Tom Busch, fiscal analyst 2 for the Physics and Astronomy Department, received the October 2017 Crimson Spirit Award. His nominators commended his “in-depth knowledge of policies and procedures” and praised him for noteworthy extra efforts, exceeding expectations, and providing outstanding contributions to the WSU community.
Mr. Busch is the “go-to for help and advice for grant proposal submission, grant reconciliation, and other departmental issues.” The nominator continues with “Keep in mind, helping me is not his job,” because he is in a different department. She also notes “When we have attended research administrators meetings, he is always well prepared, having brought pages of extra research… showing WSU statistics, peer-institution statistics, and national statistics.”
As another nominator explains, Mr. Busch’s answers are “thoughtful, precise and organized in a way that is easy to understand. He is always willing to help research any problem and provides back-up documentation for use in the future.”
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