UMaine Annual Outstanding Employee Awards
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — Winners of the University of Maine’s 2008 employee achievement awards represent the university’s Army ROTC program, Dept. of Facilities Management, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center and Graduate School. Two winners were announced recently by the Classified Employee Advisory Council and two by the Professional Employee Advisory Council.
Classified Employee 2008 Achievement Awards
Paulette Ferland, administrative assistant for the UMaine Army ROTC, and Orman Jackson, custodian IV at Estabrooke Hall, have been selected as the classified employee award winners.
Ferland, who lives in Hudson, has worked at UMaine for 16 years, the last six with ROTC. She also has worked for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Department of Modern Languages and Classics. She was nominated by commanding officer Lt. Col. Kevin Harris and colleagues. In his letter of recommendation, Harris says he knows of no one on campus who is friendlier and more enthusiastic about student service than Ferland. “Often challenged by the natural professional and operational difference between academic and military, she works as a translator between the two philosophies, grasping the intent and objectives of both while guiding the cadre through university life,” he says.
Jackson, of Howland, came to work as a custodian for Auxiliary Services when he was 21 years old and will retire in October after more than 42 years on campus. He was nominated for an Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year Award by Lynn Dexter-Cassidy, assistant director of operations for Property Management in Auxiliary Services. “Orman is very well liked on this campus and has a lot of information and knowledge,” she says.
Professional Employee 2008 Achievement Awards
Robert Lindyberg, assistant director for boatbuilding and marine composites at the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center and Graduate School associate dean Scott Delcourt, are the professional employee award winners.
Lindyberg, who lives in Orono and has a UMaine master’s degree and Ph.D., has led UMaine’s efforts, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and Hodgdon Yachts, to create a prototype patrol vessel for use by Navy SEAL teams. In nominating Lindyberg, Prof. Habib Dagher noted the “talented, tireless, and effective manner in which has made the land grant service mission of the University of Maine an integral part of his work.” Lindyberg previously worked at the Maine Dept. of Transportation, where he was a bridge design engineer. He jonined the AEWC professional staff in 1997, and has served in a variety of roles, including manager of engineering and technical services.
Delcourt, of Milford, has been at UMaine since 1985. He worked for nine years as a scientist in the Dept. of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, followed by a stint in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service. Delcourt has been in the Graduate School since 1996. Dan Sandweiss, UMaine’s dean and associate provost for graduate studies, nominated Delcourt on behalf of the grad school staff. “Scott provides direction, works far beyond any normal hours, resolves problems, and does so with unflagging goodwill,” Sandweiss wrote in his nomination letter.
All four employee award winners will be formally honored at UMaine’s annual employee recognition dinner on May 14.