Teams across Carolina are working to ensure classrooms and offices are ready when employees return on July 19.

Housekeeping staff Sandra Foxx, Teresa Golson and James Holman were among the eight winners recognized for “unusual, meritorious or superior contributions” by University employees.

Each weeknight at 11 p.m., the Facilities Services housekeepers of Zone 215 report to the Adams School of Dentistry to clean it so dentists and hygienists can treat patients at clinics during the day. They’re one of many employee teams working on campus since the pandemic began.

Teams across the University are working tirelessly to prepare for the return to campus. Here’s a look at some of what’s happening.

Massey Award winner Carol Womack’s path took her from a Jamaican farm through some hard times and to a new life in North Carolina.

Two Facilities Services employees, Tom Bythell and Carol Womack, have been selected to receive the 2020 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions for faculty and staff.

Housekeeping Services uses best-in-class cleaning processes and is working diligently to increase disinfection of campus high-touch surfaces. Pandemic preparedness plans are in place and cleaning protocols will be updated as necessary.

Housekeeping staff do more than keep campus residence halls clean: they often serve as a friendly face to students and let them know, “if you need someone to talk to, come to us.”

Nancy Burton, receptionist and administrative support for Housekeeping Services, was selected by Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz to receive the 2019 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award.

Jewel Golson-Roberts trains Housekeeping Services staff across various shifts, but keeping a flexible schedule allows her to work and communicate with most of the Housekeeping staff.