March EOM is Lisa Clemmons-Stott

Working as development director in a small radio station, Lisa Clemmons-Stott generally knows what's going on. But Lisa's colleagues at WUIS kept her out of the loop quite nicely when she was chosen Employee of the Month for March, even going so far as to hold the party right out in the station's reception area.

"When I came in this morning, I wondered what all that food was for," she remarked later. "I figured it must be for Pledge Week, though it would've been stale by then."

Actually, Lisa's party was unusual in that in started not right on time, but early. The "staff meeting" that was held to get her out of the way broke up despite the best efforts to ask questions and otherwise drag things out, and Lisa got to her party before most of the well-wishers.

General Manager Bill Wheelhouse cited Lisa for her "very hard work as we head into an important time for the station."

Said Lisa, "I'm really surprised. I love the university and the station and I'm glad to do what we all do."

Kathryn Kleeman is February EOM

Kathryn Kleeman, assistant director of Admissions, may have wondered – after a cold, snowy week filled with closings and reschedulings – why this meeting late on a Friday afternoon couldn't be postponed, too. If she did, she found out when Lori Giordano led her into the PAC restaurant.

Surprise! Kathryn was Employee of the Month for February.

"We were a little worried about being able to pull this off on time," said Admissions secretary Lee Wensch. "Lori (associate director of admissions, and Kathryn's boss) was on vacation, then on Tuesday the storm blew in. We had to do it on a Friday, because that's when the counselors are here."

Fortunately, the party went off with only a couple of little hitches – the coats hanging outside the restaurant were a giveaway, and Kathryn had been congratulated in advance, though she persuaded herself that the person had her confused with someone else.

"I'm surprised," said Kathryn. And she was.

"Kathryn is the go-to person in our office," noted Giordano. "She works very hard, and if anyone deserves this honor, it's her. Whenever I have to be away I never worry about the office running smoothly. Kathryn organizes all the events at our Preview Days, and she also goes on the road when we're short of recruiters."

"I have to say this is very unexpected, and very appreciated," said Kathryn. "And I am certainly not the only one who deserves this – everyone in our office does. Thank you all."