Patrice Darby, associate director of student support in the Office of Student Success Services (OS3) received the Seahawk Spirit Award for the month of August.
In a nomination letter, a staff member wrote of Patrice, "She goes above and beyond to help SMCM students.” The staffer went on to describe a situation where a student had an inquiry outside the scope of the staffer’s expertise. “I was not sure the answer, so I walked the student down to OS3 to see if someone could help. Patrice called IT for the student and even walked the student down to IT in the middle of her day…”
The Seahawk Spirit Award is a monthly award sponsored by the Staff Senate that recognizes exemplary members of our SMCM community. All permanent exempt, non-exempt, part-time, and contractual staff members of St. Mary’s College of Maryland are eligible for the award. Staff Categories include: Team Award; Community Service; Innovation Award; St. Mary's Way Award; Excellence in Leadership Award; and Kudos Award.
Get involved
To nominate an SMCM staff member who has made SMCM a better place through their exemplary work ethic, individual deeds, positive personality or demonstrating the St. Mary's Way, fill out a Seahawk Spirit Award form online. Paper copies are available in every department.
