SUBJECT:

2017-18 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 2017-18 UC San Diego
Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award recipients:

Principal Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year

Margaret Mimie Rattanachane
Blank Assistant 3
Academic Affairs: Education Studies

Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year

Veronica Abreu
Student Services Advisor 3
Academic Affairs: Computer Science and Engineering

Aaron Davis
Research and Development Engineer 3
Marine Sciences: Nimitz Marine Facility

Manuel "Nel' Garcia
Police Sergeant
Resource Management and Planning: Police Department

Tinhtuong "Timm" Nguyentong
Hospital Lab Technician 2
UC San Diego Health: Pathology Lab

Leanne Nordeman
Health Professions Educations Specialist 3 Health Sciences: Biomedical
Sciences Graduate Programs

Brett Pickering
Marine Technician 3
Marine Sciences: SIO Directors Office

David Robertson
Career Services Specialist 4
Academic Affairs: School of Global Policy & Strategy

Lindsay Romasanta
Academic Achievement Counselor 4
Student Affairs: Student Success Programs

Natalie Wolfe
Financial Analyst 3
Academic Affairs: Economics

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 2017-18 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