Celebrating UA Supervisors on National Boss’s Day 

No workforce is full with no chief, and Nationwide Boss’s Day is an opportunity to point out appreciation to those that information the various places of work and departments that preserve the College working every single day.  

School and workers have been requested to present a shout-out to their boss and share how they make a distinction to their workforce. Right here’s what they stated: 

Ashley Olive  
Bryant Convention Heart  

“Ashley Olive is a outstanding boss whose integrity, kindness, and dedication to making a supportive and goal-oriented work atmosphere make her really distinctive. Her mentoring skills, particularly, have had a profound impression on our skilled progress and success. I’m grateful to work underneath such inspiring management.” – Nameless 

Benet Bondi  
Undergraduate Admissions  
 
“Benet works tirelessly to make The College of Alabama an awesome place to work and go to highschool.  She manages Staff Central and juggles her administration duties and her function as a recruiter superbly.  She helps and encourages her workforce whereas concurrently recruiting the very best and brightest college students from Central Florida with an enormous smile and a optimistic perspective.  UA and the recruiters are fortunate to have her on the workforce!” – Jennifer Potts 

Blaine Johnson  
Transportation Companies  

“I simply needed to precise my appreciation for the steerage and assist you gave me whereas I labored for you. Your management helped me develop each professionally and personally, and I’ll all the time be glad about the talents and classes I discovered from you. You created a optimistic work atmosphere that made every single day motivating and rewarding. Regardless that we now not work collectively, the impression you had on my profession stays with me. Thanks for being such an inspiring chief!” – Nameless 

Cara Houser  
Supe Retailer 

“Cara is an distinctive chief and mentor. She is all the time supportive and fosters a tradition of open communication. Her kindness, encouragement, and inclusiveness create a optimistic ambiance the place everybody feels valued and empowered. She may be very inventive and revolutionary, as she is all the time approaching challenges with recent views. Cara is really selfless and kind-hearted, persistently going above and past for her workforce members. She is all the time empathetic in direction of college students and prioritizes their wants. Her kindness shines via in small gestures, whether or not it’s checking on the well-being of her workforce members’ well-being or acknowledging laborious work with real appreciation. I’d prefer to thank Cara for her dedication to the College and our college students, for all the time being a tough employee, and for being a superb function mannequin and mentor. We’re fortunate to have her!” – Tara Jones 

Cathy Elliott  
Faculty of Arts & Sciences Scholar Companies Heart 

“Cathy is an unbelievable supervisor! She is supportive, understanding, and a robust listener. She assists us in dealing with conditions we aren’t positive learn how to deal with she is our cheerleader; she is our advocate; she is a workforce participant — only a fabulous individual to work with and for. She creates a protected atmosphere for us to ask questions and to be taught, and she or he encourages skilled improvement. She has constructed robust relationships with campus companions in different schools and departments in order that we are able to higher serve college students.” – Haley Gross 

“Anybody who has met Cathy is aware of simply how hardworking and caring she is. She has cultivated a protected and supportive work atmosphere the place I really feel empowered to step out of my consolation zone and develop professionally. As an undergraduate scholar, she suggested me with respect and confirmed confidence in my skills, and now I’ve the privilege of being on her workforce. I attempt to advise every scholar to the very best of my capability, guaranteeing they really feel valued and inspired, simply as Cathy did for me. I couldn’t ask for a greater boss!” – Allison Bothwell 

Constitution Morris  
Worldwide Scholar and Scholar Companies  

“Constitution makes a distinction with how a lot he helps the scholars and students that attend right here. He’s all the time ensuring every thing is organized, and creates an area the place everybody feels welcome.” – Nameless 

Chelsea Ratcliff 
First 12 months Expertise  

“Chelsea is all the time giving us the assist we have to work laborious whereas additionally supporting us as people who find themselves professionally creating by pushing us to succeed in our recognized targets. Chelsea is nice at celebrating the wins of our workplace by bringing donuts or our favourite deal with on massive programmatic days or celebrating our particular person work anniversaries with little mementos. She offers us the encouragement to maintain thriving and striving whereas pushing us to be our greatest!” – Christina Gooden 

Dominic Yeager  
Division of Theatre and Dance  

“Dominic works very laborious to be sure that every individual on the division has every thing they want to reach no matter they do. He advocates for each scholar, workers and school member and does his greatest to assist them creatively downside remedy. He permits every individual to take cost over what they wish to and trusts them to see it via whereas making a tradition the place failure is accepted and anticipated to push everybody to be the very best model of themselves. And he all the time does so with a way of calm and an excellent perspective!” – Nameless  

Dr. Amy Williamson  
CrossingPoints  

“Amy is a brilliant gentle to our workers and college students. We’re lucky to have her as our chief!” – Jeremy Reid 

Jimmy Warren  
Development/Alumni Affairs 

“Working with Jimmy Warren for the previous couple of months has been a rewarding expertise.  I’m grateful for the way he pushes me intellectually and professionally. I respect that he tries to make as many occasions as potential to symbolize and market the College of Alabama and the Nationwide Alumni Affiliation. He has proven the true that means of teamwork to the workers in Alumni Corridor, by rolling up his sleeves and diving in all departments. He has by no means requested the workers to do any job he wouldn’t do himself. Jimmy is a superb ambassador who spreads the information in regards to the College of Alabama and the Nationwide Alumni Affiliation in all places he goes. I really feel very fortunate to have the chance to be taught and work with him.” – Rhonda Andress 

Chief John Hooks  
Public Security  

“Chief Hooks has been instrumental in guaranteeing that our campus group is protected. It has been his prime precedence. He has made it his mission to combine our division (Safety Assets) to help UAPD with this purpose…Chief Hooks by no means makes you’re feeling like your opinion isn’t valued. Any concern that you’ve he’ll pay attention. He actually desires the very best for our College and people of us who serve it.” – Anthony Wiley  

Dr. Luoheng Han  
Workplace for Tutorial Affairs – Provost Workplace 

“[Dr. Han] is an distinctive chief. He reveals unwavering assist for Workplace of Incapacity Companies workers and college students.  He takes a proactive strategy to making a optimistic and productive work atmosphere that conjures up all of us. Dr. Han is all the time accessible to supply steerage, demonstrating outstanding endurance even in difficult conditions. Beneath his management, I’ve been positively challenged to be self-evaluative and strategic.  His deep institutional information enhances our workforce’s effectivity and fosters a tradition of studying and progress…In each interplay, Dr. Han showcases his dedication to our workforce and the mission we serve. I can consider no yet another deserving of recognition on Boss’s Day.” – Vanessa Goepel 

Sonya Dunkin  
UA On-line Scholar Success  

“Sonya makes each scholar really feel like they’re our solely scholar. She is going to exit of her strategy to work with any scholar with no matter challenges they face. She is going to ship emails, make calls, and meet with whomever she must advocate for college students. Her degree of care and consideration applies not solely to UA On-line college students however to our workforce as nicely.” – Victoria Clark 

“After I was interviewing for my job with the College I used to be given the chance to ask inquiries to the hiring committee. I checked out Mrs. Sonya and requested her what introduced her essentially the most pleasure about her job.  She instantly responded with no hesitation and tears in her eyes, ‘My workforce.’ And when she stated that I knew that’s who I needed to work for. She doesn’t simply say that, she is real…She makes an enormous distinction to our workplace/division, The College of Alabama and (since our college students come from all around the world) the world.  One factor I discover lots about her is she persistently has a optimistic perspective and really encouraging. We, On-line Scholar Success, are so blessed to have her as our chief! The College of Alabama is healthier due to her!” – Shelia Branham 

Dr. Steven Yates  
Faculty of Communication and Info Sciences 

“Dr. Yates is all the time searching for methods to make our school work extra effectively and to enhance processes to higher worker and scholar experiences. I actually respect his truthful strategy to any topic and his exemplary energetic listening abilities. He makes everybody in our workplace really feel heard and appreciated.” – Karin Bryson 

Tiffany Tant  
Custodial Companies  

“Tiffany Tant is a really supportive boss who teaches me one thing new every single day.  She is truthful but in addition empathetic. She is accountable for many staff and tries diligently to deal with them nicely.” – Jamie Taylor 

Tina Spires  
OIT – Telecommunications  

“Tina strives for excellence in all she does. When doing so she all the time listens and retains an open thoughts to the brand new modifications or challenges which are coming her manner. She promotes a wholesome work atmosphere by encouraging communication, compassion, and understanding all through the workforce.  She’s open and sincere about her strengths and weaknesses, which permits for transparency and alternative for different workforce members to fill these gaps. I respect every thing she has taught me and luxuriate in working together with her.” – Nameless

Tracie Potthoff 
OIT – EDAS  

“Tracie is the very best supervisor. She makes staff really feel valued and retains up with all that they do; in a expertise division, that may be difficult when a number of the applied sciences are new to her. She’s humble and prepared to confess if she’s made a mistake. She additionally has an unbelievable work ethic, even when she has to work whereas on trip to deal with emergencies for her purchasers. She units an instance for us, each professionally and personally, and does it with a smile. No matter what comes up, we all know she has our again. She embodies the character that UA wants in all of its staff and management.” – Nameless

William Diltz  
Environmental Well being And Security  

“I simply needed to take a second to acknowledge you in your unbelievable management and assist. Working for you has been such a rewarding expertise, and I respect the way you constantly push the workforce to develop and succeed. Your optimistic perspective, steerage, and encouragement actually make a distinction every single day. Thanks for being such an incredible chief and for creating an atmosphere the place we are able to thrive!” – Nameless