Student employees play a significant role in the day-to-day operations of the university. Providing part-time job opportunities to students helps them finance their college education, gain educational benefits, and allows them to explore career options, discover strengths, develop relationships, make decisions, and learn responsibility. We hope to continue to grow quality workers and citizens for the region. We would now like to recognize all of the student employees nominated followed by an excerpt from each student’s nomination letter:

Aaliyah Wright

College of Business Administration/Dean’s Office
Nominated by: Dr. Marilyn Macik-Frey and Stacey Sparks

Aaliyah is a team player! Aaliyah takes initiative and is an active and valuable employee within the office. One of her greatest assets is her creativity and understanding of Marketing. She is able to take information she learns in her Marketing/Advertising Concentration courses and implement them into the promotional items she creates for us. Many of our best promotional material is the direct result of her work. She is not satisfied to simply do an “acceptable” job. She creates two or more options, brings them to her “customer” (the Dean) and makes sure her work is accomplishing the goal. It’s exceptional for a student to take this level of time and effort to make her work the best it can be. I believe Aaliyah takes her role seriously in the success of our college and it shows.

Ana Doucet

Academic Services
Nominated by: Kim Brown and Cambria Bouzigard

Our office selects student workers who are responsible, reliable, loyal and dedicated in their rolls, and Ana definitely possesses these qualities. She is a team player who gets along well with all the staff in the department and is great with student interaction. Her other greatest attribute is that she is one of the friendliest people ever and makes work upbeat and fun.
Ana has always been a positive light in our office! She has a bubbly and kind spirit about her that just makes others around her so happy.

Annemarie James

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences/Dean’s Office
Nominated by: Brett Gilmore

Anne is described by other department staff as having a “good energy” and bringing happiness to the office. She takes initiative to post a joke of the day outside of the office. We often see people stop to read them and walk off with a smile on their faces. Anne is mature beyond her years and has a drive that is not often seen in college students. She sets a goal and achieves it through hard work and persistence. She is calm, a welcoming presence in the dean’s office for students, faculty, and visitors and also takes great pride in her work by showing initiative daily. We never have to ask her to do anything because she is constantly checking to see if we need help with anything.

Bincy Biju

Biological Sciences
Nominated by: Dr. Ramaraj Boopathy

Bincy is an outstanding student worker who takes her job very seriously. She not only gets the job done on time, but takes the initiative to train fellow student workers and accomplish more than expected out of her job. Bincy conducts independent research and monitors water quality of Bayou Terrebonne. She is a born leader and has a tremendous positive impact not only on the Biology department but also the whole university.

Emma Spitznagel

Library
Nominated by: Andrew Barbier

Emma (Sk8r Girl) is a ray of sunshine. She treats every student like they are best friends. It is rare to find a patron with library anxiety when she is stationed at the desk. She learns new tasks quickly and can teach them to others quite well. Emma brings positivity to the library, and I know I can trust her with any job she is given. She is a vital part of the front desk operations to the point where we will have to compensate when she graduates.

Lanie Curole

Bridge to Independence
Nominated by: Sydnei Mabile

Lanie’s greatest attribute is her dedication to the Bridge program. Lanie is always finding inventive new ways for our students to excel in the classroom. She changes her teaching methods so that everyone is able to clearly understand the material. She has also taken the initiative in creating an award system for the certificate program. Lanie developed the idea on her own and this idea has become an instrumental piece of our program. Our students love the award system, and it has greatly improved rule adherence within the program. Lanie has made a great impact within the Bridge program! She serves as a model for how we expect our workers to perform. Through Lanie’s dedication, she has helped our program improve greatly!

Laynee Chouest

Biology
Nominated by: Lilah T Landry

Laynee is professional, knowledgeable, and compassionate. She goes above and beyond to assist not only instructors, but students. She is patient with students trying to grasp complex material, and she is so willing to help others with kindness. At Open Labs, Laynee conducts small group tutoring as well as one-on-one help. Laynee will sit with them and go over each concept. She shows them resources and teaches them the best way to learn the material as she was once in the course also. She has helped students to feel comfortable asking questions and becoming engaged in our lab activities. She instills confidence in students and always shows kindness.

Madison Chauvin

Nursing
Nominated by: Dr. Raquel Engolio, Rebecca Lyons, Amanda LeJeune and Katy Waggenspack

Professionalism and work ethic are two stellar attributes that Madison embodies each and every day in her work. We have the confidence in her work–it is so important to the department as Madison compiled critical documents for regulatory body and accreditation reports. This level of trust within our department is so refreshing and invaluable. She is also very polite, personable, and friendly. She walks into the office every day dressed professionally with a smile and warm greeting. Her level of accuracy, timeliness, and attention to detail while completing all tasks is bar none. Madison is a shining example of what a student employee should be!

Makayla Bynum

Bridge to Independence
Nominated by: Lakelie Hoffpauir

Makayla’s greatest attributes are her positivity, dependability, and her dedication to the students and program. Makayla is dedicated to Bridge during her scheduled time as well as her time off. She shows up to events that are not mandatory. She does so because she has a heart for the students. Makayla is thorough in her work. Throughout her time at Bridge, she has shown that she is reliable and willing to work in every compacity that she can. She is an exemplary employee and serves to the best of her ability through her own desire to do so.

Melba Parnell

Chemistry and Physical Sciences
Nominated by: Dr. Uttam Pokharel

Melba is an excellent Organic Chemistry student. She can handle the assigned research work with minimal supervision from her supervisor. She is professional, mature, and adaptable to new situations. She follows the safety regulations in the lab and keeps her working space neat and clean. She is curious to understand new tools and techniques of research. She is a role model for her junior fellows interested in performing research in Chemistry.

Sarah Oubre

Records and Registration
Nominated by: Teresa Naquin

Sarah is always ready to help with a smile, a kind word, and is willing to go above and beyond to help anyone who comes into the office. She is professional at all times and easily interacts with faculty and staff to provide the best service in Records. She is calm and courteous and can instantly help all while having a great attitude and willingness to solve problems. She has been a valued member of our team and we appreciate her strong work ethic, knowledge, and her friendship.

Shea Stewart

Little Colonels Academy
Nominated by: Katie Lasserre

Shea is trustworthy, punctual, and reliable. She is amazing with the children and can be placed in any classroom. Shea volunteers to work extra shifts or to cover someone else’s shift when needed. She is willing to do whatever it takes to make the day go smooth. Shea has taken over and taught the class when a teacher was ill or absent. She makes the children happy by singing and dancing with them. Shea is always positive and never fails to bring a smile to the faces of our little ones. She sings, dances, and reads books with the children daily. She is helpful and her joy is contagious.

Taylor Roussel

Career Services
Nominated by: Katherine Mabile

Taylor is bright and creative. She is dedicated, goal oriented and highly motivated. She makes everyone feel involved and included. Taylor displays a strong personal commitment to successfully completing all projects and anything that is asked of her. Her flexibility and adaptability will serve her in future leadership roles. She demonstrates initiative daily and that has been extremely helpful to our department. She taught herself graphic design and has worked to revamp our social media. She achieves results when confronted with major responsibilities and limited resources and always finds a way. Optimistic, engaging and easy to get along with, she is a true joy to have in this office.

Trevor Tabor

Student Affairs
Nominated by: Dr. Michele Caruso, Amanda Fremin, and Andi Sonnier

Trevor possesses so many notable attributes it is difficult to narrow down. He is a genuine, caring individual who is always willing to provide support to the Colonel community. He will go beyond measure to see any tasks through, as he is always persistent and dependable. Trevor is a leader who makes meaningful impacts in his daily life. He has introduced us to software and methods of communication that we have integrated into our operations and it has served us well. His work style and leadership skills exist in the context of honesty, integrity, humility, respect, and generosity. This makes him ideal for our office and all of its initiatives and service to students.