2017 PEAC, CEAC Awards announced
Two of the University of Maine’s top employee awards will be presented to librarian Jennifer Bonnet and administrative specialist Karen Moffett on April 25.
Bonnet, who specializes in social sciences and humanities in Fogler Library, will receive the 2017 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. Moffett, who works in the School of Economics, will receive the 2017 Outstanding Classified Employee Award.
The two awards are sponsored by the Professional Employees Advisory Council and the Classified Employees Advisory Council, respectively. They will be presented April 25 at the Employee Recognition and Awards Luncheon.
Bonnet has been a member of the UMaine community since 2013 when she joined the Fogler Library staff. As a social sciences and humanities librarian, she has provided over 200 instruction sessions for more than 4,000 students, and offered one-on-one research support to more than 385 faculty, students, staff and community members.
Bonnet is one of Fogler’s librarians responsible for teaching an information literacy course. In their evaluations, students note her enthusiasm, engagement and compassion. She also has been a guest lecturer in courses, connecting students to relevant resources and databases for research and supporting critical thinking around the use of information.
She is the co-creator of a successful spring film series on campus focused on the human dimensions of climate change. Bonnet has co-designed and implemented workshops on information literacy, altmetrics and grant writing, and is a member of an interdisciplinary team studying the reuse economy in Maine. She also has collaborated with libraries across the state to explore the use of OneSearch, which is now a gateway to library research at UMaine.
Bonnet shares her expertise in several campus and community initiatives. She also has published 13 articles in the past three years and made 15 presentations at state and national conferences. One of her co-written articles on graduate student publishing workshops was selected by the American Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table as a 2014 Top Twenty article.
Moffett, a UMaine alumna, joined the School of Economics in 2003. Her institutional knowledge, initiative and skills are cited as critical assets for the school’s faculty and students — from the quality of her work to her initiative and professionalism.
Moffett is often described as the heart of the School of Economics community.
In particular, Moffett takes a student-centered approach — from ensuring efficient student course registration and advising sessions to connecting undergraduate and graduate students with the resources they need. Students know her as a dedicated, compassionate advocate who always goes above and beyond, and cares about their well-being.
When School of Economics alumni are on campus, they often seek her out to thank her for making a difference in their UMaine experience.