Eddington named 2022 Employee of the Year

Eddington named 2022 Employee of the Year

December 16, 2022

Macomb, Illinois – Charles Eddington, a building services worker at Western Illinois University, has been named the 2022 Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Year.

Elected Civil Servant of the Month for October 2022, Eddington received an engraved watch and a $500 scholarship from the WIU Foundation. He assumed his current position in August 1998 and currently works at the Malpass Library.

The Employee of the Year voting process included Employee of the Year among the nominees. This year, a poll was also launched for all university employees.

This year’s nominees were the following 18 people.

• Danielle Huston, Director of Admissions and Records, Registrar’s Office

• Dawn Sweet, Instructional Design and Technology Manager at CITR

• Building Services Worker Charles Eddington, Facilities Management

• Construction Project Coordinator II Derek Willey, Facilities Management

• Housing Manager Greta Dieter, University Housing and Dining Services

• Police Officer Sarah Worthington, OPS

• Head of Human Resources Julie Derry, Human Resources

• Executive Director Karen Hostert, Art Department,
design, theater and dance

• AIMS Human Resources/Payroll Manager Kevin Markham, AIMS

• Desktop Architect Joe Butcher, UTech

• Senior Library Specialist Bill Cook, University Libraries

• Administrative Assistant Elaine Kaple, WIU QC Management

• Office Manager Courtney Humphrey-Muegge, LEJA

• Sergeant Robert Rooney, OPS

• Office Manager Sheila Paul, Facility Management

• College Budget Officer Renee Georges, Budget Office

• Assistant Director of International Admissions Sheryl Harty, Graduate Studies

• Office Manager, Monique Campbell, School of Management and Marketing

Western faculty, staff, administrators, and community members wishing to nominate a civil service employee for monthly recognition should contact the Civil Service Employees Council (CSEC) at csec-nominations-g@wiu.edu.

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