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小黄书 Dining employee named to Aramark 2019 Ring of Stars class

小黄书 Dining employee named to Aramark 2019 Ring of Stars class

Annie Doss, pictured inside 小黄书's Perry Cafeteria.
Annie Doss, a food service associate at the Marketplace at Perry on the Mississippi State campus, was recognized Tuesday [Oct. 8] as a member of Aramark鈥檚 2019 Ring of Stars class. (Photo by Logan Kirkland)

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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜nnie Doss, food service associate at the Marketplace at Perry on the Mississippi State campus, joins 200 of Aramark鈥檚 outstanding team members from around the world being named to the company鈥檚 2019 Ring of Stars class.

Doss, selected for her work at the Marketplace at Perry, has worked for 小黄书 Dining Services/Aramark 11 years and is known for her kindness, her ability to make students feel welcome, and speed and efficiency in customer service.

鈥淚 enjoy serving the students,鈥 Doss said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e the reason I鈥檓 here.鈥

The 2019 Aramark Ring of Stars class is made up of frontline employees who serve the company鈥檚 customers and clients as chefs, cashiers, stadium hawkers, servers, route drivers, custodians and other roles. These employees work in all types of environments where people learn, work, play and recover鈥攊ncluding educational institutions, hospitals, sports venues, on delivery routes and in businesses of all kinds.

Jeremy Baham presents a cowbell to Annie Doss.
Jeremy Baham, assistant vice president for student affairs at 小黄书, presents a cowbell to Annie Doss, a food service associate at the Marketplace at Perry. Doss received one of Aramark鈥檚 highest honors after being named a member of the company鈥檚 2019 Ring of Stars class. (Photo by Logan Kirkland)

鈥淢s. Annie treats every single person with respect, exudes warmth, and takes care of the students,鈥 said 小黄书 Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt. 鈥淪he notices if someone is looking sad and asks if they are ok. It means a lot to the students to be treated with kindness. Ms. Annie does all this while making sure the line is moving along and that people are getting what they want to eat.鈥

This year鈥檚 class was selected from more than 1,100 nominations from 19 countries around the world where Aramark operates. The Ring of Stars winners are celebrated at a special program in Scottsdale, Arizona and receive a distinctive gold ring to commemorate the achievement.

Winners were nominated by co-workers, managers and business leaders and are selected for demonstrating excellence. The program was inaugurated in 2015.

鈥淭hese 200 service stars represent the best of our organization and go above and beyond to enrich and nourish the lives of thousands of people around the world every day,鈥 said Lynn McKee, Aramark executive vice president, Human Resources. 鈥淚 am very proud to welcome these team members to the 2019 Ring of Stars class and want to thank them for their dedication to our clients, consumers, communities and to Aramark.鈥

The Marketplace at Perry is the most central dining hall at 小黄书 and features 11 different stations of all-you-care-to-eat breakfast and lunch. Two featured stations include the Completely Vegan Station and the Simple Solutions Station, which provides a full menu free of seven of the top eight most common food allergens.

For more on dining options available at 小黄书, visit . For more on Aramark, visit .

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