Celebrating Staff Excellence
Annual Division of Student Affairs Awards
The Division of Student Affairs awards and recognition program honors staff members, either individually or in groups, who exemplify the Division’s commitment to student success and operational excellence through the annual employee awards program.
Click here to view the award criteria and process for presenting each award type.
2023-2024 Award Recipients
Campus Partner Award
- Matthew Gulsby, Rutgers University Police Department
- Mark Robson, Rutgers School of Graduate Studies
- Vineet Puglia, Quest Phlebotomist at Rutgers Student Health
Rising Star Award of Excellence
- Angel Cordero-Gonzalez, Residence Life
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Award:
- Ghada Endick, Office of the Dean of Students
Excellence in Programming Award
- Sabrina Selvaggio, Student Centers and Activities)
- Student Orientation and Transition Programs
The Assessment, Communication, and Technology Impact Award
- Samantha Plum, Recreation
Spirit of Community Award
- Paolo Miyashiro-Bedoya, Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities
Unsung Heroes Award
- Ganesh Waran, Recreation
- Rutgers Student Health Nurse Team Leads
McGinty Star Award for Outstanding Service
- Neela Patel, Student Centers and Activities
2022–2023 Award Recipients
Campus Partner Award
- Steve Dubiago, Institutional Planning and Operations
- Justin Makowski, One Stop Student Service Center
- Kerry Whitlock, Facilities
- Mokhtar Ramadan, King Pita Palace
Rising Star Award of Excellence
- Sabrina Starkman, Counseling, ADAP, and Psychiatric Services
Excellence in Programming Award
- Jakora Thompson, Paul Robeson Cultural Center
- Anne Finetto, Recreation
The Assessment, Communication, and Technology Impact Award
- Dr. Nicole Isaacson, Counseling, ADAP, and Psychiatric Services
Spirit of Community Award
- Brianna Livelli, Offices of the Dean of Students
Unsung Heroes Award
- Halil Bektas, Dining Services
McGinty Star Award for Outstanding Service
- Michael Tolbert, Residence Life
2020–2021 Award Recipients
- Carey Loch, Student Centers and Activities
- Julissa Perez, Student Health-CAPS
- Rebecca Vazquez, Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
2019–2020 Award Recipients
- Kevin Pitt, Office of Student Conduct
- Maddy Zijdel, Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
- Kerri Willson, Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships
- Jon Bouchard, Residence Life
Staff Service Awards: 2020-2021 Award Recipients
Every year, we recognize Student Affairs employees who have worked for ten, twenty, thirty, and even forty years at Rutgers. We thank you for your dedicated service to our division and the university!
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- Nasrin Akter
- Czeslaw Antonik
- Krystyna Antonik
- Gyhan Assaad
- Pinar Bektas
- Halil Bektas
- Cathy Bennett
- Razia Bhuiyan
- Mykhaylo Bobko
- Marie Boccio
- Randa Botros
- Cynthia Bruns
- Bryan Cardinale
- Yuet Chan
- Shu Chen
- Kit Cheung
- Vinh Co
- Oksana Didura
- Ewa Dudziak
- Emilomon Ehimen
- Bonnie Eisenberg
- Memi Eng
- Rokeshia Faniel
- Magda Fawzy
- Felisha Felton
- Tianxue Feng
- Bradley Ferrara
- Marlyn Fonseca
- Orlan Garcia
- Lisa Georgas
- Gerges Ghattas
- Gihan Girges
- Anna Gonsalves
- Regina Henderson
- Sandra Hidalgo
- Cheryl Holder
- Heather Hommel
- Agata Horn
- Wanyue Huang
- Qiu Hung
- Ka Hung
- Li Xin Huo
- Jason Isler
- Humaira Khan
- Renata Kochan
- Thomas Kozak
- Cecelia Lee
- Ariel Leget
- Dong Lu
- Martina Markovic
- Erika Marthy
- Malgorzata Matusewicz
- Rhonda McCargo
- Julia Medina
- Abdullah Memis
- Manal Meseha
- Abdellatif Mestari
- Susan Mihalenko
- Kimberly Murray
- Donna Nemes
- Joweng Ng
- Laura Noguera Alquijay
- Randy Pavlik
- Gordana Perez
- Julissa Perez
- Magdalena Piszczek
- Carlton Plummer
- Maria Reis
- Ismael Reyes
- Gerard Roan
- Janette Said
- Magda Samuel
- Daad Sarkis
- Mark Simpson
- Youmna Sleiman
- Luz Solano
- Mohamed Soliman
- Ephraim Strickland
- Kalman Szathmary
- Krystyna Szczurko
- Margarita Taveras
- Tashaun Thomas
- Wai Toy
- Vanessa Wallace
- Ganesh Waran
- Crystal Williams
- John Young
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- Michael Autrey
- Claire Bien
- Mary Davis
- Mariya Khorosh
- Thomas Lott
- Francesca Maresca
- Chadia Nammour
- Lynn Smith
- Kirk Solano
- Kenneth Young
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- Princess Bartley
- David Cocuzza
- Maria Cutinello
- Fayette James
- Elizabeth O'Connell-Ganges
- Teresa Rivera
- Lois Teague
- George Robinson - 40 years