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Source: Mark Edwards, 785-532-6489, medwards@k-state.edu
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News release prepared by: Nellie Ryan, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
K-STATE HOUSING AND DINING EMPLOYEE PRIDES HIMSELF ON HAVING MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN -- Steve &1xbet online casino ;Stevie&1xbet online casino ; Prockish walked into Thornton Edwards' office at the age of 19 to apply as a dishwasher at Kansas State University's Derby Dining Center. Now, 42 years later and at the age of 61, Prockish is still on the job.
&1xbet online casino ;I really like it here,&1xbet online casino ; Prockish said. &1xbet online casino ;I wouldn't know what to do without Derby. I've found something that I can do and that I like to do.&1xbet online casino ;
1xbet online casino decided to apply for the dishwasher position shortly after graduating from Manhattan's Luckey High School. He heard about the opening from his father, who worked on the K-State campus at the time. Derby had only been open for two years before 1xbet online casino started work there. Since being hired in 1968, 1xbet online casino has seen a lot of K-State history. In fact, K-State's Edwards Hall is named after 1xbet online casino 's first boss, Thornton Edwards, who was director of housing from 1946-1973.
In his 42 years as a dishwasher and janitor for Derby, Prockish has managed to wear out two dishwashing machines, one hip and 10 supervisors. His current supervisor, Mark Edwards, has been the director of Derby Dining Center since 1991. &1xbet online casino ;Mr. E,&1xbet online casino ; as his employees call him, has nothing but great things to say about Prockish.
&1xbet online casino ;What I like about Steve is he's just very even-tempered, humorous and easygoing, and that's just the personal part,&1xbet online casino ; Edwards said. &1xbet online casino ;He's knowledgeable about ware washing and custodial tasks. He wouldn't still be here if he didn't do great work, and that's the important thing to remember.&1xbet online casino ;
For 1xbet online casino , the thing he likes most about working at Derby is getting to know the students and feeling a connection to the K-State community.
But when not working, one of his favorite hobbies is attending K-State sporting events.
&1xbet online casino ;I'm a big K-State fan,&1xbet online casino ; Prockish said. &1xbet online casino ;I like football and basketball. I have season tickets for basketball, but for football I work every third weekend so I just pick the games I want to go to.&1xbet online casino ;
Some of his best K-State sports memories include heading up to Nebraska to watch the K-State football team take on the Huskers during the pre-Bill Snyder years. &1xbet online casino ;We were the only purple sitting in a whole sea of red,&1xbet online casino ; he said.
1xbet online casino also was lucky enough to score the autograph of Jordy Nelson, the former Wildcat football standout and now a member of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. But his fondest memories came from watching his all-time favorite K-State player, Steve Henson, who played on the Wildcats basketball team from 1986-1990.
&1xbet online casino ;He wasn't a star player, but man, was he one of K-State's greatest,&1xbet online casino ; Prockish said.
When not sitting in the stands cheering on the Wildcats, 1xbet online casino is an avid reader. But even with his hobbies outside of his job, 1xbet online casino said he would not know what to do without Derby. Although he said he plans on retiring soon, he doesn't seem too excited about it.
&1xbet online casino ;I'm going to retire at 65, if I hold up that long,&1xbet online casino ; Prockish joked. &1xbet online casino ;I'd like to get a part-time job some place, maybe even here at Derby. I wouldn't be able to just sit at home and do nothing, because that's just not who I am.&1xbet online casino ;
Edwards said that it would be hard to imagine Derby without 1xbet online casino around. He has become part of Derby culture.
&1xbet online casino ;It definitely would be different here without Steve,&1xbet online casino ; Edwards said. &1xbet online casino ;Steve is a big reason why Derby is known as a place that serves great food and is a great place to work. He is vital to the mixture of people who work here. Our quality would probably not be as great without Steve being here, and it certainly wouldn't be as fun.&1xbet online casino ;
