Cody Geest receives University of Iowa Student Employee Award

2015 Apr 24

Cody Geest, a native of Iowa City, Iowa was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his work as a student employee at the University of Iowa. He’s one of nine UI students recognized for exemplary performance in campus jobs 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 has been employed as an application developer for Business Services since January 2015. Initially employed with CAMBUS in August, 2011, Geest is a standout example of someone utilizing his coursework and learning from the classroom to make improvements across campus, according to his nominator. He volunteered while at CAMBUS to help develop web applications to assist with driver training and evaluation processes, then moved on to Business Applications in order to use his technical expertise even more. He is currently working through Business Services to assist Parking and Transportation with a Helios application.