Jessica Watts (center), a senior secondary education major from Palmyra, Tenn., received the 2013 Beth Maloan Outstanding UT Martin Student Employee Award on April 19 during the university’s Relay for Life event in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The award is named for the late Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll, who was a strong advocate of student employment. The award recognizes a strong work ethic and commitment to the university. Joining Watts are Mike Maloan and Jennifer Maloan Stroh, family members of Beth Maloan.
MARTIN, Tenn. — A senior secondary education major was honored April 19 for her work as a University of Tennessee at Martin student employee. Jessica Watts, of Palmyra, Tenn., received the 2013 Beth Maloan Outstanding UT Martin Student Employee Award during the university’s Relay for Life event in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
The award, given each fall and spring semester, is named for the late Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll. Maloan, a strong advocate for student employment, envisioned establishing more positions that would challenge students and make them significant contributors to the university’s mission.
Award recipients exemplify a strong work ethic and commitment to the university. Each student receives a $1,000 cash award, an engraved plaque and a nameplate on a plaque displayed permanently in the Boling University Center.
Watts, a graduate of Montgomery Central High School near Clarksville, is a student assistant in the UT Martin Office of Education Student Services and the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. Besides numerous office duties, Watts enters accreditation data for assessment purposes and is credited with developing multiple four-year planning documents for secondary education and integrated studies majors. She also serves as a student ambassador for Senior Preview Days and participates in the university’s Summer Orientation and Registration program.
“I’m honored and humbled to receive this award and to be nominated by those who work with me,” Watts said, who will receive her bachelor’s degree May 4. “Holding a university job that helps other people and to be recognized for my efforts are experiences that I’ll never forget.”
Jenny Hahn, a supervisor and coordinator in the UT Martin Office of Education Student Services, described Watts in her award nomination as “an amazing young woman.” She wrote, “You know when you give her a task that it is going to be done correctly the first time around and in a timely manner.”
Michael Poore, also a supervisor and coordinator in education student services, described Watts in his nomination as a leader and “excellent at motivating others.” He wrote, “Jessica takes the initiative for completing work. She can look at something once, hear the directions once, and complete the task better than I can myself.”
Watts is the 25th student to receive the award since it was first presented in fall 2001. Contributions to the scholarship award can be made through the UT Martin Office of Development.
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