SUBJECT:

2013-14 Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award Recipients

I am pleased to announce the names of the ten Professional and Support Staff members who are being recognized as the 2013-14 UC San Diego Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award recipients:

Principal Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year

Cesar Figueroa
Resident Director 1
Student Affairs: Warren College

Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year

Beverly Bernhardt
Student Affairs Officer Assistant
Academic Affairs: Sociology

Michael Datte
Associate Engineer
Resource Management and Planning: Facilities Management

Thanh Maxwell
Student Affairs Officer 1
Academic Affairs: Cognitive Science

Joanna Mickle
Administrative Analyst
Academic Affairs: Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs

Minerva Nelson
Principal Administrative Analyst - Supervisor
Marine Sciences: Integrative Oceanography Division

Deborah Pino-Saballett
Student Affairs Officer 4 - Supervisor
Health Sciences: Student Health Services

Linsey Sala
Museum Scientist
Marine Sciences: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director's Office

Tonia Snee
Personnel Analyst
Business Affairs: Human Resources Department

Kelley Thompson
Senior Public Administration Analyst
Health Sciences: Pediatrics

The Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Review Panel, consisting of representatives from each vice chancellor area, the UC San Diego Health System and the Chancellor's Office, evaluated all eligible nominations submitted by members of the campus community. The selections were based on criteria communicated in the 2013-14 Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award Program notice. The announcement invited nominations of Professional and Support Staff who have demonstrated exemplary service and made other significant contributions to the UC San Diego and/or San Diego communities in accordance with program guidelines.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues for their noteworthy accomplishments.

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor