19th Annual Employee Recognition

USU’s 19th annual Employee Recognition Luncheon was March 27, and 299 individuals were honored for their service to the university.

Employees were recognized for their service, beginning at the 10-year mark, continuing at five year increments through a remarkable 50-year anniversary. One individual was recognized for 50 years of service. Leading the way at the 50-year mark was Larry Cannon, professor of mathematics and statistics in the College of Science.

During the luncheon ceremonies, two employees were honored as Outstanding Employees of the Year. BrandE Faupell, executive director of USU’s office of Human Resources, presented the top awards.

Tammy Auberger, coordinator of Human Resources at USU Eastern, was honored in the Non-Exempt (Classified) category as Employee of the Year.

Auberger stepped up during the College of Eastern Utah’s transition with USU. Starting as administrative support for Human Resources, Auberger quickly moved up to become the face of the department. Colleagues say that she took on her new roles with a “can-do” attitude and hard work.

Auberger established trust and cooperation with her colleagues in Price, Blanding and Logan and worked with them to create solutions for distance human resource issues. She often handles difficult employee relations by herself and does so with grace and respect for all individuals who are involved.

John Mayers, a manager in USU’s Housing and Residence Life, was honored in the Exempt (Professional) Employee category.

According to Mayer’s nominators, his focus on detail and perfection is outstanding and they say you can always count on him to deliver on-time and with superb quality.

Mayer has developed a great repoire with his staff and he often sees potential in others and provides opportunities for colleagues to learn new skills.

Great improvements have taken place under Mayer’s stewardship and he is consistently challenging himself to do better. He takes great care in the quality of his work and works tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure nothing goes undone.

His coworkers say he is always there to listen and offer his help.

The luncheon and recognition ceremony were coordinated by USU’s office of Human Resources. The program included a welcome and remarks by David T. Cowley, USU vice president for business and finance. USU President Stan L. Albrecht gave a short introduction and James Morales, USU’s vice president of student services, gave the keynote address.

Contact: Tiffany Allison, 435-797-1146, tiffany.allison@usu.edu