Gallery: The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta through the years

For Jacari Henderson, going to work at SIU was all about service and giving back to an institution that has done so much for her personally and professionally.

While much of the work Jackie Welch does as conference coordinator for Conference and Scheduling Services is behind the scenes, the scope of her efforts reaches well beyond the campus, and she handles her duties so effectively that events large and small run smoothly, according to her co-workers and clients.

After working in the restaurant business, Gail Odaniell, administrative assistant in the Office of Information Technology, was ready for a new challenge.