Congratulations to all the award recipients!
2022
Excellence in Leadership Award for Collaboration
Melisand Mohseni
Regulatory and Compliance Manager, Pathology Administration
Excellence in Leadership Award for Employee Engagement
Martha Nunez-Flores
EEC Manager, Human Resources
Excellence in Leadership Award for Innovation
Ashish Regmi
Chief Information Officer, University Advancement
Senior Executive Director, DTI
Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Randall Styner
Director, Emergency Management, DFA Support Services
Bruce Morgan
Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Research Administration
2021
Excellence in Leadership Award for Collaboration
Jennifer Wilkens
Director of Special Projects, EA to Dean Magnus, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Excellence in Leadership Award for Employee Engagement
Annabel Adams
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, School of Humanities
Excellence in Leadership Award for Innovation
Stephane Muller
Director of Business and Technology Programs, Division of Continuing Education
Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Laura Swendson
Department Manager, Arts-Dance
Excellence in Leadership Award for Overall Achievement
Natalie Blair
Director, Digital Learning, Paul Merage School of Business
2020
The Excellence in Leadership Overall Achievement Award
Wayne Fields
Assistant Director, Student Affairs IT
Kirsten Quanbeck
Associate Chancellor, Equal Opportunity and Compliance, Equal Opportunity & Diversity
Recognition Award for Collaboration
Tim Keef
Chief Marketing Officer, Division of Continuing Education
Recognition Award for Employee Engagement
Mike Knox
Director, Center for Student Leadership
Recognition Award for Innovation
Paul Cooper
Assistant Chief of Police, UCI Police Department
2019
The Excellence in Leadership Overall Achievement Award
Barbara Inderwiesche
Director, Electronic Research Administration (ERA), Office of Research
Recognition Award for Collaboration
Francine Jeffrey
Associate Dean of Administration, School of Medicine
Recognition Award for Employee Engagement
Tracie Yulie
Director, Learning and Academic Resource Center
Recognition Award for Innovation
Rebecca Sanchez
Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships
2018
Excellence in Leadership Overall Achievement Award
Jennifer Aaron
Assistant Vice Provost, Office of the VP for Teaching and Learning
Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Center for Educational Partnerships
Recognition Award for Collaboration
Tom Kozick
Executive Director, Paul Merage School of Business
Recognition Award for Employee Engagement
Laverne Estanol, MS, CHRC, CIP, CCRP
Assistant Director, Human Research Protections, Office of Research
Recognition Award for Innovation
Andrea Wasserman
Chief Administrative Officer, UCI Mind
Prior to 2018, all awards were given for overall Excellence in Leadership.
2017
Joan Tenma
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Academic Personnel
Sally Dabiri
Department Administrator, School of Biological Sciences
2016
Sandra Campero
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Advancement Operations
Iain Grainger
Manager, UCI Media Services
2015
Cindy T. Lin
Manager, University Programs, University Extension
Helen Morgan
Director, Social Sciences Undergrad Student Affairs Office
Abby Reyes
Director, Office of Academic Initiatives: Sustainability Initiative
2014
Andrew Hill
Director and CIO, Computing and Network Services, School of Social Sciences
Andrea Wiley
Department Manager, Department Developmental & Cell Biology
Ramona Agrela
Associate Chancellor, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor
2013
Maura Hofstadter
Chief Administrative Officer, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
Scott Rutherford
Director of Marketing and Communication, University Extension
Benedicte Shipley
Assistant Dean, Biological Sciences
2012
Kimberly Ayala
Director of Undecided/Undeclared and Pharmaceutical Sciences Advising
Jia Frydenberg
Associate Dean, UCI Distance Learning Center
Donna Grochow, RN
Director of Nursing, Nursing Quality, Research and Education
Natalie Schonfeld
Director of Division of Undergraduate Education – Student Transition Services
2011
Brian Breen
Director of Corporate Training, University Extension
Sergeant Marc Beauregard
UCI Medical Center Security Department
Dave Leinen
Assistant Dean, School of Social Sciences
Carolyn Willmann
Director of Student Affairs, School of Biological Sciences