ITS Recognizes Employee Years of Service and Customer Excellence Awards
University of Kentucky Information Technology Services has recognized employees who celebrated milestone years of service during the year 2022. These 37 employees, ranging from eight different ITS divisions, combined for a total of 670 years of service at UK. ITS also honored student workers who have worked with ITS for two or more semesters.
ITS additionally recognized student, faculty, and staff recipients of their Customer Excellence in Leadership in IT Advancement Award. These award winners were recognized for their leadership in technology and their commitment to furthering IT advancement at the university.
Student recipient Jess Burr, STEAM Academy, Jess has been a high school student intern at the Student Media Depot. Throughout 2022, Jess was an exceptional intern. Jess worked well with the Media Depot UK student staff and was always extremely helpful to our customers no matter their need. Even as a high school intern, Jess has taken on assisting customers in the Media Depot and was able to provide exceptional customer service. In addition to being a team player, Jess also helped Media Depot staff learn new skills. STEAM Academy, located in Lexington, is a school committed to providing real experiences that inspire learners to lead through cultivation of students' talents and passions.
Dr. Wendy Jackson, faculty member of College of Medicine, worked with the Smart Campus team on a new research project that would utilize iPads from the Smart Campus initiative. Dr. Jackson incorporated the loaned iPads into her research project to provide a series of demographic questions and a quiz to patients utilizing a customized Qualtrics survey. The collaboration with Dr. Jackson has provided a wonderful example of how technology can be used to make research participation more approachable and to support various initiatives across the University and UK HealthCare.
ITS recognized staff member Kim Taylor, University Registrar, for demonstrating strong leadership and is a committed partner to UK ITS through her implementation of key technology solutions and initiatives that directly benefit those who support UK students. In her work with Enterprise Applications, Kim and her team were instrumental in developing the Degree Completion feature in myUK, streamlined attendance verification and grading processes, and steady improvement in student final grade collection. Kim’s understanding of processes and her thoughtful partnership has led to many technically innovative solutions. Her professionalism, forthrightness and strong support have been an invaluable asset for ITS.
See a complete list of ITS employees, student workers, and customers honored, see the 2022 ITS Annual Report.