TGFS 2010
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Some people among the 5,000 or so who attended the Thank Goodness for Staff Picnic on May 12 came away with more than a free meal.

Here are the names of some of the prize winners, followed by the names of the recipients of Distinguished Citations for Excellence, and staff scholarships and staff dependant scholarships:

• TGFS Idol — Erica Ballinger, grants manager, Department of Statistics, first place; and Josie Vanta, administrative assistant, Materiel Management Office, second place.

• Guess the Weight — Derek Fraley, an electrician in Facilities Management, came closest to guessing the weight of everything in a photo that comprised a campus firetruck plus 16 people and Sparky the Fire Dog standing beside the truck, or sitting inside or on top.

Fraley guessed 65,000 pounds, just 90 pounds off of the actual weight of 65,090 pounds. He won a trip for two to Disneyland or Sea World, including two adult amusement park passes and a two-night hotel stay.

• Gunrock Bingo — Gunrock jumped on space G6, making Stacy Miller the winner. Miller, executive assistant in the office of the vice chancellor of Student Affairs, received a trip for two to Disneyland or Sea World.

• Logo Contest (for the 2011 TGFS logo) — Jeanne Hart, undergraduate program coordinator for several disciplines: German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and film studies. As logo contest winner, she receives $50 and one of next year's T-shirts — with her logo on it, of course. See photo slide show for the logo.

Citations for Excellence

TGFS also includes Citations for Excellence, including “distinguished” citations in individual and team categories:

Distinguished awards for individuals:

• General contribution — Carlene Salonites, management services officer, Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center (Tulare).

• Campus service — Wendy Haws, student affairs officer, Undergraduate Education and Advising, College of Letters and Science.

• Supervisor — Marina Rumiansev, management services officer, Department of Microbiology.

Distinguished awards for teams:

• Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice — Keith Anglin, Jason Bowman, Monica Caprio, Nicole Garello, Janet Lee, Georgina Milam, Luanne Puno, Debra Rodriguez and James Williams.

• California State Documents Digitization Team, University Library — Shannon Egan-Jamison, Loretta Firestone, Robin Gustafson, Wendy Jones, Judy Ng, Julie Peterson, Robert Smith and Sylvia Villa.

• Coffee House managers (for campus service) — Ed Andrade, Sharon Coulson, Elisa Garcia and Darin Schluep.

Staff Assembly has posted the names of all other citation recipients, along with photos from a reception at the Chancellor’s Residence.

Staff and staff dependant scholarships

Staff scholarships:

• Michelle Kong — $1,000 (Larry N. Vanderhoef Staff Scholarship)

• George Robertson — $833 ($500 from Staff Assembly and $333 from the Retirees Association)

• Wendy Anne Stoltz — $833 ($500 from Staff Assembly and $333 from the Retirees Association)

• Donna L. Van Dolah — $833 ($500 from Staff Assembly and $333 from the Retirees Association)

Staff dependant scholarships:

• Jianshi Li, Davis High Schoo — $750. The son of Chengling Xiao, staff research associate, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, is bound for UC Davis as a life sciences major.

• Luan Trieu Nguyen, Christian Brothers High School — $1,000. Dependant of Trung Nguyen, laboratory assistant, Department of Physics.