JMU honors faculty, staff with 2024 President’s Purple Star Awards
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SUMMARY: JMU recently celebrated its faculty and staff by awarding the 2024 President’s Purple Star Awards at this year’s university welcome event.
James Madison University recently celebrated its faculty and staff by awarding the 2024 President’s Purple Star Awards at this year’s university welcome event at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
The awards are presented annually to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. The awards highlight the achievements of faculty and staff across several categories, from career achievement to leadership and innovation. Recipients are nominated by peers and then selected by the awards committee, which is comprised of university staff and leaders.
2024 President’s Purple Star Award recipients:
Career Achievement Award:
Valarie Ghant
Debbie Morris
Star Duke:
Chloe Sikhrangkur
Unsung Hero:
Ritter Clevenger
Embracing Innovation and Change Award:
Rita Poteyeva
Leading Together Award:
Robin Bryan
Student Focus - Success and Learning Award:
University Career Center: Tiffany Taylor Corbin, Claire Denny, Michael Dondzila, Kaitlyn English, Kay Forshey, Emma Gibbons, Rose Guo, Hadgu Hadgu, Alyssa Hawley, Laura Yu Hickerson, Buffi Holland, Ginny Kasch, Sarah Koerner, Ashley May Maher, Jacklyn Snyder, Sam Squyars, Colleen Waller, Yibin Wei, Libby Westley
“We are grateful for and appreciative of this year’s Purple Star Award recipients, whose dedication and innovation reflect the heart of our university’s mission,” said Charlie King, JMU’s president. “We applaud their tireless efforts to foster an inclusive and forward-thinking community,” said King.
