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• Death in the USI family

  Mrs. Leona A. "Lee" Rayburn, USI retired secretary in the IU School of Medicine-Evansville, died Saturday, June 15, 2013. 

  She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, George Williams and Phillip Williams, of Seattle.

  She is survived by her husband of 60 years, James W. Rayburn; daughters, Susan Helfrich (Mark), of Evansville and Jenny Janes (Tim), of Louisville; son, Kevin Rayburn (Julie), of Grandview, Ind.; sisters, Lauretta Anne Filmore, of Irvine, Calif., and Sandi Carver (Casey), of Seattle; brother, Dr. Jack Williams (Noreen); sisters-in-law, Evelyn Williams and Shirley Williams, of Seattle and many special nieces and nephews.  She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Justin Helfrich, Stefanie Lutz (Andrew), Casey Helfrich, Megan Wesley (Brian), Claire Elder (Matt), John Rayburn, Michael Janes, Kevin Janes, Riley and Lane Spencer. She has four great-grandchildren.

  Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Pierre Funeral Home with Chaplain Greg Barnett officiating. Burial to follow in Tupman Cemetery.

  Friends may visit with the family from 3 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street and from 10 a.m. until service time on Wednesday.

  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Tupman Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, the Christian Life Center in Evansville, or the Salvation Army.

• Foundation Gift-in-Kind requests

  If your department has received a gift-in-kind this year, a form must be processed by the end of June so the donor's gift can be properly recognized and claimed as a 2013 tax deduction. Gifts-in-kind, or charitable gifts of non-cash property, include such things as library books, oriental rugs, paintings, and other fine art gifts, computer software, laboratory equipment, and real estate. There are substantial tax benefits to be derived from such gifts. The form, Foundation Gift-in-Kind Request, may be found among the listing of Outlook forms on your computer. Call the Foundation office at 812/464-1918 with questions.

• Submit nominations for Support Staff Employee Recognition Award

  Has a co-worker saved your department money, implemented time-saving techniques, or come up with creative ideas for teamwork or networking? If so, now is the time to recognize them!

  The annual Support Staff Employee Recognition Award honors an employee's hard work and dedication to the University in the past year. The recipient will receive a $500 monetary gift and traveling trophy at the Support Staff Employee Recognition Luncheon in August and also will be featured in USI Today.

  Nomination forms and criteria can be found on the Staff Council website. Nominations will be accepted until June 21.

• Submit news for Faculty/Staff Achievements page

  News and Information Services has recently added a Faculty/Staff Achievements page to recognize employees for their accomplishments and successes. Submit news to Mary Woehler at mewoehler@usi.edu.

• Summers named chair of USI's Biology Department

  Dr. Brent Summers, associate professor of biology and assistant dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education, has been named the new chair of the biology department beginning July 1. He will replace Dr. Henri Maurice, who served as the chair for 13 years.

• David and Lois Stevens receive GLVC's Kearns Service Award

  The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has named David and Lois Stevens as this year's recipients of the Dr. Thomas Kearns Service Award, The couple was recognized for their longtime volunteer service at the GLVC Basketball Tournament when it was hosted at Roberts Stadium from 2001-07.

  Lois, former athletics equipment manager and building coordinator of the Physical Activities Center (PAC) on the USI campus, retired in 2007. David retired in 2008 after a long tenure as pastor of the United Methodist Church in Evansville.
  
  The Stevens’ will be recognized by the GLVC at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Spring Awards Banquet in St. Louis, Missouri on May 21.
   
  Read more here.

• Bennett Lane closed until fall 2013

  The Bennett Lane Roadway Project is now underway.

  Bennett Lane will remain closed until the start of the fall semester.

  There will be no access to the east lot of the PAC (Lot P) or to the carts stored along the south end of the building. The PAC will be inaccessible by vehicle for the entire summer.