This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients

The Purdue Memorial Union during the winter season.

“Thumbs Up” gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. “Thumbs Up” submissions may be made online.

Birck Building Services

Birck Building Services: We appreciate all that you do, Carlos Casas, Alex Figueroa, Cruz Huizar, Dave Ocker, Matt Phillips, Jacob Sanders, Olga Sededji and Eduardo Tovar. Thank you for always maintaining excellence in our building and going above and beyond. We are lucky to have all of you as part of our Birck family. — Michelle Radtke (Birck Nanotechnology Center)

Zone 7 crew

Zone 7 crew: We can’t thank our Zone 7 crew enough for keeping operations running and keeping up with our unique challenges. You are all appreciated! — Michelle Radtke (Birck Nanotechnology Center)

Christina King

Christina King (Undergraduate Advising): Christina graciously volunteered her time during the winter closure to monitor advising emails for all students, specifically to help students with the new winter term in full effect. I sincerely appreciate her willingness to keep up over the closure since this is such a new process for everyone. — Jeff Elliott (Undergraduate Advising)

Mason Guy

Mason Guy (Purdue IT): Mason went above and beyond to help us get a new printer installed quickly. We appreciate all of your assistance! — Kara Hubner (Police Department)

Matthew Cummins

Matthew Cummins (Managerial Accounting): I’d like to thank Matthew Cummins of the payroll and tax services office for going above and beyond in customer service. He proactively spotted errors, reached out with guidance and was very patient in answering my questions and helping me correct the issue. I feel very lucky to have such a great Purdue employee looking out for us all! — Jennifer Dobbs-Oates (Human Development and Family Science)

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