Sharon Webb receives UD College of Agriculture honor

Sharon Webb, an administrative assistant at the Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown, was honored with an inaugural 2015 Superior Support Accomplishment Award presented by the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture at the college’s convocation ceremony held in Newark May 29.

The award, which will be presented by the college every other year, recognizes professional excellence and superior dedication by a university staff member serving in an administrative role. Webb received a $2,000 monetary award with the honor.

“I have worked for our college for over 28 years, and I must say Sharon Webb stands out as one of the most organized, dedicated, productive and professional employees I have had the privilege of working with,” wrote Mark Isaacs, director of the Carvel Center.

With 14 years of service to the University of Delaware, Isaacs shared in his nomination letter that Webb is known as “Wonder Woman” for her exceptional work ethic, leadership and everyday passion for her job, her colleagues and the university.

As a senior administrative assistant, Webb’s responsibilities cover a wide range that includes overseeing the Carvel Center’s financial records, reports, budgets, payroll, audits, mileage requests, grant management and the supervision of the center’s administrative support staff.

In pages of supporting documentation, colleagues were effusive in their praise for Webb as an innovator who is adaptable to change and and always cheerful. Often facing a hard deadline, her meticulous attention to detail was noted, along with a cheerful countenance that never wavers.

“Her car is always one of the first in the parking lot every day, and it is also one of the last to leave,” wrote one co-worker.

Prior to her career with the university, Webb worked for Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., which shared office space at the center’s prior location. Webb joined the University of Delaware in April 2001.

In her tenure with the college, Webb developed a database to organize Carvel’s broad clientele. She organizes employee development, assists at all levels of the center’s working research farm, and is often the first staff member to test-drive new protocols, policies and procedures that are implemented from main campus. Noting her ability to multitask, one colleague wrote, “With Sharon, it all seems to just flow.”

”Sharon is a role model for her colleagues as she demonstrates her eagerness to develop professionally, and she supports them in their educational endeavors,” said co-worker Barbara Stephens. “Sharon is one of those rare individuals that leads by example.”

Webb and her husband Jack reside in Delmar. They have three grown children, Damien, Jack and Sarah, and two grandchildren, Autumn and Finn.