Past Award Recipients
Past Excellence Awards
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Kenwyn Richards, Director of Academic Budget and Planning, Academic Budget and Planning
Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Staff
- Mercedes Natividad de Frausto, Associate Director, Student Support Programs
Advising Excellence Award — Staff
- Sophie Becker, Lead Academic Advisory, University Advising Services
Outstanding Employee Award: Non-Faculty Exempt
- Jennifer Meekhof, Grants and Contracts Manager, College of Natural Resources
Outstanding Employee Award: Technical/Paraprofessional
- Tammy R. Greenwalt, Business Specialist III, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Outstanding Employee Award: Administrative Assistant
- Alisa Goolsby, Assistant to the Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
Outstanding Employee Award: Service/Maintenance
- Jeff Squires, Generator Specialist, Facilities
Outstanding Employee Award: Skilled Trade
- Jacob Foulger, Plumbing Foreperson, Facilities
Outstanding Team Award
- Environmental Health and Safety
Outstanding Team Leader
- Samir Shahat Abd El Fatah, Executive Director
Outstanding Team Member
- Jane Westervelt, Admin Financial Specialist, Safety Training System Administrator
Outstanding Team Member
- Kelvin Daniels, Fire Safety Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Mark Borth, Hazardous Materials Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Drew Pemberton, Laboratory Safety Officer
Outstanding Team Member
- Andrew Eberle, Industrial Hygienist
Outstanding Team Member
- Beau Babcock, Occupational Safety Specialist
Staff Education Award
- Abigail Duke
- Kelsey Jensen
- Helen Schumaker
Congratulations to our 2023 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Terry K. Evans, Administrative and Fiscal Operations Director, College of Science
Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award — Staff
- Julia Keleher, Director LGBTQA Office, Office of Equity and Diversity
Advising Excellence Award — Staff
- Trevor White, Academic Advisor, Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Outstanding Employee Award: Non-Faculty Exempt
- Debbie Caudle, Student Services Coordinator, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls
Outstanding Employee Award: Technical/Paraprofessional
- Travis Gray, Finance and HR Business Analyst, Division of Finance and Administration
Outstanding Employee Award: Administrative Assistant
- Twila Brown, Assistant to the Dean, College of Education, Health and Human Services
Outstanding Employee Award: Service/Maintenance
- Tammy Conniff, Team Cleaning Specialist, Facilities
Outstanding Employee Award: Skilled Trade
- Kayla Hodson, Interim Auxiliary Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities
Outstanding Team Award
- Student Affairs
Outstanding Team Leader
- Blaine Eckles, Vice Provost of Student Affairs/Dean of Students, Student Affairs
Outstanding Team Member
- Cari Fealy, Associate Dean of Students
Outstanding Team Member
- John Hennrich, Director of Student Care and Case Management
Outstanding Team Member
- Dawn M. Bates, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Licensed Psychologist
Outstanding Team Member
- Greg Lambeth, Executive Director, Counseling, Access and Testing
Outstanding Team Member
- Nhu Mai, Psychologist, Associate Director of Clinical Services
Outstanding Team Member
- Clint Emmett, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Outstanding Team Member
- Keith Hansen, Licensed Psychologist
Outstanding Team Member
- Nick O'Neal, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Outstanding Team Member
- Shawn O'Neal, Director, Student Involvement
Outstanding Team Member
- Cori Damron, Violence Prevention Programs Coordinator
Outstanding Team Member
- Ryan Watson, Campus Events and Production Manager
Outstanding Team Member
- Andrea Ingram, Assistant Director of Conduct and Community Standards
Outstanding Team Member
- Dillon Stovern, Case Manager and Access Consultant DOS/CDAR
Outstanding Team Member
- Emilie McLarnan, Case Manager
Outstanding Team Member
- Barb Smith, Executive Assistant to the VP and Dean of Students
Staff Education Award
- Bryden Mattoon
- Brendan Noble
- Cheyenne Stooks
- Suzzanne Akela Storhok
Congratulations to our 2022 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Lisa Snyder, Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Office of Research and Economic Development
Outstanding Employee Award: Non-Faculty Exempt
- Patty Carscallen, Program Coordinator, Executive Education, College of Business and Economics
Outstanding Employee Award: Technical/Paraprofessional
- Nancy Morrison, Budget Specialist, Dean's Office, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Outstanding Employee Award: Administrative Assistant
- Dishonna Arnett, Administrative Coordinator, Executive Education, College of Business and Economics
Outstanding Employee Award: Service/Maintenance
- Terry Saunders, Team Cleaning Specialist, Facilities
Outstanding Employee Award: Skilled Trade
- Mark Brooker, Electrical Supervisor, Facilities
Outstanding Team Award
- Office of Research and Faculty Development
Outstanding Team Leader
- Carly Cummings, Director, Research & Faculty Development Team, Office of Research and Economic Development
Outstanding Team Member
- Kendra Mingo, Executive Proposal Development Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Wendy Hessler, Proposal Development Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Nancy Holmes, Proposal Development Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Laura Heinse, Senior Proposal Development Specialist
Outstanding Team Member
- Julia Hanley, Proposal and System Manager
Staff Education Award
- Maria Elain Ceron
- Lydia Goodwin
- Travis Gray
- Sarah Greenwalt
- Garrett Stucki
Congratulations to our 2021 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Non-Faculty Exempt
- Ashley Bogar | Idaho EPSCoR Program Manager — EPSCoR Office
Technical/Paraprofessional
- Debra Rumford | Web Coordinator — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Outstanding Administrative Assistant
- Jana Joyce | Math Program Manager — College of Science
Service/Maintenance
- Jessica Fleener | SRC Cleaning Lead — Recreation and Wellbeing
Skilled Trades
- Greg Goodson | HVAC/R Journeyman — Facilities
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Steven Hacker | Senior Director of Operations and Outreach — College of Natural Resources
Outstanding Team
SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Testing Team
- Thibault Stalder (leader)
- Cindi Brinkman
- Erin Mack
Staff Education Award
- Sarah Carscallen
- Brendan Noble
- Kelsey Jensen
- Jacob Helmke
Congratulations to our 2020 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Non-Faculty Exempt
- Linda Liou | IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
Technical/Paraprofessional
- Laurel Meyer | Department of Student Involvement
Outstanding Administrative Assistant
- Chuck Hatfield | Facilities
Service/Maintenance
- Betsy Delph | McCall Outdoor Science School — College of Natural Resources
Skilled Trades
- Greg Dahmen | Facilities
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Barbara Warnick | University of Idaho Foundation, Inc.
Outstanding Team
McCall Field Campus and Outdoor Science School
- Jon Patton (leader)
- Gary Thompson
- Beth Kochevar
- Leslie Dorsey
- Betsy Delph
- Holly Coleman
- Sacha Jackson
- Greg Fizzell
- Darrell Stout
Congratulations to our 2019 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Non-Faculty Exempt
- Mary Ellen Brewick | Office of Admissions and Campus Visits
- Travis Ricard | Golf Course
Technical/Paraprofessional
- Martin Baker | School of Food Science
- Travis Akin | ITS – Technology Solutions Partners
Secretary/Clerical
- Amy Thompson | Library
Service/Maintenance
- Jeremiah Miller | Facilities
Skilled Trades
- Jon Patton | McCall Outdoor Science School
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Shawna Lindquist | University of Idaho Foundation, Inc.
Outstanding Team
Engineering – 2018 ASEM Conference Logistics Team
- Denise Engebrecht | Engineering | Boise Center
- Ray Anderson | College of Engineering | Moscow Center
- Carrie Morrison | Computer Science | Coeur d’Alene Center
- Tim Morgan | Computer Science | Coeur d’Alene Center
Staff Educational Awards
- Arianna Lema
- Benjamin Cain
- Bryden Mattoon
- Nicholas Pancheri
- Alexander Gray
- Phoebe Unger
Congratulations to our 2018 Outstanding Staff awards recipients.
Non-Faculty Exempt
- Bekah Miller-MacPhee — Women's Center
- Bob Basham — Boise Center
Technical/Paraprofessional
- Ashleigh Bright — American Language and Cultures Program
- Michael Kiester — Parma Research and Extension Center
Administrative/Clerical
- Mandy Brocke — Human Resources
- Ellen McKenzie — College of Art and Architecture
Service/Maintenance Category
- Bill Shook — Events and Support Services | Idaho Commons
Outstanding Administrator
- Wes Matthews — Human Resources
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
- Sarah Koerber — Office of Research and Faculty Development
Outstanding Teams
Coordinated Community Response Team
- Lysa Salsbury — Women’s Center Director
- Bekah Miller-MacPhee — OVW Project Director
- Emilie McLarnan — Violence Prevention Program Coordinator
- Erin Agidius — Office of Civil Rights and Investigations Director
- Cari Fealy — Director of Conduct and Community Standards
- Casey Green — Moscow Police Department
- Christine Wall — Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse Executive Director
Office of Research & Economic Development - Idaho EPSCoR Office
- Rick Schumaker — Assistant Project Director
- Sarah Koerber — Senior Proposal Development Specialist
- Deb Shaver — Office of Sponsored Programs Director
- Sarah Penney — Education, Outreach and Diversity Coordinator
- Ashley Bogar — Program Manager and Evaluation Director
- Tami Noble — Program Manager and Fiscal Director
- Steve Kirkham — Sponsored Programs Administrator
- Maria Horta-Vorse — Administrative Financial Specialist
Staff Educational Awards
- Tegan Campbell
- Kimberly Davenport
- Kristina Davenport
- Jared Lacroix
- Brooklyn McCurry
- Conner Ormond
Outstanding Employee Awards Recipients 2017
Established in 1972, these annual awards are designed to honor non-faculty staff who are believed to be outstanding by their co-workers and/or supervisors. The goal of the awards is to encourage more support and recognition of staff for their dedication and hard work on behalf of University of Idaho.
Non-Faculty Exempt
Anita Fallen | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences
Barbara Foltz | Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department
Patty Carscallen | College of Business and Economics
Technical/Paraprofessional
Joseph Leister | IT Analyst — Idaho Falls
Tina Holmquist | 4-H Coordinator — Canyon County
Cheri Cole | College of Graduate Studies
Secretarial/Clerical
Audrey Engan | Center for Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Dusty Fleener | Confucius Institute
Sean McIlraith | College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
Skilled Craft
David Rauk | Facility Management
Service/Maintenance
Jordan McClintick-Chess | SW Idaho Research and Extension Center
Outstanding Team Award Recipients
The Outstanding Team Award was established in 2006 to honor a group of individuals who have participated as a team and provided exception, non-routine service. They must have played a positive and critical role in the work of the team; demonstrated creativity, collegiality commitment to excellence of the final outcome; and worked above and beyond normal job descriptions.
2017 Recipients
Crowdfunding Campaign
Eric Billings — Development Director/CALS
Carly Schoepflin — Donor-Alumni Relations Coordinator/CALS
Jen Root — Development Director/CALS
Tiffani Stubblefield — Management Assistant/CALS
Amy Calabretta — Marketing and Communications Manager/University Communications and Marketing
Hans Guske — Communications Specialist/CALS Communications
Debra Rumford — Web Coordinator/CALS Communications
Michelle Boese-Empey — Web Technician/University Communications and Marketing
Lynna Stewart — Graphic Designer/CALS Communications
Todd Young — Web Application Lead/CALS Communications
Bill Loftus – Public Information Officer – CALS Communications
Jason Mayer – Director of Advancement Info Services/Advancement Services
Lauren Torok – Assistant Director and Senior Programmer Analyst/Advancement Services
James Brownson – Director of Annual Giving/Annual Giving
Daily and Long Term Parking Operations
Stuart Robb — Field Operations Supervisor
Todd Broadman — Office Manager
Summer Howard — Customer Service Lead
Robert Mitchell — Information Specialist
Marg Schaper — Senior Enforcement Officer
Dan Joosten — Maintenance Specialist
Andy Hofmeister — Enforcement Officer
Lynn Dowty — Senior Enforcement Officer
Matt Couch — Customer Service Representative 2
Brittany Sonnenberg — Customer Service Representative 2
Becky Barry — Customer Service Representative 2
Outstanding Employee Awards Recipients 2016
Established in 1972, these annual awards are designed to honor non-faculty staff who are believed to be outstanding by their co-workers and/or supervisors. The goal of the awards is to encourage more support and recognition of staff for their dedication and hard work on behalf of University of Idaho.
Non-Faculty Exempt
Jennifer Adams | Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Tammi Johnson | International Programs Office
Whitney Floch | INBRE Program
Jill Powell | Residence Life
Kathy Foss | Office of Development
Liza Morris | Facilities
Technical/Paraprofessional
Jesse A. Thomas | Library
Myung Chun | Human Resources
Jennie Hall | College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences
Michael Beery | ITS/Enterprise Applications
Ryan Haworth | Idaho Falls Center for Higher Education
Molly Steiner | Mechanical Engineering
Secretarial/Clerical
Jaclyn Gotch | Mathematics
Scott Oplinger | Dean of Students Office
Cassandra Yardley | Housing and Residence Life
Skilled Craft
Elmer Johnson | Facilities
Service/Maintenance
Paul Warnick | Facilities
Outstanding Team Award Recipients
The Outstanding Team Award was established in 2006 to honor a group of individuals who have participated as a team and provided exceptional, non-routine service. They must have played a positive and critical role in the work of the team; demonstrated creativity, collegiality commitment to excellence of the final outcome; and worked above and beyond normal job descriptions.
U of I Work-Related Training Team
Elissa Keim — Director of Human Resources
Don Miller — Systems Dev. Analyst in ITS
Creg Empey — Enterprise Developer 2 in ITS
Brian Borchers — Director of Enterprise Applications in ITS
Jane Cox — Senior Project Manager in ITS
Travis Gray — Learning Management Systems Coordinator in Human Resources
Mandi Coulter — PDL Training Specialist in Human Resources
Garret Caudle — Student Staff
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
The Lawrence C. McBride Prize was established by private donors in 2002 to annually recognize non-faculty staff for their exemplary service to University of Idaho.
Suzanne Aaron | Office of Sponsored Programs
Staff Educational Award Recipients
Austin Hall
Kristina Davenport
Kirby Johnson
Russel Hayman
Outstanding Employee Awards Recipients 2015
Established in 1972, these annual awards are designed to honor non-faculty staff who are believed to be outstanding by their co-workers and/or supervisors. The goal of the awards is to encourage more support and recognition of staff for their dedication and hard work on behalf of University of Idaho.
Non-Faculty Exempt
Eric Anderson | Career Center
Matthew Keefer | Fisheries Unit
Sara Moore | Idaho Falls Center
Russ Porter | Mechanical Engineering
Heather Taff | University Research
Technical/Paraprofessional
Charles Cornwall | Chemical Engineering
Molli Lee-Painter | ECC Administration
Dan Noble | Human Resource Services
Kristi Overfelt | College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
Secretarial/Clerical
Jena Gram | Environmental Science
Susanna Markert | Officer Education-Navy
Sandy Schultz | Boise Center — Treasure Valley
Skilled Craft
Keven Hattenburg | Facility Management
Service/Maintenance
Ken McCurry | Facility Management
Outstanding Team Award Recipients
The Outstanding Team Award was established in 2006 to honor a group of individuals who have participated as a team and provided exception, non-routine service. They must have played a positive and critical role in the work of the team; demonstrated creativity, collegiality commitment to excellence of the final outcome; and worked above and beyond normal job descriptions.
Law Across Campus
Jeffrey Dodge, Associate Dean for Students
Anne-Marie Fulfer, Asst. Dean for Career Development
Carole Wells, Director of Admissions
Jan Levengood, Admissions Assistant
Nancy Luebbert, Director of Academic Success
Sande Schlueter, Assistant to the Dean
Elaine Kempton, Clinical Services Coordinator
Rebekah Cude, Director of Student Affairs, Boise
Christy Becker, Admin Asst, Career Development and Academic Success
Cindy Hollenbeck, Manager, University Communication and Marketing
Lesa McPeak. Web Coordinator, University Communications and Marketing
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
The Lawrence C. McBride Prize was established by private donors in 2002 to annually recognize non-faculty staff for their exemplary service to University of Idaho.
Darrell Stout | College of Natural Resources Administration
Outstanding Employee Awards 2014
Established in 1972, these annual awards are designed to honor non-faculty staff who are believed to be outstanding by their co-workers and/or supervisors. The goal of the awards is to encourage more support and recognition of staff for their dedication and hard work on behalf of University of Idaho.
Non-Faculty Exempt
Eric Bennett, College of Science
Jerry Galloway | Academic Support and Access Programs (Student Support Services)
Wayne Phipps | Athletics
Mike Rusca | ITS — Networks and Systems
Barbara Warnick | Student Financial Aid Services
Technical/Paraprofessional
Jenine Cordon | Distance and Extended Education
Jana Joyce | Mathematics
Jill Robertson | Budget Office
Secretarial/Clerical
Linda Harwood | District I Cooperative Extension
Shane Jackson | CALS — Educational Communications
Kim Malm | Auxiliary Services
Anna Thompson | Faculty Secretary’s Office
Skilled Craft
Andy Dodge | Facilities — LES — Building Exterior Services
Service/Maintenance
Mellisa Stoor | Campus Recreation
Team Award
College of Business and Economics Outreach and Engagement Team
Toni Broyles, Director | Development and External Relations
Denise Chaffins | Executive Speaker Series Coordinator — Moscow
Amber Crowley* | Web Coordinator
Chandra Ford | Assistant Dean, Development
Michelle Hopkins | Administrative Assistant — Boise
Keri Moore | Assistant to the Dean
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
The Lawrence C. McBride Prize was established by private donors in 2002 to annually recognize non-faculty staff for their exemplary service to University of Idaho.
Yolanda Bisbee | College Assistance Migrant Program
Outstanding Employee Awards 2013
Established in 1972, these annual awards are designed to honor non-faculty staff who are believed to be outstanding by their co-workers and/or supervisors. The goal of the awards is to encourage more support and recognition of staff for their dedication and hard work on behalf of University of Idaho.
Non-Faculty Exempt
Tyson Drew | University Support Services
Heather Gasser | Women’s Center
Gordon Gresch | Campus Recreation
Kevin Ketchie | President’s Office
Joanna Taylor | Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Technical/Paraprofessional
Patti Heath | Academic Affairs
Tami Noble | National Institute for Advanced Transportation
Eric Schlueter | Boise Center for Higher Education
Secretarial/Clerical
Diane Bancke | Engineering Outreach
Krista Bateman | University Housing
Phil Deaton | Eastern District Cooperative Extension
Debbie Jensen | Geological Sciences
Skilled Craft
Ryan Gray | Facilities
Service/Maintenance
Dawn Sundman | Facilities
Team Award
Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies Team
Lisha Abendroth | IBEST Program Coordinator
Rob Lyon | IBEST Computational Resources Core Director
Ann Norton | IBEST Optical Imaging Core Director
Rose Poulin | IBEST Business Manager
Whitney Schroeder | IBEST Administrative Assistant III
Dr. Matt Settles | IBEST Genomics Resources Core Director
Lawrence C. McBride Prize
The Lawrence C. McBride Prize was established by private donors in 2002 to annually recognize non-faculty staff for their exemplary service to University of Idaho.
Diane Gregg | Office of Development