{"id":1831,"date":"2017-07-10T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T15:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2017-07-17T15:24:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:24:57","slug":"tstc-presents-staff-member-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1831","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Presents Staff Member of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1832\" src=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_0004sm.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(HUTTO) &#8211; Employees at Texas State Technical College celebrated Employee Appreciation Day on June 19, a day that included fun for employees and awards for employees of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Etsuko Martinez, senior staff assistant who has worked at TSTC for 2 1\/2 years, was chosen by her colleagues as Staff Member of the Year. The Hutto resident was excited to hear of the news.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was definitely unexpected,&#8221; Martinez said. &#8220;I was honored and glad to be chosen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Employees of the campus submitted nominations for the award, and the final winner was chosen by a committee.<\/p>\n<p>Employees had great things to say about Martinez, with one teammate writing, &#8220;Etsuko is dependable, efficient and unfailingly punctual. In fact, I have never worked with a person who gives as much attention to detail as she does &#8230; She also projects a warm, cheerful attitude to our students, staff and faculty. She loves people, works hard and always tries to lift the spirits of those around her. I believe these characteristics represent all that is good about TSTC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another comment reads, &#8220;Etsuko has helped me to learn my job, and she continues to be available whenever I need advice. Etsuko always handles her work with thoroughness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martinez prides herself on being able to assist her co-workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy when I&#8217;m able to help somebody,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I feel accomplished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She reflected on a time last year when her co-workers put together a gift for her after her father passed away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went back home to Japan last November for my father&#8217;s memorial service, and they gave me a very thoughtful gift,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That was really sweet of them. I really feel the support all the time, and that&#8217;s why I always want to give back to TSTC. We&#8217;re family!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TSTC touts itself as being &#8220;a great place to work&#8221; and is currently hiring for over 90 positions at its 10 campuses statewide. For information on open positions at TSTC, visit\u00a0tstc.edu\/about\/employment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(HUTTO) &#8211; Employees at Texas State Technical College celebrated Employee Appreciation Day on June 19, a day that included fun for employees and awards for employees of the year. Etsuko Martinez, senior staff assistant who has worked at TSTC for 2 1\/2 years, was chosen by her colleagues as Staff Member of the Year. 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