2025 Staff Service Awards & Recognition
Presented Tuesday, June 3, 2025
2025 Staff Service Awards & Recognition Program (PDF)
40 Years of Service (1984)

Leah Nieto, Enrollment Services Student Records
Not Pictured: Renee McDonald, Housing & Residential Life
Not Pictured: Renee McDonald, Housing & Residential Life
35 Year Service Awards (1989)

Front Row (L-R) – Kim Truesdelle, Terie Bostic, Al Vaca
Top Row (L-R) – Margaret Karteron, Diane Stein, Mario Leon
Not Pictured: Bret Frawley, Natalie Nguyen
Top Row (L-R) – Margaret Karteron, Diane Stein, Mario Leon
Not Pictured: Bret Frawley, Natalie Nguyen
30 Years of Service (1994)

Front Row (L-R)- Tom Owen, Ray Grace, Cindy Saldana
Not Pictured: Mark Farrell, Robert Foster, Melissa Gunawardena, Pamela Jesse, Scot Woodyard
Not Pictured: Mark Farrell, Robert Foster, Melissa Gunawardena, Pamela Jesse, Scot Woodyard
25 Years of Service (1999)

Front Row (L-R) – Ryan Tapp, Bryon Jackson, Jesus Mendez, Mae Debruin, Marie Reed, Angelita Carillo–Humphreys
Middle Row(L-R) Arlene Macavinta, Colleen Ryan, Bridgette Pruitt, Mario Steven Ardon, Roshan Jayasinghe
Top Row (L-R) Matt Evans, Joel Moreno, Stacia Ticer, Marcella Barnes, Donald Guinn, Ignacio Castor
Not Pictured: Kathryn Bawden, Travis Goertz, Paul Havrella, Kiry Meng, Robert Rhyu, Eli Shubin, Duane Watkins
Middle Row(L-R) Arlene Macavinta, Colleen Ryan, Bridgette Pruitt, Mario Steven Ardon, Roshan Jayasinghe
Top Row (L-R) Matt Evans, Joel Moreno, Stacia Ticer, Marcella Barnes, Donald Guinn, Ignacio Castor
Not Pictured: Kathryn Bawden, Travis Goertz, Paul Havrella, Kiry Meng, Robert Rhyu, Eli Shubin, Duane Watkins
20 Years of Service (2004)

Front Row (L-R) – Lana Pinsky, Janice Braun, Jafra Millner, Victor Ortega
Middle Row (L-R) – Anthony Probst, Ryan Keller
Top Row (L-R) – Iraida Venegas, Julie Ortiz, Jennifer Dizon, Mindy Nieto, Karen Kocis
Not Pictured: Juana Aguilar, Roberto Calderon, Rychard Cooper, Sara Diaz, Jason Eisenmann, Nicholas Ferrara, Michael Gardner, Robert Leigh, Efren Miranda, Michael Morris, Lilly Nguyen, Luz Ortiz, Christine Phu, Enrique Robles, Delma Solis, Mark Zakhour
Middle Row (L-R) – Anthony Probst, Ryan Keller
Top Row (L-R) – Iraida Venegas, Julie Ortiz, Jennifer Dizon, Mindy Nieto, Karen Kocis
Not Pictured: Juana Aguilar, Roberto Calderon, Rychard Cooper, Sara Diaz, Jason Eisenmann, Nicholas Ferrara, Michael Gardner, Robert Leigh, Efren Miranda, Michael Morris, Lilly Nguyen, Luz Ortiz, Christine Phu, Enrique Robles, Delma Solis, Mark Zakhour
15 Years of Service (2009)

Front Row (L-R) – Adriana Angel, Dhushy Sathianathan, Jason Deutschman, Ann Kinsey, Drew Bowles, Elise Brown
Not Pictured: Juan Benitez, Shenandoah Bennet, Andy Bready, Vicky Cleaveland, Rosa Henderson, Michael Kitahara, Yvette Ralph, Adam Schwartz
Not Pictured: Juan Benitez, Shenandoah Bennet, Andy Bready, Vicky Cleaveland, Rosa Henderson, Michael Kitahara, Yvette Ralph, Adam Schwartz
10 Years of Service (2014)

Front Row (L-R) – Elyana Campos, Nicole Forrest Boggs, Lean Sosnowski, Stephenie Liang
Second Row (L-R) – Lee Lee Jackson, Megan Junge, Holli Fajack, Lizbeth Garcia, Eloida Montano, Doris Robinson
Third Row (L-R) – Janeth Mendoza, Tressa McCullough, Amber Hackert, Jen White, Jeanie Tan, Christopher Huebner
Fourth Row (L-R) – Madeleine McJones, Sergio Vega, Tom O’Brien, Heather Steele Gajewski
Top Row (L-R) – Lauryn Jackson, Noemi Gomez, Fe Delos Santos, Vincent Norga, Michelle Giffin, Katarina Spralja
Not Pictured: Gloria Aguilar, Carlos Ayon, Araceli Becerra, Kevin Brown, Anabelle Cariaga, Pedro Castro, Stephani Centeno Todd Ciborowski, Joshua Cichuniec. Jill De La Torre, Anderson Dun, Matt Estrella, Melissa Ledesma, Ma Margarita Lopez de Baca, Andre Ludd, Kelly Martinez, Melissa Mata, Christopher Medford, Michael Montoya, Natalia Mora Arambula, Estela Moran, Don Nichols, Maureen O’Brien, Amy Paulsen, Lorena Romero, Mayra Serna-Gallegos, Kryzsztof Slowinski, Kelli Smith, Ronald, Soth, Michael Sullivan, Teri Takemoto, Jenny Tran, Kathy Vega, Chuck Weaver, Kimberly Word, Helen Yohannes
Second Row (L-R) – Lee Lee Jackson, Megan Junge, Holli Fajack, Lizbeth Garcia, Eloida Montano, Doris Robinson
Third Row (L-R) – Janeth Mendoza, Tressa McCullough, Amber Hackert, Jen White, Jeanie Tan, Christopher Huebner
Fourth Row (L-R) – Madeleine McJones, Sergio Vega, Tom O’Brien, Heather Steele Gajewski
Top Row (L-R) – Lauryn Jackson, Noemi Gomez, Fe Delos Santos, Vincent Norga, Michelle Giffin, Katarina Spralja
Not Pictured: Gloria Aguilar, Carlos Ayon, Araceli Becerra, Kevin Brown, Anabelle Cariaga, Pedro Castro, Stephani Centeno Todd Ciborowski, Joshua Cichuniec. Jill De La Torre, Anderson Dun, Matt Estrella, Melissa Ledesma, Ma Margarita Lopez de Baca, Andre Ludd, Kelly Martinez, Melissa Mata, Christopher Medford, Michael Montoya, Natalia Mora Arambula, Estela Moran, Don Nichols, Maureen O’Brien, Amy Paulsen, Lorena Romero, Mayra Serna-Gallegos, Kryzsztof Slowinski, Kelli Smith, Ronald, Soth, Michael Sullivan, Teri Takemoto, Jenny Tran, Kathy Vega, Chuck Weaver, Kimberly Word, Helen Yohannes
Event Photos
Campus Staff and Faculty enjoying the Service Awards presentation.

Campus colleagues enjoying a photo with Elbee

Vice President of Student Affairs Beth Lesen capturing a selfie with Elbee

Campus colleagues listening attentively to President Jane Close Conoley


President Jane Close Conoley watching the multimedia video

Staff appreciating the multimedia video

Laughter and smiles while viewing the multimedia video Staff appreciating the multimedia video

President Jane Close Conoley provides welcoming remarks

Employees with 10 years of service, cheering on their colleagues as they receive their milestone awards

President Jane Close Conoley shaking hands with a milestone awardee

President Jane Close Conoley giving a high five to a milestone awardee

The USU ballrooms were filled with awardees and colleagues

Bryon Jackson, a 25 year awardee, is congratulated by President Jane Close Conoley

President Jane Close Conoley provides commentary regarding 40 years of service awardees, including Leah Nieto, seated.

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating Paul Carter on his
President Award for Inclusive Excellence
President Award for Inclusive Excellence

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating Caitlin Broadwell on her President Award for Innovation

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating MJ Ramirez on her President Award for Leadership

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating Omar Hussein on his President Award for Student Success

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating University Police Department and the Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team for their President award for Team Achievement

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating University Police Department and the Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team for their President award for Team Achievement

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating University Police Department and the Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team for their President award for Team Achievement

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating University Police Department and the Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team for their President award for Team Achievement

President Jane Close Conoley congratulating University Police Department and the Campus Assessment and Stabilization Team for their President award for Team Achievement

President Jane Close Conoley and a staff honoree capture a selfie

Emcees Vice President of Administration and Finance, Scott Apel, and Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Marita Swanson, acknowledge the ten year milestone award and retirement of President Jane Close Conoley with a slide show and gift.