Fredonia recognizes employees for outstanding service

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Recipients of the Outstanding Administrative Service Awards

Recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Administrative Service Awards are (from left): Rodney Hayes, Jody Myers, Linda Kurgan Monaco, Jen Costa and Linda Nixon.

The 2018 Outstanding Administrative Service Awards have been presented to five Fredonia employees, whose collective service spans more than 60 years and all major departments within the Finance and Administration division. The awards highlight exemplary service that employees give to the campus.

“The award recognizes the good work that you do every day,” Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Metzger told the recipients at the Sept. 19 luncheon held in their honor. “You’re the best of the best.”

Recipients of the awards included:

Jen Costa, a member of the professional staff and assistant director of Human Resources, who began her career at Fredonia in July 2000 as the internal control coordinator. She is a resident of Dunkirk.

Linda Nixon, from Custodial Services, who began her career as a cleaner at Fredonia in October 2006. She is a resident of Brocton.

Rodney Hayes, from Professional Trades, who began his career at Fredonia with Facilities Services in September 2013. He is a resident of Forestville.

Jody Myers, from Secretarial/Clerical, is an Office Assistant 2 in University Services. She began her career at Fredonia as a Keyboard Specialist 1 in June 2013 and is a resident of Westfield.

Linda Kurgan Monaco, from the Faculty Student Association - Operational Services, is an FSA office clerk in the catering office. She began her career at Fredonia in the Cash Control office in September 1998 and is a resident of Fredonia.

For the last 16 years, Finance and Administration has recognized individuals within the division who have demonstrated a solid team effort in their everyday actions, an outstanding Fredonia service attitude, creativity and resourcefulness to improve services and a positive attitude in working with students, faculty and staff.

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