Department of Human Ecology

School of Environmental & Biological

Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New
ersey
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New Brunswic#, N $%&$'(%!)$
www*humanecology*e"u
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October 29, 2013
To Whom It May Concern

I have known Smart E. Pant !or over two year. I !"rt met her when he be#an wr"t"n# !or the
$%man Eco&o#y 'e(artmenta& )ew&etter, The EPI* Tra"&. The m""on o! the new&etter " to kee(
t%+ent, !ac%&ty an+ ta!! %(,to,+ate on c%rrent env"ronmenta& "%e, eco,!r"en+&y techno&o#"e an+ other
c"ence re&ate+ new an+ "n!ormat"on. When Smart E. !"rt tarte+ wr"t"n# !or the Tra"& he wa one o! even
wr"ter. -at year he +ec"+e+ to take over the Tra"& when there wa a #a( "n &ea+erh"(. She be#an her ro&e
a coor+"nator an+ co,e+"tor "n !a&& 2012. Smart E. mana#e+ "n one emeter to "ncreae the ta!! by 1/
member an+ +"ver"!y the (oo& o! wr"ter to "nc&%+e 0 new ma1or.
She " a nat%ra& &ea+er an+ I have watche+ her r%n n%mero% meet"n# w"th 202 o("n"onate+
t%+ent a&& want"n# to #o o!! "n +"!!erent +"rect"on. She take contro& o! the room 3%"ck&y an+ #oe over the
a#en+a an+ then take the t"me to rea&&y &"ten to what her ta!! ha to o!!er. Smart E. then b%"&+ a conen%
amon# everyone an+ +eve&o( a (&an that they can a&& a#ree %(on. I th"nk the reaon he ha been o
%cce!%& ha a #reat +ea& to +o w"th the h"#h e4(ectat"on he ha et !or here&!. Smart E. +oe not &ea+
!rom above b%t mot"vate (eo(&e by work"n# w"th them to ach"eve the"r #oa&. I have worke+ w"th h%n+re+
o! t%+ent over the year an+ on&y a han+!%& o! t%+ent are ab&e to accom(&"h th" wh"&e earn"n#
a+m"rat"on !rom the"r (eer.
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Smart E. " an e4ce&&ent t%+ent an+ c%rrent&y ha a 3.3 c%m%&at"ve #ra+e (o"nt avera#e. She ha
mana#e+ to tr"ke a #oo+ ba&ance between (art"c"(at"n# "n mean"n#!%& e4trac%rr"c%&ar act"v"t"e wh"&e
ma"nta"n"n# a r"#oro% co%re &oa+. Smart E.5 &eve& o! career mat%r"ty an+ e&!,con!"+ence ho%&+ certa"n&y
bene!"t her a he cont"n%e her t%+"e an+ "n her (ro!e"ona& career. $er &eve& o! (ro!e"ona&"m when
+ea&"n# w"th !ac%&ty, ta!!, t%+ent an+ em(&oyer ha et a h"#h tan+ar+ !or !%t%re t%+ent to !o&&ow.

I cannot ay eno%#h abo%t Smart E.. he ha been an e4ce&&ent t%+ent b%t even more "m(ortant&y he
" an o%ttan+"n# h%man be"n#. I recommen+ Smart E. w"tho%t he"tat"on a a er"o%, conc"ent"o%,
(a"onate an+ har+,work"n# t%+ent. $er (o"t"ve att"t%+e towar+ &"!e, choo&, an+ work, w"&& he&( her
obta"n %cce "n whatever the !%t%re may br"n# her way.
P&eae !ee& !ree to contact me "! yo% wo%&+ &"ke to +"c% Smart E.5 3%a&"!"cat"on "n more +e(th. I
can be reache+ by (hone +%r"n# the +ay at 676,932,9203, or "n the even"n# at 032,819,0732. I can a&o be
reache+ by e,ma"& at 9oo+r"ch:aeo(.r%t#er.e+%.
S"ncere&y,
$%man E. Co&o#y
;+m"n"trat"ve ;"tant
'e(artment o! $%man Eco&o#y