Jennifer McCutchan and Jerry Dennis, both EVSC bus drivers, were named the May winners of the EVSC’s Cause for Applause award. The award seeks to recognize individuals who go above and beyond their normal job responsibilities.
Dennis, who drives a route for North High School and Delaware Elementary School, was nominated by Delaware Principal Nathan Steele. In his nomination letter, Steele said Dennis, who is also a mechanic in the EVSC garage, is always so patient and kind to students.
“Mr. Dennis took pictures of our students’ artwork at the recent North District Art Show, got the pictures developed, and distributed them to our students so they would have a picture of their artwork displayed at the show,†Steele said as part of his nomination letter.
In addition to Dennis, the EVSC also presented the May Cause for Applause award to fellow driver Jennifer McCutchan. McCutchan was nominated by EVSC’s Senior Chief of District Operations Rick Cameron who cited McCutchan’s commitment to students as the reason for nominating her for the award.
On a recent Saturday, McCutchan drove a group of Caze students to a fitness run to help them train for a Triathlon. According to Cameron, not only did she drive them, she also ran with them. After speaking with Caze Principal Jared Turney and Caze teacher Brian Nelson, they said: “Jennifer was a great addition for us last Saturday! We have several different levels of athletic abilities within our training group and having another encouraging adult, like Jennifer, during their training, is very beneficial for us at all levels of work.”
Anyone can nominate an employee of the EVSC for the award. Deadline for nominations is the third Friday of each month. Go to http://www.evscschools.com/community/nominate-evsc-employees-exemplary-work for the nomination form. Paper forms are available at the schools for those without access to the Internet.
