Angela Martin, assistant to the associate dean for academic affairs, was honored with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award. She was nominated by Professor Jason Mazzone. From the Illinois News Bureau:

“As an office administrator in the College of Law, Angela Y. Martin is organized, efficient and attentive to her work. She delivers the highest quality work,” said Jason Mazzone, a professor of law, who nominated Martin.

“Across the entire college – among deans, faculty members, students and staffers alike – Angela is held in the very highest regard for the contributions she makes on a daily, indeed hourly, basis to our community,” Mazzone said.

Martin assists the associate dean for academic affairs, which includes helping recruit and hire adjunct faculty members, conveying information to the deans and directors of the college, working with the student-course-evaluation system, helping to plan events and many other tasks.

“Angela is a constant helpful presence. Whenever a problem arises, Angela just seems to appear, ready to solve it,” Mazzone said.

Martin goes above her job description, including driving visitors to the airport when a taxi doesn’t arrive, setting aside a luncheon plate for someone with special dietary needs and notifying a faculty member who has forgotten about a committee meeting.

Her work has saved time for those in the college. She created an online system that allows committee members the ability to share impressions of candidate applications before meetings occur.

Her friendliness to students, visitors, faculty members and deans sets and maintains a positive environment for the college.

“Angela is routinely a step ahead of the rest of us. She focuses not just on getting a task done but on getting it done with minimal fuss for all involved. She foresees hurdles that might arise, and she has an advance plan to overcome them,” Mazzone said.