Theda Russell
Theda Russell, a teller in the Office of the Bursar, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for November. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss.
IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?
Russell: 21 years and counting.
IOM: What is your hometown?
Russell: Oxford, Miss., but I grew up in New Mexico!
IOM: Talk about your favorite Ole Miss memory.
Russell: I remember the excitement leading up to the presidential debate here in 2008. I wish we could have another debate here someday!
IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?
Russell: The people I work with and getting to work with students. This is a great office and the students are always interesting.
IOM: What do you like to do when you are not at work?
Russell: Travel, read, spend time with family.
IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Russell: To travel to many more states in the U.S. I would especially like to go to New York and Rhode Island.
IOM: What is your favorite movie or book?
Russell: “Apollo 13.” I love anything about space travel and exploration.
IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss tradition?
Russell: The Grove on game day! I love the excitement, and I like to see all the different people.
IOM: What is a fun fact about you?
Russell: I love to go to estate sales. I never know what I might find!
IOM: If you could have lunch with anyone alive or dead/fictional or real, who would it be and why?
Russell: My parents, to be able to see and talk to them again, and to tell them what has been happening all these years.
IOM: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
Russell: Calm, compassionate, inquisitive.
IOM: If you could visit one time or place in world history (past, present or future), what would it be?
Russell: The future in 50 years to see the medical and technological advances.
IOM: If I could be an animal for a day I would be _____.
Russell: A bird.
To nominate a colleague for 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.