Category: Staff

May 15, 2024

Diki Lama receives Inclusive Excellence award

Diki Lama, senior student service coordinator for the Master of Health Administration program, will receive the 2024 Staff Advisory Council Inclusive Excellence Award at the annual MU Staff Recognition Ceremony May 23. Her nominator, Sue Boren, wrote that Lama’s “ability to communicate across cultures … ensures that the program provides a welcoming space for students, alumni and the community. Ms. Lama, in addition to being a highly effective senior student services coordinator, is also a visionary leader whose efforts have had a lasting impact on the MHA program. She is an invaluable asset to our team and educational community.”…

May 15, 2024

College of Health Sciences announces faculty and staff awards

More than 100 faculty and staff gathered in the new Nancy Toedebusch Fay classrooms May 14, where Dean Kristofer Hagglund revealed the 2024 College of Health Sciences faculty and staff award winners. Congratulations to all! Bridge Builder: Donal Buckner As a first-generation college graduate, Buckner has a true passion for underrepresented and first-generation students who may not know how to access the people and resources they need to succeed in college. He has helped to bridge that gap by building meaningful relationships across campus and in the community to connect current and future Health Sciences students with the skills, people,…