Rhodes College paid tribute to staff on May 20 with its annual Service Recognition Luncheon. Four Rhodes employees were recognized with the college’s 2009 Out-standing Staff Awards.

This year’s recipient of the Outstanding Administrative Services Staff award is Housekeeper Rosie Love who has served the college for 25 years. Nominators wrote, “She does so much for the college—not only in her work but in her relation-ship with others. Her kind and gentle spirit inspires us all to work even harder and be even nicer. Always willing to offer a hello and a smile, she has kept Palmer Hall and Kennedy Hall clean and tidy for many years!”

Pat Fetters, who is an Administrative Assistant II in the Office of the President, re-ceived the Outstanding Administrative Staff award. Her nominators wrote “Pat serves our community and guests of the college with a flair that rivals Ms. Emily Post,” and her example of service and loyalty to Rhodes “is one we all could fol-low.” Another nomination said, “Pat serves as a gatekeeper to the president and she does it in such a way that folks don’t even realize they wanted Dr. Troutt in the first place!”

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Employee Spotlight: Outstanding Staff and Teams

June 2009 Volume 1, Issue 4

HR Highl ights a t Rhodes Col lege

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT 1

SPOTLIGHT (CONTINUED)

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JUNE BIRTHDAYS 3

NEW STAFF 3

YOUR BENEFITS

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WELLNESS AT RHODES 4

Inside this issue:

Outstanding Staff Award Recipients: Pat Fetters, Greg Jones, Leigh Powell and Rosie Love

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HR Highlights at Rhodes College

Outstanding Administrator awards were presented to Greg Jones, Assistant Superintendent of Mainte-nance in Physical Plant, and Leigh Powell, Human Resources Business Systems Analyst.

Greg has been described as “one who puts Rhodes interest first, answering calls at night, on weekends and holidays without complaint.” Other comments about Jones include: “He is always willing to help with any problem. He is truly a dedicated professional.” “As a problem solver, he strives to increase system efficien-cies and reduce operating costs.” “Greg runs the campus from his laptop and the college would not have successful events without his help. Day and night he is always available.”

Leigh has been described as “welcoming, reliable, and meticulous in her duties, and also very active in the life of the college.” “She focuses on customer service,” wrote one nominator. “She brings a positive out-look and a gentle nature to work every day.” Another wrote, “The hallmarks of her service in Human Re-sources and the campus are confidentiality, consistency, and approachability.” In addition, Powell is an en-vironmental advocate for the campus.

New this year were the “Team Rhodes” Awards recognizing collaboration across departmental lines. The first team honored was the Rhodes Express Team. Members are Tracy Adkisson, Dorothy Brownyard, Lucy Black, Claire Coleman, and Liz Dodd. “This team has pioneered the concept of working across depart-mental lines [Bursar’s Office, Financial Aid, Registrar’s Office],” said Rhodes President William E. Troutt. “This team reviewed their own work processes, improved them, and then taught them to each other, all while keeping the student at the center of their work.”

“Our second team met every week for the past two years. They almost shut down the email system with the amount of email and documents they sent out for review and edit. They were given a specific charge: Full Accreditation Compliance, Zero Recommendations. They met that charge,” said Troutt about the SACS Reaccreditation Steering team. Mark Smith, Robert Strandburg, Bette Ackerman, Jay Eckles, Mac McWhirter, Glenn Munson, John Olsen, and Dwaun Warmack were the members recognized.

Rhodes Express Team — Dorothy Brownyard, Tracy Adkisson, Liz Dodd, Lucy Black, and Claire Coleman.

Pictured right are Mac McWhirter, Dwaun Warmack and Robert Strandburg accepting their awards as part of the SACS Reaccredi-tation Steering Team.

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Celebrate June Birthdays!

18th Paul Watkins Terry Ursin 20th John Gorgia 21st Ben Butler Dhammika Muesse 23rd Darlene Brooks Jenna Goodloe Wade Rosie Love 24th Johnny Austin 25th Debra Douglas 26th Nuray Ibryamova 27th Keith Williamson Kyle Dempsey 28th Amanda Tamburrino Tony Moore 29th Linda Gibson 30th Mona Kreitner Rashad Bonner William Harwood

3rd Jeff McClain Laura Canon Marsha Walton 4th Bernadette McNary-Zak Kim Bennett Margaret Handwerker Tim Lucas 5th Rebecca Finlayson 6th Margaret Plunket 7th Dawn Clement Cornies Jeffrey Jackson Linda Granito 8th Robert Shankman 10th Sherry Fields Tracy Patterson 11th Michael Nelson Tom McGowan Zandria Robinson 12th Bama Strickland 13th Bill Troutt 14th Betty Jean Retic Rachel Dunwell

Dylan Chambers

Departmental Assistant

Economics and Business Administration

Introducing Our New Staff Member

Staff Opportunities

Good people like you are hard to find!

We have found that employee referrals are one of the most successful ways to attract top talent. Please rec-ommend exceptional candidates to us - friends, family members, colleagues, acquaintances - anyone you think would make an outstanding addition to Rhodes for the following positions:

Assistant Director of Admissions

Admissions

Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Alumni Relations

R H O D E S C O L L E G E H U M A N R E S O U R C E S T E A M

“HR in the Rat”

HR in the Rat will be active this summer. Due to the unpredictable schedule at the Rat we do not have a schedule yet. Please watch for an announcement - we look forward to seeing you!

Annual Enrollment

Annual enrollment has concluded. We thank you once again for your participation. If you are eligible for benefits you will receive a confirmation statement showing your benefits choices. Please look over this state-ment carefully to make sure your enrollment is correct.

Health Personal Spending and Dependent Care Reimbursement accounts

The deadline for this year’s flexible spending plans is June 30th. This means that you must spend all of the funds in your account by midnight that night. You have 60 days to gather your receipts and send them to Pittman & Associates for reimbursement.

If you need assistance in using your funds, or filing for reimbursement please contact Human Resources. Remem-

ber – any funds not spent by June 30th must be forfeited!

Your Benefits

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HR Highlights at Rhodes College

Claire Shapiro, Director of Human Resources

Lori Von Bokel-Amin, Associate Director of Human Resources

Leigh Powell, HR Business Systems Analyst

Martha McGeachy, Benefits Services Manager

Margaret Plunket, Wellness & Work Life Services Manager

HR Modular Building

Phone: 901-843-3750

Fax: 901-843-3969

Email: HR@Rhodes.edu

Rhodes Faculty & Staff Health Trek

As of June 1, 4,388 miles have been logged by faculty and staff participating in the Rhodes Health Trek! Currently in the lead is Chenobia Webster with 676 miles, followed by Glenn Munson with 380 miles and Heather Holt with 357 miles. Thanks to HR student worker, Andrew Grisson, you can now check your progress on Google Maps. The link is <http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107386639481040869865.00046ad352c35dbddbe56&ll=35.514343,-88.390503&spn=3.13864,4.921875&z=8>. Continue to send your personal mileage logs to HR at hr@rhodes.edu. The current Health Trek ends on June 30 but will resume on September 1. Keep trekking!

Want to Learn CPR?

Once again, Andrew Grissom, Head Athletic Trainer, will be offering CPR classes at Rhodes. The sessions will be held in the BCLC from 8:30-12:30 on June 2, June 9, and July 16. There are a few spaces left in the June 2 and 9 classes. Call HR at 3750 or email hr@rhodes to reserve your spot.

Wellness At Rhodes