Dean Dan Givens presents the December 2023 Staff Member of the Month award to Kris Wagher.
Dean Dan Givens presents the December 2023 Staff Member of the Month award to Kris Wagher.

Kris Wagher

Internal Medicine Licensed Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Nomination

Kris always displays exemplary work performance and ethic. She cares deeply about all of our patients and always goes above and beyond to make sure that the students have learning opportunities with technical skills. She has on more than one occasion noticed abnormalities in inpatients that have led to life saving diagnostics and treatments. She creates a warm and welcoming environment, making everyone around her feel as though they are right at home. I have nicknamed her our “internal medicine ward mommy.” With all the pressure on her as the only licensed technician, she somehow gets all of the samples for all of the diagnostic tests that we need. She is very proactive at filling out forms for us which seems miniscule, but helps out greatly. Kris is also a great innovator as she creates new ways to keep our team more organized with our inpatient and outpatient excels sheets and our service’s calendar. Kris is a great member of the VTH community and I would like to nominate her for staff member of the month.