Classified Professional Appreciation Awards

The Classified Senate formalized a process to recognize our outstanding classified staff on an annual basis. Each year individuals and departments are selected from nominations by their peers, to be honored based on the criteria of: 

  • Quality of work 
  • Extra effort 
  • Positive attitude 
  • Dependability 
  • Collaboration
  • Commitment 

2022-2023 Recipients of the Classified Professional Appreciation Awards

  • Outstanding Individual
    Brier Welch, Linda Terry, Gina Longo, Ramiro Perez
  • Unsung Hero
    Matthew Christman, Henry Herrera, Ellen Shaw, Jon Gudmundsson
  • Outstanding Department
    EOPS

Past Recipients of the Classified Professional Appreciation Awards

2021-2022

  • Outstanding Individual:
    Brian Chi, Kim Foulger, Monica Applegate 
  • Unsung Hero: 
    Beth Sheofsky, Wendy Lee, Andy Haber,
    Tessa Loegering, Melanie Palomino, Janis Olson
  • Outstanding Department:
    Enrollment Services, Maintenance & Operations 

2020-2021

  • Outstanding Individual
    Jesse Klein, Joanna Pinckney, Seanna Villarreal,
    Jeanette (Jenny) Davison
  • Unsung Hero
    Sally Wong, Ron Owen
  • Outstanding Department
    Maintenance & Operations, Campus Police, Fiscal Services,
    Human Resources, Information Technology, College Services

2019-2020

  • Outstanding Individual
    Manny Rodriguez, Rhonda Jones, Stacey Lince, 
    Mina Namvar, Jesse Klein
  • Unsung Hero
    Gabriel Lambert, Nequeshe Dyer
  • Outstanding Department
    Reprographics, Fiscal Services

2018-2019

  • Outstanding Individual:  
    Russel Staffen, Shook Chung, Dianne O’Donnelly, 
    Monica Rudolph, Keli Gaffney, Carol Schwartz 
  • Unsung Hero
    Burton Shane, Bill Wadsworth 
  • Outstanding Department
    Maintenance & Operations 
  • Special Recognition/High Achievement Award
    Kathy Joyner 

2017 — 2018

  • Outstanding Individual
    Rhonda Jones
  • Outstanding Department
    Fiscal Services
  • Unsung Hero
    Lupe Romo Padilla, Joseph Scarcella