Today@Dal

As part of Employee Appreciation Week 2023, February 27 to March 3, we're highlighting the amazing contributions Dal faculty and staff make across the university.

Shout-Outs allow you to recognize someone in your faculty, department, or unit, or in the broader Dal community, who has helped you, your team, or Dalhousie in some way – big or small.

Each day this week in Today@Dal we'll be publishing just some of the amazing Shout-Outs that have been submitted. Visit the Shout-Out website (login required) to read all the amazing Shout-Outs submitted from the Dal community.

SUBMIT A SHOUT-OUT: Would you like to recognize a Dal colleague for something that they have done to make your day a bit brighter? Or has helped your peers or Dalhousie more broadly in a way that deserves recognition? Complete the Shout-Out form.

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Valerie MacAdams - Custodial staff

Valerie MacAdams is such a wonderful person to work with! Always looking after her students whenever they need something and always there to help her peers in every way. And still accomplishes her daily routine with pride.
Valerie, always addresses any maintenance issues in the workplace asap.It’s been great having her on our team, she always has our backs whenever we need her. All of the staff are very special and if Valerie knows you,she will be there for you too. Just to know Valerie is great and she makes you feel good about yourself with words of encouragement and appreciation.

Suzanne Strowbridge

Chrystal Gray - Schulich School of Law, Restorative Research, Innovation and Education Lab

For over 20 years Chrystal has provided incredible support within the institutional and with community partners that always goes above and beyond. Without question she has supported and mentored new colleagues, offered her knowledge and skills are event planning and grant administration. She takes care and pride in her work and encourages others to do the same. Chrystal is often on the front line with grant partners, graduate students and conference attendees and they always remark on her incredible dedication and care. She is such a credit to Dal - a big shout out to Chrystal Gray.

Jennifer Llewellyn

Dal community

I got stumped on the question "nominee". Who could choose one? Have you seen what Dan has done to the insignia embedded in Hicks? It has never looked better. The Provost's exec crew is like a finely choreographed dance show that has to pretend daily that I'm doing just fine. The Faculty of Management amazes me with their willingness to dig in to create new possibilities in the world. My Dean colleagues are exceptional at keeping things in perspective. I've got law colleagues who send along papers to read that blow me away. And the students across the board knock my socks off: when did they get so talented? I could keep going...

Kimberley Brooks

Erin Stewart-Reid, Robin Beaton, Chloe Westlake - President's Office

Throughout multiple leadership transitions over the past six years, our outstanding President's Office colleagues have provided five different presidents and, indirectly, our senior leadership teams with unmatched operational support and guidance. I can't imagine any Dalhousie president succeeding in the absence of the consistent and exceptionally focussed dedication, professionalism, and on-boarding support provided by Erin, Robin, and Chloe. Thank you!

Frank P. Harvey

Loralee Hawkes Ulrich - Financial Services

Thank YOU for always being so supportive not only of our many learners but always of me and my many questions and issues. You never say no, wait or I don’t have time! I’m not sure where I’d be without you on our team. Thanks for being you!

Moe (he/him) Elfarra

Rachel West - PFES

Rachel, as our Chemical and Procurement Technician, has consistently provided timely and helpful assistance to class preparation. From researching and ordering new equipment to weekly supply delivery, I am very thankful for her help. Thank you Rachel West!

Cynthia Parks

Melissa MacDougall - Department of Emergency Medicine

Melissa has a kind and professional attitude and is always willing to help out when needed.

Jennifer Day

Alison Beckett - Creative Services

Alison has consistently demonstrated exceptional project management skills in her role, successfully handling various project requests with great efficiency and always maintaining a positive attitude, making her an indispensable asset to the Dal community. Thanks for keeping our team so organized, we all appreciate you!

Cody Turner

Michele Edgerton and Jill Durkee, History Department administrators - History Department

Michele and Jill do all the tasks in their job descriptions with exemplary efficiency, and have been graciously (and gracefully) going above and beyond to help with staffing shortages elsewhere. But more than that, they make the office a pleasant place to be, e.g., Jill with her plant-peddling, Michele with her baking, and both with their decorative and artistic talents, be it Michele's paintings or Jill's punny signs and astonishing collection of festive-wear. They're both still fairly new to History (and Jill to Dal), but neither has yet run screaming into the night, and for that I'm incredibly grateful!

Krista Kesselring

Cheryl Schnare - Accounts Payable

Cheryl reached out to me after I broke my leg to check in and offer her help. I really appreciate her making the effort to do so - it was very kind and lightened some of my days as I was healing.

Susan Bowser

Jenna Tingley Forsith - Advancement, Faculty of Agriculture

Thank you Jenna for all your hard work, dedication and suport! You are such an amazing asset to the Faculty of Agriculture. You are so appreciated!

Lisa Doucette

Emily Huxley Osborne - Advancement

Thank you Emily for hitting the ground running and being so easy to work with! Your skills are amazing assets to the MASH team. Thank you again, and welcome to the team!

Lisa Doucette

Jenn Pierce - Advancement

Thanks to Jenn for always going the extra mile to support her colleagues!!! She deserves all the recognition in the world!

Lisa Doucette

Carla Heggie - Faculty of Computer Science

For teaching us the value of privacy and how to incorporate it into our lives and our work. Kudos to Prof. Heggie for this!

Guryash Singh Dhall

Janice Slaunwhite - Dal Libraries

If you know who Janice is you know how amazing she is to work with. So I do not have to say much. Because of her the Killam runs like a well oiled machine. For all that you do Janice -thank you. We would not be able to function like we do if we did not have you!

Courtney Bayne

Ayse Dai-Gammon - Faculty of Management, Rowe School of Business, Management Career Services

Ayşe is a very compassionate and dedicated leader who continues creating new employer development business-related opportunities nationally for recent business graduates and students. Ayşe's positive attitude, strong work ethic and supportive leadership style deserves recognition. Thank so very much Ayse for all you do each day!

Cindy Ryan

Law Library Circulation Desk Workers - Law Library

Thank you for always coming together to support one another with shift coverage!

Heidi Desaulniers

Jennifer Oxenham - Office of the Dean, Faculty of Management

Jen is always there to help out with all finance related matters in a patient, supportive and informative way. She makes Dal a pleasant, welcoming and fun place to work at and should be celebrated for it.

Polina Baum-Talmor

Melanie Zurba - SRES

Melanie does everything she can to help fellow colleagues and support students and researchers through her work and through her community based research lab. She is an inspiration and a great colleague and mentor.

Polina Baum-Talmor

Selina Cajolais, Sarah Gaultois, Jennifer Alabiso & the Enrolment Services teams in Halifax and Truro - Enrolment Services, Registrar's office

Enrolment Services in the Registrar's office underwent many changes coming out of 2021. They maintained a 100% in person presence following COVID closures to support students, faculty and administration. With the support of Selina Cajolais, Sarah Gaultois and Jennifer Alabiso, the Enrolment Services team(s) in Halifax and Truro showed their professionalism and courage in the face of challenge and change. Shout to the entire team for your hard work in 2022!!

John-Mark Dawson

Andrew Harding - Faculty of Agriculture

Andrew and his team consistently demonstrate what it is to be student centered! They were very instrumental in the success of the annual career fair.

Joy Galloway-Jones

Dara Pelkey-Field - Faculty of Agriculture

Dara is currently spending her reading week shepherding a group of students in a phenomenal learning experience in New Mexico. Well done Dara!

Joy Galloway-Jones

Janine Gray - Faculty of Agriculture

Janine is an excellent advocate of the internship program here. She promotes it constantly and is always willing to welcome me into her classroom to speak with her students. Thank you Janine!

Joy Galloway-Jones

Lauren Peter's Withrow - Faculty of Agriculture

Lauren was a tremendous help leading up to and executing the annual career fair.

Joy Galloway-Jones

Daryl Atkinson - Faculty of Agriculture

Daryl is incredibly supportive and responsive to needs of workshops and events in the SLC. He continually goes above and beyond!

Joy Galloway-Jones

Gillian Hatch - Faculty of Agriculture

Gillian does consistent amazing work for students. Recently she was an excellent support in putting on the annual career fair.

Joy Galloway-Jones

Danielle Hill - Associate Dean, Academic Office, Schulich School of Law

With positive energy and a gift for numbers, Danielle is an invaluable member of our team. Thank you for all you do, Danielle!

Kelly Tracey

Dr. Chantelle Falconer - Faculty of Management

Dr. Chantelle Falconer is our Faculty's Research Facilitator. We want to thank her for her tireless support with the many research related activities, from reviewing individual grant applications, to organizing speakers and workshops, to working with the strategic research planning team. Chantelle's contributions are of high substantive value, and her charismatic persona creates a welcoming atmosphere. THANK YOU, Chantelle!

Wieslawa Dominika Wranik

Danielle Barbe - Ancillary Services

Danielle is a fantastic representative of our student staff and their commitment to making Dalhousie a great place to live and learn.

Megan Hargreaves

Joanne Tortola - Dean's Office, Schulich School of Law

A guiding light for staff, Joanne keeps the School running smoothly. She is always willing to listen and lend a helping hand. Thank you, Joanne!

Kelly Tracey

Rhonda Reardon - Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic

I have had the pleasure of working with Rhonda now on a few items, and I appreciate her quick and pleasant replies and her eagerness to collaborate to improve processes and/or share information. Thanks for being so nice to work with, Rhonda!

Marcie Nixon

Lucija Prelovec - DeepSense & Shift key Labs

Lucija has an incredible talent for ocean education. She shares her knowledge and passion with our Atlantic Canada community. Whether it is through a DeepSense hackathon, ocean facts with the innovation community at the PIER at the Port of Halifax, collaboration events with Surge Sandbox, or all social media channels she manages. Every day she helps promote the use of AI in Canada's Ocean sector but brings awareness of ocean details to make others aware of why our ocean sustainability is fundamentally critical to all of us.

Jennifer LaPlante

Billie Xu - Student Services and Engagement, Schulich School of Law

A hard-working and invested colleague, Billie quietly leads with empathy and consistency to answer student questions and inquiries. She is a dedicated team member and a calming presence. Thank you for all you do, Billie.

Kelly Tracey

Dr. Bo Yu - Faculty of Management, rowe school of business

This was my first time teaching at Dalhousie. Dr. Yu provided constant support be it through a quick call or an email. Such constant support means a great deal for someone who is just starting their career.

Varsha Hemrajani

Doug Gallant, Director - Science, Information Technology, Engineering Co-operative Education

Doug has been an integral force in the growth of Co-operative Education programs at Dalhousie University. He is a fantastic and caring leader to our amazing SITE Co-op team. He is dedicated, hard-working and professionalism is amazing. It is a privilege to work with him on the management team with my other two awesome managers Ashley Broadbent and Sarah O'Brien!

Theresa Myra

James Spray - Registrar's office

James Spray took on a secondment under a new team model with an incredible amount of information, production and the graduation process resting on his shoulders. With grace, calmness and dedicated precision, James has led that team though a challenging year which has helped support the larger office and Dalhousie community. Bigtime KUDOS to James Spray!

John-Mark Dawson

Vidhya Ramamoorthy - Computer Science

Vidhya has tirelessly and cheerfully answered every question I have asked since I started one year ago. She always has the students' best interests in mind with her "nurturing firmness." She is more than a co-worker; she has become a dear friend. CS is lucky to have her and so I am!

Heather Gallant

Ashley Coffin - Faculty of Agriculture - Residence Life Don

Ashley Coffin goes above and beyond helping students at not only her job as the Project Manager for the Truro Start Program but also in her position as Chapman's Residence Life Don. Ashley is always supporting students on the Ag campus in addition to strengthening and encouraging the Don team. Thanks so much for all you do Ashley!!

Vicki Mackintosh

Lisa Doucette - Faculty of Agriculture

In the Fall 2022, myself and a multi-disciplinary team of researchers were putting together a rather rigorous funding application. Lisa was integral in supporting our team, providing us with guidance, expertise, trouble shooting and words of encouragement . Throughout the process, her excitement and positivity was contagious and I am so grateful to have her as a team member!

Tasha Richard

Megan Cox-Melanson - Science, Information Technology, Engineering Co-operative Education

Megan is the absolute backbone of the Computer Science Co-op program. She is always supportive of staff and students, and I cannot imagine the program without her. Thank you for everything you do, Megan!

Haley Glenen