{"id":23,"date":"2021-08-18T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:36:43","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/2023-2024-Staff-Senate-Award-Winners-6.12.2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" style=\"width:581px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/2023-2024-Staff-Senate-Award-Winners-6.12.2024.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/2023-2024-Staff-Senate-Award-Winners-6.12.2024-300x214.jpg 300w, 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Crow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Staff Senate Member:<\/strong>&nbsp;Crystal Cheek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" style=\"width:654px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2024\/06\/Fall-2024-Unsung-Hero.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unsung Hero Fall 2024: April Lehrling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/6Staff-Awards-2048x1463-1-1024x732.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" style=\"width:600px;height:429px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/6Staff-Awards-2048x1463-1-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/6Staff-Awards-2048x1463-1-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/6Staff-Awards-2048x1463-1-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/6Staff-Awards-2048x1463-1-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" style=\"width:610px;height:488px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/Unsung-Hero-Sp-23-Photo-Lea-Presley-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unsung Hero Spring 2023: Lea Presley <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/04\/Unsung-Hero-1-1200x0-1-1024x731.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"426\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unsung Hero Fall 2022: Sue Haywood<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/05\/Staff-Senate-Awards-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/05\/Staff-Senate-Awards-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/05\/Staff-Senate-Awards-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/05\/Staff-Senate-Awards-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/staff-senate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/05\/Staff-Senate-Awards.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/2022\/04\/southeastern-honors-outstanding-faculty-and-staff-members\/\"><strong>2021-2022 Southeastern Staff Senate Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Storm Rookie of the Year:<\/strong> Paula Downs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Non-Exempt Employee:<\/strong> Kelly Hawthorne<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Exempt Employee:<\/strong> Durward Cook<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service to Students:<\/strong> Rachel Toews<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding\u00a0Outreach Site Employee:<\/strong> Sheri Hundley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Staff Senate Member:<\/strong> Shawn Ridenour<\/p>\n<h2>2020-2021 <strong>Southeastern Staff Senate Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Storm Rookie of the Year: <\/strong>\u00a0Lyndsey Lamar Owens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Outstanding Non-Exempt Employee: <\/strong>Penny Bridwell<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Outstanding Exempt Employee: <\/strong>April Lehrling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Service to Students: <\/strong>Jeni Maple\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding\u00a0Outreach Site Employee:<\/strong> Kendra Gross<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Staff Senate Member:<\/strong> Jennifer Moore<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023-2024&nbsp;Southeastern Staff Senate Awards Storm Rookie of the Year:&nbsp;Marlena Cataldo Outstanding Non-Exempt Employee:&nbsp;Jerry Knight Outstanding Exempt Employee:&nbsp;Gingerlei Waddell Service to Students:&nbsp;Stephanie Davison Outstanding&nbsp;Outreach Site Employee:&nbsp;Richard Crow Outstanding Staff Senate Member:&nbsp;Crystal 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