Again this year, CIO Steve Hess dished out pizza at Employee Appreciation Day, held on September 26 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University employees were treated to exhibitors, giveaways, live music, a pizza and ice cream lunch, photo station, bingo, Hooked on Books book drive, Red Zone merchandise discounts, and the rare opportunity to stroll the football field and take part in a field goal-kicking contest.

Below are photos from the event:

Calling on his food service experience with Lagoon and Utah Food Services, CIO Steve Hess dishes out pizza at Employee Appreciation Day 2018. Also pictured:  VP for Student Affairs Barb Snyder. 

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

The ROW4ALS row boat, sponsored by University of Utah Health, will carry a 5-person crew during a strenuous multi-week, 3,000-mile fundraising race for ALS research that begins on December 12, 2018.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

L-R: Roger Kowallis and Nic Courdy of UIT University Support Services.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium: View from the field.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium: Field goal-kicking contest.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Annalisa Purser (in white), of University Marketing and Communications, staffs an @theU booth at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2018.

L-R: Jesse Booth, Campus Store/Auxiliary Services senior business systems analyst, and John Wardle, of UIT Network and Communications Infrastructure.