skip to content
  • Calendar
  • Maps

Presidential Outstanding Staff Awards

The Presidential Outstanding Staff Award is presented to staff who have demonstrated commitment to excellence in their work and to the university’s mission.

The 2024 nomination period is now closed. Every fall, you will be invited to nominate exceptional non-exempt and exempt staff you know for these awards. To be eligible for nomination, an individual must have been employed in a salaried position for a minimum of five years by Dec. 31 of the current year. A valid submission includes a nomination form and three recommendations.

Award Overview

Past Recipients

1983-84

Jan Cecil
Jack Eilander
Mary Jo LaTulippe

1984-85

Dorothy Draney
Karen Wimmer
Dawn Gatherum

1985-86

Edna K. Silverthorn
Phyllis G. Stacey
Forrest C. Crawford

1986-87

Judy H. Forsgren
Kay Holmes
Carol V. Gaskill

1987-88

Laura Dittmore
Jody Lake
Deanna S. Hall

1988-89

Cynthia Palumbo
Valora Parry
Robert King

1989-90

Ramona H. Sessions
Carol A. Smith
Evelyn J. Farnsworth

1990-91

Gail Campbell
Dulcie Carlile
Charles (Chick) Hislop

1991-92

Clista B. McCashland
Candace E. Stevens
Carole J. Haun

1992-93

Cindy Nelson
JoAnn Reynolds
Patti Choate
Christi Parker

1993-94

Lynn D. Kraaima
Laurell M. Martinez
Fred M. Endo
Judy J. Hurst

1994-95

Bonnie Donaldson
LaDawn Jackman
Peggy Pierce
Elaine Sandoval

1995-96

Kelly Kap
Farah Thompson
Carolyn Deru
Van Summerill

1996-97

Ada Hardenbrook
Elaine Luhn
Dave Duncan
Lesa Moore

1997-98

Pamela Fritch
Kimberly Webb
Betty Kusnierz
Shelly Phillips

1998-99

Allan Davis
Sharon Jensen
Roxann King
Don Spainhower

1999-00

Jackie Nye
Mary Schwab
Leah Arkush
Terry Pulver

2000-01

David Bishop
Lynda Olmstead
Mark Green
Carol Haun

2001-02

Kay Brown
Carol Jensen
Robb Alexander
Marilyn Diamond

2002-03

Suzanne Budge
Sharon Leslie
Morteza Emami
Holly Hirst

2003-04

Chersti Crawford
Laurell Martinez
Barbi LeDuc
Carol Ruden

2004-05

Georgia Edwards
Christine Jolley
Scott Allen
Rachael Bush

2005-06

Leanna Riddle
Shawna Rowley
Sandy Sowerby
Sherrie West

2006-07

Vickie Walker
Neal Wardell
Alan Ferrin
Chris Millard

2007-08

Roger Anderson
Gail Campbell
Jim Harris
Hillary Wallace

2008-09

Jean Harding
Kathy May
Kristie Nielsen
Ben Read

2010

Sarah Dawn Lowry
Patricia Rasmussen
John Kowalewski
Mark Stevenson

2011

Pat Martinez
Angela Swaner
Nancy Collinwood
Wendell Rich

2012

Betty Gilchrist
Lynda Goucher
Dianna Abel
Brian Hadley

2013

Claire Nye
JoAnn Reynolds
Mary Ann Boles
Amy Hendricks

2014

Genevieve Bates
Karen Lindley
Dane LeBlanc
Rachel Ruiz

2015

Aiko Flowers
Ruth Little
Carol Biddle
Stephanie Hollist

2016

Marilyn Cragun
Doug Hall
Barry Gomberg
Angela McLean

2017

Marianne Bischoff
Seth Cawley
Jennifer Wright
Daniel Turner

2018

Cynthia Kurien
Belinda McElheny
Allison Hess
Danielle McKean

2019

Joan Gustafson
Anita Preece
Gail Niklason
Beth Rhoades

2020

Kaycee Paskins
Gina Naisbitt
Debi Larson
Matt Cain
RC Callahan

2021

Colleen Boam
Christina Stice
Jacob Cain
Amy Huntington

2022

Jenna Daniels
Tish Langston
Teresa Martinez
Brad Naisbitt

 

2023

Aubrey Lord
Debra Murphy
Ashley Owens
Andrew Stapley
Michael Richter