Abbott Receives Safety Award

Lorna Abbott is the recipient of the 2002 Campus Employee Safety Award. Abbott, laboratory technician, was nominated for her outstanding design and fabrication of custom safety features and equipment now being regularly used in the Nutrition and Food Sciences laboratory. Abbott designed and constructed removable laptop computer stands that allow students to create a space on top of an extended drawer for their laptops or notebooks during lecture classes. She also constructed and installed a laboratory cart ramp. These improvements have made the laboratory safer, more efficient, and more versatile. “Lorna is the epitome of a hardworking, innovative, and dedicated staff member,” said Cindy Wolff, professor and coordinator, Nutrition and Food Sciences. “The multipurposing of the NFSC lab to both a laptop computer lab and lecture room would not have come to fruition without Lorna’s initiative and design skills, as well as her knowledge of lab safety guidelines.”

Lisa Kirk