The St. Norbert College community honored Jill Hofer, campus safety office

coordinator, and student Sandra Payan at the President's Dinner on Wednesday, Aug.

22.

Hofer received the Exceptional Service Award after being nominated by faculty and

staff, while Payan earned the college's Employee Endowed Scholarship.

Hofer graduated from St. Norbert College in 1988 and returned in 2001 as a member

of the campus safety office, where she has had a major impact on a number of

significant projects on campus. She recognized the need to audit, update and enhance

the campus video surveillance system. After developing a five-year plan that covers

system upgrades, maintenance and new installations, she researched vendors and

systems with an eye toward the future needs of the campus. A number of new

cameras were installed in strategic locations as a result, and the on going plan will

allow the campus to stay current with surveillance needs.

Along with colleagues in Information Technology and Facilities, Hofer facilitated the

purchase, installation, integration and testing of a state-of-the-art campus

emergency notification system. As a member of the college's emergency

management committee, Jill significantly contributed to the complete review and

update of the college's emergency procedure manual. She also collaborated with the

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in developing a system for incident reporting and

student conduct management.

Payan, from Minneapolis, earned a $1,000 scholarship for her volunteer work and

involvement in organizations. Payan entered St. Norbert College as part of the

Academic Enhancement program. She is a mentor for the STAR program for

multicultural and first-generation students and worked with admissions in an

outreach program. She collaborated with Sabine Hyland, assistant professor of

anthropology, on an ethnographic research project, and has also been involved with

the St. Norbert College Children Center. Payan is also one of the founding members

and the current president of La Alianza, a Latino/Hispanic organization on campus. In

addition, she is involved in planning cultural events with Multicultural Student

Services and in the recruitment of Latino students.

For more information on the St. Norbert College Exceptional Service Award or

Employee Endowed Scholarship, contact Karen Goode-Bartholomew at (920) 403-3089

or karen.goode-bartholomew@snc.edu.