Faculty, staff recognized for their value to EMU; Institutional Values Awards given in six categories

The Fourth Annual Institutional Values Awards were announced in six categories at the Fall Convocation in Quirk Theatre Sept. 29. Winners included an interim director of admissions, three professors, a radio/television engineer and a custodial staff.

YOU ARE VALUED: (above, from left) Eastern Michigan University President John Fallon addresses the crowd at the Institutional Values Awards in Quick Theatre Sept. 29. Winners of the awards, given in five individual and one team category, are seated onstage with (front row, from left) Provost Don Loppnow and Darryl Sczepanski, vice president for advancement and executive director of the EMU Foundation. Photo by Randy Mascharka

"I would like to congratulate our Institutional Values Award winners, both for choosing to do the right thing and choosing to do them in an exemplary manner," said EMU President John Fallon.

The purpose of this institution-wide award program is to recognize the exemplary efforts of individuals or teams working to support the EMU mission, guiding principles and institutional values. Individual awards were given in five categories and one award was given to honor team excellence. Each of the awards carries a $3,500 monetary stipend, funded by the EMU Foundation. In the case where a team won an award, the stipend was divided equally among the team's members.

Institutional Values Award winners were formally honored at the convocation. Winners and their respective categories are as follows:

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