Katherine Slone
Katherine Slone, executive assistant in the Office of the Provost, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for May. To help us get to know her better, Slone answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss.
IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?
Slone: Six years.
IOM: What is your hometown?
Slone: Oxford, born and raised!
IOM: Talk about your favorite Ole Miss memory.
Slone: When Ole Miss beat Alabama in 2014!
IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?
Slone: My co-workers and the diverse visitors that come through the university.
IOM: What do you like to do when you are not at work?
Slone: I enjoy spending time with my family and working on DIY projects with my husband.
IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Slone: To retire!
IOM: What is your favorite movie?
Slone: “Just Go with It.”
IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss tradition?
Slone: Hotty Toddy! I love the enthusiasm of the cheer.
IOM: What is a fun fact about you?
Slone: I completed my first half-marathon last year.
IOM: If you could have lunch with anyone alive or dead/fictional or real, who would it be and why?
Slone: My brother – I would love to see him again and exchange stories about everything that’s happened in the past 26 years.
IOM: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
Slone: Compassionate, dependable and resourceful.
IOM: If you could visit one time or place in world history – past, present or future – what would it be?
Slone: The future in 100 years. I would like to see all the technological advances and how they impact daily society.
IOM: If you could be an animal for a day you would be _____.
Slone: A dolphin.
To nominate a colleague for the Staff Member of the Month, email staffcouncil@olemiss.edu with the name of the individual you’d like to nominate as well as why you feel he or she should be recognized.