University of South Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (September 30, 2009) -- The 2008 Outstanding Staff Awards were presented on September 29, 2009. In a ceremony hosted by President Judy Genshaft, 40 USF System employees from the four campuses were honored.

 

The Outstanding Staff Awards recognize excellence and a high level of performance and standards that support the overall values and service standards of the university, and are the highest honor accorded to Administration and Staff employees.

 

For 2008, 96 employees were nominated by their co-workers and managers and 40 were chosen by their VP area selection committees to receive the award. It is an honor to be nominated for an Outstanding Staff Award. 

 

The ceremony opened with a spectacular light show designed by the College of The Arts and Theatre One.  President Genshaft welcomed the honorees and introduced guest speaker Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999 and currently Director of Education and Community Outreach for the USF Diabetes Center. Each award recipient was recognized individually during the ceremony.

 

A highlight was the announcement of the “Employees of the Year.” The Gabor Award was established to honor two outstanding Employees of the Year by the Gabor Agency, a long time insurance and investment services provider to USF.  Each year, two recipients are selected from the Outstanding Staff Award recipients, and the names are kept a secret until the announcement at the ceremony. This year’s Employees of the Year are Jennifer Hernandez, Assistant Director for Student Affairs and Sharon Austin, Property Control Specialist in Campus Recreation (Student Affairs).

 

Following the ceremony was a reception to congratulate recipients on their accomplishments. Pictures of this year’s OSA recipients and the ceremony will be posted soon on the HR Event Calendar & Photo Gallery.

 

The 2008 Outstanding Staff Award recepients are:

 

Academic Affairs

Philip Bergeron

Sally Beynon

Yvette Blanchard

Megan Coole

Robert Jolley

Thomas Lee

Chris Maltezos

Cam Ngo

Leris Rivera

Deborah Roberson

Sue Viens

Sean Vincent

 

Business & Finance

Linda Harper

Annalisa Heig

Brett Jordan

Christopher Nardelli

Jose Rodriguez

Margie Wright

Glen Yeater

 

Executive Services

Cuba Matthews

 

Information Technology

Kelly Fletcher

Alison Robinson

 

Office of Research & Innovation

James Gildea

Farah Moulvi

 

Student Affairs

Sharon Austin

Jennifer Hernandez

Krich Srisooksai

 

University Advancement

Kelly Martin

 

University Communications & Marketing

Stephanie Harff

Patrick Morris

 

USF Health

Nancy Beasley

Rebecca Boettcher

Donna Clegg

Ann Joyce

Anne Marie Little

Donna Morrison

 

USF Polytechnic

Tracey Cayson

 

USF Sarasota-Manatee

Laura Hoffman

 

USF St. Petersburg

Donna Knudsen

Bob Wang