Two staff members of Southeast Missouri State University’s Career Services, Amy Aldridge and Jennifer Woolf, were recently honored with regional awards during the Gateway Career Services Association (GCSA) conference.
Aldridge, Coordinator of Experiential Learning, earned the Innovator Award, which recognizes a person who brings great ideas to the table, thinks ahead toward the future of Career Services, and shares those forward-thinking ideas with the group.
Woolf, Coordinator of Career Counseling, was awarded the GSCA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), which recognizes the “most valuable player” in career services over the last year.
Candidates for these awards are nominated, and the GSCA Board decides the winner. Career Services Director Dan Presson nominated Aldridge and Woolf and praised their commitment to students.
“Southeast is an institution geared toward career development. It is great to see members of our staff receive recognition for their hard work, determination, and commitment to helping our students build skills and enter the workforce,” Presson said. “Jennifer and Amy both have the ‘Will To Do’ and the ability to impact the lives of students and engage with the growing business community.”
“I am very honored to have received the GCSA Innovator Award!” Aldridge said. “It is both challenging and rewarding to develop engaging programming that gets the attention of our students. I work with an incredible team of professionals who are deeply invested in the success of our graduates. I’d like to thank our director, Dan Presson for my nomination and his support for my efforts in our department!”
“Appreciation for a job well done is always wonderful, and I am honored to have received this on the regional level from my colleagues in GCSA this year,” Woolf said. “I want to thank Dan Presson for the nomination and his testament to my efforts helping SEMO students navigate career decisions.”
The Gateway Career Services Association enables Missouri and Illinois Career Services professionals to serve their constituents better by providing professional development and networking opportunities.