Each May, we celebrate Staff Recognition Week to thank Mizzou and UM System colleagues for their hard work and support of our impact on campus and across Missouri.

One of the week’s highlights is the Staff Recognition Awards Ceremony, which on Wednesday drew a great crowd of employees and their families. We especially recognized staff members in attendance celebrating significant service anniversaries, including Patty Eggleston (45 years) and Jim Forward (50 years). We also distributed numerous awards for staff excellence, including the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Awards in six categories:

• Administrative/Professional – Crystal Schilling, lead human resources consultant

• Clerical/Office – Michelle Rapp, assistant to the registrar in the School of Law

• Crafts/Maintenance – Michael Nichols, senior reactor irradiation and hot cell technician at the MU Research Reactor

• Technical/Paraprofessional – Ashley Granger, monograph cataloger for Mizzou Libraries

• Part-time/Temporary – Rick Boyce, tutor for the Mizzou Made Academics Program in Athletics

• UM System – Phyllis Hawk, executive operations advisor for the UM Board of Curators Office

Staff are critical to the success of our students and university. Their dedication does not go unnoticed, and we are grateful for their commitment to others. I also want to thank the Staff Advisory Council for organizing this important week and for their many contributions throughout the year.

— Mun