Each year Macdonald formally honours a member of the Administrative and Support staff who demonstrates outstanding performance and contribution in support of the promotion and development of the Macdonald Campus and Community both in the execution of their duties and in the effort and commitment towards service. This award recipient will truly have made a difference to Macdonald Campus life.
The award is open to all members of the Administrative and Support Staff who have been on staff on the Macdonald Campus for a minimum of three years and who work on the Macdonald Campus at the time of nomination. Permanent part-time, permanent sessional and term appointment staff may be considered for the award; the length of service for these staff must be equivalent to three years full-time on the Campus.
A Call for Nominations for the Macdonald Campus Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff in 2013 will be issued in Fall 2012. Nominations should be submitted to the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21,111 Lakeshore, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9.
The nomination should profile the nominee’s contributions to the Unit, the Faculty, the Campus, and the University. A detailed nomination letter should be signed by a minimum of five individuals of whom one may be a student. All members of the Macdonald Campus may support a nomination, including students registered on the Macdonald Campus. Nominations may be supported by members of one or more units on the Campus. No individual may nominate more than one candidate. Individuals cannot nominate themselves.
2012 Recipient: Joanne Ten Eyck, Assistant to the Dean
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Joanne TenEyck, Assistant to the Dean, has been at McGill for the past 33 years, 27 of which were at Macdonald. Prior to joining the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Joanne worked in the Faculty of Arts. While we are all very familiar with Joanne’s current role in the Dean’s Office, she has previously held Administrative Assistant positions in the Department of Animal Science, and the Department of Natural Resource Sciences.
Those who nominated Joanne TenEyck for the Macdonald Campus Award of Excellence, commented on her efficiency, excellent administrative support, and the personable manner in which she does her job and helps the entire Macdonald Community, whether it be our undergraduate students, graduate students, admin and support staff, or the professoriate. It was noted that Joanne never appears flustered, frustrated, or aggravated, no matter what the request or how short the deadline. Joanne willingly shares her knowledge and is quick to find a chuckle even in the most desperate of situations. Another nominator stated that Joanne is phenomenally competent, genuinely caring, generous, and a friend. She is a treasure, the kind of person who makes Mac a great place for the staff and students.
Joanne TenEyck is an administrative superstar. She is able to keep track of McGill’s numerous policies, rules and regulations, whether it be staff recruitment, tenure and promotion, HR, finance. She knows McGill and Macdonald inside out. If there is an obscure policy hidden somewhere in the McGill books, Joanne will certainly be the one to find it, in very short order, and give advice on its application. She can be relied upon for tracking down pieces of paper within our immense bureaucratic landscape and ensuring that the right document gets to the right person at the right time.
The Faculty and the Campus are complex operations. It takes a skillful, dedicated and highly knowledgeable manager in the person of Joanne TenEyck to fit all the pieces in place, so that the operations run smoothly. When there is a job to be done, no matter how big or small, Joanne can be called upon and counted upon to do it and make things happen, without any fanfare or recompense. The Faculty would not be as excellent as it is without Joanne’s support, guidance, encouragement and friendly disposition.
Previous Award Recipients
Mike Bleho, Department of Plant Science, 2011
Luciano Germani, IT Customer Services (ICS), 2009
Roslyn James, Department of Plant Science, 2008
Peter Knox, Department of Facilities Management, 2007