Grounds crew honored for living 'Western Way'

The many talented members of Western's grounds crew are among the latest Western Washington University employees to be honored in the Western Way recognition program.

The program, begun in January, aims to recognize Western employees for their hard work on campus and to give their co-workers an opportunity to praise their efforts.

Any time throughout the year, folks in the WWU community can visit the Western Way website to recognize a Western employee who demonstrates excellence in serving students, visitors or colleagues, based on the characteristics that make them uniquely Western: inviting, engaging, distinctive, collaborative and adventurous.

Western Way Honorees are recognized online on the Western Way Wall of Acknowledgment, in the Western Today newsletter and in a slideshow at the Employee Recognition Ceremony in April.

The submitter's comments about the WWU groudns crew:

As I rode my bike in to work today, I realized how lucky we are to have the great grounds crew that worked so hard to clear the paths to make our trip to work safe. I applaud the extra effort that was required during the last few days of snowy weather. While we were allowed to come in 2 hours late, I know they were all here bright and early clearing the paths so that we could get to work safely. I appreciate the work they do to make our campus beautiful year round, but I really applaud their extra effort at this time of the year.

-Donna Janigo, director of Constituent Records in University Advancement 

To view more information on the nominees to date, visit the Western Way website at www.wwu.edu/westernway/.