May 17, 2021
The University of Missouri Staff Advisory Council kicked off the 2021 Staff Recognition Week with a virtual celebration honoring 10 Outstanding Staff Awards recipients and those celebrating 40 years or more of service to Mizzou. The finalists and winners of the Outstanding Staff Awards were nominated by their peers for their exemplary service and dedication to Mizzou.
Mick Deaver Memorial Award for Student Relations Excellence
Carlynn Trout – College of Arts and Science
Finalists: Amanda Purchase Roberts, Daniel Ticona and Linda J. Journey
Barbara S. Uehling Award for Administrative Excellence
Rhonda Gibler – Finance Administration
Finalists: Heather Bridgeford, Emily Haynam and Arlene Roderick
Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award — Technical/Paraprofessional
Cheryl Recker – Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center
Finalists: Joyce Guthrie, Kylie Hohensee and Les Primmer
Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award – Crafts/Maintenance
Ryan R. Seckel – Campus Dining Services
Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award – Administrative/Professional
Elisa Burkett – Student Health & Well-Being
Finalists: Crystal Null and Christa Keers
Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award – Clerical/Office
Victoria Thorp – College of Arts and Science, Department of English
Finalists: Shawn Pallardy, Brooke Danielsen and Phyllis K. Dussel
Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award – Part-Time/Temporary
Elizabeth Hambor – Planning, Design and Construction
Finalists: Madison Beedon
Exemplary Service Award
Dayla Botts – Shared Services
MU Inclusive Excellence Award
Shane M. Stinson – Human Resources Services; and Chalana M. Scales-Ferguson – School of Law
Finalists: Amy J. Moum and Joel Mandell Stancer
Employees celebrating 40 years with Mizzou
David Atkisson, Thresa Chism, Richard Eyler, Teresa Hall, Patricia Hudnut, David Nickolaus, Letta Schnell, Kathy Seay and Ruth Sypes
Employees celebrating 45 years with Mizzou
Rita Erickson
