Programs: Outstanding Staff Award
Established by the Alumni Association in 1995, the Outstanding Staff Award is presented annually to a staff member to recognize sustained, distinguished service by staff to student life, the growth and improvement of UCSC's programs, and the preservation of UCSCs unique intellectual and physical environment. Recipients are honored at a ceremony during Reunion Weekend and receive a $500 cash award. This year's award will be presented to Rosie Cabrera on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall.
2008-09 Outstanding Staff Award winner
Rosalee ("Rosie") Cabrera
Director, El Centro Chicano Latino Student Resource Center
Rosie Cabrera is the director of El Centro, UCSC's Chicano/Latino student resource center. She has worked at UCSC for 24 years in a variety of positions, including as a counselor at the Educational Opportunity Program. Cabrera has inspired many generations of students. "I can think of no one on campus more committed to helping our students reach their full potential as young scholars, leaders, and human beings," said her supervisor, Executive Director of Student and Academic Support Services Larry Trajillo, in his nomination. One of her many student admirers said Cabrera "has created an atmosphere of home and protection at El Centro."
Past Recipients
2007-08 Bob Hastings, Director of Current Students Services, Division of Graduate Studies
2006-07 Lynne Wolcott, Academic Adviser at Cowell, 1981-2006; Since 2006, campus Coordinator for Academic Advising
2005-06 Corinne Miller, Director, Services to Transfer and Re-Entry Students (STARS)
2004-05 Cheryl Perazzo, Scholarships Advisor, Financial Aid Office
2003-04 Carol Douglas-Hammer, Assistant Director for University Housing Services
2002-03 Joseph Weiss, Technical Production director and Operations Manager for the Theater Arts Department
2001-02 Betsy Wootten, Faculty Services Supervisor, Kresge College
2000-01 David Kirk, Media Specialist, McHenry Library
1999-00 Nicolette Czarrunchick (Kresge '93, Women's Studies), Manager, Women's Studies Department
1998-99 Pam Lawson, Manager, Literature Department
1997-88 Angie Christmann, College Programs Coordinator, Cowell College
1996-97 Brenda Brown, Academic Advisor, Crown College
1995-96 Susan F. Curtis, Administrative Manager, Board of Studies in Sociology
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