May 2013, Volume 316 USU Facilities, Logan, Utah Employee of the Month Andy Williams — Business Services USU Facilities is pleased to announce Andy Williams as the Employee of the Month for May 2013. Andy has worked in the Business Services Office as an accounting intern for the past two and a half years. During that time he also completed a three month internship with the Accounting firm of Deloitte in Salt Lake City. Andy has accepted a full time position with Deloitte and will be leaving Facilities this September. Before coming to Facilities, Andy also worked for Smith’s as a bookkeeper and cashier. Andy was born in Ogden and raised in Layton. He is the oldest of five children and his parents still live in Layton. He attended North Ridge High School. After graduation he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Japan from Sept 2006 to Sept 2008. In August 2012, Andy graduated from USU with his bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He will receive his Master’s degree this spring. Andy and his wife, Paula, have been married for four years and have a ten month old son, Roger. Andy is a big tennis fan and also loves to play the game. He has recently taken up mountain biking and hopes to hit the road as often as possible. His is also a huge fan of Aggie Andy Williams football. Even though Andy’s parents are hard core BYU fans, and have tried their best to raise him that way, Andy is pleased to say that that hasn’t panned out! Andy, we wish you all the very best and congratulations on this well deserved recognition! Business Services Office: (Left to Right): Katie Hoggan, Judith Clark, Andy Williams, & Bryan Arnell. IMAGE, PAGE 2 US U FAC I LI TI ES, L OGAN , UT AH Facilities Employee Awards USU CEA Employee of the Year Ken Weeks The USU Classified Employee Association is pleased to announce our very own Ken Weeks as the Employee of the Year for 2013. Ken has worked for Facilities for the past ten years in the HVAC shop as a tech IV. He has serviced the Chemistry Building, USTAR, Maser Lab, Widtsoe Chemistry, and the LARC building. Prior to his employment at USU he worked as a technician for Wangsguards for 24 years. Ken has also served on the Re-commissioning Team for two years, as well as the Customer Focus team for three years. As a member of the Re-commissioning Team, he was responsible for analyzing building maintenance and make repairs, as needed. On the Customer Focus Team, he was responsible for encouraging employees to be more customerservice oriented and making sure customers were satisfied with their experience. Ken was born in Rigby, ID and raised in Logan. He is the oldest of eight children. He and his wife, Debara, have been married for forty years They have four children and six grandchildren. In his free time, Ken likes to hike, camp, and be in the mountains. He enjoys scouting and was a scoutmaster for 10 years. He says he is a workaholic and in addition to his work at Facilities, he works part time for his brother at Four Seasons Heating. Ken, thanks for representing Facilities so well and congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! Winning Spirit: Gavin Gailey and Cody Williams (Carpenters) Perfect Attendance 2012: Tom Findlay (IT) Safety Awareness & Appreciation: Kevin Maughan (Welders) IMAGE, PAGE 3 US U FACILITIES, LOGAN, UT AH Safety Corner Mark Your Calendars! USU Facilities has worked 0 days* without lost-time *as of April 26, 2013. The previous record was 355 days. Do your part to help extend the record! 30th Annual Facilities “Thank-You” Breakfast Lost-Time Hours (Goal: Less Than 200) 2012 296 Hours 2013 64 Hours Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 Facilities Dock OSHA Recordable Injuries 2012 2013 20 5 Be Careful Out There! Thank You Monday, May 27,2013 So many times in life we are thrown into difficult situations that we have to deal with. Most of the time there isn’t much time to think, only time to respond. Such a situation recently occurred at LOAM. Thanks to safety training and common sense, the much needed reaction came in a fast and professional way. Kevin Maughan and Austin Petterborg were working next to each other, putting mud flaps on a Facilities truck. While Austin was using the grinder, a spark landed on his shirt, causing his shirt to catch on fire. Kevin reacted quickly, putting out the fire, taking off the shirt, getting back to the shop, and calling 911. Austin’s burns may have been much worse had it not been for Kevin and his quick thinking. All of us at LOAM, Heavy Equipment, and Welding express our gratitude to Kevin for being such a proactive co-worker in our area of Facilities. I want to thank Brandon Hansen, Justin Williams, and everyone at Facilities for making last weekend a great event for my team. It is a rare treat to find a group on campus that behaves in such a professional manner. Everyone that dealt with me directly was polite and professional and they were great at being available when necessary. Moreover, I know that you made yourselves advocates in the event’s defense and I am extremely pleased to have that kind of commitment to the contract we signed. Thank you again and know that you are most likely the best group of people to work with on campus! Gratefully, Adam Shelton (USU Ballroom) Congratulations to Seth McCulloch & family on the birth of baby girl “Hadlie Dawn” Congratulations to Jared Leatham & family on the birth of baby boy “Myer” Thank You For Your Service To USU! Happy Birthday Facilities Employees! Paul Beutler 31 years Ronald Auger 19 years Ben Berrett 19 years Zac Cook May 2 Howard Bee May 3 Steve Pierson 18 years Chris Jensen May 3 Cindy Yeates 17 years Luke Bair May 6 Kristi Olsen 13 years Taylor Ransom May 7 Barbara Powasnik 10 years Matt Rogers May 7 Beverly Karren May 11 Vilma Valle 10 years John Danielson May 11 Brent Bair 9 years Larry McCormick May 14 Andrew Miller 9 years Ron Davis May 16 Shane Thain 9 years Steve Jenkins May 16 Larry Earl May 18 Shoko Downs 8 years Juan Hernandez May 18 Kellen Tarbet 8 years Justin Jones May 20 Colby Goodliffe 6 years Branden Blanchard May 21 Zac Cook 5 years Marianela Herrero May 21 Kyler Mitton 1 year Chad Henager May 22 David Petersen May 23 Jamie Pearce 1 year Glen Dabb May 24 Dallin Law May 25 Cody Jensen May 27 Bryan Arnell May 28 David Burgess May 30 Ed Buist May 31 Sunday, May 12, 2013 Image Newsletter Staff Allyson Olsen, 797-1950 Denim Arnoldson, 797-3770