Long-time employee recognized for transportation work
MURFREESBORO — The
way MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee sees it, Ron Malone deals with “one of the
most challenging activities on this campus: parking.”
Malone was recognized Wednesday for meeting that challenge
for the last 13 years as assistant vice president for events and transportation,
as well as the other challenges he’s resolved in his 25 years of work at Middle
Tennessee State University.
McPhee made a surprise visit to Malone’s office inside the
Parking Services Building Wednesday morning to present him with the President’s
Silver Column Award, a special lapel pin that recognizes “individuals who go
beyond the call of duty to make this campus a place that is conducive to
learning and a caring place.”
Malone, who also managed Murphy Center and worked in
admissions and advising before moving into his current role, becomes the seventh
President’s Silver Column Award honoree. McPhee established the award in 2004.
McPhee applauded Malone and his staff “for the incredible
job you do behind the scenes” in transportation services every day, making
special note of this summer’s long-awaited opening of two new student parking
garages that added almost 1,000 parking spaces.
McPhee called Malone an “ideal employee” who is hardworking
and “works smart,” adding that he displays a consistent “calmness in the
storms” of dealing with parking and transportation concerns.
“We have a great institution, but we would be an even
greater university with the model you have shown as a person, as an employee
and as a colleague,” added McPhee, who was joined at the presentation by MTSU
Senior Vice President John Cothern, who oversees the university’s Division of
Business and Finance.
The division’s administration offices, which Malone leads,
include MTSU’s Office of Event Coordination, Production Services, Parking and
Transportation Services, the Murphy Center Complex, the Tennessee Livestock
Center and the Tennessee Miller Coliseum.
A “very humbled” Malone credited his staff for the
recognition.
“We’ve got so many wonderful people that work here at this
university, and my staff is without a doubt the best. And that’s what this
stands for, it’s for the great staff in Events and Transportation,” he said.
“They make me look good, and I’m very appreciative of the work that they do.
This award is for all of us.”
Previous Silver Column Award recipients include:
•
Dr. Cliff Ricketts, a 37-year MTSU School of
Agribusiness and Agriscience professor and alternative fuels researcher.
•
Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, an MTSU chemistry
professor, 18-year faculty member, director of the WISTEM Center and champion
of the cause of recruiting girls and young women into science, technology,
engineering and math fields.
•
Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost for
enrollment services, now retired.
•
Larry Sizemore, supervisor of ground services.
•
Suma Clark, retired director of publications and
graphics (now Creative and Visual Services), who now serves as a part-time web
management team-project coordinator.
•
The late Dr. Charles Wolfe, a distinguished
folklorist, accomplished author and music historian and English professor.
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