Looking
to
boost
your
chance
of
success
as
a
student,
faculty
member
or
visitor
in
Waterloo’s
chemical
engineering
department?
Stop
by
Liz
Bevan’s
desk
because
she
has
the
key.
Literally.
Liz,
the
department’s
administrative
officer,
not
only
supervises
staff,
does
the
financial
reporting,
and
answers
students’
questions,
she
also
greets
long-term
visitors
and
new
graduate
students
–
and
gives
them
their
keys
to
labs
and
offices
to
get
them
settled.
“Part
of
my
role
is
to
welcome
everyone,”
she
says.
“It’s
really
a
lot
of
fun.”
She
does
the
role
well.
So
well,
she
won
one
of
two
Faculty
of
Engineering
Outstanding
Staff
Awards
in
2009.
Liz,
whose
husband
works
in
the
faculty
of
the
environment
and
has
two
grown
daughters,
one
majoring
in
speech
communications
at
Waterloo,
says
it’s
easy
to
commit
herself
to
giving
110
percent
each
day.
After
all,
when
she
was
first
hired
by
Waterloo
as
a
permanent
staff
member
over
15
years
ago,
she
had
a
feeling
she
would
stay
for
years.
It
was
the
right
fit.
“Time
goes
by
so
fast
here,”
she
says.
A
student
comes
in
one
day
and
then
it’s
almost
time
for
them
to
leave.
I
can’t
believe
three
years
have
gone
by.
I
love
the
energy
here!”
Administrative officer, chemical engineering