Thirty-nine individuals and nine teams, including another 36 people, will receive Citations of Excellence from UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef during a special reception Tuesday, May 18, at the Chancellor's Residence as well as be recognized at the May 12 Thank Goodness for Staff picnic.
The award winners were among 91 staff employees nominated by their peers for the Staff Assembly's annual citations for their contributions to the campus, with 55 nominated for individual awards and the rest for team awards.
The winners are:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Margaret Ahuja, contracts assistant, Architects and Engineers, general contributions
Cyndie Alvarez Necoechea, "blank" assistant II, School of Law, Financial Aid, general contributions
Jennifer Barber, analyst IV, supervisor, Cal Aggie Alumni Association, supervision
Jeff Barrett, analyst V, Office of Administration, campus service
Julie Beal, analyst, supervisor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Dean's Office, general contributions
Barbara (Bo) Botelli, computer resource specialist, Advising Services, campus service
Janet Brown-Simmons, management services officer II, Division of Education, general contribution/supervision
Debbie Chadwick, "blank" assistant I, Computer Science, general contributions
Roberta Devine, "blank" assistant II, Art and Art History, campus service
Melissa Duede, "blank" assistant II, Office of Alumni Relations, general contributions
Michael Dunlap, staff research associate IV, Facility for Advanced Instrumentation, general contributions
Mary Fields, administrative specialist, Central Stores/Receiving, supervision
Chengxian Gao, programmer, Shields Library, general contributions/supervision
Toni Hall, lab assistant III, UC Davis Medical Center: Orthopaedics, general contributions
Margee Hatton, "blank" assistant I, Cowell Student Health Center, campus service
Amy Jones, clinical nurse III, Cowell Student Health Center, general contributions
Carol Kelly, administrative specialist, Intercollegiate Athletics, general contributions
Wendy Kercher, "blank" assistant II, University Extension, general contributions
Lisa Crumrine Klionsky, senior public information representative, Public Communications, campus service
Shaunna Ludwig, "blank" assistant II, Women and Gender Studies, general contributions/supervision
Frances Maharaj, senior custodian, Custodial Division, campus service
Gloria Marquez, "blank" assistant II, Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases, general contributions
Alex Martin, procurement services manager, Purchasing, supervision
Jeanne Moje, computer resource specialist, Office of the Registrar, campus service
Betsy Moskovitz, management services officer I, Internal Medicine: Division of Gastroenterology, supervision
Geno Nunes, senior parking representative, Transportation and Parking Services, general contributions/campus service
Donna Watkins Olsson, principal analyst, Planning and Budget Office, general contributions
Marci Pieratt, management services officer, University Outreach, campus service
Satendurd Prasad, custodian, Custodial Division, campus service
Barry Puget, clinical lab technician, supervisor, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Immunology and Virology, supervision
Chris Redder, programmer analyst II, Office of the Registrar, general contributions
Domingo Reyes-Nunes, "blank" assistant I, Cowell Student Health Center, general contributions
Darlene Riel, animal health technician III, Small Animal Medicine, general contributions and campus service
Marina Rumiansev, "blank" assistant II, MU: Business Office, general contributions
Kenneth Shaw, senior lab mechanician, Land, Air and Water Resources, campus service
Cheryl Terpak, animal health technician III, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Dentistry Service, general contributions
Claudine Thompson, management services officer, Graduate School of Management, supervision/general contributions
Marcia Thomson, management services officer, Academic Senate, general contributions/campus service
Jeanne Wilson, principal administrative analyst, Student Judicial Affairs, general contributions, campus service/supervision
TEAM AWARDS
Disability Resources Center: Interpreters for Deaf Students, general contributions
Caryn Arquette, translator/interpreter for the deaf, Student Special Services, and Darca Yniguez, translator/interpreter for the deaf, Student Special Services
Academic Senate, general contributions and campus service
Audrey Ashford, "blank" assistant III, Marc Harris, "blank" assistant I, Jennifer Kantorowski, "blank" assistant II, and Kathy von Rummelhoff, "blank" assistant II
Graduate School of Management, general contributions
Lisa Bertain, "blank" assistant III; Cristina Intintoli, "blank" assistant II; and Melana Smith, "blank" assistant I
Facilities: Mechanical Services, campus service
Edie Cartwright, superintendent; Brad Markel, system manager; Phil Vigil, senior plant mechanic; Mel Garcia, senior plant mechanic; Rob Stewart, senior plant mechanic, Randy Tames, senior plant mechanic
Cowell Student Health Center: Medical Records, general contributions
Marti Atwood, "blank" assistant I; Margee Hatton, "blank" assistant I; Domingo Reyes-Nunes, "blank" assistant I; Krista Felton, "blank" assistant I; Janice Crane, "blank" assistant I; Cathy Konsczyk, "blank" assistant I
Cowell Student Health Center: Transcription, general contributions
Dolores Brooks, senior hospital medical transcriber; Sandy Yates, senior hospital medical transcriber
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: North Campus Shop, general contributions
David Paige, senior development engineer; Gerry Weigt, senior development engineer; Ken Shaw, lab mechanician
Physics Department: Student Services, general contributions/campus service
Lynn Rabena, "blank" assistant II; Roxie Smith, "blank" assistant I
Wellness Committee, campus service
Barbara Greene, management services officer I, Fleet Services; Candy Anderson, management services officer I, Student Housing; Susan Stagner, "blank" assistant II, Information Resources; Yolanda Arriaga, "blank" assistant II, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Director's Office; Ursula Brandt, student affairs officer II, School of Medicine: Student Affairs; Nadine Young, "blank" assistant III, Accounting and Financial Services; Laura Townsley, management services officer I, Information Resources; Susanne Rockwell, senior public information representative, Public Communications; Art Perez, special assistant, Environmental Health and Safety
Media Resources
Pat Bailey, Research news (emphasis: agricultural and nutritional sciences, and veterinary medicine), 530-219-9640, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu