CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, April 24, 1985
Page 9
Staff excellence rewarded
By TAD CLARKE Staff Reporter
Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, cleared his throat and asked, "May I have the envelope please?"
The room was still as he prepared to announce the winners' names. One finalist nervously ran her fingers through her hair.
No, it wasn't a beauty contest to determine the next Miss or Mr. University of Kansas. But the two winners probably were just as shocked when they heard their names.
Marion Muckey, assistant director of maintenance at the KU power plant, and Robert Turvey, associate director of the office of student assistance, were named yesterday as this year's classified employee of the year and unclassified employee of the year, respectively.
The awards go to two outstanding members of the classified and unclassified staffs. They are picked by the Employee Recognition Committee, composed of 15 classified and unclassified employees.
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES are workers at the University, not including faculty members, student employees and some administrators. These students who were considered for the award do not include faculty members.
The awards are sponsored by the Kansas University Endowment Association. Both Muckey and Turvey received trophies and $250. They were chosen from five finalists in each group. Also at the ceremony, 619 classified and unclassified employees, including some faculty, were honored for their years of service to the University. About 450 of those employees attended the ceremony.
The classified employee finalists were: Muckey; Sarah Couch, library associate at Watson Library; Diana Fox, supervisor of the undergraduate graduation office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Mary Vandeventer, clerk in the office of educational services; and Phil Vanicola, maintenance electrician in facilities operations.
THE UNCLASSIFIED employee finalists were: Turvey; Janet Dreiling, registrar in the Spencer Museum of Art; Herb Harris, assistant director of user services in the Computing Center; Joanne Hurst, assistant to the dean of undergraduate services in the college; and Mary Roach, librarian at Watson Library.
John Wolf, Employee Recognition Committee chairman, said Muckey and Turvey were chosen from about 20 candidates were nominated by their co-workers.
Neither Muckey or Turvey said
they knew who had nominated them.
"I don't know who did." "Turfy
and the other two."
Wolf said the process of deciding who should receive the awards began in February, after the committee received nominations from staff members. In March, committee members interviewed co-workers and supervisors of each of the persons nominated.
IN MARCH, THE members narrowed both lists of nominees to 10 finalists. They picked the two winners at a meeting earlier this month.
Recognizing outstanding staff members is important, Turvey said.
"You don't always hear the positive reinforcement that's sometimes needed," he said. "It's too bad we don't build more ways to do it."
Turvey said his job involved working with handicapped students who had problems getting around on campus. A past achievement of his graduate degree from University get a v.a few years ago to transport handicapped students.
Muckey, who has been at the University for 30 years, said he was in charge of a special services crew that handled moving jobs on campus, such as setting up for concerts or commencement.
"My job is a challenge," he said.
"There are so many different things to coordinate. Nothing is the same two days in a row."
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