UF staff recognized by State of Florida

March 26, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Davis Productivity Awards, an annual program honoring state government employees throughout Florida, has announced its winners for 2008. These winners include 12 teams or individuals from the University of Florida.

In addition to honoring “innovation, creativity, and smart work,” the awards program recognizes individuals and work units that have adapted or implemented previous years’ award-winning achievements to create added value. Eligible for nomination are individuals, teams and work units, as well as entire state agencies or their divisions, regions, districts and institutions.

The program presents cash awards ranging from $250 to $2,500, as well as commemorative plaques, certificates of commendation and letters of honorable mention.

The teams and individuals from UF who have been identified as 2008 winners are:

Distinguished Cash Awards of $1,000

• Joe Hayden, senior engineer, IFAS, for his maintenance and utility trouble-reporting system.

Notable Cash Awards of $300

• NERVE Implementation Team, Public Health and Health Professions, for its patient scheduling, tracking and financial accounting system.
• Richard Robinson, wastewater treatment apprentice, Physical Plant Division, for his fabricated lift station air lance for grit removal.
• Anthony Stefanowicz, senior electronics technician, Physical Plant Division, for completing a campus fire alarm and sprinkler documentation.

Plaque Award

• GatorJobs Implementation Team, Human Resource Services and Bridges, for implementing an applicant tracking system to streamline UF’s hiring process
• Air Handling Unit Re-Commissioning Team, Physical Plant Division, Health Science Center, for increasing the life cycle of 27 commercial air-handling units.
• Biological Sciences Team, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For streamlining delivery of laboratory learning through internet-based applications.

Certificate of Commendation

• Special Pay Plan Implementation Team, a joint effort by Human Resource Services, Finance & Accounting, and Bridges, for implementing a 401(a) retirement plan for leave payments.
• Mechanical Repair Team, Physical Plant Division, for fabricating repairs for truck 253 dump body.
• Online Self-Service Degree Application Team, Office of the Registrar and Office of the Chief Information Officer, for designing and implementing online student degree applications.
• Major Analytical Instrumentation Center Team, Materials Science and Engineering, for doubling productivity of the Major Analytical Instrumentation Center.
• Parent Information Web Site Team, Office of the Registrar and Office of the Chief Information Officer, for designing and launching a parent-oriented Web site

For a complete list of team members associated with these awards, or for more information about the Davis Productivity Awards program, please visit http://www.hr.ufl.edu/awards/davis/2008.asp.