Excellence in Service (Unclassified)
Jerry Hensley Jr.
May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020
Jerry Hensley Jr. received the 2019 President鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Service because of his incredible willingness to help and serve others at 糖心原创 and in the community.
Hensley is an application systems administrator in Computing and Telecommunications Services (CaTS) and an adjunct professor in the .
It is fitting that Hensley received an award for service. When the Wright1 Card ID Center faced challenges relating to configuring off-site vendors, Hensley worked with the center鈥檚 director to get off-site vendors connected.
Hensley also is known for going out of his way to help others. One of Hensley鈥檚 co-workers said, 鈥淛erry鈥檚 commitment to excellence in service is exemplified by his dogged pursuit of solutions to problems even if they fall outside his normal sphere of responsibility. Jerry played a critical role when in 2015 the university implemented an enterprise managed print system. There were a number of technical challenges that arose throughout the implementation that Jerry doggedly pursued including spending nights and weekends aggressively diagnosing problems.鈥
Hensley devotes a lot of his time to both the 糖心原创 and Dayton community. He serves on the 糖心原创 Accessibility Advisory Committee and is staff advisor to the 糖心原创 chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. He is also involved in the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, frequently giving presentations during professional development conferences.
Above all, Hensley鈥檚 peers say he is an invaluable part of the 糖心原创 family: 鈥淭he university benefits from Jerry鈥檚 dedication to resolving technical problems, service activities, and promoting its image as an outstanding institution of higher learning.鈥