Chancellor’s Award for Staff Excellence

These awards, given to staff for their outstanding professional contributions and service, are presented annually at the Chancellor’s State of the University Address. A committee appointed by the Chancellor reviews the nominations and recommends one individual from each category to receive the award.

The winners for 2008 were:

Paul S. Pratte – Administrative/Professional
Database Programmer/Analyst
ITS Operations

Alice Canavan – Office/Technical
Administrative Associate I
Department of Physics & Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences

Michael J. Ellerman – Service/Maintenance
Small Engine Mechanic
Grounds Department

Current nomination form

Recent Winners

| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |

2007

Gloria Schultz – Administrative/Professional
Director of Auxiliary Services
Division of Student Affairs

Debra S. Garcia – Office/Technical
Administrative Associate I
Department of Economics
College of Arts and Sciences

Kevin L. Usery – Service/Maintenance
Groundskeeper II
Grounds Department

2006

Barbara Willis Brown – Administrative/Professional
College of Optometry

Mary Ellen Heckel – Office/Technical
Graduate School

Lee W. Gutmann – Service/Maintenance
Grounds Department

2005

Benard Diggs – Administrative/Professional
Administrative Services, Auxiliary Services

Catherine McNeal – Office/Technical
Criminology

John Burton – Service/Maintenance
Maintenance Services

2004

Linda Royal – Administrative/Professional
Student Affairs

Mary Ann Hempen – Office/Technical
Biology

Danny Queen – Service/Maintenance
Graphic Services

2003

Linda Callies – Administrative/Professional
Music

Loyola Harvey – Office/Technical
University Relations

Robert Easton – Service/Maintenance
Maintenance Services