CELEBRATE UC!: Meet Our Quality Service Winners Via Streaming Video

Watch "Celebrate UC!" via streaming video

University of Cincinnati took a few moments on

Sept. 25

to say “thank you” to employees who do great work.  At the second annual “Celebrate UC!” event, six individuals and two teams stepped on stage to receive crystal President’s Quality Service Awards, as well as rounds of applause from their cheering co-workers.

This year’s celebration took place at the new Great Hall, atop Tangeman University Center’s south wing. Speakers included President Joseph A. Steger, Vice President for Administrative & Business Services James R. Tucker , Associate Vice President for Human Resources Jill Pollock, Senior Vice President and Provost for Health Affairs Jane Henney and Vice Provost for Academic Planning Kristi Nelson. The awards celebration is sponsored by the UC Quality Service Initiative.

This year’s honorees come from units across UC campuses. Recipients include a coordinator of graduate studies in English, a staff assistant in chemical and materials engineering, an audio-visual equipment specialist at the Medical Center, the Dean and University Librarian, an assistant dean for business affairs, a team that works to keep Dyer Hall/Teachers College shining, and a team that offers tutoring assistance in every subject taught at Clermont College. Along with their statuette, the winners receive a cash prize.

"The people who win these awards are the best of the best," said President Steger during the ceremony. "It's not that we have to chase these people - it's that we have to follow them." Great service, the president summed up, is "all about people."

Added Tucker: "Quality service is personal. And it's up to each of us and all of us together to improve the quality of service at UC."

In addition to the Quality Service Award recipients, the university’s Quality Service Initiative selected two honorees for special recognition this year: The UC Stroke Team received recognition for outstanding quality service to UC plus the Greater Cincinnati community, and President Joseph A. Steger received special recognition for his support of quality service and his UC leadership over the last 19 years. Accepting his award to a standing ovation of the 250 people attending the festivities, President Steger thanked the UC community. "All of you made me be successful," said the president, who steps down on Sept. 30. "I just thank you for making me look really good."

You can meet each of the winners and the special recognition recipients by clicking below for a brief text and video profile.

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

Nancy Bauman, Department of English, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

Gerri Burke, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering

James Glenn, Customer Service, AIT&L

Dorris Jackson, Chemistry/Biology Library, University Libraries

Victoria Montavon, University Libraries

Patricia Woods, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

TEAM WINNERS

Building Services Team, Dyer Hall/Teachers College, Facilities Management West

The Learning Center Team, Clermont College

SPECIAL HONORS

Joseph A. Steger, Office of the President

The Stroke Team, College of Medicine

2002 WINNERS