Bob Harris chosen for Staff Recognition Award

Facilities worker Bob Harris of Bradford was chosen by his fellow staff members as recipient of the Staff Recognition Award.

Harris, a master gardener, is known for his expertise in horticulture, his creative designs for the flower beds in the Bromeley Quadrangle each summer, his generosity with gardening advice and his friendly temperament.

He was nominated by Tonya Ackley, director of community engagement and the Harriett B. Wick Chapel.

“Pitt-Bradford is very fortunate to have such a knowledgeable, hard-working, creative and personable employee,” Ackley said.

“He takes great care and effort in all that he does. He always makes sure the campus looks pristine, and he is an excellent representative of the warm and friendly environment at Pitt-Bradford.”

Harris has worked at Pitt-Bradford since 2004, and he's taught many Pitt-Bradford students lessons in the history of agriculture as they weeded or spread mulch with him.

He was also instrumental in the process to have Pitt-Bradford designated a Tree Campus USA earlier this year.

He has also donated his time and talent with gardening forums, the First Presbyterian Church's former biannual Betty Jane Monjar garden tour, designing gardens for the Tuna Valley Trail Association and teaching at the Bradford Landmark Society's Creative Women Workshop last year at Crook Farm.

For those who don't have the opportunity to see Harris and ask him questions in person, they can hear him weekly during the summer as the star of a seasonal radio show, “Around the Home,” that airs at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays on WESB News Radio 1490 in Bradford.