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Reed Named November Employee of the Month

November 8, 2018

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MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University Assistant Superintendent of Grounds in Landscape Maintenance Eric Reed has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for November.

Reed began working at WIU in June 2006 as a grounds gardener. In June 2011, he was promoted to grounds foreman and in January 2013, he audited to his current position.

According to Reed's nominators, he is "extremely dedicated" to his work and always available to take calls after hours.

"He is also very detail oriented and committed to improving services of the landscape maintenance department," said the nominators. "He is dedicated to making the campus safe during the winter by keeping the walks as clear as possible. His job is very dependent upon the weather, but it does not affect his ability to provide great service to his staff and the WIU campus community."

In August 2010, the Goldfarbs established an endowment to permanently fund the University's Civil Service Employee of the Month award. The Goldfarb endowment is used to fund a $100 award for the recipient of the Civil Service Employee of the Month, as well as a plaque. 

The WIU Foundation provides a $500 stipend for the Civil Service Employee of the Year. Western faculty, staff and administrators, as well as community members, wishing to nominate a civil service employee for the monthly recognition should contact Civil Service Employees Council (CSEC) representative Christine Staley at CD-Staley@wiu.edu.

Posted By: Allison Pepich (wiunews@wiu.edu)
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