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<\/a>Posing for a photo, from left, are Donna Steppe, Dr. Suzanne Wambold and Diane Docis.<\/p><\/div>\n
Receiving Outstanding Women Awards this year were:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Diane Docis<\/strong>, coordinator of the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program. She started working at the University in 1999. \u201cA handful of women at UT are known as people who will unflinchingly stand, in the face of institutional, social, cultural or other kinds of pressure, with women in a time of need. Diane Docis is one of those rare people,\u201d one nominator wrote. Another wrote, \u201cWith such a sensitive topic and victims in critical situations, Diane has a way of making students feel a sense of security during their trying time.\u201d \u201cAlthough Diane works on a shoestring budget with a tiny staff of student interns, her program reaches virtually every incoming student with essential training in gender-motivated violence prevention,\u201d another noted. Nominators stated Docis plans events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, and helps organize UT\u2019s annual reading of \u201cThe Vagina Monologues\u201d and Toledo\u2019s Take Back the Night.<\/p>\n \u2022 Donna Steppe<\/strong>, network specialist in Information Technology on Health Science Campus. She has worked at the University since 1996. \u201cOver the last year, Donna has moved many physical servers to an environment called virtual machine. This has helped the University in many ways: It costs less than physical machines, it uses less electrical power, and it saves physical space,\u201d one nominator wrote. \u201cShe has done this so well that the users of these computer servers don\u2019t even know that it has been done. Many people have asked her to move their servers, and she does it efficiently and quickly.\u201d Another noted, \u201cDonna is really dedicated to her work and making sure that servers are up and running. There have been many times that she has been paged in the middle of the night because a clinical server has gone down. She either fixes them from home or goes in to the office to deal with the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Dr. Suzanne Wambold<\/strong>, professor and chair of health professions. She joined the faculty in 1989. \u201cDr. Wambold showed superior administration and leadership in handling the relocation of Health Professions from University College on Scott Park Campus to Main Campus upon completion of the renovation of the College of Health Science and Human Service,\u201d wrote one nominator. \u201cDr. Wambold has an extensive history of mentoring new faculty members\u2026 She has undoubtedly improved the human condition for her department members, which in turn improves the human condition for their students.\u201d Another wrote, \u201cSuzanne is always willing to volunteer for assignments when it comes to assisting fellow workers or students. Her enthusiasm and sense of humor make the project an enjoyable experience.\u201d One nominator mentioned how Wambold helped develop the post-baccalaureate degree certificate in health information administration and worked with colleagues to establish a bachelor of science degree in applied and clinical physiology for students interested in cardiovascular technology.<\/p>\n