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On the Job: Carlos Donaldson
One of the most familiar faces to longtimers on campus may be that of Carlos Donaldson, mail supervisor II. For 38 years, Donaldson has been making sure that UI faculty and staff members and students get their campus mail. When he started in 1962, he walked much of the campus with a mail bag on […]
On the Job: Nathaniel Banks
HOMETOWN: A Champaign native, Banks earned a bachelor’s degree in applied trumpet and a master’s in music education at the UI. JOB: Director of the African American Cultural Program. He has been involved with the program since its inception 30 years ago, first as a student playing in its band, as a graduate program assistant, […]
On the Job: Gaylon Reeves
JOB TITLE (HOW LONG?): Business manager of the department of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering (two months). When he speaks about his new job, he exudes enthusiasm — in his own quiet way — about all of the various daily tasks he faces. A strongly built man with blue eyes behind crystal-clear trifocals, he works […]
On the Job: Rebecca McBride
JOB: Associate director for marketing and patron services at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. She has been working there since 1992. Her office is tucked away just off the center’s large lobby. The former grade-school P.E. teacher’s job keeps her running all over what is her playground today: the theaters, shops and services that […]
On the Job: Gregg Homerding
JOB: Library technical assistant at the UI’s newspaper library. Has worked there full time since 1991. He discovered the newspaper library as an undergraduate in the 1980s and first worked in it while a student. WHERE? The library’s reading room and stacks are tucked away in the basement of the main library, at the top […]
On the Job: Kirk Zymkie
JOB: coin machine mechanic for campus housing for more than 23 years. He’s the vending division’s only full-time fix-it man. WHAT DOES HE DO? He maintains 470 laundry machines, 26 snack machines, 18 bill changers and 5,000 telephones. How did you learn to fix things?I used to tinker with cars when I lived in Chicago. […]
On the Job: Don Hardin
Job: UI women’s volleyball coach Hometown: He’s adopted Champaign-Urbana after having had a roaming childhood that put him in 22 places by the time he was 18. Special interests: Thoroughbred race horses, discovered while coaching at Louisville. Hosted large Derby parties after moving to C –U, complete with mint juleps and racing silks. Newest appreciation: […]
On the Job: David Thiel
David Thiel, program director for WILL-Channel 12, is frequently seen by the public during the campaign drives when he appears on camera to make pitches for public support. Behind-the-scenes he scans thousands of potential shows each year, and in his free time treats himself to science fiction movies and TV shows, such as “Star Trek” […]
On the Job: Betsy Kleiss
Betsy Kleiss originally intended to use her degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois University to teach P.E. But after graduating college and waiting for a teaching position to open, she took a job at the UI. She has been here ever since. For 17 years, she has worked as an Admissions and Records Officer, […]
On the Job: Maggie Agnew
Since 1978, Margaret “Maggie” Agnew has been handing out towels in the locker room in the lower level of the Intramural Physical Education Building. She works 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and notes that the hours around noon are the busiest times. She collects IDs from users in exchange for towels or […]
On the Job: Beth Erwin
When visitors attend the Illinois State Fair Aug. 12 — 21 in Springfield, they’ll likely see a booth for the College of Veterinary Medicine among the UI exhibits. One of the people who will have worked to create the booth is Beth Erwin, staff secretary for Vet Med’s development office. In addition to her secretarial […]
On the Job: Cindy Hall
As staff secretary for the theater department, Cindy Hall says she does a little bit of everything, from making travel arrangements for staff members and guests to making sure that paychecks get delivered. And she was deeply involved in the planning of last weekend’s convocation ceremony and department reception. Do you like getting involved with the […]