Congratulations to Sara Braniff, Bill Rose Memorial Award recipient for 2019

Please join us in congratulating Sara Braniff, Fiscal Analyst, Budget Office. Sara is the Annual Bill Rose Memorial Award recipient for 2019.

Sara is a long-time employee of the university, and has transitioned to the Budget Office. In her new role, Sara has taken on new responsibilities with great confidence and is relied upon for accurate process and procedure information by not only the UAA community, but also those at SW who rely upon her role for action and feedback.

When Sara left her previous position as Accounts Payable Manager, she continued to provide advice and guidance. When the new manager went out on FML for several months, Sara used her expertise in very complex accounting questions to support the department moving forward. And, continued to perform in her new role at a high level.

Sara works as a team member which is so valuable to creating a positive environment at UAA. After getting comfortable with her new role, she saw that an employee who works in the same area, but not part of the budget office, had no back up if they were out sick or on vacation. So, Sara took it upon herself to cross-train on how to process the "bank" each day so she could provide coverage there.

And, it goes without saying that Sara is always a positive, helpful, and accurate resource to others on Budget issues.

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