°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ staff member wins rising star award
Article By: Staff
DeEnna Walters, executive director of auxiliary and related units at the University of North Georgia (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾), recently received the 2017 National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) South Regional Rising Star Award.
Eligibility criteria for nominees include three years in auxiliary services, a current institutional member of NACAS, and demonstration of leadership qualities commensurate with professional advancement.
"I was unaware I had been nominated. I was completely shocked and honored to be recognized. I sincerely appreciate the dedicated auxiliary staff at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ and the leadership of Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services and Real Estate Gerald Sullivan," Walters said.
Walters led an innovative effort to reduce °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s annual finance burden and increase the number of parking spaces on campus, with a concept to refinance an existing $27 million 2007-era bond and incorporate it into $11 million in new money to construct a needed structured parking facility.
"With 18,000 students, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is the fastest growing institution in the University System of Georgia (USG), but DeEnna successfully developed the concept, developed a design and finance consensus, and gained support of the USG central authority," Sullivan said.