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Previous Winners

  • Melissa Meléndez (Right), CARE Manager for the Dean of Students, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    August 2024 - Melissa Meléndez (Right), CARE Manager for the Dean of Students, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Kenya Smith Bey (Right), Certified Medical Assistant: Primary Care for the UH Health Student Center, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    July 2024 - Kenya Smith Bey (Right), Certified Medical Assistant: Primary Care for the UH Health Student Center, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Laura Zavala-Membreno (1st Left), Director of the Women and Gender Resource Center, Kevin Nguyen (1st Right), Associate Director of the Center for Student Advocacy and Community, and Beverly Thom (2nd Right), Manager of Student Centers Facilities & Operations, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    June 2024 - Laura Zavala-Membreno (1st Left), Director of the Women and Gender Resource Center, Kevin Nguyen (1st Right), Associate Director of the Center for Student Advocacy and Community, and Beverly Thom (2nd Right), Manager of Student Centers Facilities & Operations, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Kaytlee Thibodeaux (Right), Interpreting/Captioning Services Coordinator in the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    May 2024 - Kaytlee Thibodeaux (Right), Interpreting/Captioning Services Coordinator in the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Dr. Scott Radimer (Right), Director of Assessment and Planning in Student Affairs, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    April 2024 - Dr. Scott Radimer (Right), Director of Assessment and Planning in Student Affairs, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Larry McGowan (Right), Reservationist for Conference and Reservation Services in the Student Center, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    March 2024 - Larry McGowan II (Right), Reservationist for Conference and Reservation Services in the Student Centers, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Marilyn Stidham (Left), Office Coordinator for the Center for Student Involvement, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    February 2024 - Marilyn Stidham (Left), Office Coordinator for the Center for Student Involvement, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Jessica Haney (Right), Program Manager for the Center for Student Advocacy and Community, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

    January 2024 - Jessica Haney (Right), Program Manager for the Center for Student Advocacy and Community, pictured with Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Paul Kittle.

  • Alyssa Veteto (Right), Assistant Dean of Students, pictured with Associate Vice Chancellor/Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

    December 2023 - Alyssa Veteto (Right), Assistant Dean of Students, pictured with Associate Vice Chancellor/Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • Carlos Rodriguez (Right), Sales and Event Manager at the Student Centers, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

    November 2023 - Carlos Rodriguez (Right), Sales and Event Manager at the Student Centers, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • Gabrielle Malone-Miller (Right),  the Assistant Director of Sexual Misconduct Support Services (SMSS) at the Women & Gender Resource Center (WGRC), pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

    October 2023 - Gabrielle Malone-Miller (Right), the Assistant Director of Sexual Misconduct Support Services (SMSS) at the Women & Gender Resource Center (WGRC), pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • Crystle McDonald (Right), Assistant Director, CSD, for the Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

    September 2023 - Sara Rodriguez (Right), Records Associate II at ISSSO, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • Crystle McDonald (Right), Assistant Director, CSD, for the Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

    August 2023 - Crystle McDonald (Right), Assistant Director, CSD, for the Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center, pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • July 2023 - Tanya Pringle (Right), Administrative Coordinator at the Student Centers pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • June 2023 - Gracie Villarreal (left), Testing Service Coordinator at the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center (JDSAC) pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2023 – Ja'Nelle King (left), Director for the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • April 2023 – Donna Schneider (left), Sign Language Interpreter for the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center (DART) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • March 2023 – Bijoli Saha, Assistant Teacher for the Child Care Center at the Children’s Learning Center.

  • February 2023 – Michael Iwuchukwu (left), Sign Language Interpreter, Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center (DART) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • January 2023 – Karen Jubert (right), Counselor, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • October 2022 – Brock Taylor (right), Residential Life Coordinator, Student Housing and Residential Life (SHRL) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • September 2022 – Reta Johnson (right), Assistant Teacher, Children's Learning Centers (CLC) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • August 2022 – Skye Walker (left), Program Manager 2, Student Center (Information Center) is pictured with Interim Vice President, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • July 2022 – Toria Jones (left), SMSS Manager in the Women and Gender Resource Center, is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Daniel Maxwell.

  • June 2022 – Suva Gomes (right), assistive technology coordinator in the Dart Student Accessibility Center, is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Giang Tran, user services specialist II in DSAES IT Services (left), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Jennifer Graham, clinic operations manager in the Student Health Center (right), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Andrea Trevino, program manager in Student Housing and Residential Life (right), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Christina Nutall, financial aid coordinator in Scholarships and Financial Aid (right), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Cheyenne Peer, office coordinator in the LGBTQ Resource Center (right), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • May 2022 – Sydnee Garcia, manager of diversity programming in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (right), is pictured with interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Daniel Maxwell.

  • Patrick Sajovec, UH Graduate Research Assistant in the College of Education Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, (right), pictured with Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Dr. Richard Walker

    July 2019 - Patrick Sajovec, UH Graduate Research Assistant in the College of Education Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, (right), pictured with Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Dr. Richard Walker

  • June 2019 – Eve Esch, Director of UH Student Centers & Jennifer Skopal, Director of Children’s Learning Centers (for their work with the DSAES Assessment Committee)

  • May 2019 – Dr. Tina Powellson, Director of the Center for Student Involvement and Ja’Nelle King, Assistant Director of the Center for Student Involvement (for their work with the DSAES Professional Development Committee)

  • March 2019 – Richard Walsh, Assistant Director for the Office of Admissions. “Richard has exemplified leadership and accountability in the Office of Admissions with the recruitment team he developed and streamlined geo markets, territory assignments. He built a comradery among both supervisors and team members to cultivate accountability and trust.”

  • February 2019 – Celeste Fuentes, Financial Coordinator for Student Affairs Business Services. “Celeste is a helpful and pleasant individual to work with, particularly within a realm that I have limited experience or knowledge. She always has a warm and welcoming attitude and is willing to help out whenever asked.”

  • August 2017 – Rebecca Szwarc (posthumously), Administrative Assistant for Assessment in Student Housing & Residential Life. “Rebecca was a fierce champion of student housing and the university. She was a dedicated servant leader and was passionate about doing all we could do to support students and staff. She was always sharing an idea about the latest student affairs trend she was reading, working on an award nomination, serving on a committee, and reminding staff of opportunities available to them across campus (like staff scholarships and staff council events).”