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Honoring their commitment to the principles that have made Northeastern State University a gathering place for students in their pursuit of higher education, NSU President Don Betz awarded four members of the NSU faculty and staff with Model the Way awards at NSU’s annual opening meeting.
Those presented with awards were Dr. Craig Clifford, professor of biology, Gayle Anderson, coordinator of career services, Dr. Gene Kozlowski, professor of information systems at NSU — Broken Arrow, and Steve Ford, telecommunications manager for technical services.
“The Model the Way program is designed to identify those individuals among many who have displayed the ability to model the way,” said NSU President Don Betz, in a media release. “They exhibit the kind of leadership and example and persistence that inspires all of us.”
Clifford, a member of the NSU science faculty since 1985, daily exemplifies the mission of NSU through his work as a researcher, student adviser and community volunteer, said the media release.
After joining the NSU staff as a clerk typist in 1979, Anderson worked her way through the secretarial ranks before being named career services coordinator in 2001.
Kozlowski, affectionately known as “Dr. K” on the Broken Arrow campus, turned his hobby of working with computers into a career teaching students about information systems at NSU.
His willingness to help others with technological issues extends beyond the student body to faculty and staff.
After joining NSU in 1985, Ford became instrumental in pushing the university forward as a comprehensive electronic campus, and his research and planning helped select the institution telephone operating system.
Each recipient of the Model the Way award received $1,000 and a commemorative wall plaque.
