Article By: Clark Leonard
Multiple University of North Georgia (ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥) faculty and staff were honored Aug. 10 with awards at the second annual ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, Development, Service (LEADS) Day.
Three faculty members won ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ awards that advanced them to the ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ competition among public colleges and universities across the state:
Presidential Excellence Awards were given to Brian Tarr, Katie Descieux, John Indergaard, Chris Blair, Mallory Rodriguez, and Haley Carter. These awards recognize staff members selected from six different job classifications for their service to ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥. Awardees are selected based on customer service, character, dedication, job performance, and leadership.
Dr. J. Gary Adcox, Xiaoyan Yang, and Dr. Courtney Ferriter received the Diversity Champion Awards.
Jeanette Mann won the Annual North Star Award, which is selected from North Star recipients throughout the year and recognizes meaningful accomplishments of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ staff members.
The three recipients of the Eleanor Crawford Award for staff members were Barbara Arnold, Shannon Shockley and Merci Rivera.
Staff Member of the Year, selected by ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥'s Staff Council from among monthly winners, was awarded to Rick Giesegh and Danielle Kane.
See a full list of award winners.