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News
Bryan Arnell Appointed as the New Business Services Director for Facilities
Bryan Arnell has been named as the new Business Services Director for Facilities. Bryan had been working in the College of Agriculture. We welcome Bryan and wish him the best of luck in his new position!
Thermal Energy Storage Tank Nearing Completion

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| Jeff Turley in the new Thermal Energy Storage Tank. |
| View the article by the Herald Jounal |
Mark Holt Named USU Facilities 2012 Employee of the Year
Mark Holt truly exemplifies the Vision, Values, & Mission of Facilities. After eighteen years of service to Utah State University, Mark continues to strive for excellence in everything he does.
View the announcement concerning his award
New College of Agriculture Building-LEED Certified
The New College of Agriculture boasts the largest solar energy system in Cache Valley.
RecycleMania 2012
USU has kicked off its 2012 RecycleMania
Doug Dawes Leaving USU
Valley City State University in North Dakota has named Douglas Dawes to the position of Vice President of Business Affairs. Dawes brings a background that combines higher education and private industry experience in finance, operations, capital budgets, human resources, information systems, facilities management, and project management.
View the letter from Charles Darnell, Facilities Associate Vice President
Read the announcement from VCSU
CEA Employee of the Quarter
Kelly has worked for Facilities for six years. He quickly moved into a supervisor position working in the HPER cluster and is currently a Facilities Maintenance Coordinator. Before coming to USU, Kelly worked as a self-employed painter for several years. He also worked for Moore Business Forms operating a collator for 18 years. He also worked at Transport Diesel as a parts manager and clerical assistant. Kelly was born and raised in Lewiston UT on a dairy farm where he acquired a strong work ethic which has benefited him and his crew. He has spent his entire life in Cache Valley and he loves the valley and its people. Kelly enjoys spending time with his son Nicholas and his daughter in law Cassie. They love to spend time cooking out, camping, target shooting, hunting, golfing, 4-wheeling, and skiing. Kelly has a great relationship with his work crew and would like to express his thanks to all those he has worked with, both past and present. Kelly and his team work well together and always enjoy a good joke or laugh. Kelly's philosophy is that a happy team gets the work done, does it well, and goes home happy.
Congratulations Kelly, you are very deserving of this award. Thanks for all you do for our campus community!
Stanley Kane Recognized as Library Advocate
The Merrill-Cazier Library celebrated its 6th birthday on Wednesday, November 16th. Every year in conjunction with the Library's birthday, an awards ceremony is held to pay tribute to departments and USU faculty that support and are advocates for the Library. This year the Library Recognition Award went to Stanley G. Kane, Director of Operations & Maintenance in Facilities. The Library Faculty Award went to Paul M. Jakus, Professor and Department Head of Applied Economics. Congratulations, Stan, on this award!
A Message From Our New Associate Vice President, Charles Darnell
I want to express my deepest thanks for the warm welcome I have received from Facilities staff since my arrival on
November 14th. Since starting work for USU I have been balancing my time between touring campus buildings, visiting
individual Facilities' work centers, and being introduced to the many academic and operational departments on campus.
I am very impressed with the USU campus and the high quality of our Facilities personnel. Hopefully, I will soon be
able to visit all Facilities units to introduce myself and to meet each of you. Again, I am excited to be part of
the USU Facilities department and I look forward to sharing a productive and enjoyable working relationship with you,
as with all other campus departments within the USU community.
Charles Darnell












