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Paul Carter | 2025 Employee of the Year for Inclusive Excellence
Paul Carter is the Assistant Director of the Black Resource Center.
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Caitlin Broadwell | 2025 Employee of the Year for Innovation
Caitlin Broadwell serves as an Athletics Case Manager in Health & Wellness Administration.
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Marijose Ramirez | 2025 Employee of the Year for Leadership
Marijose Ramirez is the Interim Contract Manager for the Department of Financial Management.
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Omar Hussein | 2025 Employee of the Year for Student Success
Omar Hussein is a Graduate Writing Specialist in our Graduate Center.
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University Police Department/Campus Assessment & Stabilization Team | 2025 Team Achievement Award
University Police Department / Campus Assessment & Stabilization Team address the urgent and complex needs of individuals facing mental-health or behavioral crises.
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Andre Rishi | May 2025
Andre has dedicated over 15 years to education, with a deep passion for helping students succeed. He began his career at Los Angeles City College, working for seven years in the Job Readiness Program, before serving for five years at California State University, Fullerton. For the past three years, he has been “honored to be part of the caring and amazing team at the Career Development Center at California State University, Long Beach” and “finds true joy in supporting students’ growth and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to contribute to a community that is dedicated to student success.”
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Ayendili Alcantar Alvarez | April 2025
Ayendili’s career path within Enrollment Services began in 2014 as a student assistant within the financial aid department. Upon graduating, she transitioned into a staff position within the same department. Ayendili received praise for her assistance to a student, but she has also been recognized by a co-worker for her collegial
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Elizabeth "Liz" Harris | March 2025
As a Faculty Affairs staff member for twenty-five years, Liz Harris has earned a reputation as a subject matter expert not only within the department, but also across campus and throughout the system. Colleagues have praised her character and her contributions.
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Christina Salvador | 2024-2025
As Associate Director of Prospect Research, she has played a critical role in nearly every major fundraising campaign at The Beach.
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Allesandro Russo | 2023-2024
Alessandro has contributed to the CSULB campus in many different roles, including as an undergraduate and graduate student, student organization leader, staff member and leader, and guest lecturer.
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Sylvana Cicero | 2022-2023
Sylvana Cicero served as the Assistant Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Student Auxiliary Enterprises.
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Maredythe Cooper | Changemaker
Maredythe Cooper was chosen to receive the top award for many reasons, including "her conscious leadership that centers the important intersection between race and sustainability."
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Christian Garcia | Honorary Award
Christian has advanced CSULB students' knowledge of restoration through service-learning and internship experiences, as well as promoting community involvement in wetland conservation."
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Eric Bohay | Honorary Award
Demonstrated dedication to integrating Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) with modern geospatial analysis
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Pitiporn Asvapathanagul
Asvapathanagul served as the environmental engineering area coordinator from 2012 to 2023, teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental and water resources engineering totaling 14+ courses. She oversaw the environmental engineering curriculum, laboratory, and instrumentation, and served as a graduate environmental engineering area advisor from 11 years.
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Hieu P. Nguyen
At the COB, Hieu has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in principles of marketing, marketing management, and international business. He attended two teaching effectiveness workshops at Harvard Business School, gave talks to business faculty from China, and taught mini marketing modules to local entrepreneurs as part of the CSULB Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) outreach program.
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Jen-Mei Chang
Dr. Chang is a co-leader of the Faculty Formative Feedback Project (FFFP) and works to contribute to building an equitable and empowering culture at CSULB by engaging faculty in meaningful conversation about addressing inequities in the classroom through survey data and class observations.
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Deepali Bhandari | Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award
Dr. Bhandari, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, exemplifies the highest standards of excellence in teaching. Over nearly a decade, she has inspired countless students with her dynamic and inclusive teaching style, fostering a deep appreciation for biochemistry while creating an engaging and supportive learning environment.
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Ted Stankowich | Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award
Dr. Stankowich joined the CSULB faculty and established the Mammal Lab in 2012, making significant contributions to evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and urban mammalian ecology. In that time, he has published 44 papers, delivered 63 oral presentations, including 41 invited seminars at national and international universities and conferences, and secured nearly $500,000 in funding. His research has advanced scientific understanding and elevated CSULB's profile through high-impact publications and successful mentorship of graduate students.
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Kathryn McCormick | Early Academic Career Excellence Award
Dr. Kathryn McCormick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. She does theoretical mathematics research in functional analysis, specifically studying groupoid algebras and nonselfadjoint operator algebras.
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Rashida Crutchfield | 2025 Outstanding Faculty Service
Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, a professor in the School of Social Work at Cal State Long Beach, is credited with significantly changing universities’ understanding of how housing and food insecurity create barriers to students’ success.
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Kelly Ansely Young | 2024 Outstanding Faculty Innovator in Student Success
Hired in 2003 in the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Young committed early on to make her classroom and research laboratory student-centered. While she was recognized for her effective and innovative teaching and mentoring, Young strove for student success beyond students she worked with directly by creating learning communities for colleagues.
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Loucine M. Huckabay | 2022 Outstanding Faculty Service
Throughout her 42-year tenure at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Loucine Huckabay has been a strong supporter and advocate for all students, especially those from historically underserved backgrounds. She is well known for mentoring students struggling academically, or those whose home or work situations interfere with their academic success.
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Sonia Santos | 2024 Staff Recipient
Sonia Santos is a Senior Academic Advisor and Engagement Coordinator for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
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Elaine Villanueva Bernal | 2024 Faculty Recipient
Dr. Elaine Villanueva Bernal is a lecturer in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at California State University, Long Beach.
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Michelle Levy | Innovator
Michelle Levy, Assistant Director for Graduate Business Career Services, has sparked exciting, new, or transformative idea that made a big difference or needed change.
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Paul Carter | Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
Paul Carter, Assistant Director for the Black Resource Center has advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion through initiatives, programs, or other significant activities.
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Emma Donahue | Rising Star
Emma Donahue, Enrollment Services Communication Specialist, has shown eagerness to grow and learn demonstrating excellence in their role by going above and beyond, performing exemplary work, and making a difference.
