Christopher Winters receives University of Iowa Student Employee Award

2015 Apr 24

Christopher Winters, a native of Oelwein, Iowa was recognized as the State of Iowa Student Employee of the Year. He was also named the University of Iowa Student Employee of the Year, based on criteria established by the National Student Employment Association. Supervisors nominate students for reliability, quality of work initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of their contributions. He was originally hired to assist a junior faculty member with research studying allergic asthma. But when that faculty member left, Winters continued to help maintain the research project and, according to his supervisor, his efforts far exceeded expectations. He’s also conducted an independent research project and is first author in an article that will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. In addition, he’s made important contributions to two other publications.