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                                                  Appreciating Teamwork The LSU School of
                                              Dentistry joins employers
                                              nationwide in honoring
                                              administrative assistants
                                              during the Administrative
                                                Professionals Week,
                                              April 19 through 24. There
                                              are more than 4.1 million
                                              administrative assistants
                                              working in the United
                                              States. Administrative
                                              Professionals Week has
                                              evolved into one of the
                                              largest workplace
                                              observances, according to
                                              the International
                                              Association of
                                              Administrative
                                              Professionals. "Our administrative
                                              professionals are vital to
                                              getting things done at the
                                              dental school," said Dean
                                              Henry Gremillion. "In this
                                              time of budget cutbacks
                                              and hiring freezes, they
                                              are good examples of the
                                              teamwork that will get us
                                              through these economic
                                              times and become better by
                                              facing these challenges.  "It's not easy to do more
                                              with less," Dean
                                              Gremillion continued.
                                              "Yet, as I walk around the
                                              school, I see our
                                              administrative assistants
                                              standing ready to help the
                                              next person who comes to
                                              them. They are cheerful,
                                              dedicated and
                                              resourceful."  A "thank you" breakfast
                                              was held for the
                                              administrative assistants
                                              on April 22nd.  
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Candice
                                                      Castro, Cheryl
                                                      Arnold, Kenny
                                                      Guichard, Mittie
                                                      Hochstedler, Lynn
                                                      Pittman |    
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Barbara
                                                      Gair, Jocelyn
                                                      Wagner, Elsa
                                                      Hodges, Elizabeth
                                                      Muhleisen |    
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Fern
                                                      Hoffmann, Tessie
                                                      Williams, Adarian
                                                      Pike, Lisa Casey |    
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Martha
                                                      Campbell, Terry
                                                      Durel, Adrian
                                                      Gottschalk, Brenda
                                                      Nolan, Barbara
                                                      Goldsworthy |    
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Shawn
                                                      Brandt, Juliette
                                                      Marrero, Angela
                                                      Pepin, Ursula
                                                      Hopkins |    
                                              
                                                
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                                                  | Shelly
                                                      Kattengell, Chay
                                                      Mendez, Rhonda
                                                      Elder |    |