On Wednesday, September 19, Smathers Libraries employees attended a hybrid Convocation celebration and applauded their peers’ efforts for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
Convocation winners and categories:
Behind the Scenes
Individual: Tina Litchfield
Group: FLDODGE Publication Team: David Carnell, Matthew Daley, Larisa Dumich, Tracy Mackay-Ratliff, Amanda Mauldwin, Jesse Mixon, Kat Nguyen, Angela Price, Trey Shelton, Christy Shorey, Beth Zavoyski
Customer Service
Individual: Stacey Ray
Group: ILL: Jami Beserock, Caitlin Douglas, Madison Manfio, Sean Keating, and Robert Rieders
Innovation
Individual: CJ Ellward
Group: Todd Digby and Sherri Edwards
Instruction and Training
Individual: Martha Kapelewski
Group: Information Literacy Scholars Team: Lisa Campbell, Matthew Daley, April Hines, Jasmine Simmons, Patty Takacs, and Hannah Whitaker
Outreach
Individual: Kat Nguyen
Group: Pride Grant Team: Jennie Crumpton, Jane Morgan-Daniel, Natya Hans, Chloe Hough, Ariel Pomputius , and Courtney Pyche
Group: FLMNH + MSL Pop-up Outreach Series: Jean Bossart and Angie Price
The charge of the Libraries’ Employee Recognition Committee is to establish an ongoing and responsive staff recognition program that is effective and meaningful to Smathers employees; Create a direct correlation between the Libraries’ values and goals and what it recognizes and rewards; Collect and solicit from individuals and departments throughout the Libraries individual and departmental achievements and milestones; Coordinate staff recognition opportunities through the Convocation Planning Committee; Encourage opportunities for staff recognition through other library programs, including Public Information and Staff Development; Build and ensure a committee membership that reflects library-wide participation; Seek means of funding recognition programs and awards.