Biostatistics department presents Staff Excellence and Star Heel Awards
April 29, 2016
In a presentation and staff appreciation lunch on Thursday, April 28, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) and the Carolina Research Survey Laboratory (CSRL) recognized outstanding staff members with the annual Staff Excellence Awards and Star Heel awards.
2016 Staff Awards of Excellence
Christine Kantner, administrative coordinator for the biostatistics department and Kwanhye (Kwan) Jung, applications specialist at the CSCC, were the 2016 recipients of the Staff Awards of Excellence.
“Christine performs her job with excellence and a high level of personal integrity, and she has shown time and again that she is willing to go the extra mile to get the job done, with enthusiasm,” said nominator Todd Schwartz, DrPh, research associate professor in the biostatistics department and the UNC School of Nursing. “Christine makes essential contributions to the department, working in a highly collaborative manner. It is truly a pleasure to work with her and count her as a colleague.”
Jung also received high praise from his colleagues, with nominator Kathy Roggenkamp, research instructor in the biostatistics department and manager of the statistical computing group at the CSCC, saying, “He’s always up for a new challenge, even when it seems like his plate is full. He always comes through. He does his work with unfailing good cheer and never minds a knock on his door to answer a quick question. He always meets his deadlines on routine work, even when tackling new problems. Everyone at the CSCC who has ever worked with Kwan cannot praise him highly enough. ”
2016 Star Heel Awards
The 2016 Star Heels Awards, made possible by the UNC Office of Human Resources, also were presented on Thursday. The winners were:
Erica Atkins, personnel manager for the CSRL
Barbara Brown, social/clinical research assistant at the CSCC
Sheila Burgard, social/clinical research manager at the CSCC
Paul Bunn, application specialist for the biostatistics department
Kim Ring, social/clinical research manager at the CSCC
View photos of the Staff Appreciation Lunch on Flickr.
Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: David Pesci, director of communications, (919) 962-2600 or dpesci@unc.edu