Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards - Winners

April 17, 2017

Dear Members of the Campus Community:

Since 1988, the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award (COSA) has been presented to individual staff members and staff teams who demonstrate exceptional initiative to create significant positive impact on the UC Berkeley campus community.

The Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award is among the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor, acknowledging the great distinction and excellence achieved by Berkeley staff through their daily contributions to the campus and beyond.

It is my pleasure to announce the sixteen staff members and five staff teams who have been selected to receive the 2017 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award:

Individual Award Recipients:

Amatullah Alaji-Sabrie, School of Law

Sereeta Alexander, Office of Planning & Analysis

Karie Frasch, Office of Faculty Equity and Welfare

Adam Hillier, Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Elisa Diana Huerta, Multicultural Community Center

Doaa Hussein, Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Aimee Larsen, Academic Senate

Marco Lindsey, Haas School of Business

Marques Redd, School of Public Health

Sidalia Reel, Staff Diversity Initiative

Wanda Lynn Riley, Audit and Advisory Services

Jason Smith, University Development and Alumni Relations

Margaret St. John, Goldman School of Public Policy

Ricky To, Office of the Registrar

Elizabeth Wilcox, Central Human Resources, Learning and Development

Josephine Williamson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Team Award Recipients:

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Preservation Team

Gary Bogus

Laura Hansen

Michael Meyers

Scott Orloff

Cal Answers Principal Investigator Portfolio

Quin Bligh

Peter Cava

Sameer D'Souza

Frances Kendall

Jeremy Linneman

Naresh Meda*

Aswan Movva

Teal Sexton

Jenny Su

Heidi Van Yang

Heidi Wagner

*(Ineligible due to length of service)

Career Center Handshake Transition Team Experience Committee

Michelle Campbell

Andrew Green

Caitlin Green

Brian Guerrero

Patricia Norton

Santina Pitcher

Ben Warner

Janet White

Dara Ziegelmeier

Equity and Inclusion Admissions Advisory Committee

Phenocia Bauerle

Yvette Flores

Miya Hayes

Marsha Jaeger

Amy Jarich

Daniel Kodmur

Garrett Naiman

John Quame Patton

Susan Pendo

Nikko Roxas

Lisa Walker

Ronald Williams

Rita Zhang

Hearst Museum Division of Cultural Policy and Repatriation

Jordan Jacobs

Martina Smith

Please see the COSA website for in-depth descriptions of the amazing accomplishments of the 2017 COSA recipients.

Recipients will be recognized by Chancellor Dirks on Thursday, April 27th, 2:00-4:00PM when Chancellor Dirks, Chancellor Designate Carol Christ and I will present the awards. Members of the campus community who would like to join us in celebrating these staff are encouraged to view the livestream broadcast of the award ceremony.

Please join me in congratulating all our deserving COSA recipients and thanking them for their many and valuable contributions to Berkeley!

Warmest wishes,

Jo

Jo Mackness, Interim AVC-HR

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