Illg Recognized with Schultheis Outstanding Staff Award

Merle Illg‘s hard work and sunny demeanor positively affect everyone around her. And as assistant to the dean in the IU School of Liberal Arts, that means she helps countless faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis--and always with a smile. Illg’s many contributions to the life of the School of Liberal Arts were recognized on Nov. 14, 2008, at the Annual Staff Appreciation luncheon where she received the 2008 Don Schultheis Outstanding Staff Award.

Illg, who has been with IUPUI since 1995, began working as the dean’s assistant in 2005, overseeing scheduling, promotion and tenure, fulltime academic hires as well as helping with record keeping and coordinating the office. In her nomination letter, former dean and current professor of sociology Robert White wrote, "She is a role model for the Dean’s Office and the School of Liberal Arts as a whole. The tone that Merle Illg has set is welcoming, inviting, and lets faculty, staff and students know that the Dean’s Office is there to help."

The Outstanding Staff Award is named for longtime Liberal Arts fiscal officer, Don Schultheis. Schultheis was on hand to make the presentation of the 2008 award.