Three designated A&S employees of the year
Three outstanding colleagues have been designatedemployeesoftheyearbytheCollegeofArts and Sciences atthe UniversityofColorado ǸԹ.
Kirsten Apodaca, Jean Balch and Patrick Tally.
Thethree honorees are:
- Kirsten Apodaca, undergraduate program assistant intheDepartmentof Physics
- Jean Balch, manageroffinance and operations intheDepartmentof Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
- Patrick Tally, assistant deanofacademic and curricular affairs inthe dean’soffice
Theemployeeoftheyearaward, which comes with a $1,500 bonus, is presented annually to A&S staff in recognition and appreciationofexceptional job performance.
Apodacahas shown great dedication and high-level performance as she worked to updatethedegree requirements, revamp advising for CollegeofEngineering and Applied Science and physics and spearheadtheconcurrent BS/MS admission procedures to better serve students.
Nominators praised Apodaca for her “competent and firm management skills” and “expert analysis and ability to see problems beforethey arise.”
Balchhas served her department with expertise, guidance, and dedication during oneofMCDB’s rocky transitional periods, and this allowedthedepartment to maintain maximum functionality with minimal disruption. This was an impressive feat.
Besides being a highly regarded resource in MCDB, Balch has served onthe strategic planning committee, research administrators'leadership team and has done consulting work with other campus entities.
Tally’s leadership and his staff’s dedication and professionalism have been evident asthey deftly managedthechallenging taskofdirectingthecomplex and diverse undergraduate academic and curricular activities throughoutthecollege.
Additionally, Tally took a guiding role intheGeneral Education implementation process, which has proceeded smoothly and efficiently in large part due to his efforts. ManyofTally’s nominators noted his ability to see faculty vision and drill into details while also keepingthestudents first and foremost in his mind.