2006-07 Recipients:

  • Irene Roderick - Art & Art History
  • Chris Seebach - Blanton Museum
  • Peter Melnick - Performing Arts Center
  • Angela Hodge - Dean's Office
  • Tina Velasquez - School of Music
  • KC Sharnberg - Theatre & Dance

The College of Fine Arts Staff Excellence Award is given annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by staff members of the college. Each year, one staff member is chosen for a College of Fine Arts Staff Excellence Award from each of the six units of the college (viz. the Department of Art and Art History, the School of Music, the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, the Performing Arts Center, and the Office of the Dean).

Award

Staff Excellence Award recipients will receive:

  • $1,000 (less required payroll deductions)
  • A certificate or plaque
  • Two tickets to a PAC event (excluding some events, e.g., Broadway shows)
  • Two season tickets for the School of Music Jessen Series
  • Two season tickets for Department of Theatre and Dance productions
  • A family membership to the Blanton Museum

Past Recipients

2005-2006

Foster Foreman, Art & Art History
Joe Randel, Performing Arts Center
Marlana Rodgers, Theatre & Dance
Carmen Shockley, Dean’s Office
Tony Zapata, School of Music
Staff of the Blanton Museum (no single winner)

2004-2005

Shane Sullivan, Art & Art History
Rebekah Morin, Blanton Museum
Jean Breton, Dean's Office
Diana Markus, Performing Arts Center
Anne Hall, School of Music

2003-2004

Irene Roderick, Art & Art History
Sarah Young, Blanton Museum
Mario Bermea, Dean's Office
Cynthia Quinn Patterson, Performing Arts Center
Eloisa Saldaña, School of Music
Jun Hurt, Theatre and Dance

2002-2003

Judy Clack, Art & Art History
Tim Reilly, Blanton Museum
Eddie Habib, Office of the Dean
Claudia Langford, Performing Arts Center
Charles Ball, School of Music
Mary Kay Lutringer, Theatre and Dance

2001-2002

Deborah Sayre, Art & Art History
Stephanie Taparauskas, Office of the Dean
Jim Janknegt, Performing Arts Center
Brian Bolten, School of Music

2000-2001

Gabriel Guardiola, Theatre & Dance
Lydia Guenthner, Office of the Dean
Mindy Johnston, Art & Art History
Karen Maness, Performing Arts Center
Tony Zapata, School of Music

1999-2000

David Hainsworth, School of Music
Diana Markus, Performing Arts Center

Eligibility

  • To be eligible for a Staff Excellence Award, the nominee must be a current employee of the College of Fine Arts at the time of the nomination and of the award.
  • The nominee must have been an employee of the college for at least one calendar year as of the date of nomination.
  • The nominee must be appointed in a regular, benefits-accruing position of at least 20 hours per week.
  • Faculty and staff from any of the six units within the college may nominate any eligible staff person within the college. However, if nominating a staff member from another unit you should check with the unit head for the nominee's eligibility status.
  • Employees whose appointment is primarily staff, but who teach on an occasional or part-time basis, are eligible for nomination.
  • With the exceptions noted below, Administrative and Professional ("Code 1000") employees are eligible.
  • The following people are not eligible for the College of Fine Arts Staff Excellence Award: faculty, the heads of the six units, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Directors, and Associate Directors.
  • An employee can only receive a Staff Excellence Award once every two years. The employee is again eligible for nomination in the third year.

Please contact Sheila Ross or call 471-6312 if you have any questions.