Inside Clemson

Employee Shout-Outs – January 20, 2026

Lisa Traynham, Student Services Coordinator, Division of Undergraduate Learning

Lisa’s empathetic, professional support of students needing to withdraw from Clemson University for a variety of sensitive reasons goes beyond managing a process. She connects with students, directs them to support, and follows up multiple times to make sure their needs are met.” – Anonymous

Maggie Guerra Ayala, Operations Manager, Brook T. Smith Launchpad

Maggie’s professionalism is impeccable and on top of that, her smile and positive energy is contagious to her colleagues and the interns that work with her. She brightens every space she enters and seeks to make constant improvements for everything we do.” – Kimberly Stokes Morgan

Emilee Mayo, HR Service Manager, Human Resources

Emilee has been invaluable as I have navigated a job transition. I appreciate the way she has gone above and beyond to answer questions, work with other campus partners, and advocate for resources needed.” – Anonymous

Dr. Emily Waggoner, PREC Farm Staff and Veterinarians

It ain’t always easy working outdoors in the cold, mud, and everything in between, but the PREC farm staff and veterinarian Dr. Waggoner do it every single day! They care for the CU research farm animals and plants 24/7 around the clock, even through the holidays and that shows their dedication to all the cattle, sheep, poultry, horses, trees, plants, etc, who are depending on them. Not everyone is cut out for the gritty work, but the animals and I appreciate every ounce of care and effort that they put in. Thank you for showing up, no matter what!” – Anonymous

Ashley Romero, Office Manager, Honors College

Ashley’s organization and attention to detail are some of her best qualities, and both make the Honors College’s staff’s jobs so much easier. Shout-out for handling all of my crazy calendar requests and changes this fall!” – Caleb Rogers, Director of Honors Admissions, Honors College 

Norma DeLuna, Assistant Director of the Visitors Center; Visits, Events and Orientation 

Norma is always such a great campus partner and I value her so much! Even with all the major changes her team has had to navigate this year, she continues to show up and provide an extremely valuable partnership that helps us better serve students.” – Anonymous