[Vcsa-announcements] Caril Dundon

[Anna Tognazzini]

Dear All,

I wanted to let you know that our office received some very sad news 
on Friday last week that we lost a very loved staff member.  Caril 
Dundon passed away Thursday night at her home here in 
Riverside.  Quite a few of you knew Caril and will feel the sorrow 
that the UGA staff are currently experiencing.  Please pass this 
information on to your respective staff that had a chance to know and 
work with Caril.

Caril was a __Assistant I in UGA since April of 1995.  Caril worked 
tirelessly to answer phones and wait on customers at the UGA front 
counter in addition to opening mail, attaching labels to 
applications, sorting transcripts, entering application information 
in SIS, etc.  It wasn't unusual for me to get an e-mail from one of 
our applicants praising Caril for her assistance.  Caril always went 
above and beyond the call of duty to serve our applicants.

I will share with you one particular incident that stands out in my 
mind where Caril went above and beyond the call of duty.  About a 
week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Caril received a 
phone call from a previous UCR applicant who wanted to know if she 
could be readmitted since the university she was planning to attend 
was under water.  As our procedure dictated, Caril referred the 
student to the appropriate college office for information on how to 
readmit to UCR.  The student called Caril back, very upset because 
the college office was not very helpful.  Caril came immediately into 
my office, obviously very upset because the student wasn't receiving 
the help that she deserved.  Long story short, Caril ensured that the 
student was taken care of and ultimately readmitted to UCR.  We will 
all miss Caril very much!

I do not currently have details about the funeral but when I do, I 
will send out another e-mail providing these details to everyone.

Merlyn Campos
Interim Director
Undergraduate Admissions
951-827-3675
www.ucr.edu/

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