2021 Janice Watkins Award Virtual Celebration
Janice Watkins was hit by an automobile and tragically killed after leaving work on the evening of December 19, 1974. As a supervisor in the Insurance Office, a past president the UIC Staff Advisory Council, and an active member of several University committees, she was known to virtually all of the campus community. For years, the UIC Staff Advisory Council has asked that some kind of recognition be given for distinguished civil service employees. Upon the death of Janice Watkins, the council requested that the University recognize her passing with a suitable memorial. It was decided to institute the Award for Distinguished Civil Service as a memorial to Janice and her dedication to her coworkers, fellow employees, and the total University or Illinois at Chicago community. The UIC Award for Distinguished Civil Service known as the Janice Watkins Award was established in 1979. For more information visit the Staff Advisory Council website at www.sac.uic.edu
Program
Welcome by Spanisha Watts, Staff Advisory Council President
Comments and Invocation by a representative of the Watkins Family Reverend Bob Cornelius
Remarks from the Watkins Family, Louis Michael Watkins, brother of Janice Rose Watkins
Introductions and History, Margaret De La Cruz, Staff Advisory Council Vice President
Comments by Chancellor Michael Amiridis
Comments by Dr. Michael Ginsburg, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Award Presentations
Linda Naru, Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services and Associate Dean, University Library
Remarks about Yolanda Ferguson, Library Clerk, University Library
Ricardo Rivero, Assistant Director, Executive Director Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center
Remarks about Teresa Haro, Regional Assistant Director, MATEC, Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center
Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences
Remarks about Faith M. Thurmond, Senior Grants Administrator, College of Applied Health Sciences Administration
Introduction of the 2021 Janice Watkins Award Screening Committee