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by Brooke Bunch
On
Wednesday, Feb. 23, OU-COM held its Annual Service Awards
Ceremony.
The ceremony honored employees for their years of service to the
college, which was established by the Ohio General Assembly in
1975. The medical school admitted its first class of students a
year later. The ceremony marked milestones at 5, 10, 15, 20, and
25. Employee recognition for 30 years of service will take place
in 2006.
The mood for
the event was set by a tape Dean Jack Brose, D.O., had
listened to earlier that afternoon.
“It was a
tape on management,” he told the crowd gathered in Irvine Hall.
“It says it’s nice for organizations to have a direction and
strategic plan — things we spend so much time on — but in
reality, they’re not all that important.”
What is
important are the people, Brose said, because in a changing
world, the strategic plan of today may not be the strategic plan
of tomorrow.
“So what’s
important is to have the right people on the bus,” he says, “who
have not only gotten us to where we are today, but who will get
us to where we’re going tomorrow.”
“This is an
event,” said Peter Dane, D.O., associate dean for
predoctoral education, “to recognize the values we place on all
the services provided by people who dedicate themselves to the
college.”
Recognition
was given by department heads to outstanding employees in their
departments. Ruth Ann Freeman was one of two outstanding
employees chosen in the Office of Academic Affairs; the other
recipient was Joy Matthews-Lopez, Ph.D.
“I’m just
glad I made it on the bus,” said Freeman upon receiving her
award.
“In many
cases she’s the driver,” laughed Dane.
The ceremony
took a humorous turn when Norm Gevitz, Ph.D., chairman of
the Department of Social Medicine, took the stage to honor the
department’s outstanding employees. Receiving the 2005
“Socio-Pathic Award” were Judith Edinger, Michael Weiser,
Nancy Cooper, Sarah McGrew and Cheri Sheets to honor
their work during the past year.
Gevitz then
proceeded to request a dark stage, upon which he lit up the
“Atomic Enabler Award,” a colorful, spiked lamp given to Lynne
Chapman, or “the individual who provides the fuel to enable
people to do their work, or the person who buys the coffee and
tea,” he said.
Also
receiving outstanding employee awards were Nancy Wilcox, Beth
Maxon, Janice Smith, Administrative and Financial
Services; Kathy Gossett, David Bradley, Jamie Remy, Bonita
Biegalke, Ph.D., and Nancy Stevens, Ph.D., Department
of Biomedical Sciences; Michelle Bobo and William
Duerfeldt, D.O., Department of Family Medicine; Tracy
Marx, D.O., Department of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology;
Ralph Berry, Information Systems and Instructional
Technology; Judi Rioch, Office of Research Grants;
Billi Jo Reeves, Jill Harman, Student and
Professional Support and Relations.
Rioch and Joe Wolfe were awarded for their perfect
attendance in 2004.
Thirty-seven employees were honored for service ranging from
five to 25 years.
Receiving 25-year recognition awards were Steven Carin, D.O.;
Audrey Covalt; and William Duerfeldt, D.O.
Receiving 20-year recognition awards were Tami Erwin, Sarah
McGrew, Allen Reed and Edwin Rowland, Ph.D.
Receiving 15-year recognition awards were Carol Blue, Janet
Hammer, Eric McFadden and Miriam Thomas.
Receiving 10-year recognition awards were Peter Bell, D.O.;
Jeffrey Benseler, D.O.; Steven Clay, D.O.; David Eland, D.O.;
Donald Furci, D.O.; Edward Gotfried, D.O.; Kathy Gossett; Beth
Maxon; Sue Meeks; Karen Montgomery-Reagan, D.O.; Olivia Ojano-Sheehan,
Ph.D.; Jamie Remy; Nili Urieli, D.O.; Michael Weiser; and
Lawrence Witmer, Ph.D.
Receiving 5-year recognition awards were Linda Armstrong;
Jill Breeze; Tyrone Carr; Gillian Ice, Ph.D.; Darrell Grace, D.O.;
David Krahe, D.O; Christina McGuire; Joanne McMullen; James
Preston, D.O.; Geraldine Urse, D.O.; and Connie Walker.
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