April 15, 2021
Dear Campus Community,
Please join me in congratulating the 2021 Week of Excellence Employee Award winners! These awards recognize the exceptional efforts and achievements of our fellow UM colleagues.
While we traditionally recognize award winners at the annual Employee Celebration Breakfast in the University Center Ballroom, this year we will present these awards during three Zoom celebrations. Below you will find the dates and times of each ceremony, as well as a list of the award winners that will be featured during each event. During the April 22 ceremony, we also will recognize and celebrate the contributions of UM’s newest retirees.
Seth
2021 Week of Excellence Employee Award Winners
Honored at the Tuesday, April 20, Recognition Ceremony:
Academic Administrator Award
Andrea Vernon, Academic Enrichment
Distinguished Service to International Education Award
Clint Walker, World Languages and Cultures
Outstanding Community Engagement Award
Nicholas Wethington, spectrUM Discovery Area
Outstanding Faculty Advising Award
Amanda Jackson, School of Speech, Language, Hearing and Occupational Sciences
Outstanding Staff Award for Campus Interaction and Meritorious Job Performance
Ruth Williams, Business Services
Outstanding Staff Award for Excellence in Job Performance
Meri Telin, UM Bitterroot
Outstanding Teamwork Award
Curry Health Center Medical Team
Robert T. Pantzer Presidential Humanitarian Award
Brian French, Office for Student Success
Honored at the Wednesday, April 21, Recognition Ceremony:
Americans with Disabilities Act Award
Dan Bowling, Information Technology
Distinguished Scholar Award
Stephen Sprang, Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
George M. Dennison Presidential Faculty Award for Distinguished Accomplishment
David Beck, Native American Studies
J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service
Kent Haslam, Grizzly Athletics
Montana Faculty Service Award
Libby Metcalf, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
Most Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award
Mike Morelli, Department of Management and Marketing
Nancy Borgmann Diversity Award
Daisy Rooks, Department of Sociology
Outstanding Service to Students Award
Lauren Fern, Department of Mathematics
Outstanding Service to the Campus Community Award
Kenneth Chatriand, Curry Health Center Pharmacy
Honored at the Thursday, April 22, Recognition Ceremony:
Distinguished Teaching Award
Christina Yoshimura, Department of Communication Studies
George M. Dennison Presidential Staff Award for Distinguished Accomplishment
Neil Carson, School of Social Work
John Ruffatto Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award 2020
Sara Rinfret, Department of Public Administration and Policy
John Ruffatto Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award 2021
Theresa Floyd, College of Business