“I feel everything went very well. Honestly, I was amazed I even had the opportunity to be a part of it,” she said after the finals were held online on YouTube. Jessica loved the comments made by the judges after her speech, and felt they gave her a huge confidence boost with their encouraging words. “Especially now I will be keeping my eyes open for speech opportunities,” she said. The first judge, Dr. Samantha Nutt, said Jessica’s speech was “incredible”, and commented, “You started out strong and I felt you maintained that all the way through. It was brave, it was positive and it was powerful.”
Jessica Baumgartner, a Grade 11 student from Stoughton Central School, will share her ideas on how to create positive change in the world on May 13, as she competes in the 10th annual Speaker’s . . .
Baumgartner, Thomas Win Sims Outstanding Staff Award
3 hours ago • April 26, 2021
By Larry Isch
Posted in About
Jessica Baumgartner, executive suite office assistant, and Lisa Thomas, athletic department office manager, have been named the recipients of the University of the Ozarks’ outstanding staff awards for 2020-21, it was announced Monday.
Both Baumgartner (pictured, right) and Thomas were named the recipients of the Arnie G. Sims Outstanding Staff Award. The award was announced to the campus community during Monday morning’s President’s Standup meeting that was held via Zoom.
Baumgartner joined Ozarks in February of 2016 as the office manager for the Division of Business, Communication and Education. She transitioned to the executive suite in July of 2019.