Ed has been very helpful – whenever I have a question or run across any problem with the system — I can reach out to him at any time and he has guided me safely thru each and every issue that has come my way — I know I say I appreciate your help and support — I really do and thank you again Ed.

Nominated by Jack Ware

I wanted to give a round of applause to Rebekah Anderson for always going above and beyond in supporting me with some of the IT access issues I have come across — she is super helpful and amazing at her job.

Nominated by Jack Ware

Owen has undertaken an extremely complicated project and won friends across the System while figuring things out. He is inclusive and always ready to lend a hand. His professionalism is well respected, and Academic Affairs wants to give him a shout out for being such a top notch colleague.

Nominated by Michelle Soler

I’d like to give a Round of Applause to Valerie Crickard who was quite helpful in helping our team review the budget for a service contract agreement. She astutely identified that the vendor was using the wrong indirect cost recovery rate. (She even found the correct rate on the vendor’s own website!) That helped us go back and negotiate a better rate and saved us ~$40K on our program budget. I appreciate her diligence and care and going the extra step to help our team. It was greatly appreciated!

Nominated by Mary Varghese

Tio is a wonderful colleague! We needed his support and his perseverance was top notch. He could have easily said that the task was not possible, but he worked with us to completely understand the entire issue and found a solution prior to our deadline. Thank you, Tio!!

Nominated by Heather Hummer

Kait is a ray of sunshine and steady support! She provides top-notch support to the entire Strategy & Policy team in so many areas, with a smile and positive, professional attitude. Recently, she has helped me with several Concur travel requests and reports. I find the system to be very counter-intuitive and challenging to use, but Kait patiently held my hand through each and every step of the process to get things corrected and submitted. She changed a very frustrating experience into a much more pleasant one! This is just one of many things Kait does on a daily basis to keep our team in action and able to advance work that supports the University’s mission!

Nominated by Kathie Sidner

Mr. Sellers is consistently supportive of anyone who asks. During the past month, he has met with students and Chiefs of Police from each campus in meetings coordinated by ASG. Through these meetings, communication and relationships between campus police and students have grown. In addition, he has taken time to meet with Student Government Association Advisors to address questions around safety and security. These meetings are not something he has to do, but show his dedication and willingness to provide support.

Nominated by Kimberly Mitchell

I’d like to recognize Kyiah Telfair this week for her quick response and great attitude in a time of change and disruption in the HR space, she’s showing up and delivering on what is asked of her but also providing new solutions. Thanks so much Kyiah – I’m so glad we will get to work together more in this new capacity!

Nominated by Anne Schwarz

The End User Support Team have been so helpful getting me setup on my new laptop, they graciously spent a lot of their time educating me on different shortcuts and making sure I had everything I needed on my new laptop to be able to transition as seamlessly as possible. Specifically, Chris R. and Chris H. took their time with me, and are always quick at responding to my never-ending questions, and researching the best solutions. Chris R. is extremely responsive and understood all of my technology needs, and Chris H. has created a helpful “my booking” page so I could easily schedule time with him when needed as my schedule allowed. I am thankful for these guys and the team for always being so helpful and easy to work with!

Nominated by Christina Hawkins

I would like to applaud Mr. Christopher Richardson for his overall dedication to the UNC System Office team. He is always patient, helpful, informative, and most of all kind when he helps those of us non-techie employees navigate various systems. I greatly appreciate him and his endless support of the UNC Sponsored Programs area.

Nominated by Tenora J. Simonez