Chris Fairchild Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Chris Fairchild on the SLU Spark nomination. Chris was nominated by Tonya Vernon for strengthening our community.

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Chris is wonderful to work with.  Since starting in this division she has been nothing but supporting and helpful in directing me to the right people, places, and resources.  I've noticed the effort she puts in to running a great clinic and supporting her team and wanted to give a shout out.  She puts a strong focus on strengthening inter-professional team relationships between the clinic faculty and staff, which in turn improves the level of service they are able to provide to their patients and our surrounding community."



Dwayne Jackson Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Dwayne Jackson on the SLU Spark nomination. Dwayne was nominated by Eric Anderson for perusing excellence.

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Dwayne does an outstanding job of supporting our department when IT needs arise.  He communicates throughout the process to ensure our needs are being met and that we have the technology in place to complete our job tasks effectively.  His attention to detail and amazing customer service makes the entire process easy for us.  Thank you Dwayne!"



Spencer Smith Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Spencer Smith on the SLU Spark nomination. Spencer was nominated by Jay Haugen for perusing excellence.

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Spencer handle a "crisis" for connecting our systems to a third-party vendor's system in a gracious and efficient manner.  He gathered feedback and provided a solution that solved two issues at the same time for the Office of the Provost."



Steve Scroggins Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Steve Scroggins on the SLU Spark nomination. Steve was nominated by Montara November for perusing excellence.

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I wish to recognize Steve Scroggins for demonstrating excellence in his daily work. Steve stepped in at the last minute to help lead a training for community members after I was unable to do so due to unforeseen events. I really appreciated it! Thanks, Steve!"



Michelle Verner Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Michelle Verner on the SLU Spark nomination. Michelle was nominated by Jim Roach for perusing excellence.

"In the past year, Michelle has calmly and professionally brought cohesiveness and a more clear sense of unity to our department's Immersion program. She is a blessing to her colleagues and to our partner organizations that we visit each spring break as part of our annual Immersion trips. Her thoroughness and organization are appreciated by all who work with her."

Erin Schmidt Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Erin Schmidt on the SLU Spark nomination. Erin was nominated by Jim Roach for perusing excellence.

"Erin is our department's liturgy coordinator. Practically speaking, this means that she works every Sunday to oversee that the Sunday Masses at SFX College Church are organized, adequately supported with volunteer students, and celebrated with the professionalism and joy befitting liturgical standards. Erin has done this for years. It's part of her job, and her consistent excellence  is worth noting. In addition, Erin had a huge role in organizing last year's Bicentennial Mass, and also coordinates the annual baccalaureate and Mass of Holy Spirit celebrations. During these events, our department colleagues and supervisors, university personnel, university administration officials and student volunteers depend on Erin. She organizes, gives attention to the myriad of details, and always is able to help others with a sense of calm and serenity."

Thomas Harashe Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Thomas Harashe on the SLU Spark nomination. Thomas was nominated by LaDonna Utley for pursuing excellence.

"It seems our department is rarely satisfied with the constant temperature swings in our suite.  We either are too cold or too warm and Tom always responds quickly and is eager to make sure we are satisfied and comfortable.  He always has a smile even though it seems as though the heating/cooling of the office is a never ending battle we will win.  We appreciate Tom's quick response and efforts to help make our environment comfortable."

Mike Martin Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Mike Martin on the SLU Spark nomination. Mike was nominated by Evelyn shields for serving others.

"Mike is professional, patient and knowledgeable.  He listens so that he can be of service to others.  He stays on the issue or problem until it is fully resolved.   Our department was delighted with his service. Thanks Mike!"


Ladonna Utley Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Ladonna Utley on the SLU Spark nomination. Ladonna was nominated by Allison Roba for serving others.

"Ladonna is always more than willing to lend a helping hand. She has single-handedly assisted me with navigating the SLU Appointments software. She has also gone above and beyond to get to the bottom of any problems and resolving them quickly."


Elena Melillo Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Elena Melillo on the SLU Spark nomination. Elena was nominated by Angie Wills for pursuing excellence.

"Elena is eager to learn and implement new ideas with student-athletes.  She pursues excellence by pushing for the best medical care for student athletes.  She recently challenged a decision in a professional manner to better serve a student-athlete.  For someone in her position, this may have been a challenge, however, she acted in a professional, respectful manner.  Her potential is limitless."

Loretta Edwards Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Loretta Edwards on the SLU Spark nomination. Loretta was nominated by Matthew Heaton for showing compassion.

"I was attempting to track down information and it was particularly difficult with a co-worker being on vacation. Ms. Edwards was incredibly kind, she answered all my questions and walked me through the process step by step. Even though this required multiple phone calls from me to her she was just as gracious on the last phone call as she was on the first."

Tim Gaines Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Tim Gaines on the SLU Spark nomination. Tim was nominated by Melissa Hummel for strengthening our community.

"Tim is fairly new to SLU but in his short time here, he has improved morale by 1). getting the division office painted which was very much needed and 2) by sending out group emails every month to acknowledge his coworkers birthdays and anniversaries.  It is a pleasure to work with Tim. He is committed to fostering positive change and strengthening the community in the division of general internal medicine. Way to go, Tim!"

Russell Blyth Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Russell Blyth on the SLU Spark nomination. Russell was nominated by Kathryn Dortch for serving others.

"I am a new employee here at Saint Louis University and of course I have no sense of direction once-so-ever at the moment. I parked my car in the Olive/Compton lot in order to attend orientation and I was looking at the campus map, sweating buckets because I could not find DuBourg. Then out of nowhere, I hear a kind voice asking me if I need help finding something - it was Dr. Russell Blyth. Dr. Blyth then escorted me to show me where DuBourg was and on the way gave me a very interesting history lesson about some of the buildings. I really think this act of kindness nods to the overall culture here at SLU - approachable, caring and always willing to help. I will never forget Dr. Blyth's kindness and am so lucky to work at such an institution where people/fellow employees come first. Thank you for your help Dr. Blyth!"

Maria Gonzalez Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Maria Gonzalez on the SLU Spark nomination. Maria was nominated by Debi Striler for serving others.

"Often times in clinic, patients are overheard in the SLUCare Sleep Disorder Center thanking Maria for some service she provided that was above and beyond their expectation.  Again today, a patient was thanking Maria for taking care of her.  She then went on to explain another instance when she attempted to retrieve a letter our doctor had written for her husband's medication.  The staff were unable to locate the letter and reached out to Maria who was on vacation.  Maria attempted to assist the staff over the phone in finding the letter in Epic, when that failed, she drove to the office and printed the letter.  Dedication and compassion for our patients and their families are reflected many times over by Maria, in addition to those she works for and alongside."

Doni Moore Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations to Doni Moore on the SLU Spark nomination. Doni was nominated by Alicia Hamilton for pursuing excellence.

"Doni has made a difference in our department by pursuing excellence.  He continually goes above and beyond by promptly finishing tasks as well as looking ahead to what else can be done.  He is often observed asking what he can do to be better.  He communicates efficiently and effectively in our busy health care practice with the providers and patients.  Doni helps make this an even more enjoyable place to work with his humility and passion for excellence."


Amy Russell Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Amy Russell on the SLU Spark nomination. Amy was nominated by Edward Agnew for serving others.

"The morning of Friday, 09/21/18, Amy discovered a young man who seemed confused, inside the Wool Center.  Upon inquiry, Amy found that the young man was a Wash U student who had come to SLU to take a 4 hour test.  The young man had forgotten his passport for identification in order to take the test and he had given up hope of getting this done.  Amy drove the young man back to his residence near Wash U and returned him, with passport, to Wool, where he was able to then take his test.  Amy is serving others, with compassion.  KUDOS Amy."

Taylor Glueck Received a SLU Spark

Congratulations to Taylor Glueck on the SLU Spark nomination. Taylor was nominated by Patrick Cousins for serving others.

"Taylor is always above-and-beyond helpful, but in particular her assistance reserving spaces for a Campus Ministry symposium was truly indispensable -- we could not have made the week come together without her repeated efforts to find the right spaces for our events. Taylor is uniformly cheerful, helpful, and generous and deserves to be recognized for her consistently excellent and collegial contribution to our work."

Jennifer Bussen Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations Jennifer Bussen on the SLU Spark nomination. Jennifer was nominated by Matthew Heaton for serving others.

"Jennifer was the only administrative assistant in her division while they were filling vacancy. She took on more roles and made sure everything stayed afloat. She made sure that all the physicians and patients didn't feel a difference during a nearly twelve week period. On top of that, she treated everyone with the kindness she's know for."



Carie Rakers Received a SLU Spark


Congratulations Carie Rakers on the SLU Spark nomination. Carie was nominated by Tonya Vernon for serving others.

"I cannot say enough good things about Carie Rakers!  Carie manages a large department's IT needs and is constantly putting out fires and trying to help anyone and everyone...literally, because I know I contact IT on behalf of our division almost on a daily basis with some type of request.  She is great at her job, provides wonderful service to her colleagues, and I appreciate everything she does to keep our division running. She brings positive energy with her whenever she comes to our floor and is a joy to work with. I don't know what we would do without her!"

Mike Martin Received a SLU Spark!

Congratulations Mike Martin on the SLU Spark nomination. Mike was nominated by Jennifer Barfield for pursuing excellence.

"I work with Mike's service request tickets that start with my team then go to his. Mike has not only patiently taught me much about the process, he consistently goes above the call of duty to work these tickets.  One example is when I had a VPN request for a Grad student who was away at training, and needed the VPN in a pinch to access the software she was being trained on.  I expedited the the ticket via email to the manager and Mike picked it up.  He not only granted the access immediately, he contacted the user to let her know, and also contacted the student's Biology Professor who sent her to the training, to let him know the status.  And he saw it through with the user.  His work ethic is outstanding, and I've seen this on a regular basis with Mike.  I truly feel he is the best at his job and should be promoted. (Thanks Mike for all you do!)"