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David Hecht has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for November 2022. He is the production manager for UIS Performing Arts Services.

Robert Weis has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for October 2022. He is the coordinator and advisor for Engaged 杨贵妃传媒 and Partner Initiatives in the UIS Office of Engaged 杨贵妃传媒 (OEL).

Weis鈥� nominator calls him 鈥渁n amazing collaborator鈥� who is able to work across campus and in the Springfield community to support the professional development of UIS students through internships and other employment opportunities.

Bea Bonner has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for September 2022. She is the Community Voices Editor/Co-Host at NPR Illinois.

She began working at UIS in 2016. According to her nominator, Bonner represents the university well as she interviews campus and community members on Community Voices.

Gary Anderson has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for August 2022. He works as a business administrative associate for UIS Online, Professional, and Engaged 杨贵妃传媒 (OPEL).

After 24 years of management in the private sector, Anderson began working for UIS in the Center for Academic Success in September 2018 before joining OPEL in August 2019. According to his nominator, he played an important role when multiple offices merged to form OPEL.

Samaryia Magee has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for July 2022. She has worked as a program/student advisor for the UIS Diversity Center since 2018.

Magee鈥檚 nominator calls her a 鈥減assionate advocate and mentor for students at UIS.鈥� Magee coordinates a variety of programs, including those that specifically support first-generation college students.

Paul Pinneo has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for June 2022. He has worked as Web Specialist III for the UIS Office of Web Services since July 2019.

Pinneo鈥檚 nominator describes him as 鈥渁 great team player, always helping the office/campus as a whole with his contributions outside of his day-to-day duties.鈥�

Yokasty Owens has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for May 2022. She is a building service worker who has worked at UIS since 2019.

Her nominator said she always 鈥渂rings a positive attitude to her job.鈥� Her supervisor, Patty Meyer, adds she 鈥済oes above and beyond and is eager to assist when covering for others.鈥�

Eric Kuchar has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for April 2022. He is the assistant to the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Kuchar鈥檚 nominator says he 鈥渃onsistently demonstrates outstanding performance鈥� and always goes 鈥渁bove and beyond鈥� the tasks for his job to help out whenever needed.

鈥淗e is the first one coming in and the last one to leave the office,鈥� said Lan Dong, his supervisor and interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Allison Thornley has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for March 2022. She has worked for since 2011 and currently serves as the associate athletic director for strategic planning and finance and the senior women's administrator.

Thomas Gebhardt has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for February 2022. He is a building service worker who has worked at UIS since 2010.

Gebhardt鈥檚 nominator praised his efforts to keep the Visual and Performing Arts Building (VPA) clean and sanitized during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling his work 鈥渢ruly impressive.鈥� VPA houses the Art, Music and Theatre Department.