University of Queensland general staff members who have inspired their peers through qualities in the workplace were rewarded at a University breakfast recently.
Chancellor Sir Llewellyn Edwards presented Miracle Worker and Miracle Manager awards on September 11 at a UQ General Staff Association breakfast at the UQ Union`s Red Room, St Lucia campus.
General Staff Association President and University Senator Denis Brosnan said this was the ninth occasion in which general staff could nominate any employee of the University for the awards.
"Staff were nominated for qualities including their selfless concern for others, sharing of knowledge, excellent communication skills, leadership skills, willingness to assist others or a high ethical or moral stance," he said.
The awards were established in 1995 by the Scitech General Staff communications group.
They grew out of an Action Learning Program sponsored by the Vice-Chancellor and the University`s Teaching and Educational Development Institute.
Mr Brosnan said they had proved an enormous success each year and were greatly valued by those staff nominated to receive them.
This year`s awards were presented to the following 21 recipients:
Miracle Manager
Lara Atzeni, School of Education; Karen Borchardt, Business, Economics and Law Library; Claron Driscoll, UQ Student Centre; Jutta Guenther, School of Engineering; Padraic Kerr, Property and Facilities Cleaning Section; Bruce Lines, Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science; Glenda Maher, School of Dentistry; Kate Nuttall, Marine Studies Centre; John Spooner, Institute for Molecular Bioscience; and Deborah Terry, School of Psychology.
Miracle Worker
Bronwyn Cash, Information Technology Services, Finance and Administration; Teresa Charlton, School of Engineering; Suzanne Doyle, School of Psychology; Ashley Jones, Community Service and Research Centre, UQ Ipswich; Desley Kassulke, Qld Trauma Registry, School of Medicine; John Kelly, School of Biomedical Sciences; Diana Lilley, Office of Marketing and Communications; Marie Pearce, Dispute Management Centre, T.C. Beirne School of Law; Laurelle Roberts, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences; Gail Smith, School of Engineering; and Jon Whitty, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.
