STAFF UPDATENovember/December 2006

APPALACHIANSTATEUNIVERSITYwww.staffcouncil.appstate.edu

Announcements Staff ProfileStaff Profile by Jackie McInturff

Staff HappeningsCongratulations to:Rebecca Lunceford, Bake Shop/Welborn Hall, was the lucky winner of

a Magnavox DVD Player & 4-Head VCR donated by Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company, following a recent 2 1/2 day safety shoe selection, fitting, and purchase program on campus.

Diane Pitts, Business Affairs, won the Tailgating raffle basket at the Staff Appreciation breakfast October 24, 2006.

Condolences to:The family of David Croce, Chick-Fil-A, on his recent death.

Please plan to attend the next Staff Council meetings, November 14th and December 12th. The November meeting will take place at 1:30pm in room 224 IG Greer. The December meeting will be our annual member Christmas luncheon. It will begin at 11:30am and bring a gift

under $10 for the gift exchange.

President Bowles has implemented a Staff Assembly comprised of staff representatives from the sixteen constituent UNC institutions. Staff Council voted at its September meeting to become a member of the new Staff Assembly that President Bowles has set up for the 16 University System. Faculty and student government leaders from all the campuses already have official, system-wide bodies, and the new Staff Assembly will give employees the means to interact with their colleagues and administrators in a similar fashion across the State. Three representatives from each campus who are current Staff Council members will be on the Staff Assembly. The first two seats are for the president and president-elect. Nominations will be taken in the spring for the third seat. Come to a Staff Council meeting to hear more about the Staff Assembly. EPA-non faculty employees will be able to join Staff Council, thus increasing membership and allowing EPA-non faculty a means to express their views and have a voice through a representative body. Any EPA non-faculty and SPA employee, who are interested, are encouraged to become a member of the Council. Please contact Charlie Wallin - wallincr@appstate.edu or Membership chair, Jackie McInturff - mcintrffjm@appstate.edu to find out how you can become a member. Building reps are still needed across campus; take this opportunity to share your voice- it does matter!

Fran Wilson has started a scholarship at Wachovia Bank to honor her granddaughter who passed away around Mother’s Day. The scholarship will go to a student in the Ashe County High School FFA. The fund name is the Tiffany Michelle Rhodes Memorial Fund. If anyone would like to make a donation, please go by Wachovia Bank for assistance.

The SRC swimming pool plans to reopen in January 2007. Check the UREC website, www.urec.appstate.edu for updates on the pool retiling project.

continued next pageSEANC District #3 2006-2007 Meeting ScheduleAll meetings take place the 4th Tuesday of the month

beginning at 5:30 P.M.:November 28, 2006 Casa Rustica, BooneFeb. 27, 2007 Nick’s Restaurant & Pub, Banner

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You may have seen him around campus, dressed in black and gold, monitoring the parking lots, waving you in during home football games or at any other event where Parking and Traffic employees are directing traffic or answering questions. He is our Staff Profile and his name is Danny Harless. His primary job is dayshift

supervisor in the Parking and Traffic Office. The main functions of this office are to regulate parking and traffic across campus; make sure staff, students and faculty are parking in their designated areas; provide parking assistance at special events and athletic events; as well as responsible for maintaining the Mountaineer Escort program. The Parking and Traffic Office is under Business Affairs and located in the Rivers Street Parking Deck.

Danny is married to Monica Harless, who works in Academic Affairs. They will celebrate 25 years of marriage this December. They have a son, Daniel, who works in the Police Department. Danny lives in the Fleetwood area with his wife, 2 cats and a Yorkie named Cassie. He enjoys being with his family, volunteering at church, hunting, fishing and taking vacations to the beach or another location off the beaten path. He attends Mount Olive Baptist Church where he teaches Sunday School and is a deacon.

Working in the Parking and Traffic Office isn’t just about giving tickets and towing cars. It’s about meeting new people, enjoying great conversations and helping people in need. Think of Danny as more of a public servant willing to ensure traffic safety and go the extra mile to aid a fellow citizen.

Danny enjoys the friendly environment at Appalachian State University but he joins lots of other folks when he says that traffic is still a big issue, not just around campus but in the whole town. He’d like to see a detour around campus and/or Boone one day. As for his future aspirations, he would like to travel the United States with his family and take his wife on her dream vacation to Hawaii.

Thank you Danny and we will be sure to wave back and smile next time we see you out and about at an event around campus.

2006 Service Award Recipients

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Randal M. KellyOlivia L. KnightMartha T. McGinnisJanet S. MoretzBeth MorrisRobert G. NorrisArdna I. RashClaritha RowellKeith ShewStuart H. ShookJudith G. ThomasPam W. TrivetteDonna L. WhittingtonDerick T. WilsonKay Wood15 YearsBetsy M. AndersonLisa H. BurwellCynthia H. ChurchRuth C. CookThomas J. CornellAllan G. DuncanTeresa H. EggersGail EllerPhyllis A. EverettDenise N. FoutzGale W. GreeneAnn HagieKathy N. HowellEric H. NorrisJeffrey T. SimmsSara E. SpeedPam D. WalkerMary Ruth Wallace10 YearsDebbie K. BauerThomas G. BennettMichael G. BennettDouglas R. BrantzTom P. BylandScott CatoPamela H. ClineGlenna J. CoffeyRebecca S. CoffeyDona R. DycheMarilyn D. EggersPeggy P. EllisJackie L. FarringtonJennifer M. GeouqueWendell V. GreeneMonica R. HarlessJoyce C. HensonShirley H. LagowThomas MainTimmy MathesonScott A. McClureGail McDonaldDebbie McKinneyDaniel B. MoorheadDean OsborneShirley M. RawlsDawn B. SheppardJames W. TaylorJudy A. Van DykeDarren WallaceDeborah S. WatsonBrian P. WheelerMartha Q. WilsonFran WilsonGail E. WinebargerDennis E. Wood

Sharon W. Yates5 YearsMichael J. AbarayWilliam E. BarnesLisa A. BinghamKathy V. BrownKenneth W. BrownDaniel G. BurlesonSarah M. CarterFrank B. ChappellBarbara J. ChurchVicki L. CliftLisa ColvardCheryl W. CreedGlenna G. DayScott A. EggersTabitha C. EllerBeth A. ElliottMary R. FarthingWilliam GaskillAngie FletcherVicky J. GreeneCrystal D. GreerCarol T. HamptonJames HarlessDavid M. HarrisonNathan R. HarrisonRuby K. HarrisonBrian R. HayesAllen G. HelmsPhilip L. HiattLori A. HicksBeth A. HigleyRobert A. HolderToni L. HollarKelly IngramLinda M. JonesMauro LitrentaTerri L. LockwoodHarvey S. LucasRebecca F. LuncefordKathy S. MannPat L. ManzerDavid G. McCluneShelli J. McGinnisJoan MeixellNanette Y. MorrisChad J. NorrisAngela T. OwenCharles L. PacePhyllis J. ParkerJackie A. ParlierBeverly R. PerryShawn D. PerrySteven D. PopeCody M. RashMarie E. RiveraCheryl E. RobbinsLynn O. RogersBenjamin D. ShirleyRichard B. ShookGina N. SlagleTiffany Soiset-SheaffRachel H. TaylorGreg M. TaylorHensel J. WallaceTrula L. WardJenny P. WareMichael C. WatersKathleen W. WatsonOpal Williams

35 YearsSybil V. CarrollJanice G. JacksonDarlene P. Rupper30 YearsBeth V. BallDouglas H. CanipeBilly H. ChurchNorma S. CookMorris D. CoxPaul DebsMichael D. FletcherSandra L. HicksJan W. JohnsonWalter L. LewisKathryn K. Love

Joyce K. MahaffeyDarwin H. MainRuth M. MayChristine NorrisCarolyn W. OxentineSandra K. PerryMary D. RubleLen D. TesterJudith L. Williamsen25 YearsAnna H. GreenTeresa S. JohnsonRoy A. MoretzMartha A. PresnellLee Roy TesterGregory D. Van Allen

Gregory G. Warren20 YearsRachel A. AnglinJudith K. BevanMargaret S. BrownBetty E. ChurchDouglas K. DuggerFinley H. DulaPeggy EllerAnita B. ElliottCharles W. FarthingWayne FeeJanette FisherSusan P. GreeneJeffery D. HodgesPaul E. Jones

Upcoming Fundraising Events

Staff Update Committee Members

Jackie McInturff mcintrffjm@appstate.edu

Michelle Merski merskimh@appstate.edu

Loretta Link linklc@appstate.edu

Regina Parnell parnellrd@appstate.edu

Sali Gill-Johnson gilljohnsons@appstate.edu

Cathy Scott scottcl@appstate.edu

Tina Parlier parliertr@appstate.edu

Q&A issues are always welcome. Please send your questions to a Staff Update

committee member.

Cultural Events and Arts HappeningsNovember & December 2006November 298:00pm, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, @ Valborg Theatre, for more info., please call 828.262.3063. $8:00pm, “A Scottish Christmas” with Bonnie Rideout, # Farthing Auditorium, for more info., please call 828.262.4046. 8:00pm, Concert Band, * Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.November 306:00pm, Student Piano Recital, * Recital Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.8:00pm, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, @ Valborg Theatre, for more info., please call 828.262.3063. $8:00pm, Wind Ensemble, * Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.December 17:30pm, Holiday Scholarship Concert, * Farthing Auditorium, for more info., please call 828.262.4046. $8:00pm, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, @ Valborg Theatre, for more info., please call 828.262.3063. $December 28:00pm, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, @ Valborg Theatre, for more info., please call 828.262.3063. $December 32:00pm, A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley, @ Valborg Theatre, for more info., please call 828.262.3063. $2:00pm, Symphony Orchestra, * Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.6:00pm, Gospel Choir, * Farthing Auditorium, FREE.8:00pm, Brass Quintet Recital, * Recital Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.December 58:00pm, Choral Concert, * Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.December 104:00pm, Messiah Sing-Along, * Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, FREE.For a complete listing of all cultural events at Appalachian State University, go to www.thearts.appstate.edu. # Presented by the Office of Arts and Cultural Programs* Presented by the Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music@ Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance $ Admission is charged

26th Annual Appalachian Children’s Shopping Spree(formerly known as Give A Child A Christmas)

Eighty-four children from Watauga County Schools – ten from each elementary school and four from the high school – will be chosen by the administration of each school to participate. Appalachian faculty, staff, and students assigned to individual children will help purchase essential clothing items at participating stores in our area. The 2006 goal is to raise contributions of $12,600 – $150 per child. All proceeds directly benefit the children identified by their respective Watauga County schools. Within the next few weeks, envelopes will be circulated to all departments to give faculty and staff an opportunity to help raise the funds needed to take children shopping. Please consider contributing when this envelope circulates in your department.

Make checks payable to ASU Staff Council, c/o Judy Cereghino, Family and Consumer Sciences (LS Dougherty) by Monday, December 4. Contributions will be taken through December 8. For additional information, contact Janice Voss (Ext. 2269; vossjf@appstate.edu) or Denise Marsh (Ext. 6314; marshds@appstate.edu).

Note: A call for volunteer drivers and shoppers will be sent to faculty and staff during November. If you wish to volunteer now as a driver and/or shopper, contact Janice Voss by email at vossjf@appstate.edu. With you, we can make a difference! We appreciate your participation in this worthwhile project, and for your support of Staff Council and the children of Watauga County.

Appalachian State University Staff Council does not discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age or disability.

TINY DOUBLES is coming back to Boone on Saturday, NOVEMBER 18, 2006 from 9 am- 3PM at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (115 E. King St). A portion of the proceeds will benefit the ASU Staff Council Scholarship program. APPOINTMENT TIMES ARE ALMOST FULL! For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact Sali Gill-Johnson(828)262-6084 x101 (828) 264-3834 or gilljohnsons@appstate.edu. Its the perfect Christmas, birthday and holiday gift idea!

ASU’s Staff Council would like to invite you to participate in A Cleaner World’s Give a Child a Coat program. This is an excellent program that has the potential to touch many families and is very easy to participate in. In the past 4 years, we have successfully collected and donated over 1,100 coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. Simply go home and check your closets for coats you no longer use. Drop them off at the locations below by November 10, 2006 and they will be delivered to the local dry cleaner where they will be cleaned and patched, if needed. The coats are then taken to the local Salvation Army (on Hwy 321) and given to children who need them. Adult-sized coats are also gladly accepted. Additionally, ASU Athletics will be collecting coats at the East and West gates during the November 4th football game.

Drop off locations:ASU Bookstore (Trixie Furman)Belk Library & Information Commons (Sue Hisle)Child Development Center (Peggy Eller)Founders Hall (Kendra Duncan, Advancement)IG Greer Hall (David Cook, Equity Office)John Thomas Hall (Janice Smith, Housing & Residence Life)Living Learning Center (B.R. Hoffman, Watauga College)

LS Dougherty (Judy Cereghino, Family & Consumer Sciences) Plemmons Student Union (Tina Parlier, CSIL)Reich College of Education (Gail Hampton, Building Services and Regina Parnell, Curriculum & Instruction)Sanford Hall (Kay Clark, Foreign Language)Turchin Center (Sali Gill-Johnson, Cultural Affairs)Varsity Gym (Denise Marsh, Health Promotions)

Meagan Honaker, a student at Appalachian, accepts a special thank you from Staff Council. Over the last two years, Meagan, her mother and grandmother sewed over 200 hats and scarves for needy Watauga County children. The Children’s Shopping Spree committee organizes a shopping day for the children every December during which time the hats and scarves will be presented. The Children’s Shopping Spree now has a web site. Check it out at http://www.staffcouncil.appstate.edu/Childrens-Shopping-Spree.html

Pictured left to right: Janice Voss, Meagan Honaker, Cathy Ziegler, Charlie Wallin, and Denise Marsh

Staff CornerNew EmployeesMary Adams Park PlaceEvelyn Asher Natl. Center for Developmental Ed.Tamara Benkosky Physical Plant Administration Joseph Byrd Library/Educational Media ServicesAinhoa Canup Lucy BrockStanley Carroll RecyclingStewart Chapman Athletics Robert Charlebois Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterJacquelyn Christian College of EducationPerry Cline The Market, TrivetteJason Cornett University PoliceJessica Cowart Be Active - Appalachian PartnershipBetsy Craft BookstoreKaren Dallas Lucy BrockDenise de Ribert Nat’l Center for Developmental Ed. Maggie Deal Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterLori Dean Leadership & Education StudiesSydney Dehus Geography & PlanningMartha Draughn RegistrarTheodora Drozdowski LibraryMistie Gambill McAlister’s DeliRandy Gibson CafeteriaMichael Haynes Cultural AffairsLauren Hayworth Alumni AffairsErica Hicks Cascades CaféKrystal Hinkley Physical Plant AdministrationDenise Hussey Appalachian Family InnovationTerry Jones The Market, TrivetteCurtis Jones University PoliceSheila Jordan CafeteriaBrian Laws Information Technology ServicesTracey Lewis The Market, TrivetteSarah Likis-Werle Appalachian Family InnovationsSonya Long Academic AffairsRobert McCorkle Housing OperationsDavid McGuire Building ServicesAmy Moody New River Light & PowerDora Moretz The Market, BookstoreChristy Oliver Housing OperationsKimbra Pendley Appalachian Family InnovationsTravis Pierce Food CourtLisa Pleasant Juice BarTravis Powers Physical Plant AdministrationLori Rice Appalachian Family InnovationsJacqueline Robinson Family & Consumer ScienceRachel Robinson University AdvancementNancy Rolen Appalachian Family InnovationsBradley Safrit Academic Computing ServicesTashia Sheets Financial AidThomas Siirila Chick-Fil-AMatthew Southern Food CourtAmanda Tomlinson Philosophy/Religion Matthew Vega CafeteriaDianne Waller Wrapp’sFred Welch University RecreationSteven White AthleticsKatherine Whittington College of EducationVerla Wilcox Housing OperationsBlaine Winters Building ServicesCynthia Wolfe Learning Assistance ProgramHeather Woodruff Communication Disorders ClinicHaley Yates College of BusinessNam Yung Convocation Center

New DepartmentElizabeth Bookout Academic Computing ServicesBeth Brittain College of EducationBrandy Douglass* Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterGary Gentile Food CourtTeri Goodman* Extension InstructionJudith Goodwin Purchasing DepartmentAnthony Grant College of Fine & Applied ArtsHera Haas* Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterKathy Hamby Human Resource ServicesDaniel Harless University PoliceMyra Hayler Controller’s OfficeSharon Kincaid Printing & PublicationsKaren Laws Extension InstructionKathy Lee Technology William Martin University RecreationLawrence McGlamery Physical Plant AdministrationMary Miller Building ServicesNanette Morris Testing SevicesStephanie Naoum Public AffairsLinda Palmer Family & Consumer ScienceDee Pendleton BiologyJacob Stroot AthleticsJennifer Taylor College of Arts & SciencesStefanie Whitworth AdmissionsDavid Winebarger VendingAdam Witten Information Technology ServicesJason Wolfe University Recreation*name changeResignationsLinda Andrews LibraryMichael Abaray Physics & AstronomyCarl Bosier Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterJohn Bumgarner SBTDCMary Burr CascadesLisa Cahoon Lucy BrockJames Calloway BookstoreKaren Carter Police DepartmentJocelyn Elliott Research & Graduate StudiesKatherine Gerlaugh Nat’l Center for Developmental Ed.Kelly Harrison Appalachian Family InnovationsKathryn Hayes Communication Disorders ClinicJeremy Jones University PoliceHeather Kline BiologyAdam Mannegren Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterShirley Mast AdmissionsCharles McKenzie Camp BroadstoneDebra Miller Building ServicesHeather Miller Family & Consumer ScienceJennifer Potter CafeteriaJula Rejoice Alumni AffairsAshleigh Stroot Philosophy/ReligionJason Turnbull Food CourtMarlene Wilson Food Services AdministrationKristy Wolfe RegistrarRetirementsWilliam Church Housing OperationsNorma Cook LibraryDona Dyche Broyhill Inn & Conference CenterJudy Johnson Controller’s OfficePhyllis Rominger Academic Computing ServicesRobert Scott TelecommunicationsJudith Williamsen LAP

Martin Luther King Challenge

The 7th Annual MLK Challenge, sponsored by the A.C.T. Department, will be held January 15, 2007. When it began, this day of service was something unique to Appalachian and started as a result of seeing needs that could be met by faculty, staff and students donating their time. The MLK Challenge consists of 15 different service challenges. All projects are assigned as goals for the day to be completed by 5 pm.

Though it sounds exhausting to spend your day off as a “day on”, it is actually quite refreshing. If you would like to be a participant or a site leader, you may contact Jenny Koehn at 262-3032 or email koehnjr@appstate.edu. The deadline for pre-registration is January 11, 2007. Sign up is first come first serve.

Miller Family Christmas Package

OpportunityThe Millers, mom Laurie and three daughters,

lost their husband/father/firefighter in the 9/11 attacks. ASU has been sponsoring them for five years. Different departments/ organizations across campus are given the opportunity throughout the year to sponsor gift ideas. If you or your department/organization would like to contribute to their Christmas package or for more information on the Miller family, contact Jenny Koehn, A.C.T. office, at koehnjr@appstate.edu or x3032.

photo courtesy U.S. News & World Report archives

photo courtesy U.S. Department of Defense