Reception set for 2016 Outstanding Employee Award winners

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The university will honor 13 classified employees and officers of administration at a special event Nov. 30 recognizing their selection as outstanding UO employees.

Winners were notified this week, often to cheers from supervisors and co-workers. The Outstanding Employee Awards are part of Human Resources’ annual employee recognition program, which acknowledges UO staff who demonstrate excellence on the job, exemplify the university mission, foster admiration among colleagues and model high performance standards.

This year’s reception will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The UO community is invited; those planning to attend are asked to RSVP.

The 2016 Outstanding Employee Award winners:

Classified employees —

  • Barbara Arena-Crandall: Early childhood associate teacher, Early Childhood CARES
  • Zudegi Giordano: Office coordinator, Planning, Public Policy and Management
  • Amy Harter: Academic programs assistant, Department of Education Studies
  • Suzie Heilman: Housing and homestay coordinator, American English Institute
  • Nick Mahlum: Office specialist 2, Department of History
  • Karyn Schultz: Administrative program assistant, American English Institute

Officers of administration —

  • Craig Ashford: Assistant general counsel and interim director, Office of General Counsel and
  • Purchasing and Contracting Services
  • Alicia De Gonzalez: Divisional personnel and budget specialist for the social sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Rebecca Flynn: Co-director, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
  • Karyn Kaplan: Zero Waste Program manager, Campus Operations
  • Beth Roy: Executive administrative assistant, Department of Art
  • Leslie Stephenson: Coordinator of finance and operations, College of Education
  • Cynthia Stockwell: Office manager/project manager, Department of Comparative Literature

The Outstanding Employee Awards Selection Committee reviewed hundreds of statements in support of employees across campuses were submitted, said Sandee Bybee, HR engagement and communications manager. She said all nominees have been notified that their work has been noticed.