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CALS Core Value Staff Awards

Core Value Staff Awards will be given to individuals and/or teams that demonstrate outstanding contributions to the college through the exemplary incorporation of one of the Skills for Success outlined by the university.

Nominations can be for a special project or initiative, for lifetime achievement, or for exemplary service.

Nomination packages should stress what you feel are the candidate’s strengths. With this in mind, use the following categories extracted from the Skills for Success as a general guide:

  • Communication
  • Inclusion
  • Initiative
  • Integrity
  • Judgment
  • Growth
  • Vision

There is no need to indicate a category in your cover letter because, after reviewing all nominations, the committee will assign each top candidate to a skills category that they deem to be the best fit. Team nominations should include only the individual staff members who are integral to the team (not faculty or students).

Note: The CALS Core Value Staff Award Review Committee has the option to grant an Unsung Hero award. The awardee can come from a pool of nominees or be nominated by the committee — either case will require the dean’s approval.

How to Nominate a Staff Member

To nominate staff for a CALS Core Value Staff Award, please provide the following documentation:

  1. A cover letter that includes:
    • Summary of the achievements for which an individual or team is being nominated
    • Name, title, and department of nominee/s
    • Name(s) and signature(s) of nominator(s)
  2. A minimum of four and maximum of six letters of support (may include letters from stakeholders)
  3. Nominations are due on Friday, April 29, 2022 and should be submitted online using this link.

Eligibility

The award is open to all regular full- and part-time CALS staff members not currently serving on the Awards Review Committee. Current membership includes Michelle Eighmey, Alex Garcia, Matt Hayes, Bridget Richardson, Jamie Wells, and Stephanie Westmiller.

Anyone in the CALS community may submit a nomination, including staff members, faculty members, graduate students, or undergraduate students. Nominees must be regular full- or part-time CALS employees on the deadline date for package submission.

Core Value Staff Awardees

Core Value Staff Awardees through 2021

*Note that these awards were paused in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so there are no awardees for that year.

 First Name

Last Name

Award Category

Year

JoannaAlarioJudgment2021

Amy

Andersen

Core Value Staff Award

2012

Wendy

Aquadro

Teamwork

2013

Caroline

Arthur

Adaptability

2014

ErinAtkinsInclusion2019

Wesley

Baum

Teamwork

2015

K.C. 

Bennett

Adaptability (Team)

2013

David

Benscher

Stewardship

2013

Bruce

Berggren-Thomas

Core Value Staff Award

2011

Ann

Bianchi

Innovation

2017

Missy

Bidwell

Communication

2013

MicheleBlackmoreVision (Team)2021

Steven

Bogdanowicz

Core Value Staff Award

2012

Canaan

BoyerInclusion2022

William

Brightman

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Lori

Budd

Teamwork

2014

Donna

Bunce

Communication

2018

Brian

Caldwell

Adaptability

2017

Adriane

Callinan

Job Skills

2014

KelliCarrVision (Team)2021

Mark

Casasanta

Job Skills

2015

Marin

Cherry

Inclusive Environment

2018

Matt 

Christiansen

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

John

Churey

Service-Minded

2017

Marissa

Consalvi

Self-Development (Team)

2018

Leah

Cook

Job Skills

2016

Craig

Cramer

Stand out/Unsung Hero

2014

Bridget

Cristelli

Unsung Hero

2018

Keith

Czadzeck

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Heather

Darrow

Teamwork

2017

George

Disbrow

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010 

MichelleEighmeyUnsung Hero (Team)2019

Stefan

Einarson

Innovation

2016

Akio

Enders

Motivation

2013

Cathy

Ervay

Stewardship

2015

Elizabeth

Estabrook

Service-Minded

2015

Glenn

Evans

Service-Minded

2014

BonnieFergusonUnsung Hero2021

Kristine

FlahiveVision2022

Libby

Foust

Unsung Hero

2017

Mary-Catherine

French

Stewardship

2017

Edgar

Garcia

Problem Solving

2018

Alisa

Gardner

Stewardship

2014

Lindsay

GlasnerInitiative2022

Cheryl

Gombas

Service-Minded

2016

Steve

Gordner

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Sarah

Gould

Core Value Staff Award

2011

Pete

Griner

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Rose

Hastings

Stewardship

2016

Amy

Hastings

Integrity

2018

MattHayesCommunication2021
KathyHowardIntegrity2019

John

Keeton

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

ChristinaKonstantinidouVision (Team)2021
KarinJantzIntegrity2021
PatriciaJordanCommunication2019

Theresa

Lagasse

Self-Development (Team)

2018

Robin

Lampman

Adaptability

2016

Rob

Lasher

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Louise

Latten

Adaptability (Team)

2013

Barbara

Lockwood

Teamwork

2014

Kent

Loefller

Service-Minded

2013

Beth

Lucy-Speidel

Inclusiveness

2016

Raylen

Ludgate

Service-Minded

2014

Martha

Lyon

Adaptability (Team)

2013

JosephineMartellInclusion2021
ChaseMayersGrowth2021

Linda

McCandless

Inclusiveness

2015

Steve

McKay

Stand out/Unsung Hero

2014

Mary

McKellar

Innovation

2015

Kelly

MerchanCommunication2022

Diane

Miske

Teamwork

2016

Judy

Neno

Adaptability

2015

Jacqueline

Nock

Supporting Vision & Mission

2018

Sherrie

Norman

Self-Development

2017

Paul

O'Connor

Self-Development

2013

ErinOatesGrowth2019
TamiPayneVision (Team)2021
ChrisPhilippUnsung Hero (Team)2019

Andrea

Poag

Inclusiveness

2016

AngeliaPutnamUnsung Hero (Team)2019

Tara

Reed

Initiative

2018

Joe

RemillardVision2022
MarianneRidleyUnsung Hero (Team)2019

Janette

Robbins

Inclusiveness

2014

Mark

Sarvary

Adaptability (Team)

2013

JoanneSchesslJudgement2019

Mark

Scott

Core Value Staff Award (Team)

2010

Geoffrey

Scott

Teamwork

2014

Tamara

Shollenberger

Job Skills

2017

Donna

Simons

Teamwork

2014

Kelly

Smith

Teamwork

2017

Debbie 

Spencer

Core Value Staff Award

2010

Paul

Stachowski

Teamwork

2015

Jeffrey

Stayton

Teamwork

2015

Matthieu

Stratton

Inclusiveness

2013

KelleySullivanVision (Team)2021

Tammy

Thomas

Core Value Staff Award

2012

Jessica

TownleyIntegrity2022

Erin

TreatJudgment2022

Lisa

TrustIntegrity2022

Andy

Vail

Inclusiveness

2017

NickVan EckVision2019

Mark

Walker

Teamwork

2014

Jessica

Waltemyer

Growth2022
SuzanneWapnerInitiative2019
JamieWellsVision (Team)2021
StephanieWestmillerInitiative2021