February 11, 2003
Contact: Robert Lowery (509-963-1487/fax 509-963-2301/e-mail: loweryr@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Jeff Knackstedt, information technology
systems specialist for Central Washington University’s department of
information technology services, has been named CWU’s December civil
service employee of the month.
Those nominating Knackstedt stated:
- “He is a wonderful long-suffering teacher of information that we can
use to become more self-sufficient in terms of routine computer
maintenance”; and
- “He is unparalleled at multi-tasking, working on one computer while
diagnosing a problem on the phone and directing a student worker fixing
another problem at the same time.”
It was further noted that Knackstedt developed new procedures
for delivering updates and patches to Macintosh computer labs on campus
that cuts down the time to accomplish those tasks by 90 percent.
In addition, Knackstedt, a 1999 CWU graduate in
administrative management, volunteers much of his free time to teaching
bicycle safety to Ellensburg youth.
During a recent surprise ceremony on campus, Knackstedt
received a certificate and $100 cash award from the president’s
discretionary fund, through the CWU civil service employee recognition
program. A panel of CWU classified staff members reviews monthly
nominations and selects the top nominees, whose names are presented to
the employee council, which votes on the employee of the month.
CWU students, faculty and staff, as well as Ellensburg
community members, are eligible to make nominations, which may be made
anonymously. Nomination forms are available from the CWU human
resources office and employee council representatives. For more
information, call (509) 963-1202, or (for the hearing impaired) TDD
(509) 963-2143.
