Editors: Photos of the employees of the month are available at: www.ohiou.edu/news/pix/SIMONS.JPG www.ohiou.edu/news/pix/WEINFURTNER.JPG

Athens, Ohio (April 7, 2000) -- Ohio University's Classified Senate has named Rebecca Simons of Amesville as its Employee of the Month for February and Greg Weinfurtner of Athens as the Employee of the Month for March.

Simons, a two-year employee, is a secretarial associate in the Office of Summer Sessions. Director of Summer Sessions Pam Brown said the office "would be lost without Becky. We rely on her heavily. She makes working in this office a pleasant experience."

Simons said she gets a great sense of accomplishment in using her knowledge to better the university and help students.

Weinfurtner, a 15-year university employee, is an electronic design specialist in the Department of Modern Languages. He was nominated by Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Jorg Waltje, who praised Weinfurtner as being dependable, creative and "beloved among faculty, students, and lab assistants alike. Greg takes great pride in trouble-shooting and fixing problems with very little turnaround time, so that faculty can go about their duties without fear of being failed by technology."

Simons and Weinfurtner were presented with their awards and received framed certificates at the March meeting of Classified Senate.

The monthly award is based on nominations submitted by members of the university community for any nonbargaining unit classified employee who is setting standards for excellence and innovation by promoting unity, community, continuity and visibility.