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Penney Capps

Penney Capps is an Administrative Secretary in the CSCI department. In the summer of 2005, when Dr. Martin Barrett, the graduate coordinator, went on sabbatical, and the assistant graduate coordinator was on vacation, Ms. Capps, who was a new hire as of July 1, 2005, effectively ran the CSCI graduate program, with some help from the assistant graduate coordinator by phone and e-mail. She helped in meeting and greeting new students; preparing their paperwork f or the GAship's; advising them as to how to get settled into Johnson City; and taking a personal interest in their well-being. She did all of this cold, without complaint, and got it right. Since the assistant graduate coordinator's return, Ms. Capps has continued to serve as de facto assistant graduate coordinator f or our rather large graduate program, including GA scheduling w or k that was previously done by Ms. Rebecca Loyd, as a way of freeing Profess or Loyd to become undergraduate coordinator . She has also tried to boost department m or ale in ways that I have seen no one attempt before, including keeping a bulletin board of department (and other) news, and making a point of organizing periodic potlucks for staff.

Thank you, Penney, for being with us here at ETSU !

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