This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients

Carmen Buck

Carmen (Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars) went out of her way to help set up a whiteboard for the Oral English Proficiency Program during the jam-packed beginning of the semester. I really appreciate her help! — Mark Haugen (College of Liberal Arts administration)

Paige Lamb

Paige (Purdue ID card office) was wonderfully knowledgeable and patient in explaining our son’s registration workflow. She added a personal — and personable — face to the Bursar’s Office. The workflow was a little off the beaten path and Paige’s expertise was in ample evidence. Keep up the good work! — Saurabh Bagchi (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Those who helped clean out Hillenbrand Dining Court freezer

Jess Rhodes, Neal Williamson (both Hillenbrand Dining), Tim Nichols, Cody Carpenter (both Wiley Dining), Dan Kitchen, Andrea Reynolds (both Dining and Culinary), Travis Brannan (food stores) and Steve Clingenpeel (Operations and Maintenance) all came together when Hillenbrand’s large freezer needed to be cleared out on Friday afternoon. Each person contributed significantly to complete the job quickly and efficiently. Their efforts were instrumental in preventing the loss of any product during the operation. Thank you all for your help! — Eric Coates (Hillenbrand Dining)

Kayla Scott

Kayla (English) did phenomenal work helping move our entire English Department and Writing Program offices to a new building on campus. The effort was complex and required her to track and execute a thousand details to make the move a success, including tracking furniture orders and office assignments; creating new spaces and meeting rooms; setting up printers, keys and key codes, installing carpet; and helping clean and clear out materials and belongings in the previous building. This was also a time-sensitive event that needed prepped and ready for the new academic year — definitely an impressive accomplishment. Thanks, Kayla, and your team, for all that you do! — Jen Hughes (English)

Brett Nees

Brett (College of Pharmacy administration) always goes above and beyond for the College of Pharmacy! He patiently answered questions to make sure that one of our events went smoothly. I appreciate your kindness and patience as I learned the correct way to use the system and connect with others. — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

University Residences’ Central Assignments Office

The Central Assignments Office’s team did an amazing job with the influx of calls, emails and walk-ins during move-in this year. Thank you, Dave Oney, Chelsea Frye, Kara Bertels-Boener, Melissa Ridgley and Ashley Sisson (all University Residences), for using your remarkable talents and skills to provide students, parents and staff with all the information and resources they needed to make their transition to a new school year a success. Your unwavering dedication and attention to detail were seen by parents and students alike. You showed compassion to all who entered Smalley Center, and you never failed at trying to meet their needs or requests while in high demand. Great work, team! — Kayla Young (University Residences)

Cathy Lofthouse

Huge thank you to Cathy (Finance) for always being so kind and helpful! She is always extremely patient and upbeat. I appreciate all of your help! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

Those who assisted with building floods

This past summer we had two major floods in two separate buildings at Cary Quadrangle. Larry McClure, Jimmy Muthig, Lourdes Trinidad, Yavin Bravo and Darya Areshkina (all Building Services — Residence Halls) responded very quickly and took charge of the cleanup. Without their quick response and teamwork, there could have been substantial damage to the building. Thank you all for your professionalism and teamwork. — David Burford (Operations and Maintenance)

Theresa Zea

Thank you for always being so positive. Theresa (College of Pharmacy) has gone above and beyond to help bring ideas to life. Thank you for being so creative and patient. I appreciate all of your help with events and study tables! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

Ward Taylor

Ward (Ground Recharge Operations) has a very demanding job. He handles his job in a professional manner, understands what customer service looks like and always does so with a smile and his one-of-a-kind laughter. His persistence with the job in the Armory was nothing short of amazing. Your attitude should be contagious. Thank you, Ward. — Kathy O’Brien (Military Science)

Carmen Buck

Thank you, Carmen (Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars), for always helping us with our team’s access to the building and providing us building updates. You go above and beyond to help us out, and it is always a positive experience working with you. We greatly appreciate it! — Patrick Brown (Energy Development and Sustainability)

Charles Blomeke and the Purdue IT AV Services team

A projector bulb failed in a classroom at the beginning of the semester very shortly before a major college event was scheduled to take place therein. Charles (Purdue IT) and the AV Services team leaped to the task of replacing it, fitting the repair into their schedule in an incredibly short time. Charles expertly and graciously smoothed any bumps in the process and made it possible to bring the classroom back online overnight. This crew plays a key role in catalyzing educational experiences at this institution, and we’re very grateful for its efforts. — Ted Fondak (Purdue IT)

Steve Myszak, Chloe Roberts and Patti Darbishire

Thank you to Steve, Chloe and Patti (all College of Pharmacy) for planning the Pharmacy First Nighter. It was a great event for students to get connected to the College of Pharmacy. Everyone had a blast! — Katie May (College of Pharmacy)

Aviation and Transportation Technology Library custodial crew

I love coming to work as I know my library — and work area — will be clean and free of garbage, and every morning, I get a “Hello!” from all my custodians. They are the best. I get prompt service when I make requests, especially when I accidentally drop something. They even prep my library before I get here, with ACs turned on at the start of hot mornings to cool down the place. Thumbs up indeed. Thank you, Mike Cobb, Joe Hunley, Rita Hurst, Vickie Gilliam and Tony Walker (all Building Services). — Frances Christman (Libraries)