The eligible nominees for the 2015 Staff Excellence Awards are as follows:

Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T, will be recognized with the Steven K. Dental AEESP Award for Global Outreach at the annual awards ceremony of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors on June 16, 2015 at Yale University.

Registration is under way for Missouri S&T’s boys’ basketball camp, which will run 9 a.m.-noon June 1 through June 4 at the Gale Bullman Building. The camp, designed for children entering grades 3-8 in the 2015-16 school year, teaches the fundamentals of the game and helps players develop ideals in sportsmanship, leadership and citizenship. Eight-foot-high goals will be available for younger campers. A variety of contests and activities will also be a part of the daily activities.

For security reasons, no backpacks, cinch bags or any other oversized bags will be permitted in the Gale Bullman Building during the Remmers Special Artist/Lecturer Series speech by Dr. Condoleezza Rice tonight.

John F. Eash, division director for Supplier Quality Regional Operations for The Boeing Co. and a 1979 aerospace engineering graduate of Missouri S&T, has been named executive director of corporate relations. The appointment begins Aug. 3.

Staff Council still needs volunteers for activities and people to be in the dunking booth on Staff Day, Wednesday, May 20. If you would like to volunteer, email Michelle Vannatta.

If you are cleaning out your files, remember to use the Records Management Guide to help you figure out what to keep, what to send to the archives and what to throw away. Remember that the archives is interested in historical items like T-shirts, photographs and articles about your department. For more information, contact Melody Lloyd at 341-6954, archives@mst.edu or Dr. Diana Ahmad at 341-4817.

Join Staff Council for 007: Mission Staff Day on Wednesday, May 20. For a detailed schedule of events and a list of raffle items, go to staffcouncil.mst.edu/staffday. Purchase tickets for raffle items 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, outside the Havener Center. Tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5. In case of rain, tickets will be sold inside the Havener Center.

The Lyric Live Theater, located at 117 1st Street in Newburg, Missouri, will perform the comedy play “Gum Shoe Diaries” by Dr. Greg Story, associate professor of physics. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. May 22, 23, 29, and 30. Shows are free and open to the public, with donations appreciated for the performances.

Sign-ups are now open for Miner Swim Lessons in June. Sessions are available June 1-11 and June 15-25. To register for a session, fill out the application form. For more information, email Doug Grooms, Missouri S&T swimming coach.