APPLAUSE AWARDS

Peter Flores, Conference Events & Catering;  Jennifer Langhals, Summer Conference Office; Kelley Kaslar, Dining Services; Ethan Lamoreaux, Ryan Adamson and Craig Smith, IT; and Courtney Best, Bookstore

I would like to thank the staff in Conference Events & Catering, the Summer Conference Office, Dining Services, and the Bookstore for their help in making the 50th annual conference of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (July 9-15) such a smashing success. Participants left with a very positive impression of Sonoma State. In particular, I want to acknowledge Peter Flores for coordinating housing and overall organizational support; Kelley Kaslar for assistance with catering; Ethan Lamoreaux, Ryan Adamson and Craig Smith for their help with technology in the Cooperage and the Commons; Jennifer Langhals, for coordinating the banquet (which went far too late into the evening); and Courtney Best for setting up an excellent book tent in the midst of the bookstore transition. And many others from these divisions went beyond the call of duty to help in many ways. Thanks also to Mike Hearty, Geography, for his help in printing copies of a large historical mural. I really appreciated the overall generosity and enthusiasm of everyone who helped out. — Debora Hammond, Hutchins School of Liberal Studies

Karen Brodsky, Barbara Butler, Perry Marker, Elaine Sundberg, Constitution Day Committee

I am so impressed by the program put together by the Constitution Day Committee, including the Web page and links. Last year legislation was enacted that required educational institutions that received federal funds to hold a program to recognize Constitution Day each year, and Barbara Butler and her committee rose to the occasion and went beyond the call of duty to honor the spirit of the law.
— Susan Gutierrez, Director, Financial Aid