Virginia Tech's Service Recognition Program
15,670 years of service. The employees being recognized through our Service Recognition Program have served this institution collectively a total of 15,670 years. While those figures are staggering, the numbers that are most striking are that we have:
- 111 employees with 25 years of service,
- 85 employees with 30 years of service,
- 67 employees with 35 years of service,
- 25 employees with 40 years of service,
- 7 employees with 45 years of service, and
- 1 employee with 50 years of service.
It is fantastic that we take the time to recognize these individuals who have served this institution so long and so well. We will gather for dinner on Monday, May 11 to celebrate employees who have served us for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years. We already recognized our 10, 15, and 20 year honorees at a luncheon on April 23.
I spoke recently with one of the individuals who will be recognized for 45 years of service. She told me that the "time had flown by". Think about that for a little while - every work day this employee has gotten out of bed and gone to work devotedly for 45 years. And to hear her tell it, coming to work each day wasn't a chore, but something she found enjoyable and fulfilling. How else could the time have "flown by"?
Our community is blessed with individuals who are similarly dedicated. At some point, they are no longer working here because they have to but because they want to... And we want them to as well because they still bring value to the workplace - the value of experience, the value of commitment, the value of service, and the value of their example to others through their love of their job.
And we are a better institution because of their many years of service. I look forward to seeing them honored on Monday evening as we take time out from our busy schedules to thank them for all they have done to make this institution better - one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time, with the years of service accumulating. They have honored this institution through the simple act of doing their jobs.
For more information about our Service Recognition program and our honorees, please see:
http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2015/04/043015-hr-servicerecognition.html
