University-Student Union

2018 Recipients

Laura P. Flenoury | Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative
Maria Laines | Educational Opportunity Program
Isis Stansberry | Office for Students with Disabilities
Bobbie Galaz | College of Natural & Social Sciences
Allison Mattheis | Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education
Maria Esperanza Ubago | College of Business and Economics
Ruzanna Karmiryan | Sociology
Birte Pfleger-Cullinan | History
Andrea Zetlin | Special Education and Counseling

2017 Recipients

Ana Caudillo | Office of the President
Martha Contreras | Educational Opportunity Program
Marianne James | Department of Accounting
Ashley Lauren Joseph | Associated Students, Incorporated
Jennifer McCormick | Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Suzanne McEvoy | Academic Affairs
Charity Perry | Department of Sociology
Cheryl Pugh | Undergraduate Studies
Lourdes “Lulu” Quinones | Upward Bound
Lizette Rivera | Department of Liberal Studies
Thea Winkler | Counseling and Psychological Services
Hengchun Ye |Department of Geosciences and Environment

2016 Recipients

Susan Bergstrom | College of Business and Economics
Gabriela Fried Amilivia | Sociology
Yajaira Garcia | Financial Aid
Frances Hidalgo | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
Yara Jimenez | Upward Bound
Rebecca Joseph | Division of Curriculum and Development
Betty Kennedy | Housing Services
Daphne Der-Fen Liu | Mathematics
Tamie Nguyen | Financial Aid
Sheila Price | Philosophy
Elena Retzer | Modern Languages and Literatures
Romelia Salinas | University Library

2015 Recipients

Raquel Ackerman | Department of Anthropology
Dwan M. Bridges | Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
Liudmila M. Flores | Department of Child and Family Studies
Jenny Hicks | Department of English | First Year Experience
M. Monica Jazzabi | Student Health Center
Susan Mohini Kane | Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Rebecca Palmer | Housing Services
Betania Santos | Department of Pan-African Studies | Latin American Studies Program
Marguerite Ann Snow | Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education
Angela Vergara-Marshall | Department of History
Angela M. Young | Department of Management

2014 Recipients

Marìa Dolores Costa | Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Jonna Fries | Student Health Center
Lai Leung | Scheduling, Counseling & Psychological Services
Juanita Lewis | Division of Information Technology Services
Gloria Mendoza | Academic Affairs
Rosie Rodriguez | Department of Sociology
Lianne Salerno | Registrar's Office
Molly Talcott | Department of Sociology
Pat Tom | Department of Economics and Department of Marketing
Gail Washington | School of Nursing
Ping Yao | Asian and Asian American Studies Program

2013 Recipients

Carmen Gachupin | Public Safety
Silvia Heubach | Mathematics
Michelle Hooper | University-Student Union
Eun-Young Kang | Computer Science
Holly Menzies | Special Education and Counseling
Cheryl Ney | Academic Affairs
Frances Siu | Special Education and Counseling
Shirley Stretch-Stephenson | Marketing
Susan Tsuji | Administration and Finance
Nancy Wada-McKee | Student Affairs
Linda Wong | Business and Economics

2012 Recipients

Carol Blaszczynski | Information Systems
Joan C. Fignon | Curriculum and Instruction
Roseann Giarrusso | Sociology
Letycia Gomez | Student Affairs
Kimberly King | Psychology and Pan-African Studies
Claudia Kouyoumdjian | Child and Family Studies
Rose Ochi | California Forensic Science Institute
Ellen R. Stein | Reseach and Development
Corlis T. Ushijima | Educational Opportunity Program
Valentine Villa | Social Work

2011 Recipients

Lois Andre'-Bechely | Applied and Advanced Studies in Education
Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte | Sociology
Rosa Chavez | Student Affairs
Jianyu Dong | Electrical Engineering
Margaret Garcia | Special Education and Counseling
Bianca Guzman | Chicano Studies
Margaret Jefferson | Biological Sciences
Cheryl Koos | History
Kimi Maru | Health and Human Services
Judy Narcisse | Career Development Center
Deborah Schaeffer | John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Irene Villasenor-Martinez | Educational Opportunity Program
Joan Woosley | Records and Registration

2010 Recipients

Luz Borjon | Educational Opportunity Program
Mary Falvey | Charter College of Education
Michelle Hawley | English
H. Rika Houston | Marketing
Nofeau Leau | Pan-African Studies
Nancy McQueen | Biological Sciences
Gretchen Peterson | Sociology
Eileen Roberts | Academic Senate
Valerie Talavera-Bustillos | Chicano Studies
Michele D. Wallace | Special Education and Counseling
Nancy Warter-Perez | Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bea Yorker | Health and Human Services

2009 Recipients

Paula J. Arvedson | Charter College of Education
Jeanne Gee | English
Catherine Haras | John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Ester Hernandez | Chicano Studies
Marina Jauregui | University Police
Lorie H. Judson | Nursing
Alison McCurdy | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sandy Sugiura | Charter College of Education
Susan Terebey | Physics and Astronomy

2008 Recipients

Mary Bailey | Educational Opportunity Programbr>
Beth Baker-Cristales | Anthropology and Latin American Studies
Lisa Bautista | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Connie Corley | Social Work
Diane Fazzi | Special Education and Counseling
Yolanda Galvan | English
Alice Kawakami | John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
Heidi Riggio | Psychology

2007 Recipients

Donna Balderrama | Philosophy
Fary Cachelin | Psychology
Evelyn Calvillo | Nursing
Jennifer Celaya-Davis | University-Student Union
Krishna Foster | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rebecca Hopkins | Educational Opportunity Program
Nancy A. Hunt | Special Education and Counseling
Alejandra Marchevsky | Liberal Studies
Lili Tabrizi | Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lillian Taiz | History

2006 Recipients

Dionne Espinoza | Chicano Studies
Gaithri Fernando | Psychology
Judy Jenkins | Educational Opportunity Program
M. Diane Klein | Special Education and Counseling
Rita Ledesma | Social Work
Kelly Madison | Communication Studies
Collette Rocha | Institutional Advancement
Sandra Sharp | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Melinda Vazquez | Social Work
Kayley Vernallis | Philosophy

2005 Recipients

Melina Abdullah | Pan-African Studies
Linda Beamer | Marketing
Talia Bettcher | Philosophy
Beatriz Encinas | Student Affairs
Eleanor Ferguson-Marshalleck | Health and Human Services
Vicki Kubo-Anderson | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rosario Morales | Curriculum and Instruction
Eve NaRanong | University-Student Union
Suzanne Regan | Communication Studies
Siyon Rhee | Social Work

2004 Recipients

Sharon Bishop | Philosophy
Helen A. Boussalis | Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lena Chao | Communication Studies
Doria A. Christopher | Business and Economics
Jean Cruz | Biological Sciences
Karin Elliott-Brown | Social Work
Maria Godoy | Upward Bound Program
Janet Lever | Sociology
Carol Selkin | Public Affairs
Judith Washburn | Charter College of Education

2003 Recipients

Diana Balli | History
Cheryl Ann Cruz | Accounting
Ramani Durvasula | Psychology
Loretta Encinas | Student Affairs
Stephanie Evans | Educ. Foundations and Interdivisional Studies
Jennifer Faust | Philosophy
Suzanne Galyean | Communication Studies
Kylie Hsu | Modern Languages and Literatures
ChorSwang Ngin | Anthropology
Elizabeth Torres | Biology and Microbiology

2002 Recipients

Fleur B. Yano | Physics and Astronomy
Joanne Altschuler | Social Work
Naomi J. Caiden | Political Science
Domnita Dumitrescu | Modern Languages and Literatures
Ann Garry | Philosophy
Ruth S. Johnson | Administration and Counseling
Pamela Kisor | Anna Bing Arnold Child Care Center
Carmen E. Reyes | Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology
Linda Tunstad | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Gay Yuen Wong | Curriculum and Instruction

2001 Recipients

Gloria Romero | Psychology
T. Jean Adenika-Morrow | Curriculum and Instructions
Maria K. Boss | Finance and Business Law
Susan Cash | Art
Karen Johnson | Health and Human Services
Beverly Krilowicz | Biology and Microbiology
Rosie McNutt | Office of the President
Marcia Ann Murota | Intercollegiate Athletics
Jackie White | Communication Studies
Patricia Woodlin | Art

2000 Recipients

Margaret Hartman | Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
Marjorie Bray | Latin American Studies
Mika Cho | Art
Christine Dosland | University Police
Janet Fisher-Hoult | Charter College of Education
Judith Hamera | Communication Studies
Joanna Gaspar | Student Health Center
Andrea Maxie | Curriculum and Instruction
Mary Diaz | Student Health Center
Rosemarie Marshall | Biology and Microbiology

1999 Recipients

Jewel Plummer Cobb | ACCESS Center
Lily Baba | Pat Brown Institute
Shirley Better | Social Work
Carol Dunn | Intercollegiate Athletics
Marilyn Elkins | English
Neda Fabris | Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Hunter | Undergraduate Studies
Dorothy Keane | Curriculum and Instruction
Hae Kyung Lee | Theatre Arts and Dance
Sylvia Scott-Hayes | University Writing Center
Behjat Sharif | Health and Nutritional Sciences
Carole Srole | History
Frieda Stahl | Physics and Astronomy
Eri Yasuhara | Modern Languages and Literatures
Marlene Zepeda | Child and Family Studies

Distinguished Women Awards Honorees