Kudos & Congratulations

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work
Congratulations to Heather Winters (CTO organization) for winning the last prize drawing!
Thank you, Alisha Webb in tech support. We had an upgrade on our phones and she very quickly and pleasantly updated my phone and it was fixed easy peasy. Also thank you for your friendly customer service — I really appreciate you!
~ Jill Calder, UUHP Customer Service
Kudos to Michael Wadley and Matthew Edgren for taking the time to put together a comprehensive series of test cases covering how USS applications leverage the API gateway — this will make testing and validation for updates and configuration changes much faster and more consistent.
~ Chris Moore, CTO
Thank you, Julia Harrison, for helping our team with our phone request regarding the rings. We appreciate you more than words can express!
~ Reylia Morford, Thrombosis Service
Thank you to Don Burris and Ellis Valdez for their extra work in support of our accreditation team visit. We are required to set up a Team Room for accreditors that only they are allowed to access over the course of a four-day site visit. All evidence must be submitted digitally — 2,300 files — and so we needed to set up a large screen, in-room monitor, printer, four desktop monitors, microwave, mini fridge, and shredder. We would not be able to go in should there be a problem, and so execution of this was incredibly important to our school. Don and Ellis were great about communicating in advance about setup and came in over the weekend to help set up the room and turn over the key to the team chair. Don was particularly diligent in making sure that power strips were distributed and safely secured. He ran out for supplies when necessary and made sure everything went without a hitch. In their exit report, the accreditors recognized the high quality of the Team Room, and the visibility of support staff. Thank you, Don and Ellis!
~Valerie Greer, ARCH
Don Burris has been an exceptional IT staff member who has supported students, faculty, and staff in the School of Architecture and the College of Architecture and Planning. Don is willing to support students, faculty, and staff and happy to answer any questions they may have. Our students have said many great things about Don, and I am glad that he is part of our community. Don did a great job in supporting the School of Architecture in our preparation for the recently concluded NAAB accreditation team site visit. I want to thank Don for his service and support to our school and the college. Thank you, Don! You are an asset to the college.
Ellis Valdez has been an excellent staff member in the College of Architecture and Planning. I am amazed at his work ethic, and he is very professional. Ellis has helped our students, faculty, and staff, including myself, on many occasions to resolve IT-related issues. Ellis is very knowledgeable and ensures that your IT-related issues are well resolved. Thank you, Ellis, for the support you have offered to the School of Architecture and the College of Architecture and Planning.
~ Timothy Adekunle, School of Architecture
Heather Winters is an outstanding asset to UIT Voice Services. She is always helpful, knowledgeable, and speedy. When my trouble tickets are handled by Heather, I have complete confidence in the outcome. Please do all you can to retain and promote Heather. She is definitely a keeper!
~ Eugene “Swen” Sullivan, Retail RX Call Service
Alisha Webb took a very frustrating moment and made it better. A quick fix on her end really made an impact to make my day better.
~ Michelle Moore, SJHC Radiology
Andrew Bird was able to quickly help troubleshoot a high-visibility problem in the Park Building. Even though the request was outside of his area of expertise, he didn’t hesitate to help and provide the requested information.
~ Warren Worsley, UCCS
Thank you Fernando Ferrer Anato! You’ve been our go-to phone tech throughout the conference room technology project meeting with customers and resolving their issues quickly.
Thank you Jared Gronning and Corey Hayes! From proof of concept through deployment of the new technology, your expertise and timely communications have been essential in resolving issues and kept the project moving forward.
Thank you Lisa Osborne, Todd Smith, Steve McCormick, and Eric Jensen! Your prioritization of the conference room project and outreach efforts helped us meet critical deadlines and avoid service disruptions. We couldn’t have wrapped up the project without you!
Thank you Vijay Kammili! It’s been incredibly helpful to have you as an advocate for our products. From creating a user guide to exploring alternative solutions, I appreciate you for ensuring our products truly meet the needs of our end users.
Thank you Teri Pearson! Your quick processing of orders and consistent updates to the tracker have provided clarity and kept us organized.
Thank you Corey Winn! Across multiple projects, you're always ready to provide support wherever it’s needed. Your expertise and willingness to help played a key role in keeping momentum on the conference room project.
~ Briettny Curtner, DCIO
Carter Jennings is as good as it gets. Does his job perfectly: Informed, patient, and an excellent communicator.
~ Adrian Palmer, Linguistics
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Any University of Utah faculty member, staff member, or student can submit a Kudos & Congratulations for UIT employees.
Submit your kudos and the UIT employees you commend will be entered into a monthly prize drawing. UIT employees who submit entries will also be entered in a separate prize drawing.
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