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Staff Excellence Awards
Winners
The University of Houston recognizes
individuals who have demonstrated a high
work ethic and continually go beyond their
call of duty, reflecting the caliber of
individuals that the University of Houston
enjoys highlighting. This year the panelist
reviewed all of the nominees, and while the
competition was immense, the results were
tallied up and a decision was made.
At this year’s Staff Excellence and
McElhinney Award ceremony, seven of our
constituents were recognized for their
superior job performance, high degree of
presidency, dedication, and loyalty. In
addition, these individuals were recognized
for their courtesy, dedication, and
improvements to their departments that are
cost efficient to the University. This
year’s Staff Excellence Award winners come
from Natural Sciences & Mathematics,
Research Financial Services, University
Center, and Physical Plant department.
Staff Excellence Awards Winners:
Michael Barnes, Carpenter
Supervisor, Physical Plant – Building
Maintenance
Linda Jauregui, Office
Coordinator, University Center
Fred McGhee, Director, NSM
Business Operations, Natural Sciences &
Mathematics
Lois Shaw, Custodian
Supervisor, University Center
Edward Sierra, Administrative
Coordinator, Research Financial Services
Juanita Virgin, HR Data
Control Clerk, Human Resources
The McElhinney award is the highest
recognition an individual can receive with
the prerequisite of having to be a recipient
of the Staff Excellence Award in previous
years. This year’s recognition went to
Beverly Green, a Custodian Supervisor in
Residential Life & Housing. Ms. Green’s
nomination came with high praise and
recommendation from her fellow coworkers and
superiors. Her loyalty towards the
University is unprecedented, working long
hours, being active and never being idle,
very dependable, and her knowledge and
contributions have saved the University
thousands of dollars just to name a few.
McElhinney Award Winner:
Beverly Green, Custodian Supervisor, Residential Life & Housing
Winners were invited to a luncheon with the
president and are recipients of $1,500 and
$2,500 for the Staff Excellence and
McElhinney award respectively, as well as
having a luncheon with the President.
Congratulations to all the winners and their
departments for this year’s Awards ceremony.
Your hard work and dedication has certainly
been rewarded, and is appreciated here at
the University of Houston, and amongst your
peers.
The department of Human Resources would like
to thank everyone that participated in this
year’s Awards ceremony, particularly those
that were nominated for both the Staff
Excellence and McElhinney. Your hard work
and diligence is recognized and greatly
appreciated:
