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Creativity, innovation and service honored
December 13, 2007
The first recipients of the Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation were recognized at the 14th annual Christmas Luncheon on Dec. 13.
The new award honors faculty, staff and students who demonstrate unusually inventive, original and creative approaches to advance the mission of the university. Established through an endowment gift by Quigg ’58, a regent of PLU, each award includes a grant.
The Quigg awards recognized MediaLab and communication professors Joanne Lisosky and Rob Wells; the theater program Vpstart Crow; auxiliary services director Mark Mulder; and Dining and Catering Services director Erin McGinnis and her staff.
Conceived by Lisosky and implemented by Wells, MediaLab provides students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on, collaborative, real-world approaches to professional journalism. Through it, students have practiced writing, editing, graphic design and community outreach, both on campus and off.
The program was honored for its creative approach to student-faculty research. The award’s accompanying grant will support equipment and technological upgrades, student-faculty research projects and provide opportunities for students to attend and present at conferences.
Founded by theater students Tristan Morris and Julie Wolfson this fall, Vpstart Crow (pronounced Upstart Crow) supports low-cost, intimate, high-quality alternative theatre on campus. It provides financial support, technical aid and peer assistance in budgeting and planning, allowing theater students to grow in their craft.
By making funding available for student productions, the program has the potential to solidify an already imaginative and inventive program of student-written, “found” and independent theater on campus. The accompanying grant will support the purchase of a portable lighting system that can be used anywhere on campus for “found” theater.
Mulder was recognized with the third Quigg award for his unparalleled dedication and tireless leadership in the transformation of the Garfield Street business district.
Mulder’s collaborative work strengthened university and community relations, helped shape a Garfield Street enhancement plan and led to the construction and opening of Garfield Book Company at PLU. Though many other individuals were actively involved in these projects, Mulder was key to bringing all the pieces together. The grant will support continued revitalization of the Garfield district.
The final Quigg award honored McGinnis and the Dining and Catering Services staff for their creativity in operating during the University Center’s renovation and successfully opening the new facility.
When the renovation began, kitchen and dining operations were moved to the Columbia Center and temporary satellite dining operations were set up. These included the Old Main Grill on Garfield Street, extended hours at the Bistro, hosted picnics, “dine-ins” for residence halls and vouchers for dining on Garfield Street.
When the UC renovation was complete, the staff had less than two days to supply and staff the new space before the first meals were served. The new facility features fresh food, new recipes and a focus on health, wellness and sustainability. The award’s accompanying grant will support staff professional development seminars.
At the luncheon, faculty, staff and administrators were also honored for their service to the university.
David Allen, Doreen Beard-Simpkins and Doreen Splinter received the Distinguished Staff and Administrator Awards, which recognize outstanding service. The three were nominated by colleagues, students and faculty, and the final selections were made by the President’s Council.
The university also honored six faculty members for outstanding accomplishments in five areas: teaching, service, research, mentoring and advising. Nominated by their peers, the recipients of this year’s Faculty Excellence Awards were Celine Dorner, R. Michael Brown, Douglas Oakman, Roberta Brown, Paloma Martinez-Carbajo and Jill Whitman.
The university also recognized employees who graduated with bachelor’s or master’s degrees from PLU since last December, and those employees celebrating their anniversary of employment at PLU in increments of five years. President Loren Anderson and his wife, MaryAnn, were recognized for their 15 years of service at PLU.
For brief synopses of each award recipients’ citation, click here.
The Quigg awards recognized MediaLab and communication professors Joanne Lisosky and Rob Wells; the theater program Vpstart Crow; auxiliary services director Mark Mulder; and Dining and Catering Services director Erin McGinnis and her staff.
Conceived by Lisosky and implemented by Wells, MediaLab provides students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on, collaborative, real-world approaches to professional journalism. Through it, students have practiced writing, editing, graphic design and community outreach, both on campus and off.
The program was honored for its creative approach to student-faculty research. The award’s accompanying grant will support equipment and technological upgrades, student-faculty research projects and provide opportunities for students to attend and present at conferences.
Founded by theater students Tristan Morris and Julie Wolfson this fall, Vpstart Crow (pronounced Upstart Crow) supports low-cost, intimate, high-quality alternative theatre on campus. It provides financial support, technical aid and peer assistance in budgeting and planning, allowing theater students to grow in their craft.
By making funding available for student productions, the program has the potential to solidify an already imaginative and inventive program of student-written, “found” and independent theater on campus. The accompanying grant will support the purchase of a portable lighting system that can be used anywhere on campus for “found” theater.
Mulder was recognized with the third Quigg award for his unparalleled dedication and tireless leadership in the transformation of the Garfield Street business district.
Mulder’s collaborative work strengthened university and community relations, helped shape a Garfield Street enhancement plan and led to the construction and opening of Garfield Book Company at PLU. Though many other individuals were actively involved in these projects, Mulder was key to bringing all the pieces together. The grant will support continued revitalization of the Garfield district.
The final Quigg award honored McGinnis and the Dining and Catering Services staff for their creativity in operating during the University Center’s renovation and successfully opening the new facility.
When the renovation began, kitchen and dining operations were moved to the Columbia Center and temporary satellite dining operations were set up. These included the Old Main Grill on Garfield Street, extended hours at the Bistro, hosted picnics, “dine-ins” for residence halls and vouchers for dining on Garfield Street.
When the UC renovation was complete, the staff had less than two days to supply and staff the new space before the first meals were served. The new facility features fresh food, new recipes and a focus on health, wellness and sustainability. The award’s accompanying grant will support staff professional development seminars.
At the luncheon, faculty, staff and administrators were also honored for their service to the university.
David Allen, Doreen Beard-Simpkins and Doreen Splinter received the Distinguished Staff and Administrator Awards, which recognize outstanding service. The three were nominated by colleagues, students and faculty, and the final selections were made by the President’s Council.
The university also honored six faculty members for outstanding accomplishments in five areas: teaching, service, research, mentoring and advising. Nominated by their peers, the recipients of this year’s Faculty Excellence Awards were Celine Dorner, R. Michael Brown, Douglas Oakman, Roberta Brown, Paloma Martinez-Carbajo and Jill Whitman.
The university also recognized employees who graduated with bachelor’s or master’s degrees from PLU since last December, and those employees celebrating their anniversary of employment at PLU in increments of five years. President Loren Anderson and his wife, MaryAnn, were recognized for their 15 years of service at PLU.
For brief synopses of each award recipients’ citation, click here.