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Current and Past Awards Recipients
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Graduate Assistant/Student Award of Excellence
Ebun Ayannusi, Student Housing and Residential Life (25)
Tabbi Martinez, Dean of Students (24)
Valeria Ordonez Mosquera, Wellness Center ( 23 )
Andrei Merkoulov, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 22 )
Ailin Fei, CSI (21)
Brianna Smallman, Center for Student Involvement ( 20 )
Riley Spenningsby, Campus Recreation ( 19 )
Kelsey Lagus, Women and Gender Resource Center ( 18 )
Kamah Asha Wilson, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 17 )
Jeremey Chance, Campus Recreation ( 16 )
Shaniqua Johnson, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 15 )
Abbey Hartgrove, Center for Student Involvement ( 14 )
Mara Washington, Center for Student Involvement ( 13 )
Courtney Reynolds, Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life ( 12 )
Student Employee Award of Excellence
Phillip Tran, Student Housing and Residential Life (25 )
Giselle Castro, Center for Student Advocacy and Community (25 )
Moonbow Reign, Women and Gender Resource Center (25 )
Maya Flores, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 24 ) Nicole Harris, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 23 )
Daniel-Joseph Lehmuth, Veteran Services ( 22 )
Joy Williams, Center for Student Involvement ( 21 )
Cody Rickards, Campus Recreation ( 20 )
Gabrielle (Gabby) Cabangon, Admissions ( 19 )
Heena Momaya, Admissions ( 18 )
Kirk LeBan, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Taylor Peterson, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Nemesis Robles, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 16 )
Brittany Aaron & Cara Shockler, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 15 )
Andres Garcia, Center for Student Media ( 14 )
Dave Hendry, University Centers ( 13 )
Ngoc Tran, University Centers ( 12 )
Student Leader Award of Excellence
Zahi Rafidi, Student Housing and Residential Life (25 )
Alyssa Green, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 24 ) Taylor Laredo, Metropolitan Volunteer Program ( 23 )
Giovanni Howard, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 22 )
Donna Keeya, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 21 )
Eduardo Adams, Council of Cultural Activities (Center for Student Involvement) ( 20 )
Ruth Akorikin, Metropolitan Volunteer Program ( 19 )
Student Success Award
Makiya Owens, Center for Student Involvement (25 )
Cougar Village I Professional Staff, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 24 ) Reuben Parrish, UH Wellness ( 23 )
Joseph Secrest, Campus Recreation ( 22 )
Residential Life Staff Team, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 21 )
Minority Male Living Learning Community, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 20 )
Joseph Secrest, Campus Recreation ( 20 )
Lin Crowson, Amy Fitzjarrald, and Stephanie Hignojos, Student Housing and Residential
Life ( 19 )
Diversity and Inclusion Liaison Program, Center for Diversity and Inclusion and Center
for Student Involvement ( 19 )
Dr. Raven Jones, Center for Student Empowerment (Individual) ( 18 )
Ja'Nelle King, Center for Student Involvement and Lauren Ellzey, Student Centers (Group)
( 18 )
Student Housing and Residential Life Leadership & Learning Programs (Lin Crowson,
Carrie Cooper, Amy Fitzjarrald, GA Maggie Gandy) ( 17 )
Hope Pacheco, Dean of Students Office ( 16 )
Residence Hall Association (RHA) ( 15 )
Kyle Stehling, Student Affairs IT Services ( 14 )
CAPS Group Program ( 14 )
Cassandra Joseph, Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life ( 13 )
Keith T. Kowalka, Student Affairs ( 12 )
Outstanding Assessment Award
DSA Assessment Committee (25 )
Juliann Losey, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 24 ) Katherine Dash, UH Wellness ( 23 )
Kimberly Shaw Reed, Student Centers ( 22 )
Student Centers Assessment Team ( 21 )
The Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life ( 20 )
Megan Akogyeram, University Career Services ( 19 )
Lauren Berryhill, University Career Services (Individual) ( 18 )
Center for Student Involvement (Group) ( 18 )
Rosa (Maggie) Gouveia, Campus Solutions Services ( 17 )
Student Housing & Residential Life ( 17 )
Rebecca Szwarc, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 16 )
University Career Services ( 15 )
Jennifer Skopal, Children’s Learning Center ( I-14 )
Children’s Learning Center ( D-14 )
UH Wellness ( D-13 )Dr. Alison Wells, Dean of Students ( I-13 )
Diversity Award
University Career Services ( 18 )
Kenny Mauk, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Student Life Diversity and Inclusion Focus ( 16 )
Dr. Carolina Jimenez, Counseling & Psychological Services ( 15 )
Dr. Thomandra Sam, Counseling & Psychological Services ( 14 )
Council on Ethnic Organizations ( 13 )
Daniel Gray, Center for Student Involvement ( 12 )
Diversity & Inclusion Award
Fall Speakers Series, Center for Diversity and Inclusion ( 23 )
CAPS TAPS Force 2021-2022, Counseling & Psychological Services ( 22 )
The HIVE, Women & Gender Resource Center ( 21 )
Norma Lara Cisneros, Campus Recreation ( 20 )
Jamie Gonzales, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 19 )
Excellence in Programming
Kathleen Guzman (Individual), Center for Student Empowerment (25 )
Healthy U Committee (Department) (25 )
Dr. Jerrell Sherman (Individual), Dean of Students ( 24 ) Center for Student Advocacy and Community Team, CSAC Grand Opening, Center for Student
Advocacy and Community ( 24 ) Marti Trummer-Cabrera (Individual), Counseling and Psychological Services ( 23 )
Sexual Misconduct Support Services, Women and Gender Resource Center ( 23 )
Dreamers+ Speak Series, Counseling & Psychological Services, Center for Diversity
& Inclusion, Center for Student Empowerment ( 22 )
Latinas REACH (Realizing Educational Attainment as a Community of Hermanas) ( 21 )
Women & Gender Resource Center, Counseling & Psychological Services, Student Outreach
& Support ( 21 )
CAPS Clinical Services Committee (Department), Counseling and Psychological Services
( 20 )
Alex Preston (Individual), Student Housing and Residential Life ( 20 )
Jacqueline Walker and Tara Monson Tran, Integrated Enrollment Services ( 19 )
Weeks of Welcome, Division of Student Affairs ( 18 )
Carrie Cooper, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Corey Hampton, Office of University Registrar ( 16 )
Casey Quickel, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 15 )
Student Center Grand Opening Planning Committee ( 15 )
UC Transformational Project ( 14 )
Student Housing & Residential Life ( 13 )
DSA Outstanding Committee Contribution Award
Dr. Raven Jones, Center for Student Empowerment (25 )
Dr. Monica Lackups, Counseling and Psychological Services (25 )
Dr. Scott Radimer, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (25 )
DSA Assessment Committee ( 24 ) Joseph Secrest, Campus Recreation ( 23 )
Scott Radimer, Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs ( 23 )
Assessment Committee, Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Services ( 22 )
Professional Development Committee ( 21 )
Dr. Scott Radimer & Anneliese Bustillo ( 21 )
Pam Ogden, Integrated Enrollment Services ( 19 )
Dr. Devan Ford McCartney, Women and Gender Resource Center ( 18 )
Dr. Tina Powellson, Center for Student Involvement ( 18 )
Priyanka Raut, University Career Services( 16 )
Lear Hickman, Scholarships and Financial Aid ( 15 )
James Mable, University Career Services ( 14 )
Alicia Whitmire, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 13 )
Theresa Cyr, University Career Services ( 12 )
Matt Dulin, Center for Student Media ( 12 )
The Ambassador Award
Dr. Raven Jones, Center for Student Empowerment ( 25 ) Dr. Scott Radimer , Office of the Vice Chancellor/Vice President ( 24 ) Kevin Nguyen, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 23 )
Juliann Losey, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 22 )
Keith Kowalka, Division of Student Affairs ( 21 )
Lorraine Schroeder, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 20 )
Jason Bergeron, Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life ( 19 )
Eve Esch, Student Centers ( 18 )
Amy Fitzjarrald, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Gayle King, Charita Hampton, Jackie Chaney & RoLana Starr ( 16 )
Lorraine Schroeder, LGBT Resource Center ( 15 )
Adam Leal and Leanica Adams, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 15 )
UH Wellness ( 13 )
Friend of the Division Award
Richard Pace, Local Maintenance Services (25 ) LaTasha Stoker, Human Resources ( 25 ) Christopher Knight, African American Studies ( 24 ) Ginger Walker, Emergency Management ( 23 )
Brian Moreno, Student Services ( 22 )
Toni Sanchez Benoit, Assistant Vice President for Access, Equity, & Diversity ( 21 )
Amber Mollhagen, Graduate College of Social Work ( 20 )
Chris McDonald, Environmental Health & Life Safety ( 19 )
Kathryn Tart, College of Nursing ( 18 )
Dina Padovan, UH Police Department ( 17 )
Dr. Lorraine Reitzel, Associate Professor, College of Education ( 16 )
Mei Chang, Facilities, Planning and Construction ( 15 )
Jerry Bogna, Facilities Management ( 14 )
Dr. Simon Bott, Chemistry ( 13 )
Dr. Cathy Horn, Associate Faculty Member, College of Education ( 12 )
Dona Cornell, Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
( 12 )
Cougar Spirit Award
Shannon Moore, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 23 )
Sharon Pesquera, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 21 )
Scott Moore, Scholarships and Financial Aid ( 20 )
Sharon Pesquera, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 19 )
Katy Kaesebier, Center for Student Involvement ( 18 )
Guillermo Flores, Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life ( 17 )
Alicia Whitmire, Student Housing and Residential Life and Rhoda Arnes, Student Housing
and Residential Life ( 16 )
Dora Gbenjen, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 15 )
Terence Turner, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 14 )
Family Weekend Committee ( 13 )
Children’s Learning Centers ( 12 )
Tier One Customer Service Individual Award
Gabrielle Malone-Miller, Dean of Students ( 25 ) Giang Tran, DSA IT Services ( 24 ) Shacona Lowe-Styles, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 23 )
Connie Lowe-Styles, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 22 )
Jorge Martinez, Enrollment Services ( 22 )
Nicole Robinson, Student Health Center ( 21 )
Kirven McKissic, IT Support/Student Housing and Residential Life ( 20 )
Kathy Waller, Student Health Center ( 19 )
Kandace Kendall, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 18 )
Iqbal Haider, Office of the University Registrar ( 17 )
Dr. Vanessa Tilney, Health Center ( 16 )
Tonya Winters, Counseling and Psychological Counseling ( 15 )
Tier One Customer Service Department Award
Women and Gender Resource Center, Women and Gender Resource Center ( 25 ) Women and Gender Resource Center, Women and Gender Resource Center ( 24 ) Conference & Reservations Office, Student Centers ( 22 )
Center for Student Involvement ( 20 )
Frank Gomez, Luis Alaniz, Elizabeth Berry, Dee Darrett, Tangelia Gay, Edgar Reed III,
Yoana Roman, Sharon Spiller, Moises Villalpando, James Watkins, Scholarships & Financial
Aid ( 19 )
Student Housing and Residential Life ( 18 )
Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid Customer Service ( 17 )
DSA IT Services ( 16 )
Health Center’s Nursing Staff ( 15 )
Inclusion Award (Individual or Group)
University Career Services ( 18 )
Student Life Diversity and Inclusion Committee ( 17 )
Outstanding Administrative Assistant/Support Staff Award
Gabe Jackson, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs ( 25 ) Alicia Whitmire, Office of the Vice Chancellor/Vice President ( 24 ) Marilyn Stidham, Center for Student Involvement ( 23 )
Cheyenne Peer, LGBTQ Resource Center ( 22 )
Counseling & Psychological Services Front Desk Staff ( 21 )
Pamela Moon, Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life ( 20 )
Rosalba (Rose) Sanchez, Center for Student Involvement ( 19 )
Jeanette Miller, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 18 )
Shenae Champ, Children's Learning Centers ( 17 )
Barbara Rusin Yacovangelo, University Admissions ( 16 )
Angela Allen, Student Center ( 15 )
Cathy Cozine, University Center ( 14 )
Rosie Contreras, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 13 )
Linda Jauregui, University Centers ( 12 )
Outstanding New Professional Award
Juliet Ogbonna, Center for Student Empowerment ( 25 ) Madison Brown, University Career Services ( 24 ) Jessica Haney, UH Wellness ( 23 )
Meli Iracheta-Guerra, Student Centers ( 22 )
Heli Patel, Student Housing & Residential Life ( 21 )
Allyson Yolland, Center for Student Involvement ( 20 )
Jacqueline Walker, Integrated Enrollment Services ( 19 )
Joseph Secrest, Campus Recreation ( 18 )
Kirsten Clark, Enrollment Services Communication and Marketing ( 17 )
Joey Ratcliff, New Student Convocation ( 16 )
Monica Thompson, University Career Services ( 15 )
Kristen Ernst, Center for Student Involvement ( 14 )
Du Juan Smith, Dean of Students ( 13 )
Micah Kenfield, University Centers ( 12 )
Outstanding Professional Award of Excellence
Aislyn Avery, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 25 ) Michael Crook, Center for Student Advocacy and Community ( 24 ) Reuben Parrish, UH Wellness ( 23 )
Michelle Knight, Children’s Learning Centers ( 22 )
Janet Clemenson, Counseling & Psychological Services ( 21 )
Gil Lizalde, Business Services ( 20 )
Kyle Stehling, DSA IT Services ( 20 )
Dr. Tina Powellson, Center for Student Involvement ( 19 )
Niya Blair, Center for Diversity and Inclusion ( 18 )
Jackie Stelmaszczyk, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 17 )
Hang 'Jennifer' Nguyen, RN, Health Center ( 16 )
Dr. Alison Wells, Dean of Students Office ( 15 )
Lorraine Schroeder, LGBT Resource Center ( 14 )
Matt Dulin, Center for Student Media ( 13 )
Lawrence Daniel, University Centers ( 12 )
Impact Award
Dr. Monica Thompson, University Career Services ( 25 ) Jessica Haney, Center for Student Advocacy and Community ( 24 ) Kenny Mauk, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 23 )
HEERF III Funding Team, Scholarships & Financial Aid ( 22 )
Scott Sawyer, Office of the University Registrar ( 21 )
Christina Flake, Admissions ( 20 )
Chandra Gonzalez, Scholarships & Financial Aid ( 19 )
Outstanding Marketing & Communication Award
Student Outreach and Support (25 ) DSA MarComm Committee ( 25 ) DSA Assessment Committee ( 24 ) Adalia Espinosa, University Career Services ( 23 )
Center for Diversity & Inclusion ( 22 )
Daily Digest Email and Report Refresh, Integrated Enrollment Services and Enrollment
Services Communication and Marketing ( 21 )
Student Housing and Residential Life Marketing (Department) ( 20 )
Kirsten Clark (Individual), Enrollment Services Communications & Marketing ( 20 )
Dr. Patrick Lukingbeal, UH Wellness ( 19 )
Rising Star Award of Excellence
Marquette Stricklen, Student Housing and Residential Life ( 25 ) Erik Johnson, Center for Student Advocacy and Community ( 24 ) Ahjah Green, Center for Student Involvement ( 23 )
Karen Jubert, Counseling & Psychological Services ( 22 )
André Adams, AD Bruce Religion Center ( 20 )
Kimberly Chairez, Admissions ( 19 )
Platinum Paw Award
Gabriel Grady, Center for Student Empowerment ( 25 ) Alyssa Veteto , Dean of Students ( 24 ) Donna Schneider, Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center ( 23 )
Advocacy Champion Award
Student Outreach and Support ( 25 ) Center for Student Advocacy and Community Team, Center for Student Advocacy and Community
( 24 )
Janelle Brown Cougar Brown Spirit Award
Khristian Royster, Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life ( 25 ) Kevin Nguyen, Center for Student Advocacy and Community ( 24 )
Diamond Paw Award
Counseling and Psychological Services ( 24 )