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Kay T. Spivey was named the Human Resources Facilitator of the Year at a
reception held on June 22 at Wilson Library.
The award, sponsored by the Office of Human Resources, recognizes excellence in
ambassadorship, customer service, knowledge, and teamwork demonstrated by Human
Resources Facilitators.
All 37 nominees for this year's award were recognized at the reception, with
excerpts from their nominations read aloud. Then, after a longer excerpt from
the recipient's nomination was read, the name was announced.
"I was shocked," said Spivey, who has worked in the Institute of Government
since she first came to the University in 1977. "So many wonderful things were
being shared about the other nominees. This is incredibly humbling when you
look at the field of candidates."
One nominee wrote, "Kay is respected for her skillful negotiation and
resolution of tough personnel issues, and is valued as a sensitive and
compassionate counselor to employees in difficult personal circumstances. She
is an excellent listener and deals with all employees in a sensitive and
respectful way."
Spivey views her own role as a challenge "to find the right answers to
difficult questions and the right solutions to difficult problems," and she is
never entirely satisfied that she has identified the perfect answer or
solution.
This persistence has won her the respect of her colleagues. One nomination
stated: "She pays attention to details, goes beyond the obvious and superficial
to evaluate problems, and recommends appropriate, logical, and practical
solutions using sound judgment."
Another nomination summarized her service this way: "The Institute of
Government would be much less effective if Kay was not acting as our
professional conscience. Put simply, she is indispensable."
Spivey is quick to share the credit for her successes. "In my work I am
indebted to the outstanding network of support provided by numerous campus
departments and by my uniquely wonderful colleagues in the Institute of
Government. None of us does anything in a vacuum. It's all interrelated. I hope
to continue to strengthen those connections within my department and
campus-wide."
Human Resources Facilitators are employees in University departments who
process permanent, temporary and student employee personnel actions; handle
leave, benefits or payroll matters for their departments; serve as the primary
liaison between the Office of Human Resources and employees; or who supervise a
work group that performs these functions. There are over 350 HR Facilitators
across campus.
"It would be difficult to create a specific job classification called `HR
Facilitator' because the personnel demands of departments across our campus are
so diverse," said Chris Chiron, who coordinates the HR Facilitator Program
through the Office of Human Resources. "In some departments, the role makes up
the employee's entire job. In other departments, the HRF duties are only one of
many different roles filled by the employee. Many smaller departments and
programs have only one HR Facilitator while many larger departments require
several. In addition, some HR Facilitators perform their duties for one
department while others serve the personnel needs of several departments or
programs.
"The Office of Human Resources gratefully relies upon these individuals and
established this award program to recognize their service," Chiron said.
The Facilitator of the Year program began in 1996. Past recipients include
Maggie Ford, Debra Parrish, Diane Strong, Ann Register and Mary Lou Pruss.
List of nominees
Johnny Albright, Orthopaedics
Christina Bowman, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Connie Breen, Facilities Services
Stephanie Brewington, School of Pharmacy
Trish Bunn, Graduate School
Brent Clark, General Alumni Association
Asta Crowe, Curriculum in Public Policy Analysis
Heather Delisle, Comparative Literature
Sue Devinney, Cell & Developmental Biology
Nancy Edwards, Contracts & Grants
Shanna Fleenor, Student Health Service
Nealy Galliher, Academic Technology & Networking
Kim Gardner, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
Patty Greeson, Printing Services
Mary Herndon, School of Education
Vickie Holland, Anesthesiology
Sheila Hunt, Neurosciences Center
Sandy Jones, Law Library
Sheila King, Biology
Donnese Laster, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Ellen Ludington, Clinical Research
Wendy Mann, Institute on Aging
Freda McClain, Health Sciences Library
Gwen McIntyre, Medical Illustrations & Photography
Lesa McPherson, Epidemiology
Corrie Mimms, Training & Development
Sharon Owens, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Carol Payne, Development
Linda Perry, Surgery
Kathy Schwabauer, Environment, Health and Safety
Pamela Shoaf, Arts & Sciences Foundation
Kay Spivey, Institute of Government
Sheila Storey, Medical Sciences Teaching Laboratories
Barbara Szilvay, Physics & Astronomy
Glenda Tilley, Carolina Union
Susan Toppin, College of Arts & Sciences
Jennifer Turner, Public Safety
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