Share Our Pride!
Staff Appreciation Day
Announcing the Photo Contest Winners!
Thank you to everyone who entered photos and/or voted in the Staff Wall of Fame Photo Contest!! All photos will be on display in the Employee Services/CMS department located on the second floor of Salazar Hall through the month of July. The winners and runners-up are as follows by category:
- Best
- Winner: Frances Hamilton, Information Technology
- Honorable Mention: Mike Hearty, Geography and Dan Finnegan, Mail Services
- Worst
- Winner: Stephanie Torres, Employee Services
- Honorable Mention: Mark Utarid, Facilities and Walt Leonard, General Services
- Funniest
- Winner: Judy Vincenti, Financial Services
- Honorable Mention: Carol Hall, Academic Affairs and Mark Utarid, Facilities
Book Swap
Save your books for next years swap....
Our Wonderful Supporters
Thank you to our on-campus supporters and local off-campus businesses for their generous contributions to the raffle at this year’s Staff Appreciation Day. The list of supporters follows!
- Center for Performing Arts
- SSU Athletics
- SSU Bookstore and Seawolf Shops
- SSU Dining Services
- Bears, Buddies & Toys
- Chunky’s Taqueria (Wolf Den Plaza)
- El Rancho Taqueria (University Square)
- Endless Summer Salon
- The House of Korean BBQ (Wolf Den Plaza)
- The Lucero Family Foundation
- Massage Envy
- Mountain Mikes
- North Light Books & Café
- Oliver’s Market
- Planet Fitness
- Playa Azul (near Oliver’s Market)
- The Sandwich Spot (University Square)
- Shangri-La (Wolf Den Plaza)
- Spaulding Sporting Goods
- Starbucks Coffee Company (near Oliver’s Market and in the Wolf Den Plaza)
- Star Nails (near Oliver’s Market)
- Stiix Asian Grill (near Rohnert Park Expressway and Commerce)
- TCBY Moxie Java
- Thai Kitchen Restaurant (near Oliver’s Market)
Our Grand Prize Winners!!
- Beverly Alexander, University Support Services — A One Hour Scenic Flight of Sonoma County Donated by Rich Marker
- Mark Utarid, Operations & Engineering — An Shuffle I-Pod Donated by Deanna Wilson
Our Gratitude
Special Thanks to Terrie DeLorm and Meryl Montalto for visiting our local business owners to encourage support for this event!
We would like to thank the following for their generous assistance:
Staff Appreciation Day Volunteers
- Nick Arnold, Instructional Technology Services
- Sally Barton, Payroll & Benefits
- William Bayley, Digital Media Producer
- Heather Cain, Payroll & Benefits
- John Champie, Crown Royal
- Conferences, Events and Catering
- Janet Hanker, Docent, Fairfield Osborne Preserve Tour
- Mo Llanes, Instructional Technology Services
- Martin Longoria, Fairfield Osborne Preserve Tour
- Trisha Nau, Payroll & Benefits
- Kamen Nikolov, Ives 119 Support
- Becky Olsen, Docent, Fairfield Osborne Preserve Tour
- Set-Up Crew from Facilities
- Patti Sinclair, Conferences, Events & Catering
- SSU Dining Services
- Erin Taylor, Payroll & Benefits
- Jerry Uhlig and the Sound Crew, Student Union
- Deanna Wilson, Payroll & Benefits
- Karyn Wilson, Payroll & Benefits
- Susan Zito, Payroll & Benefits
The Excellence Awards Advisory Committee Members
- Gloria Allen
- Vanessa Franklin
- Marybeth Hull
- Kamen Nikolov
- Laurie Ogg
- Karen Pennrich
Photographs were taken throughout the day to be used in future communications for Staff Appreciation Day. If this a problem for you, please notify in Employee Services.