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Auburn University hosted Employee Appreciation Week from April 25-29, 2022.
Employee Appreciation Week was held to honor the many thousands of employees -- full-time, part-time, and temporary -- who help make Auburn one of the nation's premier universities.
Each day, a special event was held to honor employees. A brief description of each event is listed below.
AUHR shared dozens of photos from last week’s events on its social media pages. If you want to share photos from your events, send them to univhr@auburn.edu or post them on social media, #auappreciate, or #itsgreattobeanauburnemployee.
Departmental Celebration
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National Walk @ Lunch Day
Employee Appreciation Event
Guest Speaker - Patrick Henry
Employee Gift & Service Award Giveaway
Numerous colleges and divisions recognized their employees with many special events. Several departments hosted breakfast or luncheon events for their employees, while other departments offered popcorn, ice cream, Kona ice, and other treats.
The celebrations weren’t limited to the main campus, as county Extension offices and other groups throughout the state recognized their employees, too.
107 employees participated in lunchtime walks across campus. The AU Employee Pharmacy and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama helped sponsor the walks.
The Employees of the Year for 2021-22 were recognized at a special reception. These four employees, who were chosen among Spirit of Excellence recipients, each received a $3,000 check from the Auburn University Foundation:
Clint Lovelace, College of Engineering
Tyler Lynn, Property Management, Student Affairs
Kelly Steele, Payroll, AUHR
Andrew Thornton, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Four additional employees were also recognized for their 40 years of service to Auburn:
Jennifer Jarvis, Recreation & Wellness Center
Christine E. Black, Library
Kay M. Holloway, Agriculture & AAES Admin
Nancy L. Heard, Horticulture
Auburn native Patrick Henry offered a humorous and inspirational presentation on “Keeping the Auburn Team in Tune: A Celebration of Auburn University Employees.”
His presentation is available at aub.ie/lunch-speaker.
Several hundred employees visited the Haley Center Concourse to receive a free tumbler and/or Years of Service awards.
Several campus groups, including Healthy Tigers, the A&P Welfare Committee, the School of Kinesiology, and Risk Management and Safety, were also on hand to share special information with employees.
