EUGENE¾ Five University of Oregon student workers will receive special recognition in conjunction with National Student Employment Week, April 1—7.

These five students, all from Oregon, will be honored with certificates of award during a campus ceremony on April 4.

"The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of student employees to their colleges and universities," says Joyce May, UO Career Center employment services specialist. "Many departments were able to offer additional services and programs due to the efforts of work-study students."

Award criteria include reliability, quality of work, initiative, disposition/attitude, longevity, adaptability and uniqueness of contributions. Nominated by their employers, each of the five winning students will receive a certificate of achievement, a gift certificate from the UO Bookstore and gifts donated by corporations who participate in UO career fairs. Ten other nominees will receive certificates of appreciation.

Nominees must be UO students who have participated in campus work-study and technology-fee programs. Work-study positions are available through the Career Center to students who meet specific financial aid requirements. Most are office jobs on or near campus that are planned around a student’s class schedule.

Of the 15 students nominated for this year’s awards, the five winners are:

• Tiller Beauchamp of 3036 Hendricks Hill Dr., Eugene, is a senior in computer and information science with a minor in Japanese. Beauchamp began work with the Social Science Instructional Lab (SSIL) as a student web designer. Due to his helpfulness and technical knowledge, Beauchamp was promoted to system administrator within a year, a rare position for a student. As system administrator, "Tiller continues to demonstrate a high level of professionalism. His technical expertise has served as an important part of our team efforts to improve SSIL’s overall efficiency and stability," says Garron Hale, SSIL assistant director. He adds that Beauchamp’s professionalism is recognized as excellent as he willingly provides support to SSIL’s servers and students at all hours.

• Ashton Burris of 36838 Jefferson-Scio Dr., Jefferson, is a senior majoring in environmental science. Since the beginning of his employment with the Campus Recycling Program as a student recycler, Burris has shown himself to be a valuable team player. On his own initiative, Burris planned, equipped and implemented a bicycle recycling service route. "The subsequent success of this project was solely due to Ashton’s own creativity, problem-solving skills, hard work and commitment to the project," says Jim Fleck, recycling operations coordinator. Due to the success of the pilot project and Burris’ ideas, Campus Recycling has adopted the bicycle recycling route as a permanent addition to the program’s regular weekly services.

• Renee Carrier of 1839 Parkview Circle, Milwaukie, is a junior majoring in environmental studies. Carrier is a student recycler with the Campus Recycling Program. Because of her professionalism, Carrier has been promoted into several elective work positions requiring employees possessing integrity and initiative, and who can work well with minimal supervision. Personally, she is a dedicated recycler and student activist. "Renee has managed numerous social and environmental fund raisers for the student body, as well as expended her own time and funds to engage in social and environmental activism," Jim Fleck, recycling operations coordinator, says. "She has become an educational and promotional force within Campus Recycling, the University of Oregon, and the community at large."

• Christine MacFarlane of 933 S.E. Tenino St., Portland, is a freshman majoring in Japanese. MacFarlane has been working with the National Student Exchange Program for the last three years. According to Holly Vance, the program’s assistant coordinator, MacFarlane has consistently demonstrated that she is a reliable, dedicated employee who shows initiative, as well as being adaptable to changes in the program and in her responsibilities. "Christine’s commitment and dedication to the program is more involved than I have seen before in a student worker. It’s something she loves to do and it shows," says Vance.

• Mary Stuenkel of 17041 N.E. Halsey, Portland, is a junior majoring in sociology and psychology. Stuenkel is an editorial assistant for Hypatia, a Journal of Feminist Philosophy produced by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. According to Nancy Tuana, a philosophy professor, Stuenkel’s position "requires someone of immense grace and perception. Mary responds with the utmost professionalism." She notes that Stuenkel is detail oriented and thorough. Tuana never has to worry about the details. "They are taken care of," she says.

The 10 honorable mention winners will receive certificates of achievement. These students are:

• Nicole Wordelman of 1578 6th St., Astoria, who is a senior art major, works as a receptionist off campus at Decision Research in Eugene.

• Kevin Sharp-Smith of 1775 Thompson Rd., Coos Bay, is a master’s degree student in psychology and works as a research coordinator with the Department of Psychology.

• Erin Jackson of 2697 E. Wilshire Dr., Eugene, a sophomore undeclared major, is an office assistant at Special Education.

• Madeleine Melton of 3036 Sunburst Dr., Grants Pass, is a freshman in sociology and works as an office assistant at the Department of Political Science.

• Derek Hass of 155 Walnut Dr. S., Monmouth, is a freshman majoring in education who also works as a student recycler with the Campus Recycling Program.

• Rebecca Kronewitter of 904 Sitka Ave., Newberg, is a sophomore undeclared major who serves as a receptionist off campus at Decision Research in Eugene.

• Victoria Miles of 9337 S.W. 20th Place, Portland, is a general science junior who works as a student recycler with the Campus Recycling Program.

• Karolin Wicks of 68823 Lava Court, Sisters, a sophomore majoring in art, provides administrative support at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

• Brandy Pond of 2145 W. 17th Ave., Eugene, is a pre-journalism sophomore who works as a student assistant with the School of Journalism and Communication.

• Santiago Ruiz of Quito, Ecuador, a technology-fee student, is a senior majoring in advertising who provides clerical support to the School of Journalism and Communication.

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