Employee Recognition

Kala is a Commercial Aviation  major with a focus on Helicopter training and Aviation Safety & Operations from Wilmington, Deleware. She has learned patience and good communication as well as meeting all the new friends since she started working as a Guest Service Associate, 6 months ago.  

Meet Kala:

• Her greatest accomplishment has been earning "Exceptional Employee" of the month!
• The person Kala looks up to is her mom because she’s the strongest most amazing woman Kala knows. 
• Kala's dream job would be to apply and earn the role of becoming a Red Bull helicopter stunt pilot. 

Ahmed is a Petroleum Engineering major from Cairo, Egypt.  He started working for Wellness & Health Promotion in January 2022.  He has enjoyed meeting new people through his position as a RecSports Official.

Meet Ahmed:

• His greatest accomplishment was traveling alone across the world to attend UND!
• The person he most admires is his dad for his perseverance and hard work through every step of life.

Aaron is a Commercial Aviation major from Korea.  He started working for Wellness & Health Promotion 3 months ago.  He has enjoyed meeting new people through his Guest Service Associate position.

Meet Aaron:

• His greatest accomplishment was to Bench Press 225 pounds!
• He would like to go to North Korea in the future!

Jack is a Commercial Aviation major from Sussex, WI. He has worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for six month and has enjoyed getting to interact with fellow climbers and people who love outdoor recreation as much as he does.

Meet Jack:

• He enjoys snowboarding, canoeing, whitewater kayaking, deer hunting and hanging out with friends.
• He would love to visit Alaska in the summer.
• His favorite quote is "You miss 100% of thes shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzke

Larissa is a Nutrition & Dietetics major from Bismark, ND. She has worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for almost a year and has enjoyed taking on a new leadership role this semester

Meet Larissa:

• She loves the outdoors and being active.
• She is a single mother while being a full time student.
• She would love to travel to Europe.

Adam is a Commercial Aviation major from Vaugh, WA. He has worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for three years and has formed strong professional relationships.

Meet Adam:

• His favorite part of his job is getting to know all of the employees
• He would like to travel to Norway because that where his dad’s family is from.

Laura is a Psychology and Pre-Physical Therapy major from East Grand Forks, MN. She has worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for one year and has developed strong problem-solving and teamwork skills.

Meet Laura:

• Her biggest career accomplishment was becoming a CNA and being able to help those in need.
• She would love to go to Hawaii and try surfing.
• Her favorite part of her job has been getting to know her coworkers.

Taylor is a junior computer science major from Grand Forks, ND. He's worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for one year and has learned valuable skills about teamwork.

Meet Taylor:

• His greatest accomplishment is getting commissioned to write music for a project.
• He enjoys playing guitar, playing in a bad and doing anything tech related when not at school or working.
• The person he looks up to most is Alan Turning (the forefather of modern day computers and computer science)

Heather is a senior psychology major from Woodbury, MN. She's worked for Wellness & Health Promotion for one year and has learned valuable skills about working with others. 

Meet Heather:

• She enjoys designing and writing outside of school and work, so being able to do that for work is refreshing.
• Her greatest accomplishment is making the shortlist for a writing content for the past two years. She wrote a 20,000 to 40,000 novella in three months and was in the top 70 stories out of thosands that enter the contest each year
• She enjoys writing fiction (mainly horror and mysteries), reading and playing video games in her free time.