Outstanding Employee Awards

Classified Employees

Kaitlyn Adams
Academic Program Coordinator
College of Education

Diana Alderette
Administrative Coordinator
Lewis Center for Neuroimaging

Tim Boshart
Learning Systems Administrator
Information Services

Maggie Dobson
Reference Services Archivist
UO Libraries

Melissa Green
Academic Program Coordinator
College of Education

Anna Ingram
Administrative Program Assistant
College of Education

Justin Spence
Project Manager, Oregon Digital Newspaper Program
UO Libraries

Maggie Swing
Event Coordinator
University Career Center

Catherine Yan
Administrative and Contracts Coordinator
Erb Memorial Union

Officers of Administration

Justine Carpenter
Associate Dean of Students and Director, Community Belonging
Office of the Dean of Students

Paula Ellison
Associate Director
Transportation Services

Jennifer Espinola
Dean of Students and Director, Frohnmayer Leadership Program
School of Law

Cecile Gadson
Senior Staff Psychologist and African American/Black Student Specialist
University Health Services

Holly Lakey
Post-Award Director
College of Arts and Sciences

Trish Mace
Director, Charleston Marine Life Center
College of Arts and Sciences

Ethan Mapes
Export Control Officer
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation

Collette Niland
Associate Dean, Advising and Student Experience
Lundquist College of Business

Bryan Rebar
Program Manager, Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and Associate Director, STEM CORE
College of Arts and Sciences

Angela Rovak
Assistant Dean for First-Year Experience
Clark Honors College

Annette Tognazzini
Business Manager
College of Education

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Purpose

Nominees exemplify the following:

• Show excellence in their work and positively impact others in their work group or in broader campus community.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, effective reasoning, clear communication, creativity, and ethical action.
• Build community (within their workgroup, department/unit, or across UO) and foster collaboration.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

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Eligibility

To be considered for the Outstanding Employee Award, an employee must:

• Be a full-time or part-time classified employee or officer of administration (OA).
• Be in good standing in their university employment.

All nominated employees who meet these eligibility criteria will be considered, regardless of the length of their employment or whether their position is permanent or temporary.   

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Nomination

The nomination form asks for:

• Basic information about the nominee: name, title, department/unit, and supervisor.
• Nominator/s name and type of working relationship.
• Description of how the nominee meets the award criteria, as responses to four prompts. Please use specific examples of the nominee’s work and actions. There is a 250-word/1600-character limit per prompt.