Photos: Employee Appreciation Day 2019
![L-R: Haylee Lott, Voice Systems engineer, Angelica Chacon, Communications Infrastructure administrative assistant, and Syndi Haywood, associate director of Voice Systems and Business Administration.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD19.jpg)
L-R: Haylee Lott, Voice Systems engineer, Angelica Chacon, Communications Infrastructure administrative assistant, and Syndi Haywood, associate director of Voice Systems and Business Administration.
UIT staff members and hundreds of their university cohorts converged on Rice-Eccles Stadium on September 26, 2019 to celebrate the 15th annual Employee Appreciation Day (EAD).
The weather was pristine, the mood was light, and perks were not in short supply. Employees were treated to pizza and ice cream, bags full of swag, massages, music from the band Lahjit, a photo booth, Hooked on Books book drive, a chance to win up to $500 in prize giveaways in the exhibitor-filled concourse, and other activities like the football field goal kick.
Volunteering again this year was Chief Information Officer Steve Hess, who served pizza alongside College of Nursing Interim Dean Barbara Wilson and Vice President for Student Affairs Lori McDonald.
EAD is co-sponsored by the Division of Human Resources and U of U Staff Council (UUSC).
Below are photos from the event:
![L-R: University Nursing Interim Dean Barbara Wilson, Vice President for Student Affairs Lori McDonald, and Chief Information Officer Steve Hess serve up slices.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD1.jpg)
L-R: University Nursing Interim Dean Barbara Wilson, Vice President for Student Affairs Lori McDonald, and Chief Information Officer Steve Hess serve up slices.
![University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD17.jpg)
University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![Peter Mo, manager of Data Management Platform Support Services, right, collects his pizza and ice cream vouchers.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD15.jpg)
Peter Mo, manager of Data Management Platform Support Services, right, collects his pizza and ice cream vouchers.
![Vendors line the Rice-Eccles Stadium concourse.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD14.jpg)
Vendors line the Rice-Eccles Stadium concourse.
![University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD10.jpg)
University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![Massage tent at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD3.jpg)
Massage tent at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![L-R: Roger Kowallis and Nic Courdy of UIT University Support Services.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD2.jpg)
University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![The band Lahjit performs at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD5.jpg)
The band Lahjit performs at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![The band Lahjit performs at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD6.jpg)
The band Lahjit performs at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
![Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD7.jpg)
Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.
![Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD8.jpg)
Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.
![Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD9.jpg)
Field goal kick at University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019.
![University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.](/_resources/images/node4/2019/oct2019-EAD12.jpg)
University of Utah Employee Appreciation Day 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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