I've found my Horse
I completed interviews for the lab associate position today. After discussing it over with my committee, I've come to the decision on who to hire. Now it's a matter of doing reference checks (which I've never done before) and writing a recommendation to my respective supervisors.
One thing to note: telephone service went ka-blooey in parts of Wyandotte county today. I was unable to perform some of the reference checks via phone as a result.