- Hosted a Walking Challenge and Health Fair on “Wear Red Day” in conjunction with Healthy Heart Awareness
- Passed out pink ribbons in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October
- Encouraged the inclusion of staff accomplishments in the Campus Ledger
- Added the Staff Senate information to the Athens State website
- Continued the “All in a Day’s Work” program at monthly meetings where staff members do a presentation on the responsibilities of their office
- Served as a Focus Group for the Vision 2020 ten‐year campus plan
- Worked on the revision of the Performance Evaluation tool for Staff
- Oversees the Professional Development Fund for Staff
- Hosted the Staff Appreciation Luncheon – Guest Speaker Rusty Johnson, the VPs formed the receiving line
- Provided workbooks and materials from the Staff Professional Development Fund for in‐house computer training
- Participated in the United Way Day of Caring
- Participated in the ‘Seven Habits Workshop’
- Decorated the courtyard with white lights for the holidays
- Served as hosts and facilitators for the E-Learning Symposium
- Held a fund drive for a Memorial Bench for Rita Harden
- Sold red carnations for Valentine’s Day
- Gave the Staff a formal voice on all administrative and University issues
- The Staff Senate now has a permanent seat on all planning bodies of the University
- Began the “Outstanding Staff Member of the Year” award, which became the “John Booty Murray” Award
- Brought in motivational speaker Alan Mann who spoke to Faculty/Staff to “Just Say It”
- Hosted “Athens State Night” at the Huntsville Havoc and Huntsville Stars games to boost morale
- Had a major part in initiating the staff and faculty service recognition awards
- Hosted the Staff Appreciation Luncheon; the VP’s were asked to serve the lunch
- Held a FERPA training workshop
