Outstanding Staff Award Recipients

The annual Staff Council Outstanding Staff Award is designed to encourage and recognize exceptional performance by a staff member from the entire campus community at CSU Long Beach, including a demonstrated record of volunteer service to the campus community. Recipients will be recognized and honored throughout the year. Nominations are accepted in March of each year.

Eligibility: Any staff member of the University, Forty-Niner Shops, CSULB Foundation or Associated Students Incorporated with at least (5) five years of employment on the CSULB campus.

Past Recipients

Sylvana Cicero
Year: 2023 / University Student Union

Kristin Bonetati
Year: 2022 | 49er shops

John Ciulik
Year: 2021 | Family & Consumer Sciences

Pedro Castro
Year: 2020 | College of The Arts

Susan Tsuji
Year: 2019 | History

Jennifer Moran
Year: 2018 | URD College Development. College of the Arts

Wendy Lopez
Year: 2017 | Human Development

Diane Graham
Year: 2016 | Biological Science

Anne Ambrose
Year: 2015 | University Relations and Communications

Kathy Engberg
Year: 2014 | School of Nursing

Sherry Pawneshing
Year: 2013 | Facilities Management/PPFM

Stafford Cox
Year: 2012 | Academic Technology Services

Laura Stone
Year: 2010 | Library

Berta Hanson
Year: 2009 | Staff Human Resources

Nancy Green
Year: 2008 | Forty-Niner Shops

Vickie Messina
Year: 2007 |College of Engineering

Jim Long
Year: 2006 | Dance Department, College of the Arts

Charleen Rice
Year: 2005 | Facilities Management, Division of Administration and Finance

Fred Neely
Year: 2004 | University Bookstore, Forty Niner Shops, Inc.

Cindy McCarty
Year: 2003 | Dept. of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts

Sharon Olson
Year: 2002 | Academic Projects, Academic Affairs

Carol Riley
Year: 2001 | College of Education, Academic Affairs

Bob Rodgers
Year: 2000 | Audio Visual Services, Academic Affairs

Sgt. Bonnie Myers
Year: 1999 | University Police, Division of Administration and Finance

Elahi Amani
Year: 1998 | Division of Administration and Finance

Barbara Parks
Year: 1997 | Public Affairs and University Publications, Division of University Relations

Valerie Bordeaux
Year: 1996 | University Outreach and School Relations, President's Scholars, Office of the President

Brian Lawver
Year: 1995 | University Relations and Development

Kathy Billing
Year: 1994 | University Thesis Reviewer

Kim Orbeck
Year: 1993 | Academic Affairs