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ELIZABETH MONACHELLO ’08 HOMETOWN: Lansdale, Pennsylvania MAJOR: Awards honor employee excellence Eight employees recognized for contributions Messiah College recently initiated the Administrative and Staff Employee Recognition Program. According to President Kim S. Phipps, “Nothing is more important to an organization successfully ful lling its mission than recruiting and retaining talented and committed employees.” Recipients of The Pride in Performance Award, which recognizes consistent and superior performance were: • Tonya Baker, administrative assistant for the departments of Human Development and Family Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, as well as the Latino Partnership • Jim Fackler, campus events employee • Donna Fink, administrative assistant for the Of ce of the Provost • David Hoffman, accounting analyst for the Business Of ce • Rebecca Ebersole Kasparek ’96, editor for the Of ce of Marketing and Public Relations • Mark Wirtz, director of Dining Services The President’s Award which honors employees whose work exceeds the scope of their daily assignments was awarded to: • Jay Bennett ’05, program manager for the Natural Sciences Laboratory, recognized for his work on a Chemical Hygiene Plan as well as his supervision of the implementation of a new chemical storeroom • Joan Malick, executive assistant for the Of ce of the Provost, recognized for her work establishing the Summer Academy, which offers week-long courses to middle- and high-school-age students Graphics technology and information systems PURSUIT: Athletic excellence as a four-year member of Messiah’s cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams “I joined the cross-country team as one of eight rst-year students, and throughout my diverse college experience, these girls remained my best friends and roommates. . . . Being a member of a team requires putting forth your best effort, displaying consistency, maintaining a positive attitude, and opening yourself before your teammates. My teammates at Messiah served as continual reminders to love running, love one another, and love God.” Students taking a cross-cultural course last January repose on a French West Indies beach just days before their eventful ight home. Studentsʼ faith comforts others during emergency landing In late January, 24 Messiah College students and 2 educators boarded what was intended to be a non-stop ight from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. Returning from a threeweek cross-cultural experience in the French West Indies, the group pondered the trip’s impact on their lives. Hours into the ight, pilots reported smoke in the cockpit of their American Airlines Boeing 757. Remarkably, the Messiah students remained calm and seized the opportunity to offer comfort. Lois Beck, associate professor of French and communication, and her husband, George Beck, adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, observed the students praying and singing hymns, holding hands, and assuring fellow passengers. “They must have experienced signi cant fright, but it did not show on their faces,” recalls Lois. Ninety uncertain minutes passed after the initial emergency declaration before the plane was able to make an emergency landing in Palm Beach, Fla., where national media outlets lined up for interviews. Reporters remarked about the students’ faith- lled responses and highlighted the sense of calm that Amanda Buckwalter ’09, and her fellow students, hoped to convey: “It comes naturally to us, [it’s] where we put our trust.” 15 http://www.messiah.edu/departments/mathsci/ http://www.messiah.edu/athletics/sports/track/ http://www.messiah.edu/offices/publications/the_bridge/summer08/employee_awards/index.html http://www.messiah.edu/offices/publications/the_bridge/summer08/employee_awards/index.html http://www.messiah.edu/departments/family/ http://www.messiah.edu http://www.messiah.edu/departments/psychology/ http://www.messiah.edu/departments/socio/ http://www.messiah.edu/external_programs/latino/mission.html http://www.messiah.edu/offices/facility_services/campus_events/index.html http://www.messiah.edu/academics/provost/ http://www.messiah.edu/offices/business/ http://www.messiah.edu/offices/pr/ http://www.messiah.edu/departments/modern/programs/french.html http://www.messiah.edu/departments/communication/ http://www.messiah.edu/offices/dining/ http://www.messiah.edu/departments/visual_arts/programs/inter_studies.html http://www.messiah.edu/offices/publications/the_bridge/summer08/employee_awards/pres_awards.html http://www.messiah.edu/schools/health_nat_sci/ http://www.messiah.edu/schools/health_nat_sci/ http://www.messiah.edu/academics/provost/ http://www.messiah.edu/academics/provost/ http://www.messiah.edu/academics/summer_academy/index.html

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