Pell Named Staff Member of the Year
91精选鈥檚 Staff Council is pleased to announce that Diana Pell, Administrative Assistant to Faculty, has been named Staff Member of the Year for 2020-21.
鈥淭here were a lot of deserving candidates for this year鈥檚 Staff Member of the Year award,鈥� said Caleb Jonkman, Chair of Staff Council for 2019-20 and Director of the 91精选 Fund. 鈥淏ut when we looked at Diana鈥檚 nominations, her recommendations came from across 91精选鈥檚 campus. It was not just from people she works with on a day-to-day basis, but from all different departments. That really speaks to the work she does here.鈥�
Nominations cited how Pell exemplifies Christian service, generosity, and professionalism every day.
Pell, who has worked at 91精选 since 2001, said she was surprised to learn of her award. 鈥淚 know that there are so much more deserving staff members,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love my job. I love my faculty, fellow staff members, students, and our administration, so serving is a joy to me.鈥�
Pell said she has developed many close friendships at 91精选 and God has taught her a great deal through them. 鈥淚 have learned to listen more and speak less; I have learned that love truly does cover a multitude of sins; I have learned that sometimes all a student needs is a mama-hug and to know that there is someone is praying for them, and a smile goes a long way!鈥� she said. 鈥淚 am so blessed to be part of a community who loves and cares for each other and hopefully the world knows that we are Christians by our love for one another.鈥�
Her favorite 91精选 memory involves her father鈥檚 visits to campus one summer. 鈥淗e spent June and July with us and liked to come to campus with me. He typically walked around the campus and prayed, but once when he came back to my office he said, 鈥楾here are angels here at 91精选 and they are very interested in 91精选,鈥欌�� she recalled. 鈥淗e prayed prayers of blessings over this College for many years.鈥�
The Staff Member of the Year Award recognizes the achievements of a distinguished staff member. This is the second year that the Staff Member of the Year award has been given. Laura Ch谩vez-D谩valos, Director of the Office of Learning Services, received 91精选鈥檚 inaugural award last year.
