USU Facilities is pleased to

announce Brian Daines as the

Employee of the Month for

September 2014. Brian has worked

for Facilities Landscape, Operations

& Maintenance since 1996. Before

coming to Facilities he worked for

White Pine and Tony’s Grove

Nursery’s, and was also part owner

of the Garden Gateway Nursery for

several years.

Rob Reeder, Director of

LOAM, has said, “Brian is a real

asset to the LOAM department. He

is responsible for creating all of the

beautiful annual flower gardens

found throughout campus. He

designs these works of art, and

along with his crew, he plants and

cultivates these gardens. One day, a

couple of years ago, Brian observed

me taking notes on one of his

gardens. When he asked what I was

doing, I told Brian that I was going

to mimic this beautiful garden at my

house. He responded, “yours will

never look that good!” Brian has

a true gift for creating an

aesthetically pleasing campus.

Thank you, Brian, for a job well

done.”

Eric Hale, Brian’s co-

worker, has said, “Imagine a guy

who, for eighteen years, has come

in to work almost every weekend

to check on his plants, making

sure they are receiving the correct

amount of light and water. Brian

is that guy. The hours he works

are almost like those of a dairy

farmer! He works late in the

winter and early in the springtime,

planting and cultivating seeds, and

still makes time to help us deal

with the snow. I appreciate Brian

teaching us and getting plants

ready for our areas. He is excited

and passionate about his work,

doing research and always trying

to be more efficient. Not only is

he a great employee, but he is a

good person.”

Brian was born and raised

in Hyde Park and is the youngest

Employee of the Month Brian Daines — LOAM

September 2014, Volume 332 USU Facilities, Logan, Utah

Brian Daines

of six children. He is a graduate of

Skyview High School and also received

his Associates Degree in Horticulture

from Utah State University. Brian and his

wife, Tina, live in Hyde Park. They have

four children and four grandchildren, with

one on the way. Regardless of what peo-

ple say, Brian is quick to tell you that, yes,

his grandchildren are the cutest!

In his free time, you will find

Brian doing exactly what he loves…

spending time with his family and

working in his garden. Congratulation,

Brian. Facilities is lucky to have you!

LOAM left to right: Austin Petterborg, Chris Domenici, Gilbert Young, Bret Leckie, Scott Hampton (Foreman), Brian Daines,

Roy Hebdon, Bob Edwards, Dave Burgess, Rachel Armstrong, Juan Hernandez, Eric Hale, Whitney Miller, Dane Gyllenskog,

Taylor Parker, Doug Viehweg, and Rob Reeder (Director of LOAM/FM).

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Step Up Award: Kellen Tarbot: In conjunction with the

re-commissioning project, Kellen has been working to replace

sixty-eight heating control valves at Ray B. West. This can be

fairly disruptive work. Coordinating with occupants, getting in

and out in a hurry, and keeping the area clean has been critical.

We express our thanks to Kellen for doing such a great job and for

keeping the project running smoothly.

Step Up Award: Josh Mason: Josh has been helping Kellen

Tarbot with the valve replacement project at Ray B. West. This

project would not have gone as smoothly, or as quick, without his

hard work. Josh is such an awesome contributor in whatever we

ask him to do. He is very proactive and has a great attitude. We

get comments on a regular basis from various shop technicians on

how much they enjoy working with Josh and how hard he works.

Congratulations to Josh on this well-deserved recognition.

Winning Spirit Award: Taylor Ransom: Taylor got a call on

Thursday afternoon that a contractor had cut a refrigerant line

and the server room it served would become hot if it was not fixed

quickly. Taylor dropped what he was doing and rushed over to

help the contactor out. He stayed late after quitting time to finish

the job. Even though this wasn’t Taylor’s emergency, he cared

enough to get the job done and never complained. Taylor,

congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Step Up Award: Jedd Friedli: "Since April of this year, I have been

short one full time employee, who happened to be my Team Leader.

Jedd Friedli, one of my hourly employees, without being officially

asked, has taken that role upon himself. He assists with scheduling,

transporting crew members around campus to our buildings, has

taken over as our safety rep (attends monthly safety training

meetings), and then leads training discussions each month. He has

learned all of the unique things about each of our buildings and

customers within them... no small task. Jedd's help with customer

service has been very valuable to me." Thomas R. Stoddard, SDL

Kellen Tarbot (Plumbers) & Josh Mason (Projects)

Winning Spirit Award: Veloy Hansen: "Veloy has been extremely

valuable to the USTAR Bioenergy Center. On 08/07/2014 Veloy's

keen attention to details saved the lab from flooding. During her

cleaning of the lab, she observed that a student had left a carbonyl

dripping water onto the floor. Veloy alerted me to it and I went there

to correct the situation or else we could have had water leaking to the

ground floor, damaging the ceiling. During her cleaning she also

observed that an unopened package had been dumped into the

garbage and she alerted me to it. When I opened the package, it was

one of the items that we had ordered previously. Thus, it is very

clear that the keen observations of Veloy during her job assignments

have been invaluable to my team. Further, she takes her job very

seriously and makes USTAR 620 a pleasant working environment.

Veloy has exhibited all the qualities of an excellent employee. She is

very special and the students in the building can testify to that. Her

spirit and dedication and the joy and love of her work makes her a

standout for this award." Professor Foster A. Agblevor

Taylor Ransom (HVAC)

Veloy Hansen & Jedd Friedli (FM)

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Safety Corner

USU Facilities has worked

47 days* without lost-time

*as of August 29, 2014.

The previous record was 414 days.

Do your part to help extend the record!

Lost-Time Hours

(Goal: Less Than 200)

2013 2014

96 Hours 64 Hours

OSHA Recordable Injuries

2013 2014

15 10

Be Careful Out There!

Dear Facilities,

The Travel Office greatly appreciates all that you

did to help with our “rodent” problem. It was an

unpleasant job, we are sure, and you handled it with

great patience. We appreciate all of the extra efforts put

forth on our behalf. Hopefully we will never have to call

you again!

The Travel Office

First Day of Fall — Tuesday, September 23, 2014

NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH & FITNESS DAY USA

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Thanks to Jeff Chesley, Ray Pitcher, Steve Jenkins, and Scott Jaggi (Finishes Shop) for doing such a beautiful job in striping the football prac-tice fields just west of the Stan Laub Center.

Dear Facilities,

Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers in

celebrating the birth of our little girl! They helped to

brighten the nursery even more! We also want to thank

you for the wonderful picnic lunch that you put on. Little

Julia loved it! Thank you again!

Joseph, Christina, & Julia Plazier

Innovation Award: Jeff

Chesley (Finishes Shop)

When given the task of

painting lines on the

practice football field, Jeff

created a very unique and

effective way to accomplish

the job accurately. He

created spools of twine and a

way to reel it in, along with

use of a golf cart to mount a

paint sprayer on. Many

hours were saved each time

this device was used. Jeff's

innovative invention saved

money by cutting down on

the number of hours spent

doing this task. Well done,

Jeff!

Michael Mikkelsen 1

John Fitch 3

Craig Wright 4

Jaycson A. Yeates 4

M. Tracy Brown 5

James W. Huppi 5

Solomon E. Nielsen 5

Veloy L. Hansen 8

B. Curtis Larsen 8

Richard Boudrero 8

Natalie R. Ashby 9

Trevor Anderson 10

Colton N. Blair 10

Anita B. Ganowsky 10

Russell E. Coons 11

Blake L. Farr 11

Russ Moore 11

Jessica E. Talbot 12

Eric Hale 13

Ted A. Johnson 13

John R. Risk 26 Years

Todd S. Hlavaty 19 Years

Chris W. Jensen 19 Years

Dart L. Friedli 18 Years

Chris T. Olsen 18 Years

Beverly J. Karren 17 Years

James W. McCune 11 Years

Clinton H. Dirks 10 Years

Jared E. Jorgensen 10 Years

Pete A. Elliott 9 Years

Lance A. Maughan 9 Years

Kris D. Merrill 8 Years

Mark E. Peplinski 8 Years

Kory Johnson 6 Years

Aaron B. Garbett 5 Years

Sarah E. M. Elliott 3 Years

David P. Burgess 2 Years

Nathan J. Schwartz 2 Years

Matthew M. Payne 1 Year

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Carl J. Dabb 13

Elyse R. Long 14

Gilbert M. Young 14

Raelene S. Jepsen 17

Nathan J. Schwartz 17

Tyler A. Maxwell 18

Paul L. Pierson 18

Justin H. Nunez 19

Cody B. Williams 20

Heather K. Heiter 21

Mary DeMille 23

Robert B. Haslam 24

Angela P. Henke 24

Randy L. Jones 24

Houston D. Bentley 27

Sarbojeet Jana 27

Elizabeth K. Burke 29

Daniel Maughan 29

Kent S. Field 30

Eric J. Kunzler 30

Cheyenne M. Bee 30

Tanner D. Thomas 30

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

YEARS OF SERVICE

Monday, September 1, 2014