Student Life Achieving Excellence Award
The Student Life Achieving Excellence award recognizes the faculty, staff member or community leader who demonstrates excellence in working with individual students, student groups and organizations. This is our way to recognize individuals who most exemplify the following principles based on everyday behaviors or special isolated events and activities.
- Design and facilitate programs to meet the needs of individual students
- Educate others about students and their development
- Emphasize collaborative teams and programming with others
- Facilitate avenues to enhance student development of leadership skills, practices and behaviors
- Implement proactive advising, counseling and assistance
- Participate in and promote service and service learning
- Provide a “fail-safe” environment and encourage self-expression of ideas
- Serve as an ethical role model both on and off the “job”
- Teach sensitivity to diversity that encourages behavioral growth
Nominations are continually accepted in the Student Life Office, Morgan 240. Awards are presented in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May.
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Past Achieving Excellence Award Recipients
Academic Year 2024-2025
Recipients announced soon!
Academic Years 2020-2021 to 2023-2024
Paused due to Covid
Academic Year 2019-2020
Richard Chavez, Matt Nyquist, Rick LeJuerrne, Steve Hageman, Daniel Peterson, Andrew Anglin, Patricia Dahl and Mary Menninger-Corder
Academic Year 2018-2019
Monette Mark, Kris Hart, Erin Grant, Catherine Hunt, Chris Jones, Holly O'Neill, Lauren Edelman, Craig Carter
Academic Year 2017-2018
Ida Johnson, Danielle Head, Britt Simmerman, Tiffany Dirks, Josh Thompson, Mark Kaufman, Michael Gleason, Rodrigo Mercador and Pam Manning
Academic Year 2016-2017
Bassima Schbley, Julie Olson, Georgina Tenny, David Price, Andy Vogel, Zach Frank, Mike Evenson, Bill Gahnstrom and Rebecca Meador
Academic Year 2015-2016
Jericho Hockett, Becky Shaffer, Tracie Lutz, Margie Miller, Diane McMillen, Marda Messay, Mckinlaye Harkavy, Linzi Gibson and Ian Smith
Academic Year 2014-2015
Kenny Cann, Pamela Erickson, Jalen Lawry, Peggy Clark, James Barraclough, Carrie Cornelius and Audra Fullerton
Academic Year 2013-2014
Dana Thomas, Marsha Carrasco Cooper, Chris Enos, Michael McGuire, John Dahlstrand, Bill Roach, Janet Sharp and Sharon Sullivan
Academic Year 2012-2013
Amanda Hughes, Corey Zwikstra, Glenda Taylor, Tim Fry, Jeff Mott and Jenna Glover
Academic Year 2011-2012
Sean Bird, Danny Wade, Judy McCourt, Stacy Woltje, Dennis Etzel, Harrison Watts and Margaret Wood
Academic Year 2010-2011
MaryDorsey Wanless, Jaci Jenkins Lindburg, Gloria Ragsdale, Patricia Joyce, John Paul Louisa Schurig, Tony Silvestri, Cynthia Turk and Tracy Routsong
Academic Year 2009-2010
John Mullican, Kellis Bayless, Michael Stoica, Stephanie Lanter, Gabi Lunte, Gary Baker, Regina Cassell and Tim Collins
Academic Year 2008-2009
Park Lockwood, Sarah Cook, Rob Weigand, Barb DeSanto, Patti Bender, Rick Barker, Lance Johnson and Jane Carpenter
Academic Year 2007-2008
Kirt Saville, Tammy Schlingmann, Gary McDonald, Gene Wunder, Jim Schnoebelen, Mike Russell, Jim Martin, Maria Raicheva Stover and Lynda Carter
Academic Year 2006-2007
Neil and Bridget Gately, Paul Wagner, Payroll Office, Ann Callies, Ron Wasserstein, Gary Schmidt, Kay Farley and Ed and Judy Soule
Academic Year 2005-2006
Evelyn Pitts, David Hartley, Heidi Crosland, Mary Jones, Linda Spaulding, Judy Smith and Business Office
Academic Year 2004-2005
Bruce Mactavish, Joy Koesten, Bob Beatty, Jamie McEwen, Velma Gooding, Don Jones and Courtney Sullivan
Academic Year 2003-2004
Steve Ice, Heidi Kraus Staerkel, Kevin Windholz, Candy Bahner, Richard Driver, Brian Miller, Donna LaLonde and Kathy Reser
Academic Year 2002-2003
Janell Harris, Bruce Zelkovitz, Duane Williams, Jeanie Cornelius, Ken Ohm, Moira Brouddus and Tom Clevenger
Academic Year 2001-2002
Jim Coen, Tom Wiencek, Rocky Ghoul, Christine Winchester, Don Vest, John Warren and Dena Barone
Academic Year 2000-2001
Carol Vogel, Barbara Stevenson, Franklin Reynolds, Sandra Kidd and Rick Ellis
Muriel D. Clarke Award Recipients
In addition, the Muriel D. Clarke award is presented annually in April to one of the monthly honorees. This award honors Ms. Clarke who was one of Washburn’s most loyal students, whose support of students continued even in her retirement. This award honors the individual who demonstrates excellence in working with individual students, student groups and organizations.
- 2024 Amy White and Chris Mullins
- 2023 Bob Beatty
- 2022 Georgina Tenny
- 2019 Lauren Edelman
- 2018 Tiffany Dirks
- 2017 Zach Frank
- 2016 Jericho Hockett
- 2015 Kenny Cann
- 2014 Michael McGuire
- 2013 Glenda Taylor
- 2012 Harrison Watts
- 2011 John Mullican
- 2010 Tim Collins
- 2009 Rick Barker
- 2008 Rugena Hall
- 2007 Ron Wasserstein
- 2006 Judy Smith
- 2005 Don Jones
- 2004 Heidi Kraus Staerkel
- 2003 Brue Zelkovitz
- 2002 Tom Wiencek
- 2001 Rick Ellis
