Caroline Harbin named Samford’s Student Employee of the Year

Caroline Harbin, a senior English major from Dalton, Ga., is Samford University’s 2013 Student Employee of the Year.

Harbin, an employee in Samford’s English department since September, received the award at a ceremony April 18. She was presented a $200 cash award and other gifts by Samford President Andrew Westmoreland.

In her job, Harbin is well-known for her punctuality, dependability and accuracy.

But perhaps her most appreciated quality is her adaptability. When Harbin had only been on the job for a week, the department’s administrative assistant, who was her immediate supervisor, retired. 

Harbin singlehandedly organized an English honor society picnic, resurrected a book sale and initiated a series of coffee conversations with alumni, English department chair Mark Baggett said, citing her “extraordinary loyalty and commitment to Samford and to the efficiency of the department.”