UNEP Loyalty Awardees Grace UNEP'S 62nd Founding Anniversary

Significantly highlighting the 62^nd Founding anniversary of the university dubbed as the "Home of Bicol Achievers", was this year's service and loyalty awardees who have spent more than three decades of their life teaching and sharing their precious time and invaluable contributions to the university.

Leading the list of awardees is Mrs. Regina Gonzalez, Alumni Director and UNEP Publication Moderator. She has spent 35 years of dedicated service to the university, molding and training her proteges, most of them journalism students participating in academic quest.  "I have virtuously committed myself in serving this university and had in fact, molded our students into becoming champions in national literary competitions. I have religiously nurtured their ground to excel in academic battles - of which I am most proud of."

Gonzales tearfully recounted her experiences with the university, especially with UNEP's matriarch, Dr. Remedios Rigoroso-Alfelor, who until now still serves as the university's great pillar and source of inspiration.  Gonzales also thanked the Alfelor Family for the trust that they have given her. "My fruitful years inside the university could have not materialized, without the loving support and encouragement from the Alfelors, most specially from our dear Wawa."

Mrs. Celeste P. Belgado, UNEP HRD Officer and in-charge of the momentous event and also an awardee during her time, said that this noteworthy occasion is one of the affairs that everyone looked forward to with great anticipation.  "The recognition of our employees' great dedication and loyalty to the university is a memorable episode for all of us.  It serves as a reminder that all the seeds that we have sown, have grown and flourished on fertile grounds."

Other awardees were Dean Alfredo Cabral, College of Law Professor; Erlinda Borromeo, elementary teacher; Edna Ibarrientos, LIASON Officer; and Nelia Labrador, Payroll Master.   They had been with the university for the past 30 years.

Twenty five (25) years of teaching the university have also given great pride to Dean Mariano Baranda of the College of Law, Mr. Luisito Taduran, PE Department Head, Ms. Nena Salaber, Elementary Library-in-charge and Ms. Jocelyn Bernales.  Thirty-one others were also conferred with the same distinction for serving the university for the past 20, 15, 10 and 5 years.

UNEP Executive Vice President and concurrent VP For Finance, Ms. Deli Alfelor-Tibi thanked the awardees for their loyalty and continued service to the university.  "I raise my hats to all our awardees. UNEP will not be where it is now if not because of your selfless service, perseverance and dedication. Your worth is priceless, and the university will forever look up to all of you with pride."

This year's anniversary theme, "The Rebirth: Pushing the limits while invading the Globe", is just a fitting description of where UNEP will still fly its wings to continue its mission and vision of providing quality and excellent education.  Indeed, UNEP has every right and reason to rejoice for reaching its 62^nd year of existence as a university, for making it the haven and "Home of Global achievers."