5 Employees Receive Cardinal Awards for April

Olivia DrakeMay 9, 20122min
From left, staff members Karen Karpa, Marina Melendez, Tanya Purdy and Alysha Warren are the recipients of the April 2012 Cardinal Achievement Awards. Lisa Sacks, not pictured, also received the award.

Five Wesleyan staff members received a Cardinal Achievement Award for demonstrating extraordinary initiative or providing outstanding service with regard to specific tasks or events in their departments. This special honor comes with a $150 award and reflects the university’s gratitude for those extra efforts.

The April recipients are:

Karen Karpa, administrative assistant in the Office of Student Affairs;

Marina Melendez, dean for the Class of 2014 in the Office of Student Affairs;

Tanya Purdy, director of health education in Health Services;

Lisa Sacks, coordinator in the Office of Academic Affairs;

Alysha Warren, therapist/sexual assault coordinator in Counseling and Psychological Services.

The award recipients are nominated by department chairs and supervisors. Nominations can be made anytime throughout the year.

For more information or to nominate a staff member for the award, visit the Human Resources web site at http://www.wesleyan.edu/hr/forms/forms.html and scroll down to Cardinal Achievement Award under “Forms.”

Recipients will continue to be recognized in The Wesleyan Connection.