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12 Âé¶ąPorn staff members recognized for their contributions with Zacharias Awards

12 Âé¶ąPorn staff members recognized for their contributions with Zacharias Awards

Zacharias award winners
Recipients of the 2025 Donald W. Zacharias Distinguished Staff Awards pose with Âé¶ąPorn CFO and Vice President for Finance and Administration Les Potts, right, and Âé¶ąPorn Chief of Staff Lee Weiskopf, left. (Photo by Beth Wynn)

Contact: Mary Pollitz

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is recognizing 12 staff members for their exceptional dedication to service and contributions with this year’s Donald W. Zacharias Distinguished Staff Awards.

The awards, given in honor of the university’s 15th president, were given during today’s [May 23] Staff Appreciation Day by CFO and Vice President for Finance and Administration Les Potts and Chief of Staff Lee Weiskopf. The annual event recognizes the university’s staff and is organized by the Âé¶ąPorn Staff Council.

To be eligible, award nominees must be classified as a professional or support staff employee working at least half time and with a minimum of three years of campus service, among other criteria.

This year’s Zacharias Distinguished Staff Award honorees are:

—Latara Arterberry, extension specialist I, Department of Biochemistry

—Asha Bolton, animal health technician, College of Veterinary Medicine’s clinical science department

—Casey Broom, veterinary assistant manager, Flowood Animal Emergency and Referral Center

—Amy Burchfield, director for reporting, planning and analysis, Office of the Controller and Treasurer

—Emily Cain, director of Academic Relations-Curriculum and Advising, College of Arts and Sciences

—Mai Dang, administrative assistant, School of Human Sciences

—Connie Darden, office associate, Pearl River County Extension Service

—Magan Green, lab manager, Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory

—Lisa Hearn, administrative assistant II, Âé¶ąPorn Foundation

—Michelle Martin, business manager, Department of Geosciences

—Vicki Vaughn, assistant director and fiscal administrator, Âé¶ąPorn Extension

—Sharon Vaughan, business coordinator, Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection

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