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Previous Award Winners

2022-2023 Award Winners

  • Rookie of the Year (1-2 years): Janay Crosland (SASS)
  • Rising Star (3-5 years): Kevin Cappelmann (HRL)
  • Most Valuable Niner (6-9 years): Joshua Wood (SNMAS)
  • Hall of Famer Award (10-plus years): Mindy Sides-Walsh (LCE)
  • Behind the Scenes: Ayanna Morrison (SI)
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Justice: Kristin Coffey (Venture)
  • Outstanding Team Contribution Award: Student Affairs Research and Assessment (SARA)
  • Outstanding Program/Initiative Award: Light Up the Lake (SI)
  • Friend of Student Affairs Awards: OneIT Student Affairs Support, Julie Sparks; Damian Bass, FM Maintenance; Officer Johnson and K-9 Barney, Police and Public Safety; Dr. Tamara Johnson and Laura Smiles, urbanCORE and Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Dr. Suzanne Voigt, University Career Center; Heather Gladys, Barbara Seyter, Lauren Grimes, Jen Tollison, Blake Morgan, Undergraduate Admissions
  • Above & Beyond Award for Administrative Support: Charlotte Muhammad (HRL)
  • Above & Beyond Award for Facilities Support: Bill Ballinger (HRL)
  • Assessment Champion Award: Stephanie Rewitzer (HRL)
  • VCSA Awards: Terrence Harper and Phylicia Currence (CAPS); Jes Dormady (LCE); Sarah Ekis (HR)

2021-2022 Award Winners

  • Rookie of the Year (1-2 years): Donovan Cyrus (HRL)
  • Rising Star (3-5 years): Chris Washington (UREC)
  • Most Valuable Niner (6-9 years): Jon Billings (SACVM)
  • Hall of Famer Award (10-plus years): Kristy DeSantis (HRL)
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Justice: Emily Teitelbaum (SI)
  • Outstanding Team Contribution Award: University Recreation and Popp Martin Student Union & Cone University Center
  • Outstanding Program/Initiative Award: Green Dot Program (CWP)
  • Friend of Student Affairs Award: Ragean Hill, Athletics
  • Above & Beyond Award for Administrative Support: Tierra O’Garra (OFSL)
  • Above & Beyond Award for Facilities Support: Randy Barnhill (PMSU)
  • Assessment Champion Award: Center For Wellness Promotion
  • Virtual Innovation Award: Michael Maksymowski (LCE)

2020-2021 Award Winners

  • Rookie of the Year (1-2 years): Sara Sibley and Asia Woods
  • Rising Star (3-5 years): Terrence Harper
  • Most Valuable Niner (6-9 years): Emily Wheeler
  • Hall of Famer Award (10-plus years): Renita Eason and Casey Tullos
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Justice: Daniela Recabarren and James Lorello
  • Outstanding Team Contribution Award: Student Assistance and Support Services
  • Friend of Student Affairs Award: Office of Emergency Management
  • Above & Beyond Award for Administrative Support: Aysen Ulupinar
  • Above & Beyond Award for Facilities Support: Steve Hargett
  • Assessment Champion Award: Cierra Whatley and Aaron Brink
  • Virtual Innovation Award: Student Involvement and New Student and Family Services
  • Vice Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Counseling and Psychological Services, Housing and Residence Life and Student Health Center

2019-2020 Award Winners

  • Rising Star - Jessica Pinti Dunson (CRC)
  • Most Valuable Niner - Leigh Norwood (CAPS)
  • Outstanding Team Contribution - Student Involvement
  • Above and Beyond, Facilities Support - Doug Moore (HRL)
  • Above and Beyond, Administrative Support - Francesca Williams (Student Involvement) 
  • Hall of Fame - Kelly Merges (Student Niner Media)
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Justice - Kim Turner (IEE)
  • Rookie of the Year - Tyris Gillis (IEE)
  • Assessment Champion - Jeremy Dale (Popp Martin Student Union & Cone University Center)
  • Friend of Student Affairs - Dr. Michelle Reinken, David Quackenbush, Amanda Copley, Suzanne Voigt for their Game of Life-College Edition collaboration

2018-2019 Award Winners

  • Rising Star - Larry Gourdine, Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS)
  • Most Valuable - Nadia Campbell, Leadership & Community Engagement (LCE)
  • Outstanding Team Contribution - Leadership & Community Engagement (LCE)
  • Above and Beyond, Facilities Support - Steffan Moody, University Recreation (UREC)
  • Above and Beyond, Administrative Support - Tashika Pope, Housing and Residence Life (HRL)
  • Hall of Fame Award (10+ Years of Service) - John Storch, Housing and Residence Life (HRL)
  • Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award - Jarice Carr, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  • Friend of Student Affairs Award - Digital Media Communications, University Communications

2017-2018 Award Winners

  • Rising Star - Alan Hinton, Housing and Residence Life (HRL) & Jordan Holliday-Millard, New Student and Family Services (NSFS)
  • Most Valuable - Mason Reuter, Housing and Residence Life (HRL)
  • Outstanding Team Contribution - New Student and Family Services (NSFS)
  • Above and Beyond - Matt Rutkowski, Housing and Residence Life (HRL)
  • Hall of Fame Award (10+ Years of Service) - Jim Hoppa, Student Union, Activities and Recreation (SUAR)
  • Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award - Rachael Forester, Multicultural Resource Center (MRC)
  • Friend of Student Affairs Award - Patrick Madsen, University Career Center