Ball State Dining was recognized as the third Red Carpet Department of 2009. This new customer service recognition started in January and will continue for the remainder of the year. It recognizes a university department that best exemplifies the Roll Out the Red Spirit of Service. 

Ball State Dining recognizes the close connection between the millennial generation and its parents. As a result, its employees strive "to provide not only information, but also a sense of comfort, empathizing with the stress parents might feel about leaving their son or daughter in the hands of someone else for the first time."
 
As a Red Carpet Department, Ball State Dining was awarded a framed certificate signed by Ball State President Jo Ann M. Gora. Tom Kinghorn, vice president of business affairs and treasurer, presented the award to Jon Lewis, director of Ball State Dining, and his staff on April 1.
 
Nominations for the Red Carpet Department recognition are due by the 20th of each month in order to be honored the following month and may be submitted online to Andy Gothreau, assistant director of human resources, training and development.  Contact Gothreau at agothreau@bsu.edu for more information or visit the Roll Out the Red Spirit of Service Web site, www.bsu.edu/rolloutthered.