2024 OutSTanding Staff Awards Highlight Reel
Each year, the 91麻豆天美 proudly recognizes employees who go above and beyond in advancing the university鈥檚 mission. The hard work and dedication of these staff and administrative employees greatly contribute to USF's success and upward trajectory.
THE 2025 nomination period is now Open
Status: Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 25.
- The selected winners will be notified by the end of September 2025.
- The ceremony will take place at the Marshall Student Center's Oval Theater on Friday, November 14.
2024 Winners
2024 Individual Winners
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Abbie Holt | abbieholt@usf.edu | Bus&Fin-Controller's Office |
| Adrienne Pollard | apollard@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-SASS UGS |
| Amanda McNamara | alett1@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Amy Murray | armurray@usf.edu | Bus&Fin-Controller's Office |
| Anne Jetmundsen | ajetmund@usf.edu | Bus&Fin-University Treasury |
| Antoinette Puricelli | apuricelli@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Audrey Holtzman | aholtzman@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Nursing |
| Benjamin Pazian | bpazian@usf.edu | USFSP-Student Affairs |
| Bob Varghese | bvarghese@usf.edu | Info Tech-Information Tech |
| Brenda Andujar Colon | andujarcolon@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-Facilities Mgmt |
| Carlos Moreira | cjmoreira@usf.edu | Sar/Man-Regional Chancellor |
| Caryn Nesmith | carynn@usf.edu | USFSP-External Affairs |
| Chad Wallace | ctwallace@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-SASS-OCE |
| Cherine Chehab | cchehab@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Engineering |
| Christa Nelson | crnelson@usf.edu | Exec Svcs-Human Resources |
| Christopher Ilse | CIlse@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-Facilities Mgmt |
| Daniel Sacher-Brown | dsacher@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-University Police |
| Danielle Gamboni | daniellehope@usf.edu | Coll of Pharmacy - Dean's Offc |
| Deena Vanderbosch | deenav@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Erica Lovelette | ericalovelette@usf.edu | Library |
| Erin May | erinmay@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Gengze 91麻豆天美i | gwei@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Gloria Roberts | garoberts@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-SASS Comm Dev&Eng |
| Holly Behrend | Hbehrend@usf.edu | Univ Advnc-Univ Advancement |
| James Green | jamesgreen@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-USF World |
| Jamie Lane | jamielane@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Janet Reyes | janetreyes@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Beh Comm Sci |
| Jennifer Dent | Jenniferdent@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Jennifer Fitzsimmons | fitzsimm@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Education |
| Jessica Beyer | jmbeyer@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll of Pharmacy |
| Jill Brown | jillcbrown@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Business |
| Jim Fagan | james438@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Jordon Hamilton | cjhamilton@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-Facilities Mgmt |
| Kameron Talley | kjtalley@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-SASS-Health&91麻豆天美ll |
| Kara Bowleg | kbowleg@usf.edu | Bus&Fin-Controller's Office |
| Kerianne Beckford | kbeckfor@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Beh Comm Sci |
| Kevin Lee | clee24@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Honors College |
| Korin Judge | kjudge@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-Facilities Mgmt |
| Linda Betts | lindabetts@usf.edu | Admin Svcs-Facilities Mgmt |
| Melissa Deleon | deleon@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Engineering |
| Michelle Burnham | mburnham@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Patricia Cleveland | clevelan@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Beh Comm Sci |
| Quincy Yott | qyott@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Ryan Jahn | rjahn@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Sarah Junke | junke@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Scott Nolan | snolan@wusf.org | Univ Advnc-Univ Advancement |
| Shaterra Blocker | swhite4@usf.edu | USFHealth-Sr VP Health |
| Silvia Moreno | smoreta@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Tad Schnaufer | tschnaufer@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Tessa Slinn | tessap@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Tiffany Moretta | tjs3@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Victoria Ramirez | vmr3@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Victoria Stuart | vlstuart@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Wayne Espinola | wespinola@usf.edu | UCM-Communications&Marketing |
2024 Team Winners
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Lorenz | ajlorenz1@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Alyson Perry | alysoncondon@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Chanda Haywood | chaywood@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Dena-Rose Wilson | dmwilson1@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Elizabeth Lauer | ealauer@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Eric Kern | ericmkern@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Erin Bhagvat | ebhagvat@usf.edu | USFHealth-Office of Research |
| Erin Jensen | erin10@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Jissel Abuawad | jabuawad@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| John Johnson | jtj2@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Kelsey Wilkinson | kmwilkinson@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Fl Inst Oceanogr |
| Kevin Reyes | krreyes@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Laurence Vandeyar | lvandeya@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Omar Shaheen | shaheen@usf.edu | Research-VP Research |
| Reena Raturi | rraturi@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll Engineering |
| Sara Labadie Siville | slabadie@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Sharon Taylor | scorlett@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Silvia Alvarez | silviaa@usf.edu | Research-Sponsored Research |
| Stephanie Rios | srios@usf.edu |
Research-Sponsored Research |
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Clare Surpris | aauza@usf.edu | USFHealth-College of Medicine |
| Brianna Colton | bcolton1@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Danielle Secker | secker@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Kevin Hitt | kevinhitt@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Mary Toth | marytoth@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Neil Bleiweiss | nbleiweiss@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Parnia Roghani Shareef | proghani@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Sandra Miller | Samiller@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Silvia Moreno | smoreta@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Ebony Miller | ebonymiller@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Jackie Malone | jcm6@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Jessica Lassiter | jessica5@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Kacey Jenkins | jenkinsk1@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Kristina Hamp | kristinahamp@usf.edu | USFHealth-Coll Public Health |
| Russia Collins | collinsr111@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Serina Lewis | serinalewis@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Sue Girling | suegirling@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Yana Sirotkin | yanasirotkin@usf.edu | Acad Affairs-Coll of Arts&Sci |
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Caryn Preston | carynm@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| James 91麻豆天美lsh | jlwelsh@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Julian Maguregui | jmagureg@usf.edu | Executive Services |
| Maria Gerakios | mgerakios@usf.edu | Executive Services |
2024 Employee of the Year (Gabor Sponsored)
| Type | Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Danielle Gamboni | daniellehope@usf.edu | Coll of Pharmacy - Dean's Offc |
| Staff | Erica Lovelette | ericalovelette@usf.edu | Library |
Submitting nominations
Do you know a deserving individual or team that deserves recognition? Please click the link for the award nomination you want to submit.
Submit a nomination that recognizes an individual employee's "above and beyond" performance
in advancing the university鈥檚 mission.
Nominate a team of employees for their execution of a project, plan and/or initiative
that:
- Breaks down silos within OneUSF and includes a team from two or more units and/or campuses.
- Demonstrates outstanding performance
- Advances the university鈥檚 mission
How many employees can be included in a team nomination?
There is no limit to the number of employees who can be nominated for a team award,
but each member should have made a significant contribution to the team. Please note
that team nominations are only valid if they consist of members spanning units at
the vice president level or across campuses.
ELIGIBILITY AND NOMINATION PROCESS
Eligibility
All staff and administrative employees in regular, established positions who are continuously employed from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, are eligible for nomination. To maintain eligibility, an employee must hold an established position for at least thirty days prior to the awards ceremony in order to receive the award. Time spent in temporary (OPS) assignments will not count toward eligibility.
Faculty and temporary employees (both student and non-student) are not eligible for nomination for the Outstanding Staff Awards. However, they are encouraged to participate in nominating staff and administrative employees for recognition.
Nomination Process for the Nominator
Complete your or nomination online using the appropriate 2025 Outstanding Staff Awards Nomination Forms linked above. 91麻豆天美 will only accept nominations submitted through the online form. Prepare the text of your nomination in advance; we highly recommended writing the body of your nomination ahead of time, . You can then copy and paste the text into the fields of the online form.
Process for the Selection Committee
Central Human Resources (CHR) will validate eligibility and then provide the nominations of all eligible candidates to each VP Area Outstanding Staff Award (OSA) Selection Committee for review. CHR will keep copies of all nomination forms.
frequently asked questions
| Question | Answer |
| How many employees can be included in a team nomination? | There is no limit to the number of employees who can be nominated for a team award, but each member should have made a significant contribution to the team. |
| Who can submit a nomination for the Outstanding Staff Award? | Any member of the USF community may submit a nomination for the Outstanding Staff Award. As a OneUSF program, we encourage nominations from team members across all campuses to highlight the wide range of contributions of our staff and administrative employees. 91麻豆天美 also invite nominations for staff and administrative employees who are essential workers, veterans, and members of historically marginalized groups. |
| Can someone nominate an employee from a different department or VP area? | Absolutely. An employee can nominate a colleague, supervisor, or someone they work with from another department. |
| Can someone nominate themselves for an award? | Yes! If an eligible employee would like to nominate themselves for an individual or team award, they are encouraged to do so. |
| Can someone be nominated for more than one award? | Absolutely. An employee can win an individual and/or a team award. |
| I would like to nominate a team, but one of its members has only been here for six months. Is the team still eligible? | Yes, though only team members who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for an award. Team members who are not eligible can still attend the ceremony and cheer for their fellow team members from the audience, but they will not be recognized on stage or receive a monetary award. |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is eligible to receive an Outstanding Staff Award? | All regular staff and administration employees (with a position number) continuously employed on a position from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, are eligible for nomination. Faculty and temporary employees (student and non-student) are not eligible to be nominated but are welcome to participate in nominating staff and administrative employees. |
| Are past winners able to win again? | Yes, there are no limits on the number of times an employee can receive an Outstanding Staff Award. |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When is the ceremony? | The selected winners, their direct supervisors, and Senior Leadership will receive notification of the ceremony date, as well as details regarding parking, guests, and other information to follow. The selected winners will be informed once the selection committee has completed its review and selection. |
| If I am not a selected winner, can I attend? | Due to space limitations, we regret that not everyone will be able to attend in person. However, we are excited to share that the ceremony will be recorded, and photos will be made available for everyone to enjoy. |
| How are recipients honored and rewarded? | Each recipient of the Outstanding Staff Award is honored by their area leadership during the annual Outstanding Staff Awards ceremony. They receive a trophy and a $500 monetary award. |
PAST WINNERS
For more information, please contact HRevents@usf.edu.