Sankovich wins distinguished staff award

STARKVILLE, Miss.--Dennis Sankovich, Executive Director of the MSU Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts, is a winner of one of the 2014 Donald W. Zacharias Distinguished Staff Awards.

The awards are a memorial to the university's 15th president, in whose 1985-97 administration the annual Staff Appreciation Day and the accompanying awards program were established.

The awards are given to those who
1. Exemplify professionalism and dedication to MSU by performing beyond the call of duty to improve service, quality, and image of the department/unit;
2. Serve as a positive role model for other faculty, staff, and/or students;
3. Demonstrate outstanding accomplishments of significance based on initiative, cooperation, and ability to perform a job successfully;
4. Demonstrate a high degree of competence and expertise;
5. Work beyond the boundaries of the job by participating in university or community service projects.

The awards program is organized by the MSU Staff Council.

At the recent Staff Appreciation Day program, Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert presented each honoree with a plaque and $1,000 check.