Citation for Excellence Awards

Thirty-nine individuals and nine teams, including another 36 people, will receive Citations of Excellence from UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef during a special reception Tuesday, May 18, at the Chancellor's Residence as well as be recognized at the May 12 Thank Goodness for Staff picnic. The award winners were among 91 staff employees nominated by their peers for the Staff Assembly's annual citations for their contributions to the campus, with 55 nominated for individual awards and the rest for team awards. The winners are: INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Margaret Ahuja, contracts assistant, Architects and Engineers, general contributions Cyndie Alvarez Necoechea, "blank" assistant II, School of Law, Financial Aid, general contributions Jennifer Barber, analyst IV, supervisor, Cal Aggie Alumni Association, supervision Jeff Barrett, analyst V, Office of Administration, campus service Julie Beal, analyst, supervisor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Dean's Office, general contributions Barbara (Bo) Botelli, computer resource specialist, Advising Services, campus service Janet Brown-Simmons, management services officer II, Division of Education, general contribution/supervision Debbie Chadwick, "blank" assistant I, Computer Science, general contributions Roberta Devine, "blank" assistant II, Art and Art History, campus service Melissa Duede, "blank" assistant II, Office of Alumni Relations, general contributions Michael Dunlap, staff research associate IV, Facility for Advanced Instrumentation, general contributions Mary Fields, administrative specialist, Central Stores/Receiving, supervision Chengxian Gao, programmer, Shields Library, general contributions/supervision Toni Hall, lab assistant III, UC Davis Medical Center: Orthopaedics, general contributions Margee Hatton, "blank" assistant I, Cowell Student Health Center, campus service Amy Jones, clinical nurse III, Cowell Student Health Center, general contributions Carol Kelly, administrative specialist, Intercollegiate Athletics, general contributions Wendy Kercher, "blank" assistant II, University Extension, general contributions Lisa Crumrine Klionsky, senior public information representative, Public Communications, campus service Shaunna Ludwig, "blank" assistant II, Women and Gender Studies, general contributions/supervision Frances Maharaj, senior custodian, Custodial Division, campus service Gloria Marquez, "blank" assistant II, Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases, general contributions Alex Martin, procurement services manager, Purchasing, supervision Jeanne Moje, computer resource specialist, Office of the Registrar, campus service Betsy Moskovitz, management services officer I, Internal Medicine: Division of Gastroenterology, supervision Geno Nunes, senior parking representative, Transportation and Parking Services, general contributions/campus service Donna Watkins Olsson, principal analyst, Planning and Budget Office, general contributions Marci Pieratt, management services officer, University Outreach, campus service Satendurd Prasad, custodian, Custodial Division, campus service Barry Puget, clinical lab technician, supervisor, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Immunology and Virology, supervision Chris Redder, programmer analyst II, Office of the Registrar, general contributions Domingo Reyes-Nunes, "blank" assistant I, Cowell Student Health Center, general contributions Darlene Riel, animal health technician III, Small Animal Medicine, general contributions and campus service Marina Rumiansev, "blank" assistant II, MU: Business Office, general contributions Kenneth Shaw, senior lab mechanician, Land, Air and Water Resources, campus service Cheryl Terpak, animal health technician III, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Dentistry Service, general contributions Claudine Thompson, management services officer, Graduate School of Management, supervision/general contributions Marcia Thomson, management services officer, Academic Senate, general contributions/campus service Jeanne Wilson, principal administrative analyst, Student Judicial Affairs, general contributions, campus service/supervision TEAM AWARDS Disability Resources Center: Interpreters for Deaf Students, general contributions Caryn Arquette, translator/interpreter for the deaf, Student Special Services, and Darca Yniguez, translator/interpreter for the deaf, Student Special Services Academic Senate, general contributions and campus service Audrey Ashford, "blank" assistant III, Marc Harris, "blank" assistant I, Jennifer Kantorowski, "blank" assistant II, and Kathy von Rummelhoff, "blank" assistant II Graduate School of Management, general contributions Lisa Bertain, "blank" assistant III; Cristina Intintoli, "blank" assistant II; and Melana Smith, "blank" assistant I Facilities: Mechanical Services, campus service Edie Cartwright, superintendent; Brad Markel, system manager; Phil Vigil, senior plant mechanic; Mel Garcia, senior plant mechanic; Rob Stewart, senior plant mechanic, Randy Tames, senior plant mechanic Cowell Student Health Center: Medical Records, general contributions Marti Atwood, "blank" assistant I; Margee Hatton, "blank" assistant I; Domingo Reyes-Nunes, "blank" assistant I; Krista Felton, "blank" assistant I; Janice Crane, "blank" assistant I; Cathy Konsczyk, "blank" assistant I Cowell Student Health Center: Transcription, general contributions Dolores Brooks, senior hospital medical transcriber; Sandy Yates, senior hospital medical transcriber College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: North Campus Shop, general contributions David Paige, senior development engineer; Gerry Weigt, senior development engineer; Ken Shaw, lab mechanician Physics Department: Student Services, general contributions/campus service Lynn Rabena, "blank" assistant II; Roxie Smith, "blank" assistant I Wellness Committee, campus service Barbara Greene, management services officer I, Fleet Services; Candy Anderson, management services officer I, Student Housing; Susan Stagner, "blank" assistant II, Information Resources; Yolanda Arriaga, "blank" assistant II, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital: Director's Office; Ursula Brandt, student affairs officer II, School of Medicine: Student Affairs; Nadine Young, "blank" assistant III, Accounting and Financial Services; Laura Townsley, management services officer I, Information Resources; Susanne Rockwell, senior public information representative, Public Communications; Art Perez, special assistant, Environmental Health and Safety

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Pat Bailey, Research news (emphasis: agricultural and nutritional sciences, and veterinary medicine), 530-219-9640, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu

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