Staff Excellence Award Nomination
The College of Social and Behavioral Science is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the CSBS Staff Excellence Award. This prestigious award program is to recognize superior service and ongoing contributions by the College’s full-time staff. This award will include $1000 and a plaque, with recognition at Convocation and the annual College Awards event.
Awards will be given in the following categories:
- Less than three years of service
- More than three years of service
Nominators should check with their department payroll reporters to obtain employee UNID, date of full time hire, and job title for the nominee (or contact Dennis Bryant in the Deans’ Office, who can also assist you with this information).
Please evaluate your nominee carefully, referring to the “Criteria for Nominations”, and select someone truly deserving of this important college recognition.
Faculty, Associate Director level staff and above (defined by HR as administration), and part-time hourly staff are not eligible for this award.
Previous winners are not eligible to be nominated again.
2023-2024
Marisa Brunsvik (NEXUS)
Samuel Owens (CSBS Advising)
Lynne Shaffer-Cusworth (CSBS Advancement)
2022-2023
Sonia Meza (Student Success Center)
Andrew Martin DeQuiroz (Marketing and Communications)
Caresa Randall (Dean's Office)
2021-2022
Nicole Flores (Dean’s Office)
Victoria Medina (Programs of Public Affairs)
Brittany Kiser (Anthropology)
2020-2021
Danielle Willardsen (Family & Consumer Studies)
Caresa Randall (Dean’s Office)
Christine Gore (Dean’s Office)
2019-2020
Kyla Welch (Anthropology)
Kim Peterson (ENVST)
2018-2019
Sandy Hiskey (Political Science)
2017-2018
Angie Midgley (Sociology)
2016-2017
Jenny Stout (Family and Consumer Studies)
2015-2016
Ashley Johnson (Family and Consumer Studies)
2014-2015
Cindy White (Psychology)
2013-2014
Dennis Laros (Psychology)
2012-2013
Shelley Kruger (CPPA)
2011-2012
Lisa Clayton (Geography)
Criteria for Nominations
Nominees must
- be current full time (.75 FTE or greater) staff employees
- be in good standing
- have completed their 6-month probationary period
A successful candidate demonstrates the following:
- Proficiency
- Initiative
- Skills in dealing with people
- Dependability
- Creativity
- Quality of work (measured against the type of work being performed)
- Effective teamwork skills
- Positive attitude
- Willingness to cooperate
- Ability to relate to others (colleagues and students) in a manner that reflects well upon the College
- Ongoing desire for improvement
- Knowledge and understanding of the College and its functions
- Establishment and maintenance of effective working relationships/communication with co-workers, leadership, and internal/external customers
- Contribution to the mission of the College and benefits the College Community
Nominations are to be made through the form below no later than 5:00 PM on February 2, 2025.
NOTE: Award(s) will given at the Faculty & Staff Awards Reception. Date TBD.