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STARKVILLE, Miss.--A dozen MSU employees received 2012 Donald Zacharias Distinguished Staff Awards during annual Staff Appreciation Day activities Friday. President Mark Keenum was on hand to congratulate the honorees.
Pictured are (front row, from left) Kenneth Graves, dairy herder, Animal and Dairy Sciences; Calvin Mosley, associate director, Housing and Residence Life; Mary Vaughn, associate director, Assessment and Testing Services; Judith Goodman, business coordinator, Mathematics and Statistics; William "Vic" Nickels, sergeant, Parking Services; and David Brand, research associate II, Plant and Soil Sciences; (back row, from left) Danette Barrier, administrative assistant II, College of Arts and Sciences; Deidre Edwards, office associate, Center for Student Activities; Aretina Hankerson, administrative assistant, Relationship Violence and Outreach; MSU President Mark Keenum; Marva Faye Clark, custodian, Housing and Residence Life; Janie Cirlot-New, director, T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability; and Bricklee Miller, director, Mississippi Horse Park. Staff Appreciation Day is sponsored by the Staff Council.
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