Bulldog Award Recipient

The Bulldog Award recognizes "Shared Team Achievement and Recognition" for outstanding customer service practices. Whether an organization succeeds or fails depends on its level of customer service. Quality, pride and initiative are hallmarks of the department's performance. The department constantly strives to excel and provide quality customer service. The department's positive attitude best exemplifies the University’s shared values. The service to students’ best exemplifies the "community spirit" of the University. The Bulldog Award for July goes to the Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES). The HES department is outstanding in providing the latest training techniques to its students, as well as, support to the campus community on a day to day basis. The department staff is administered by Carolyn McCarty and headed by Dr. Chris Lantz. This department is one of the largest and fastest growing programs on campus with over 550 students majoring in the Health Science field. Close to forty faculty members provide hands on instruction and timely guidance to the students thereby contributing immeasurably to the overall success of the department. Last year’s incoming freshman class of 101students has already been erased by this year’s class of 102 new students with additional increases likely. Through her initiative, professional competency, and devotion to duty, Carolyn with the assistance of nine student workers ensure the operation runs smoothly. The Pershing equipment room is also in the capable hands of the HES staff and fourteen student workers. The department continues the day to day operations in the midst of a major renovation to Pershing with outstanding results. Nonetheless, Dr. Lantz, Carolyn and her crew maintain a family atmosphere that is so important to the mission and success of Truman State University. It is with great pleasure that the Bulldog Award for July be awarded to the Department of Health & Exercise Science.