UNO Environmental Services Earns Board of Regents KUDOS Award

The Nebraska Board of Regents recently presented a KUDOS Award to UNO Environmental Services, which is part of the university’s Facilities Planning and Management team.

In attendance to accept the award are Larry Morgan, executive director of campus facilities, and Kraig McDonald, manager of custodial services at UNO.

Environmental Services, which operates and maintains UNO’s campus, has gone above and beyond their duties in keeping UNO facilities sanitized and safe throughout the pandemic.

To keep the campus as safe as possible, the team has routinely cleaned, sanitized, and monitored each building issues as students, faculty, and staff were able to return to in-person learning, teaching, and working. They quickly adapted to frequent changes to safety measures and priorities, often using their knowledge of supplies, protocols, and products to prevent further risk of exposure to COVID-19.

The team has collaborated in cleaning the dorms at the height of the pandemic and have been proactive in assisting anyone who needs help. With their continued efforts, students, staff, and faculty have been able to return to campus as safely as possible; being able to continue exceptional in-person education and research.

“They continue to make the changes necessary to ensure a clean and safe environment for all those who have returned to campus,” their nominator said. “We need to take the time to let them know that we are aware of the hard work they have done and continue to do. We need to let them know that we are grateful for their MAV spirit in pushing on through very difficult times.”

In addition, the unit’s nominator said the Environmental Services team is always “welcoming and friendly” and willing to help when issues arise despite the extra workload they are also dealing with because of the pandemic.

“If ever there was an example showing resilience and positive collective endeavors, the Environmental Services team has done this.”