USU Facilities is pleased to announce Kory Johnson as the employee of the month for December 2015. Kory has been with the Facilities HVAC Shop for seven years. Before coming to USU he worked as an HVAC Tech for Lutz Heating in Smithfield and also framed houses. Daniel Ferris, Director of Utility Services, has said, “Kory is an outstanding employee with a wonderful attitude and a desire to learn. He is always friendly and willing to go the extra mile for his customers, and he is constantly looking for ways to improve his knowledge and skills.” Zac Cook, Energy Manager, has said, “I’ve been able to work with Kory quite a bit. He’s always willing to help out and step up to figure out and solve any problem. After Duane Bentz retired, Kory took on the responsibility of all Duane’s air compressor PM’s across campus, not to mention keeping up with his own work load. Even with having to learn a lot of new things, I’ve never seen Kory frustrated.” “He just rolls with it and gets the work done.” Jeff Craw, HVAC Foreman, has said, “Kory has really had to step up since Duane retired. He has done an excellent job keeping up with and scheduling PM’s with outside contractor’s and the other shop members. This is such an important job, with such critical issues. Kory gets along with everyone, has a great work ethic and has helped me out so much, along with the entire shop. He’s really deserving of this recognition.” Kory was born in Logan and raised in Richmond. He has one brother and one sister who live at home with his parents. Kory’s dad is our very own, Ted Johnson, who works in our Plumbers Shop. Kory graduated from Sky View High School and attended BATC (Bridgerland Applied Technology College), earning his HVAC Journeyman license. Kory and his wife, Heather, live in Preston, ID with their month old daughter, Melory. Kory loves demolition derby and does this as much as possible during the spring and Employee of the Month Kory Johnson - HVAC December 2015, Volume 347 USU Facilities, Logan, Utah summer months. He also loves to spend his free time outdoors. When he’s not at Facilities, you will find him either hunting, camping, fishing, or snowmobiling. With a full bucket list but a light wallet. Kory has the dream of one day going to Alaska to hunt and fish. It’s great having Kory as part of the Facilities Organization. Congratulations to him on this well-deserved recognition! Kory Johnson Tim Petersen, Scott Nydegger, Sasha Shkurpela, Mark Ostergar, Vinny Neumiller, Kory Johnson, Eduardo Ortiz, Rick Morriss, TJ Ross, Ken Weeks, Blake Midgley, Jeff Craw (Foreman), Zac Cook (Energy Manager), and Clark Hunsaker
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USU Facilities is pleased to announce Kory Johnson as the employee of the month for December 2015. Kory has been with the Facilities HVAC Shop for seven years. Before coming to USU he worked as an HVAC Tech for Lutz Heating in Smithfield and also framed houses. Daniel Ferris, Director of Utility Services, has said, “Kory is an outstanding employee with a wonderful attitude and a desire to learn. He is always friendly and willing to go the extra mile for his customers, and he is constantly looking for ways to improve his knowledge and skills.” Zac Cook, Energy Manager, has said, “I’ve been able to work with Kory quite a bit. He’s always willing to help out and step up to figure out and solve any problem. After Duane Bentz retired, Kory took on the responsibility of all Duane’s air compressor PM’s across campus, not to mention keeping up with his own work load. Even with having to learn a lot of new things, I’ve never seen Kory frustrated.” “He just rolls with it and gets
the work done.” Jeff Craw, HVAC Foreman, has said, “Kory has really had to step up since Duane retired. He has done an excellent job keeping up with and scheduling PM’s with outside contractor’s and the other shop members. This is such an important job, with such critical issues. Kory gets along with everyone, has a great work ethic and has helped me out so much, along with the entire shop. He’s really deserving of this recognition.” Kory was born in Logan and raised in Richmond. He has one brother and one sister who live at home with his parents. Kory’s dad is our very own, Ted Johnson, who works in our Plumbers Shop. Kory graduated from Sky View High School and attended BATC (Bridgerland Applied Technology College), earning his HVAC Journeyman license. Kory and his wife, Heather, live in Preston, ID with their month old daughter, Melory. Kory loves demolition derby and does this as much as possible during the spring and
Employee of the Month
Kory Johnson - HVAC
December 2015, Volume 347 USU Facilities, Logan, Utah
summer months. He also loves to spend his free time outdoors. When he’s not at Facilities, you will find him either hunting, camping, fishing, or snowmobiling. With a full bucket list but a light wallet. Kory has the dream of one day going to Alaska to hunt and fish. It’s great having Kory as part of the Facilities Organization. Congratulations to him on this well-deserved recognition!
Kory Johnson
Tim Petersen, Scott Nydegger, Sasha Shkurpela, Mark Ostergar, Vinny Neumiller, Kory Johnson, Eduardo Ortiz, Rick Morriss, TJ Ross,
Ken Weeks, Blake Midgley, Jeff Craw (Foreman), Zac Cook (Energy Manager), and Clark Hunsaker
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TEAMWORK AWARD: Over the past several weeks Trec Reed has been put in the position of helping run the Moving crew by himself. This is normally a two person, full-time job, seeing that all the moves on campus are scheduled and carried out. This added responsibility has meant longer hours and a lot more scheduling and coordinating. While this has definitely been difficult to do, Trec has remained upbeat about the situation and has adjusted his own and his crew’s workload schedules to help facilitate the moves. By stepping in to help out when needed, Trec has truly exemplified what it means to be a team player. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!
TEAMWORK AWARD: Kylee Wakley and Jamison Carroll are two individuals from the Events Operations Crew who have really stood out lately. With a very busy weekend of football and basketball games coming up less than a day away, Brandon Hansen received a text saying that one of the employees scheduled long in advance to work both games, was no longer able to do so. Kylee and Jamison were both contacted. Even though each of them had other things planned to do on those days, they came forward to fill in the gaps. This example of sacrificing their personal weekend plans in order to help when needed is nothing new. Both Kylee and Jamison have shown tremendous dedication to being actively involved in the event process from start to finish, even when it is inconvenient or time consuming. They continually demonstrate the mantra of Event Services, which is, “Be the Solution”. Congratulations to Kylee and Jamison on this well-deserved recognition.
STEP-UP AWARD: Dur ing a significant remodel at the BRASC Building, the electrical lines which were serving a major area of the basement were disrupted. Chad Henager and JD Nyman worked tirelessly and quickly to come up with and then implement a solution. They were able to get the power back on in a timely manner and show just how important their professional expertise is when problems like these arise. Thanks to Chad and JD for all they do to keep our campus running smoothly!
Congratulations to
DALLIN LAW
for graduating from the
Police Academy!
Congratulations to
Sara (Distribution) & Jake Debban on the arrival
of their little boy,
“Colby Jacob” 6.3 pounds
18 1/2 inches
Congratulations to
Lance (Planning) & Stacy Maughan on the arrival of their little boy,
“Rilen Ray” 8 pounds 20 inches
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Safety Corner
USU Facilities has worked
3 days* without lost-time
*as of November 25, 2015.
The previous record was 414 days.
Please do your share to extend the record!
Lost-Time Hours
(Goal: Less Than 200)
2014 2015
139 Hours 32 Hours
OSHA Recordable Injuries
2014 2015
13 15
Be Careful Out There!
Dear USU Facilities,
I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful
planter that we received for the memorial service at my
dad’s passing. It was greatly appreciated and meant
more than words can say.
Sincerely,
Larry McCormick and family
PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIES
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup shortening 3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla 1 egg
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt Chocolate-covered mini pretzels
Mini brown M&Ms Regular-sized red M&Ms
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Preheat oven to 375°F
Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat until just blended. In a
separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
Form dough into 1-inch balls. To make reindeer-shaped cookies, pinch the bottom of
the ball slightly to form a point, then gently flatten with your hand. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set
or just beginning to brown.
Remove from oven and immediately (and gently) press two mini pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Press two mini brown M&Ms in for the
eyes and one red M&M for the nose (or any other color... some of mine ended up with green noses. They might be South Pole reindeer.).
Allow to cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack or paper
towel to cool completely.
39 Oreos, divided (Orignal NOT Doublestuff. This is one entire 15.5 oz pkg) 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
16 oz. vanilla almond bark or candy melts ________________________________________
Set a long sheet of wax paper over a cookie sheet, set aside. Place 36 Oreos in a food processor (entire cookie, DON'T remove cream filling) and pulse until
finely crushed (alternately if you don't own a food processor you can place Oreos in a large Ziploc bag, seal bag and crush with a rolling pin until finely
crushed). Pour crushed Oreos into a mixing bowl along with cream cheese and using a the back of a spoon, stir mixture while pressing it along the bottom of the bowl, until well combine and evenly moistened. Scoop mixture out and form into 1 inch balls (if you happen to have a kitchen scale, the should be about 16 grams each) then align on prepared cookie sheet. Place truffles in
freezer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile crush remaining 3 Oreos.
Melt almond bark according to directions on package. Remove truffles from freezer and dip in melted chocolate and evenly coat then allow excess
chocolate to run off (I barely made it with 16 oz. of the melted bark but you may need a little more). Return to baking sheet, immediately sprinkle tops with
remaining crushed Oreos then allow chocolate to set. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator
