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.
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