Members are Current Staff Award Winners for 2024

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Dea Barker, Marketing & Professional Sales

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Cammie Conn, Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program

Spirit of Coles
Jessica Goss, Office of the Dean

Teamwork and Leadership
Leigh Ann Oder, Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality

Innovation and Impact
Jeanette Huntington, Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality

  1. Committee members must maintain strict confidentiality, with no discussion of any part of the process with anyone outside of the Committee.
  2. Committee members will review each nomination and base their decisions on the information submitted via the nomination process.
  3. The selection of a candidate will be objective and made without regard to personal biases, feelings, friendships, etc.
  4. The decision of a Committee member should not be predicated upon the nominee's years of service, pending retirement, or the number of nominations submitted on his/her behalf, but rather on each area identified in the selection criteria.
  5. The selection of a candidate will be made without regard to the nominee's gender, ethnicity, age, or religious affiliation.
  6. A majority vote is necessary for an award to be issued.
  7. The 2024 Committee will be comprised of the winners of the 2023 Staff Awards.
  8. Committee members are not allowed to nominate or be nominated for Staff Awards.

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2023

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Cyndi Sweitzer, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Ron Bullock, School of Accountancy

Spirit of Coles
Jessie Reuben-Lartey, Office of the Dean

Teamwork and Leadership
 Eric Celler, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis

Innovation and Impact
Carole Arnold, Small Business Development Center

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2022

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Debbie Burdett, UITS

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Leigh Ann Oder, Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality

Spirit of Coles
Cynthia True, MAcc

Teamwork and Leadership
Alan Ruehlman, Student Success

Innovation and Impact
Gregory Lawrance, Student Success

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2021

Overall - Distinguished Staff
JuLee Childre, Office of The Dean

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Jeanette Huntington, Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship & Hospitality

Spirit of Coles
Ron Bullock, School of Accountancy

Teamwork and Leadership
Dennis Marrow, MBA Program

Innovation and Impact
Nicole Pearce, School of Accountancy

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2020

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Leigh Ann Oder, Administrative Specialist V - Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Nancy Heller, Office Manager, Cox Family Enterprise Center

Spirit of Coles
Emily Barth, Academic Program Specialist - Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality

Teamwork and Leadership
Daniel Audia, Assistant Director of MBA Programs - Master's in Business Administration Program

Innovation and Impact
Patrick Harbin, Marketing and Communications Professional - Events and Creative Communications

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2019

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Anne Winn, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs - Undergraduate Programs

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Karen Vickers, Office Manager, Office of the Dean
(Did not serve on the 2019 committee)

Spirit of Coles
Jeanette Huntington, Administrative Associate II - Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality

Teamwork and Leadership
Jo Mahan, Project Coordinator - Events and Creative Communications

Innovation and Impact
Erik Turner, Webmaster - Events and Creative Communications

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2018

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Jane Wiley, SOA Operations Manager - School of Accountancy
(Retired, did not serve on the 2018 committee)

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Cyndi Sweitzer, Administrative Associate II - Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis

Spirit of Coles
Catalina Montana, Graphic Designer - Events and Creative Communications

Teamwork and Leadership
Susan Hughes, Event Manager - Events and Creative Communications

Innovation and Impact
Leigh Ann Oder, Administrative Associate II - Management and Entrepreneurship

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2017

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Brenda Luther, Programs Coordinator, Executive Education Programs

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Rosa Zavala Castillo, Assistant Director of Creative - Events and Creative Communications

Spirit of Coles
Karen Vickers, Office Manager, Office of the Dean

Teamwork and Leadership
Jennifer Smallwood, Assistant Director, Hughes Leadership and Career Program
(Jennifer is not serving on the 2017 committee)

Innovation and Impact
Erik Turner, Webmaster - Events and Creative Communications

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2016

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Lisa Duke, Sr. Director, Corporate & Community Engagement

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Debbie Burdett, Network Systems Support Professional, Coles Technology

Spirit of Coles
JuLee E. Childre, Secretary to the Dean

Teamwork and Leadership
Raveena Kamra, Sr. Business Affairs Manager

Innovation and Impact
Jenifer Renshaw, Asst. Director, Executive Education Programs

Members were the Staff Award winners for 2015

Overall - Distinguished Staff
Susan Hughes, Event Manager - Marketing and External Relations

Service, Dedication & Commitment
Mary Foster, Program Coordinator - Marketing and Professional Sales

Spirit of Coles
Leigh Ann Oder, Administrative Associate II - Management and Entrepreneurship

Teamwork and Leadership
Cyndi Sweitzer, Administrative Associate II - Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis

Innovation and Impact
Robert Swift, Instructional Designer - Dean's Office

Members were appointed by the Dean and are honored to serve

Mandy Brooks, Assistant Dean for Marketing and External Relations

Lisa Duke, Senior Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

Jen Renshaw, Assistant Director of Executive Education Programs

Jennifer Smallwood, Career Coach and Assistant to Program Director

Erik Turner, Coles College Webmaster