A look back at Employee Recognition Week 2022

Published on: June 28, 2022 By: Staff Reports

Group photo of employees holding red UT Southwestern hearts celebrating Employee Recognition Week — Posing for a group photo during Employee Recognition Week at the Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth are members of the Therapy team. Top row, from left: Joseph Mathew, Melissa Abraham, Denise Leeming, Lindsey Martin, Christine Hernandez, and Amanda McCreight. Bottom row: Rolando Vasquez and Alma Fe Grace Santos.

Numerous events in honor of UT Southwestern’s more than 18,000 nonfaculty employees were held in recognition of their contributions during Employee Recognition Week, June 6-10. One of the highlights was the annual Quarter Century Club celebration on June 7 honoring longtime employees who had reached the milestone of 25 years of service as well as the five-year increments thereafter. Among other events were a joint fifth-anniversary celebration at the Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth and a fun kickball match between the Pediatric Group at Plano staff and the Richardson/Plano team members on June 10.

Click through photos from these events in the photo gallery below.

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Ilene Chiu, M.D., a Faculty Associate in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, speaks to employees gathered for the fifth-anniversary celebration at the Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth, held in conjunction with Employee Recognition Week.

Cathy Tran (left), a Clinic Staff Assistant, tries to block Morgan Barnhart, Athletic Trainer, during the kickball match.

Staff from UTSW at Richardson/Plano celebrate their 19-6 kickball game win. Their team name: Not Fast Just Furious.

The two teams gather for a group photo. On the left is New Kicks on the Block from UTSW Pediatric Group at Plano and at right is Not Fast Just Furious from Richardson/Plano.

Employee Recognition Committee Chair Bernadette Nagib welcomes honorees at the luncheon, which recognizes employees achieving 25 years of service and those at five-year milestones thereafter.

New Quarter Century Club members Jennifer Gares (left) and Taryn Mayes check out the special edition of Center Times featuring profiles of honorees.

Keynote speaker Susan Hernandez, D.N.P., M.B.A., RN, Associate Vice President and Health System Chief Nurse Executive, talked about how the people at UT Southwestern drew her to a job opportunity here.

One hundred UT Southwestern employees were honored at this year’s Quarter Century Club Celebration, achieving 25, 30, 35, 40, or 45 years of service. In all, 347 employees were invited to the event, including those who were already members of the club with 26 or more years of service.

Quarter Century Club members listen to Dr. Hernandez’s inspiring story about leadership and a culture of nursing excellence at UT Southwestern.

Medical Technologist Gary Gaulden (right) stands beside UTSW President Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., as he is congratulated on 45 years of service during the annual Quarter Century Club celebration event on June 7.

From left: Quarter Century Club members Dolores Santoyo, Demetria Wilson, Ulysses Johnson, and Nancy Cooper gather for a photo at the event.

Quarter Century Club member Chester Smith (left) congratulates 30-year honoree Ivan Yuhanna.

New Quarter Century Club member Yvonne Gloria-McCutchen (center) poses for a photo with fellow club members Andrea Casteel (left) and Maria Garcia.

Honorees Gary Gaulden and Ngocanh Nguyen (right) gather for a photo with fellow Quarter Century Club members Sylynn Garza and Stacey Grant.

New Quarter Century Club member Carmencita Laset Ordu (left) poses for a photo with fellow club members Nancy Cooper (center) and Madeline Kirven-Gamble.