Kudos for Tech Fellows

Kudos for the Technology Fellows

...Dave was a great..."and he even told us a joke! Thanks much!" --Nancy Anderson-Smith, Director Educational Programs and Professional Conferences

"...I have enjoyed working with Staci Hammond on my WebCT project. She has been a valuable source of information for me in developing the internet course. During the fall 2004 semester Staci met with me on a weekly basis to plan and discuss the course. Her past experience in setting up internet courses was beneficial in the development of this course. In addition, after I completed course materials all I had to do was send them to Staci and she would promptly put the material on the WebCt site for me. Staci set up the entire WebCT site for my course. Because of my full teaching load, research, and other commitments, I never would have had time to learn WebCT well enough to complete the course this year. I am very appreciative of the help she has given me this year. The Tech Fellows program is very important to our campus. Thank you for providing this service for the faculty." --Jackie Adamson, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences

"...By the way, I was very impressed with Jake’s (Gunderson) willingness to help on Friday. I called him from off campus while sitting in a doctor’s office waiting room. He said he would make himself available to help whenever I could get back to campus—even if that meant helping me later in the evening. He gave me his cell phone number. I was able to cancel my appointment and get over to the Helpdesk by 5:00, but he still ended up working until after 6:00 p.m. I found this level of dedication and helpfulness extraordinary... "-Kate Alley, Office of the Vice President

"James, Thanks for talking and walking me through the Adobe problem. You obviously know your stuff!" - Gail Boddicker, Executive Director, SD Engineering Society

"....Tech fellow Andy did make it over Friday afternoon to help with my data acquisition computer problem. I was a bit dismayed as it was about 4 and I had my eye on the clock, ready to blast out of here. Andy told me he usually worked to 5 so I figured my big problem would be my even bigger problem Monday morning as the time for my grad students to do their critical tests got shorter. This computer is essential in running their tests. Andy dug into the problem and I wasn’t sure we were making any progress as the time rolled around to 4:30, then 5, then 5:30. After what we hoped was a final reboot, the program opened up and worked just fine. Hallelujah brothers and sisters amen!! I appreciate that Andy was determined to stay and do whatever it took to fix my problem. Please thank Andy again for me." ~Forest Cooper, technician, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

…you guys are so nice! Thank you so much for getting me on the right track; Jennie is worth her weight in gold!" ~Becci J. Rowe, Staff Assistant Graduate Education & Sponsored Programs

Your student ITS help desk saved the day. Tell them thanks for fixing my Visual Minteq access dilemma!" ~Dr. James J. Stone, Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

"The student who came over to work on my computer this morning – I’m not sure of his name – maybe “Brad”? Anyway, he was really wonderful – he was very professional, efficient and accomplished much more than I expected. Please convey my appreciation to him for his knowledge and abilities, and especially for not making fun of me for not knowing what I had even done to make such a mess!!! " ~ Deb Sloat, HR Director

"Jennifer provided a great deal of help today –got me through several missteps. She is truly excellent." ~ Bill Roggenthen, Dean

"For what it's worth, the young men and women who have served us so capably in the past were wonderful. Thanks for letting us "use" them, too!"~ Dianna Knox, WRGC

"....my experience with Tech Fellow Nathan Bishop. The experience was excellent. The goal was to familiarize myself with Access so that it would be a tool that I might use in the future for my work. Nathan was easy to work with, experienced enough with Access to answer my questions, and he clearly explained the different components of Access such that I am now comfortable working with Access in my research. He was very professional and helpful and I would welcome the chance to work with someone like that again if the need arose...." ~Dr Kerri Vierling, Biology

"...Many thanks to Dusty for helping us out, and to you for having Dusty work with us. Dusty did a great job in getting database aspect of the web page into shape." ~ Dr. Colin Paterson, Geology

"Dustin Johnson did a great job presenting the Flash Workshop. I have benefited from his well-prepared presentation as did approximately eight other faculty and staff members who attended. I have made use of his presentation by creating FLASH pieces for a number of web sites that I manage. Thanks again to Dustin for his excellent efforts." ~Dr. Stan Howard

"My web course project with Staci Hammond has been very enlightening and enjoyable. Staci was always here, always enthusiastic, and full of suggestions. She didn't laugh or sneer at my mistakes and ignorance, and has been very helpful throughout. When there was something she couldn't fix, she found out the solution on her own, and fixed problems on my site in between our meetings. I am learning a lot and have much more confidence now. Thanks so much!" ~Dr. Sally Palmer

"Two technology fellows worked with me during the Spring semester of 2002. I found the experience to be a rewarding one for me as well as for the students involved. We worked together to assemble a WebCT site for a class that I was teaching that semester, which will be a useful resource to me in the future." ~Dr. Lee Vierling, IAS

"I attended one of the sessions on “Powerpoint XP Walkthrough”, by Staci Hammond and Aaron Geier, on January 24, 2004 I thought it was well developed and very worthwhile."~ Dr. Tom Fontaine, CEE

"I attended both the Flash and PowerPoint classes offered by the Tech Fellows. Both were very informative and helpful in learning the basics and advanced applications. This is a valuable resource for the campus, and I was glad to see both faculty and staff taking the opportunity to learn more and improve their skills." ~Melinda Poyourow, UPR

"....Thank you very much for your big help. Also, please give my thanks to everyone, Chad, John, Brian and Lori, especially to Bryan Schumacher. I will have a good assistance from Brian and Lori throughout the semester. Later this semester, I will show off my website to you."~ Dr. Sookie Bang, Biology

"...I got a help from off-duty Brian (!!!) to straighten out my problem and just submitted my proposal with the site on. I should use the FrontPage more often so that I don't forget things. Thank you for your help!! ~ Dr. Sookie Bang, Biology

"...Can I have Brian and Lori help me? They taught me every step and every detail for the web construction. It was great pleasure to work with them. Again, I appreciate your great assistance on this project throughout this this semester" ~ Dr. Sookie Bang, Biology

"... The students did a great job in helping get BIOPAC up and running." ~Dr. Kerri Vierling, Biology

"...Jennie and Eric did a great job - FrontPage is really slick ..." ~Dr. Colin Paterson, Geology

"...They did a good job!" (Jennie Wentz and Eric Gustafson) ~Dr. Gale Bishop, Museum

"...and my thanks to you for the help and to Tech Fellow Andrea Johnson for the immediate assistance and beginnings of a great "Webmaster's Instruction Manual" for Tech. Sometimes a little bit of help gets the log rolling!". ~Dr. Gale Bishop, Paleontology

"...Erica has been a BIG help to me.... I met with the class Tuesday night, and Erica's work for me was a very big help." ~Dr. Lee Alley, CIO BOR