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100 General Services, Fort Collins,
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100 General Services, Fort Collins,
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English Department
Facilities Management
Mathematics Department
Recreational Sports
Kenton Bird, Journalism and Technical Communications
Greg Boiarsky, Journalism and Technical Communications
Dr. Joanne Darlington, Sociology
Dr. Leslie DiVerdi, Chemistry
Mark Frasier, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Rick Gumina, Statistics
Jennifer Kenyon, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Dr. Jill Kruetzer, Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Sherri McConnell, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Dr. Anne Marie Merline, Sociology
Dr. Charles W. Miller, Physiology
Kalil Rubaii, Mathematics
Linda Stoddard, Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. William Timpson, Education
Dr. Irene Vernon, English/Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity
Dr. Ronald Williams, Philosophy
Roselyn Cutler, Equal Opportunity Office
Sue Daigle, HELP Success Center
Willene Hendon, Psychology
Susan Jones, History
Gary Kraft, Purchasing
Cheryl Miller, Animal Science
Janice Reigel, Pathology
Lois Samer, Individualized Math Program
Greg Suniga, Mathematics Department
Delores Williams, Business Accounting
Heath McQuain, History major
Jessie Benshoof, Human Development and Family Studies major
Alison O'Kelley, Human Development and Family Studies major
Karen Richards, Occupational Therapy major
Angela Sanchez, Zoology major
Marian Blauer
Roslyn Brodsky
Jan Else
Greg Funk
Dr. Joe Haddon
Nicki Rutt
Wil Stutheit
Bob Sink
Kurt Zscheile
Laura Castro, Wildlife Biology major
Julie Kellaway, Psychology major
Sarah Pierce, Pre-Veterinary Medicine major
Eliie Rudeseal. Open option major
Pat Brown, Environmental Health
Denice Justus, Human Resource Services
Wanda Mayberry, Occupational Therapy
Gail McKenzie, Business
Carol Moth, Environmental Health
The efforts of Recreational Sports to accommodate students with disabilities has been evident over several years. Due to the nature of Recreational Sports activities, they have encountered all aspects of the student population. Some of the assistance to students with disabilities has been no more than any department would do to accommodate students while other accommodations have reached out to make use of the facility more comfortable. For example, the Student Recreation Center was built to be as accessible as possible. The director, in the planning stages, worked with a group of students with disabilities to insure that the Center would be fully accessible, before the Americans With Disabilities Act became law. Even since completion, modifications have been made including installation of seats and low shower heads in each locker room and installation of hair dryers at a lower level. And, what was missed last time is being incorporated into the new addition. Another example of accessibility is evident in what is inside such as weight equipment that is fully adjustable to accommodate a variety of disabilities. The efforts of Recreational Sports goes beyond the physical building. Staff have accommodated students in a variety of ways such as providing lockers that are more useable, and allowing assistance dogs on the pool deck while their owners swim. These dogs eventually become known as Center "mascots." In working with the community, the Center has also hired individuals with disabilities through the Center for Community Participation and the Recreational Sports Advisory board made an exception to personnel policies in order to retain one of these employees who did not fit the description of "student employee." In the area of programming, the Saturday Night Activity Program (SNAP) often includes a component highlighting activities which people with disabilities can enjoy. Some examples have included Quad Rugby, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair aerobics. Through the Lifestyle Class program, a very popular sign language class has been taught for several semesters. Due to the demand, a sign language level 2 class was instituted and was taught by two students who are deaf. The SWEAT (Student Wellness Exercise Assessment and Testing) program has also made arrangements to accommodate students with disabilities. Overall, the goal of Recreational Sports is to exhibit a warm and caring attitude that makes students want to spend time in the Center and participate in the various programs offered regardless of their ability or disability.
Mr. Frasier has gone out of his way to help students with disabilities in his class, especially those who are deaf. One example of his effort has been to set up a specific day for these students to review lab materials and in general he is open to individual learning styles that helps in accommodating a variety of needs in a classroom environment. Overall, his understanding and empathy for those who must acquire and learn information differently sets him apart from his peers. The manner in which he interacts with any student is never condescending and always supportive, not only of students but of Resources for Disabled Students staff. He is highly regarded by the students who have him for an instructor and by the RDS staff who work with him to provide appropriate accommodations. Mr. Frasier has shown consistent support of students with disabilities by attending workshops and meetings to learn how best to work with this unique population. He gives many hours to helping all students and seems dedicated to helping any student, with or without a disability, to succeed.
Sue has a long history of working with students with disabilities. She has provided endless hours of counseling and support throughout many student careers as a counselor in the Academic Advancement Center and now in the HELP Success Center. She has been a constant source of encouragement and support for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to suceed as students as well as human beings. As one student says, "I can't begin to put into words how much it has meant to have such an incredible individual take an active interest in my challenges and goals." In addition, she has had a special interest in working with students with disabilities and has made an extra effort to be more knowledgeable about the issues that affect them. Her understanding of their difficulties as well as their strengths has provided the right support at the right time to more students than she will ever realize. Her dedication has often led her to go out of her way to work with individual students and many students attribute their retention at CSU to her capable support.
Although Angela formally graduated from CSU last semester, her efforts as a student have always been cause for appreciation. As a student, she helped to form a support network for all the deaf students around campus and was often considered a leader among that group. She also volunteered for various projects within the office with enthusiasm and a real spirit of cooperation. Her positive attitude and tenacity shines through in every activity she engages in. She has been a supporter of the issues concerning students who are deaf while also trying to understand the constraints that exist in providing the support necessary for students. Her attitude in working with the office has always been one of partnership and she has helped the office grow in understanding and working with deaf and hard of hearing students. As a role model, she represents what can be accomplished through persistance and hard work. Her approach has always been one that embraces life rather than running from those things that are not always to our liking or that are difficult. As a non-traditional, or adult, learner, she found a way to bridge the generation gap not only in her studies but also in her relationship with other students. She is truly a student that made her mark on not only on those she came in contact with but also those who will come after her.
Greg's role as a volunteer has been as a reader of textbooks. Greg has to be applauded for the vast quantity of tapes he has produced over the years he has volunteered for RDS. He has probably been the most productive volunteer we have ever had. Although this has been a very slow semester for Greg, (he has produced merely one complete economics text), Greg's twenty texts over the last four years attest to the great work he has done for RDS. Last semester he recorded David Myers' Psychology text, a 22 tape text, and that has been used by more than seven students already. Greg is dependable and a great help to the students. His willingness to take nearly any book, especially the more technical ones like electrical engineering, is invaluable to not only RDS staff but also to those students who need that accommodation. He completes the reading assignment in a more than timely and dependable manner. He ventures out in almost any weather in his electric chair to pick up from our office the books and tapes or return the same. His enthusiasm is always evident even when he is helping in emergencies. He has provide help to other volunteers, too, by getting them caught up or reading in conjuction with them when a book has been extremely long or difficult. Without his continue support and time, many students would have been without one of their most important tools as a college student - their textbooks - in an accessible format.
Although Laura is a student employee at RDS, she is also an excellent volunteer. As a volunteer she has taken one text per semester, no matter how difficult her class load, and no matter what her other obligations were. Laura is always a delight to work with and she can be counted on to do her best no matter what the nature of the text is. Last semester Laura agreed to read an upper level philosophy text that had already been returned by two other readers. Such dedication to giving her time above and beyond her normal obligations is more than commendable. She is an excellent example of the type of student CSU should be proud to call its own. RDS is certainly proud to have her on staff as well as to honor her for her outstanding effort as a volunteer.
Wanda has possibly been the most supportive CSU staff member volunteer RDS has ever had. She is a terrific volunteer who you can always count on to get the job done. Last semester she recorded a textbook on law as well as one on gender, which proved to be not only a difficult text but a long one taking up 22 ninety-minute tapes. It was well worth it for us though because it was used by three students. Wanda has worked as a volunteer for RDS for numerous years and has always been a great help. She is a careful and aware volunteer, never failing to be done ahead of when the student needs the text for class. We are fortunate to have had Wanda working with us for so long. And, she has also supported the office in numerous ways, not only as a volunteer reader. Her support can be counted on and the staff of RDS are pleased to show our gratitude tonight that she has always been there for us.
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