers Award 
Brandy Briggs, Information Technology

Creating Community Award 
Hannah Rainey, Research Engagement 

Learner’s Award 
Jordan Booth, Operations, Logistics, and Environments

 

The Elizabeth S. Burnette Team Achievement Award 
The Crafting Resilience and Stress Busters Team:

Cara Smelter  
Christenna Hutchins  
Clara Wilson 
Colin Nickels 
Emily Schmidt 
Fran Fleming 
Ian Boyd 
Jamie Bradway  
Justin Haynes  
Kelsey Dufresne  
Kim Duckett 
Lara Fountaine  
Philip MacDonald  
Robin Harper 
Taylor Wolford 
Tisha Mentnech

 

The Pride of the Wolfpack Awards 
Aasta Thomas, Learning Spaces and Services 
Aisha Grant, Veterinary Medicine Library 
Allison Hughes, Development  
Christenna Hutchins, Acquisitions and Discovery 
Hillary Fox, Collections and Research Strategy

A separate, in-person reception was held on June 21 in the Hill Library’s Faculty Senate Chambers to celebrate both the Service Awards and the Achievement Awards.