SCHOEN AWARDS PRESENTED TO THREE OHIO STATE STAFF MEMBERS

    COLUMBUS -- Three Ohio State University staff members will have the opportunity to enhance their professional growth and leadership as recipients of the 1999 Kathryn T. Schoen Award.

    Olga Esquivel-Gonzalez of WORTHINGTON, Shari Mickey-Boggs of BALTIMORE and Penelope Reighart of HILLIARD received plaques in a June 23 ceremony. Executive Vice President and Provost Edward J. Ray presented the awards.

    Esquivel-Gonzalez is a Human Resources consultant and interim director of Affirmative Action, and Mickey-Boggs is manager of Consulting Services. With their Schoen Award, they will attend the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) National Conference Oct. 3-6 in Seattle, Wash. At the conference, they plan to participate in sessions on leadership and learning, public policy, senior human resource management, and partnership and collaboration. Esquivel-Gonzalez and Mickey- Boggs believe that exposure to, and understanding of, these issues can be applied to their day-to-day functions in the university. The two chose to jointly apply for the award because they believe knowledge should be disseminated to as many individuals as possible to avoid the gaps created by the departure of people with consolidated knowledge.

    Penelope Reighart is assistant dean of undergraduate programs and services with the College of Human Ecology. With her Schoen Award, she will attend two workshops on general mediation training and negotiation training, and study selected books to further her understanding of leadership development. The workshops are designed to build communication and interrelationship skills in order to better facilitate group processes in reflective thinking, understanding and appreciating differences in viewpoints, building consensus and developing creative ideas that can satisfy the needs of diverse groups.

    Kathryn T. Schoen became the first woman vice president at Ohio State when she was appointed to lead educational services in 1978. In more than 20 years of service, she gave her students and the university her greatest commitment and priority. She was known for giving others, particularly women, opportunities for professional growth. She and her husband, Richard, live in Longwood, Fla.

    The awards were selected this year by Julie C. Conry, development officer in the Office of University Development and the College of Nursing/Health Sciences; Melissa G. Krygier, assistant vice president for the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and Nancy M. Rudd, vice provost for academic policy and human resources in the Office of Academic Affairs.