COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES RECOGNITION EVENT

Date: Check back soon for date of 2009 Recognition event!

Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Anderson 207 (Forest Club Room)

It's spring -- the flowers are blooming, the pollen is flying -- that must mean it's time for the annual CFR Recognition event! The 2008 CFR annual recognition event will be Thursday, May 14, starting at 2 p.m. in Anderson 207, Forest Club Room. You'll be getting emails soon, asking for nominations for the different award categories and inviting you to participate in the silent auction and the dessert contest. For now, though, just make sure Wednesday, May 14th is on your calendar. The fun starts at 2 p.m. with the dessert contest (life is short -- eat dessert first) and auction preview. The formal program will be 2:30-3:30 p.m., followed by more desserts, wine tasting, and the silent auction. We're starting a little earlier this year, so there will be plenty of time for people to attend the formal program and still have time for fun and socializing before catching their bus home. Please start thinking about acknowledging the excellence of the people with whom you work and study.

Nominate a colleague for a staff award.

Email your nominations to cece@washington.edu.

Nominate a graduate student for a TA/RA Award by sending an email to Amanda Davis following the format below:

For the Annual CFR recognition event on May 14th we would like to recognize the outstanding Teaching and Research Assistants in the College. We are soliciting nominations for individuals who have excelled in this arena during their graduate studies. Please address these three points in your written nomination and email it to me by May 11th.

1: Excelled in their work, whether it be teaching or research
2: Provided extraordinary service to the college above and beyond their job descriptions
3: Demonstrated unusual resourcefulness, initiative, teamwork and problem solving skills

Thanks! There is a lot of great work being done in the college by our graduate students and this is the opportunity to recognize them, so please take a moment to send me an email.

Enter the Dessert Contest

Just in case you needed another good reason to attend the CFR Recognition Event on May 14th, we are having our annual DESSERT CONTEST! To enter, just bring a dessert (large enough for most to try...), cut up into bite-size pieces, with a descriptive tent sign/label. Each dessert will be assigned a number and people will be able to vote for their top three. The winner will receive a gift certificate to Mrs. Cooks in U Village!

Silent Auction

We're doing it again! Back by popular demand, there will be a silent auction to benefit the CFR Scholarship Fund at the Recognition Event. For those who haven't particpated before, this is an opportunity to bid on a wonderful assortment of experiences and services (not stuff that you have to figure out where to put, but things that you can do and enjoy). Past items have included the Lippkes' rooftop wine tasting; a tour of wine country, destination tba; 9 hours of weeding and pruning in the garden of your choice; sunset sailing, etc.) Stay tuned for this year's items!

Think about what fun (and useful) things you'd like to share or what skill or opportunity you can offer to your colleagues. I'm sure that everyone has something to offer. Email Sally Morgan what you would like to contribute or if you just have some vague ideas, call her (5-0952) or stop by Anderson 107 to figure out how to package what you can offer to provide a new and unique experience for someone else here in CFR.

Watch this space. Auction items will be listed as they are received!