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Berkeley Staff Assembly to celebrate managerial excellence
Staff organization will also acknowledge its own first quarter century at May 15 ceremony
| 03 May 2006
The Berkeley Staff Assembly will hold its Excellence in Management (EIM) awards ceremony at noon, Monday, May 15, in International House's Chevron Auditorium. The annual event this year celebrates 34 stellar managers, as well as BSA itself, which is 25 this year. BSA is a staff organization open to all employees.
| Recipients of the 2006 Excellence in Management Award Barbara Ando, Lawrence Hall of Science Martin Backstrom, Institute of East Asian Studies Lisa Frederiksen Bolivar, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Denise Boyd, Haas School of Business Donna Bridges, Energy and Resources Group Zane Cooper, Haas School of Business Brandon DeFrancisci, Office of Environment, Health and Safety Scott Dinkelspiel, Human Resources Dave Duer, The Library Hamid Ehya, UC Extension Greg Haet, Office of Environment, Health and Safety Alan Hand, Physical Plant Della Hill, Residential and Student Service Programs Mary Kelleher-Jones, School of Law Cynthia Kennon, College of Engineering Sandra Ketchpel, Goldman School of Public Policy Miho Komai, Lawrence Hall of Science Rich Lau, Office of Human Resources David MacFarland, Environmental Design Library Kristi Mares, Business Services Taun Miller Wright, University Relations Lourdes Miranda, College of Letters and Science Teresa Ochoa, Physical Plant Moira Perez, Graduate Division Sandra Rehling, College of Chemistry Colleen Rovetti, University Relations Maria Santana, UC Extension Kathy Schermerhorn-Cousens, College of Engineering Alix Schwartz, Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies Terry Strathman, Undergraduate Research Mike Weinberger, Recreational Sports Antoinette Whittle-Ciprazo, African American Studies Joel Wishnoff, Capital Projects John Zilber, Capital Projects |
Campus VIPs scheduled to attend the event include Chancellor Birgeneau, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health and Human Services Steve Lustig, and Vice Chancellor for Administration Nathan Brostrom. The chancellor will present a certificate of appreciation honoring the staff association's long years of service to the campus community.
This year's theme for the EIM Award program, now in its 18th year, is "Celebrating Managers Who Celebrate Staff." Recipients are nominated by staff they supervise. In selecting this year's honorees, the committee looked for managers who work to create a diverse and inclusive workforce at Berkeley, support flexible or non-traditional working arrangements, foster staff development and growth, encourage creative problem-solving, and/or recognize staff and encourage teamwork.
The staff organization's history dates back to September 1981. Its roots go back nearly a decade more, to the Organization for Creative Management (formed by campus managers in 1972) and several subsequent staff organizations.
25 years of achievement for BSA
BSA is credited with launching a number of projects and programs aimed at creating a positive relationship between staff and administration at Berkeley and fostering development and opportunities for staff. Its accomplishments include a mentoring program (recognized with a 2005 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award), a career-development handbook (created in the early '90s), the Staff Internship Program, a scholarship program, and the EIM Award. BSA helped form the Chancellor's Staff Advisory Committee (which in turn advocated creation of a Staff Ombuds Office). It also has two representatives on the systemwide Council of the University of California Staff Assemblies.
For details on the EIM Award ceremony, contact Susan Cass (scass@berkeley.edu, 643-3155). For information on BSA, including how to join, visit bsa.berkeley.edu. Annual membership is $15; the first year's membership is free.