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April 2008
Finance & Business Awards for Excellence Reception – March 27, 2008
2008 Awards for Excellence Facilities Division nominees and winners are pictured above with Associate Vice Chancellor Kevin
MacNaughton.
Seated: Verna Chester, Barbara Richardson, Denetta Banks, Alvin Martinez, Nathaniel Vinton, Wade Fulghum
2nd Row: AVC Kevin MacNaughton, Brenda Forster (Finance & Business winner), Alexis Simison, Margaret Pope, Charles
Cherry, Mike Ellison, Shirley Horton, Jack Colby (Finance & Business winner)
Back Row: Tom Derosier, George Smith (Finance & Business winner), Steve Langdon, Tucker Burruss, Horace Tomlinson,
Steve Koleno, and James Bradford
Other Nominees Not Available for a Photo: Donald Gillham, John Lassiter, Aaron Pettit
Congratulations to all. You represent us well!
I offer my congratulations to the 23 Finance & Business
Awards for Excellence Facilities Division 2008 nominees.
I offer special congratulations to Jack Colby, Brenda
Forster, and George Smith who received the Finance &
Business Award for Excellence. Jack Colby received the
award for leadership of the Campus Environmental
Sustainability Team, efforts to comply with the President’s
Climate Commitment, and innovative approaches to reduce
water usage. Brenda Forster received the award because
she “Goes out of her way to help.” “She’s the go to
person…in Capital Project Management” Outside of work,
she is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, a foster parent
Award winners George Smith, Brenda Forster, and Jack Colby for abused and neglected children, and a meal deliverer to
those less fortunate during the holidays. George Smith
with AVC Kevin MacNaughton
received the award because he is the ultimate problem
solver in Facilities Operations. On a daily basis, technicians, supervisors, and Project Managers come to George to discuss
system operations. George is influential in ensuring building systems are operating efficiently and are not wasting energy.
Please join me in congratulating Jack, Brenda, and George.
Remember – I CARE
Kevin MacNaughton
April 2008
Meet the Centennial Campus
Tucker Burris
Utilities Plant Staff is the C Shift
The Utilities staff at Centennial operator. He
Campus is responsible for providing
thermal energy at three central came to the Years of service are in parentheses.
utility plants – Centennial Campus, Raleigh area to Front (l-r): Paul Reynolds (6) David Weiss (1), Ace Ornt (4),
Centennial Biomedical Campus, be closer to his Michael Clay (4), Keith Chipp (2), Bill King (3)
and the West Chiller Plant. family, as did Back (l-r): Donald Hamilton (7), Ralph Bellamy (2) Tucker
To understand the magnitude of David Weiss Burruss (2) Robert Neagle (2 mos)
their responsibility, the average and Keith Not Available for a Photo: Jerry McGraw (1) & Thomas Lintz (2)
home’s air-conditioner is about 2-3 Chipp.
playing with his granddaughter.
tons. The air-conditioners that they When asked why they enjoy their
Donald works out at the gym,
maintain are 2,000 tons. In addition jobs, many in the group cited the
fishes, and is a sports enthusiast.
to their daily duties, they recently great camaraderie. William King
Keith likes to tinker around with
added a 2,000 ton chiller and are appreciates the opportunity to work
home projects. Jerry enjoys
currently commissioning an 80,000 on all four shifts, enabling him to
spending time with his wife and
lb boiler. This summer they will be learn a lot from his colleagues and
doing things outdoors. Paul values
adding yet another chiller. The long shift supervisors. Robert Nagel
the time spent with his young
range plan is for more chillers and likes the open atmosphere because
grandson. He recently participated
boilers as the campus grows. it allows him to ask questions and
in a tandem sky jump with his son.
The plant and maintenance gain more experience. Donald
Robert likes the Vet School
supervisor, Paul Reynolds, is proud Hamilton likes to see the campus
because he can see all the animals.
of how well the group has managed growth. David Weiss likes working
He has two sons at home to keep
to expand their responsibilities alongside people with great
him busy. Tucker spends time at
while handling their present duties. attitudes. Ralph Bellamy cites the
Pullen Park and the Farmer’s
Paul enjoys working here because atmosphere and the new equipment.
Market. Ralph has a 3-year old
he has a chance to influence Tucker Burris and Michael Clay
granddaughter. At home William
outcomes and have a voice in the enjoy working in the university
walks his dog, rides his tractor, and
process. He is pleased with how the setting. Ace Ornt says the unique
invests in homes. David has a
group has evolved and likes that schedules – 4 twelve-hour days one
woodworking shop in his garage
change is part of the job. week followed by 3 twelve-hour
and a grandson to baby sit.
Ace Ornt is the A Shift days the next week – enables them
As a group, they work together to
Supervisor. He looked to NCSU for to have time off during the week.
make a positive impact on campus.
work after he retired since he’s a Despite their busy schedules and
Tucker is impressed at how the
big State fan. Robert Nagel came work responsibilities, the group
university has planned growth by
to NC State based on his experience finds time for a variety of hobbies
providing infrastructure before
in working with boilers in the and favorite places during their time
constructing buildings. Michael is
United States Navy. Michael Clay off. Michael likes to walk to Lake
proud to say that they do their best
is the C Shift Supervisor. He and Raleigh. At home he gardens,
to do the job right, make it work,
his family fell in love with the manages websites, and spends time
save money, and have a minimal
Raleigh area. He mentioned that the with his family. Ace likes watching
environmental impact.
retirement benefits are an attractive the deer gather near the cooling
incentive to working here. Ralph tower early in the morning before
Bellamy and Jerry McGraw were work. He has a variety of hobbies
drawn to State in part by job including fishing, collecting stamps
stability and retirement benefits. and coins, woodworking, and
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