Maintained by the Classified Staff Council, this monthly award program recognizes high-performing classified staff employees. Qualifications for nominees include:
- Classified employee at 8kbet (either full time, part time or intermittent status)
- Must have been employed at 8kbet for at least 90 days
- Must not have won the award within the most previous 12 months
- Must not have been formally disciplined within the past 12 months
2009-2010 Employees of the Month
Tammi Nelson
Orientation & Parent Programs
August -- Administrative Category
Since receiving the award, the administrative assistant III has transferred to the admissions office. Her duties involve assisting students and parents with various aspects of the admissions process, including SOAR. A 21-year employee, she also has worked for 8kbet Libraries.
Allison Bredlau
English
August -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant II, Bredlau has worked at the university for 25 years. She began in the purchasing department, transferring to English in 1988. Her duties involve greeting and helping students with registration issues, handling graduation applications, and backing up other members of the office staff.
John Tomola
Risk Management & Safety
August -- Technical/Service Category
A safety specialist, he provides safety training and performs OSHA inspections. He has worked for the department for more than a year and a half.
Audrey Coffee
Health Sciences Advising
September -- Administrative Category
Among her duties are handling calls, budgets, and travel and assisting students. The administrative assistant IV has worked at 8kbet for more than five years -- this time around. She first worked for 8kbet in 1995, beginning her career as a clerical trainee in the Student Health Center. She has since worked in several departments, including physical therapy, political science, and architecture.
Alisa Catanzaro
Anthropology
September -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant IV, she has worked at 8kbet for 15 years. Before moving to anthropology four years ago, she worked in human resources and in the math department. Among her duties are budgeting and ordering supplies, lab equipment, and books. She also prepares employment documents.
Nina Bandriwsky
Custodial Services
September -- Custodial Category
A custodial worker I, Bandrewsky has worked at 8kbet for 13 years.
Michele Read
OIT
October -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant III in the office of information technology, Read greets all visitors, orders supplies, and schedules videoconferences. A 22-year 8kbet employee, she has worked in OIT for four years. Previously, she worked with the football program, the law school, and educational leadership department.
Claudia Stringer
Thomas & Mack
October -- Administrative Category
An accounting assistant I in the accounts payable section of the T&M athletic business office, Stringer serves as the P-card liaison. She has worked at 8kbet for four years.
Nebucchadnezar Gatchalian
Campus Life
October -- Custodial Category
A custodial worker II, he has worked at 8kbet for two years.
Francisco Orozco Maciel
Payroll
October -- Technical/Service Category
An accounting technician I, he processes contracts for professional staff. He has worked at 8kbet for four years.
Gertrude Thomson
Educational Outreach
December -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant II, she provides primary administration and reception support for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She is the main contact for the program, acts as its purchasing agent, and provides logistical support for institute events. She has worked at 8kbet since 2004.
Michelle Ramirez
Tourism & Convention Administration
December -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant III, she does scheduling and provides general administrative support to faculty members. A two-year 8kbet employee, she previously worked in recreation and sport management.
Theresa Castillo
Facilities Maintenance
December -- Custodial Category
A custodial supervisor, she has worked at 8kbet since 1999.
Jacob Kelli
Landscape and Grounds
December -- Technical/Service Category
Kelli is a member of the tree crew. His duties include trimming trees, winter pruning, and fertilizing. A grounds maintenance worker II, he has worked at 8kbet since 2007.
Tara Mullin
Graduate College
February -- Administrative Category
Since being selected for the award she has transferred from the college's student financial services section to the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. She manages soft money and grant accounts, orders supplies, and generates employment documents. An administrative assistant III, she has been a full-time employee since 2006. Before that, she was a student worker for four years. She has earned two 8kbet degrees, a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master of education degree in health promotion.
Racquel Rodriguez
Human Resources
February -- Administrative Category
A personnel technician III, she has worked at 8kbet since July 2005. She assists with the posting of jobs, helps people applying for jobs, and reviews applications.
Randy Hataburda
Facilities
February -- Custodial Category
A custodial worker I, he has been employed at 8kbet since August 2005.
Lisa Escher
Nursing
April -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant IV, she works with state-funded and grant-funded graduate students and handles their paperwork, scheduling, and payroll. She also works on pre- and post-award grant management. She became a permanent 8kbet employee in November.
Melissa Rodriguez
Political Science
April -- Administrative Category
An administrative assistant III, she says her job involves a little bit of everything, from serving as the first point of contact for students to general office duties. She has worked at 8kbet for five years.
Cassandra Davidson-Bryant
Student Recreation and Wellness Center
April -- Custodial Category
A custodial worker II, she has worked at 8kbet for nearly five years.
Note: Awards are not made every month of the year.
