When she started working in 1999 at the University hospital, Marion Bradford became a “voice for the voiceless,” according to her supervisor.

On her own, she goes to Deseret Industries to get used wheelchairs so she can give them to patients who cannot afford them.

One day, her supervisor saw her walking barefoot in the hospital, and when she was asked where her shoes were, Bradford said that she took her shoes off to give them to a patient. He describes her as a kind and generous person.

Last Wednesday, Bradford and five other U employees were honored for superior service to the U.

Out of the 91 U employees who were nominated for the 2004 Presidential Staff Awards, Bradford, Michael Anderson, Bart Chournos, Carlyle Clarke, Ann Penman-Morgan and Linda Schmidt were honored at the U president’s home with a special luncheon in which Interim President Lorris Betz presented the awards.

Anderson is a computer professional at the Administrative Computing Services. He was introduced by his supervisor as a person who does “whatever needs to be done and [does] it right.”

In his 19 years of experience as a clinical nurse at U Hospital, Chournos has been described by his teammates as a great teacher, a person with a wealth of experience and a great role model for all the nurses.

Clarke works in campus purchasing as a senior buyer. His supervisor noted that Clarke has saved the university tons of money by looking for the best deals. He has been working at the U since 1963 and he has worked under seven different U presidents. Penman-Morgan works as a dispatcher and coordinator in the public safety department. “You can hire a person’s back, but you can’t hire a person’s heart,” said Morgan’s supervisor.

Schmidt is a senior laboratory specialist in the dermatology department. Her supervisor said that in her 15 years of working in the lab, she has done an excellent job. She also started a project in which retired animals are put up for adoption. More than 560 retired dogs and cats now have been adopted because of this program.

Each recipient was awarded a plaque and a $3,000 check as a symbol of appreciation from the U.

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