2023 STRIVErs of the Year
When we define the Stutsman difference it always comes back to the experience our employees create by going above and beyond, and the core values that drive how we serve customers, the community and fellow employees. Our 2023 STRIVErs of the Year took the lead and valued collaboration to clean up a colossal mess from a burst pipe in our retail center over Christmas weekend. We are excited to announce Jacob DeLay, John Yoder, Adam Grove, Chandler Reid, Logan Stutsman, Garrett Sexton and Nick Smith as the 2023 STRIVErs of the Year.
“Sometime over the Christmas weekend, the extreme cold temperatures from the blizzard caused the water line to the ice machine to freeze and break causing water to flow onto the retail center floor. It flowed until Jacob DeLay noticed it at 3 a.m. on Tuesday when he came in to push snow. Jacob saw water everywhere and investigated to find the pipe had burst. He shut off the water then made phone calls to Logan Stutsman, Nick Smith, John Yoder and Garrett Sexton to help with the cleanup process. He also called Adam Grove and Chandler Reid to help cover snow removal.
With no drains in the showroom floor, this was going to be an immense undertaking with water stretching from the receptionist desk to the north parts room wall and the west offices to the east wall. Many items in the parts room needed to be moved to a different area so they could get some of the water. They used two floor machines, squeegees, a wet vac, mops and buckets to remove the water. These guys made countless trips to the drain to empty water and retrieved fans from many different places. There was still some additional work to be done after people began showing up, but for the most part, the showroom and parts rooms were up and running as normal by 7 a.m.!”
Each month we celebrate those employees who fully embrace these Stutsman core values through the STRIVEr program. These monthly STRIVEr winners then become finalists for STRIVEr of the Year and are voted upon by fellow employees at the completion of our fiscal year. We received 45 STRIVEr nominations during the 2023 fiscal year. Feed Ingredients led the departments with 10 nominations and the most monthly STRIVEr awards. Our 2023 STRIVErs of the Year were previously recognized as the December 2022 STRIVErs of the month. They were selected from the following 12 monthly winners and STRIVEr of the Year finalists:
November 2022: Tarah Bean | Stutsman Logistics
December 2022: Jacob DeLay, John Yoder, Chandler Reid, Logan Stutsman, Garrett Sexton and Nick Smith | Manure Equipment, Wholesale Hose & Valve and Admin
January 2023: Derek Rich | Feed Ingredients
February 2023: Garrett Kline | Truck Shop
March 2023: Mike Bowlin | Feed Ingredients
April 2023: Brittanie Oolman | Wholesale Hose & Valve
May 2023: Brian Eichelberger | Stutsman Logistics
June 2023: Doug Yoder | Admin
July 2023: Josh Escher | Feed Ingredients
August 2023: Ben Dombroski | Stutsman Logistics
September 2023: Ryan Mulligan | Admin
October 2023: Mark Gilbaugh | Feed Ingredients
Congratulations to our 2023 STRIVErs of the Year and all our 2023 STRIVEr winners!
Have you seen a Stutsman employee(s) exceed expectations like our STRIVErs of the Year? Nominate them for STRIVEr of the Month here.
