2004
Outstanding Contribution Award
The
Employee Outstanding Contribution Award (EOCA) is given
annually to recognize a classified employee whose service
and contributions far exceed even exemplary performance.
In 2004, six exceptional employees were nominated and
considered for the Employee Outstanding Contribution Award.
The names of those individuals are as follows: Linda
W. Baker, Lyndale Branham, Janice F. Davis, Jean L. Good,
Sue C. Mullins, and Brenda L. Whitaker.
After
lengthy consideration by the selection committee, Lyndale
Branham, Equipment Service and Repair Technician, was
named as the recipient of the 2004 UVa-Wise Employee Outstanding
Contribution Award Winner. As the winner, he received
$1,000 and was honored at an annual awards banquet on
June 3, 2004.
2004
Outstanding Contribution Award Winner
Lyndale
Branham
Helping
Hands That Can Fix Anything
 Call
him Mr. Fix-It. Lyndale Branham is a top-notch equipment
services and repair technician at U.Va.'s College at Wise,
who's always lending a helping hand.
His
efforts extend beyond the mechanic's garage into the entire
U.Va.-Wise community, be it during work hours, in the evenings
or on the weekends," said Stan Kunigelis, associate professor
of zoology, whose marine biology trips to Florida have been
aided by Branham's skillful van repairs. "His motivation
is simple; he cares about his work, about his co-workers
and the community in which he lives."
Branham
has been known to make miraculous repairs, even when it
means driving several hours to get a College bus or van
running again. He's also a certified welder who saved the
College at Wise more than $20,000 by installing a new baseball
scoreboard.
Working
with Lyndale on a daily basis is an inspiration as we observe
him going beyond his job duties to lend help to everyone
in the maintenance department and elsewhere," said carpenter
Ray Asher.
Anyone
who has crossed paths with Lyndale will agree that he is
an exceptional person and an exceptional co-worker."
- Jane Meade-Dean
| 
