麻豆破解版 Spotlight: Michael Wicks
Michael Wicks, lead painter in the Office of Facilities Services, heads a team responsible
for making sure that the interiors and exteriors of all 麻豆破解版 facilities continue
to look crisp and clean.
Wicks, who started his painting career in 1981, joined 麻豆破解版 in 2015. His responsibilities here have ranged from giving a fresh coat of paint to offices and residence halls to maintaining stripes on athletics fields and parking lots.
鈥溌槎蛊平獍� has a beautiful campus filled with amazing people, and I am happy to have this as my setting to work in on a daily basis,鈥� Wicks said.
When he鈥檚 not on campus, Wicks enjoys spending time in nature: He has traveled throughout the hemisphere, from Panama to Alaksa and many places in between.
鈥淚 hiked in to watch bears catching salmon in a river with their cubs, and I even landed on a glacier in a helicopter. It is amazing not only to have these experiences but learn about conservation and preservation efforts,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n the warm months, you鈥檒l find me on my boat in Otsego Lake with my Labradors Freya Lynn and Lola Ann, who were recently certified as therapy dogs.鈥�
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