Sciences Staff Honored with 2025 Awards for Excellence
Seventeen College of Sciences staff members were honored for their outstanding work at the college’s Awards for Excellence event on April 24. The awards are NC State’s most prestigious honor for non-faculty employees. See photos from the event.
The seven EHRA nominees and 10 SHRA nominees were recognized in one of seven categories: Customer Service, Efficiency and Innovation, Safety and Heroism, Human Relations, Outstanding State Government Service, Public Service and the Spirit of North Carolina.
The college’s EHRA winner was Kathie Dello, director and state climatologist for the State Climate Office of North Carolina. The SHRA winner was Deidre Hartley, executive assistant in the Department of Mathematics. Each will receive receive eight hours of paid time off and a $250 award.
Dello and Hartley will be also honored at the University Awards for Excellence ceremony in June where they and other college and unit winners can receive special distinction as recipients of the NC State University Awards for Excellence. The university recipients are submitted for consideration for the Governor’s Awards for Excellence, which is the highest honor awarded to a state employee.
The college also honored the inaugural recipients of the Wilma Jean Daley Kindness Award, named in honor of the College of Sciences Foundation business manager who passed away earlier this year. The recipients were Erica Allen, associate director of events and donor relations, and Jennifer McGuinness, executive assistant in the Dean’s Office.
EHRA Nominees
Kathie Dello, State Climate Office (winner)
Connor Dorsch, College Research Office
Emma Gratto, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Morgan Hubach, College Research Office
Christina Roche, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Kay Sun, Sciences IT
Bria Wortham, College Research Office
SHRA Nominees
Matthew Brooks, Biological Sciences
Dana Derosier, Biological Sciences
Wendy Goddard, Chemistry
Deidre Hartley, Mathematics (winner)
McKenzy Lilliock, Physics
Raschaunda McDonald, College Human Resources Office
Hakan Sungur, Biological Sciences
Melinda Warshawsky, Physics
West Wiggins, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Courtney Wolfe, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
This post was originally published in College of Sciences News.
