Spartan Service Celebration 2021
The 53rd Annual Spartan Service Celebration honors SJSU staff members who reached a milestone year of service between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
Congratulations to our honorees!
All celebration videos are now posted in the Honorees section, along with a congratulatory video from the Office of the President.
Congratulations to the Staff Award Winners and Honorable Mentions!
If you were not able to join us for the live presentation of the Staff Awards, you now have the opportunity to view the recording of the event.
Honorees
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Congratulatory Message from the Office of the President
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10 years
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Abdon, Napoleon - Facilities Planning
Abrego, Nikole - Film and Theatre
Adams, Gary - Moss Landing Marine Lab
Alexander, Betty Jo - Housing Business Svcs
Alvarez, Crispin - MLK Library Facility
Alvarez, Roberto - Electrical
Andersen, Lauren - Degree Audit
Andriese, Timothy - Biological Sciences
Ang, Siew Wee - Student Wellness Center
Angel, Martha - Custodial
Baltazar, Connie - Student Wellness Center
Barajas, Alberto - Housing Building Maintenance
Barrera, Magdalena - Provost/SVP Academic Affairs
Basak, Debashish - Computing Services
Bates, Brian - Alumni & Community Engagement
Belcastro, Frank - MLK Library Security
Bender, Glenus - Electrical
Blanton, Jared - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Blum, Leslie - Geology
Bonesteel, Eric - Alumni & Community Engagement
Bravo, Ronald - Office of the Registrar
Brennan, Brent - Football
Briggs, John - Institutional Research
Brown, Kevina - Housing-Organization
Buchanan, Mathew - HVAC
Calderon, Rosalina - University Personnel
Canete, Carolyn - Alumni & Community Engagement
Carranza, Elizabeth - Housing Building Maintenance
Casciano, Ellenoir - Undergrad Admissions & Outreach
Castillo, Francisco - Holland Student Success Center
Ceniza, Juanita - Accounting Services
Chagolla, Placentina - Custodial
Chevalley, Eric - Research Foundation
Cin, Thang - MLK Library Facility
Craighead, Jamie - Women's Basketball
Croly, Justin - College of Science
Crowley, Joel - Distribution and Asset Svcs
D'Alarcao, Marc - College of Graduate Studies
D'Anna, Amy - CPGE Marketing
Daley, Eileen - Student-Athlete Academic Svcs
Denoga, Julie - A.S. Child Development Center
Dhillon, Palwinder - Student Wellness Center
Doan, Cuong - Institutional Research
Duorah, Smita - Engineerng Student Success Ctr
Ebalobor, Ace - MLK Library Facility
Elliott, Jeff - Ground
Estrada, Ignacio - Custodial
Eul, Karen - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Fierro, Yvette - Undergrad Admissions & Outreach
Figueroa, Edelmira - College of Social Sciences
Filip, Alena - Office of Research
Flores, Maribel - New Student & Family Programs
Fontana, Joseph - Maintenance & Operations
Frank, Amanda - University Personnel
Frank, Jeffrey - University Library
Funke, Angela - Accessible Education Center
Garcia, Gabriela - Acad Advising & Retention Svcs
Garcia, Jose - College of Science
Garcia, Jose - Central Store
Genes, Marna - Finance
Giron, Daan - Development Univ Advancement
Gjovaag, Eric - Beethoven Center
Gorvad, Barbara - Student Wellness Center
Graziani, Teri - Center for Faculty Development
Green, Tonja Swanson - College of Science
Growitz, Mary - Alumni & Community Engagement
Hager, Michelle - Student Writing Center
Hahn-Gronberg, Katherine - UPD Administrative Services
Haldi, Jeanine - Student Athlete Success Servic
Hall, Howard - Lock Shop
Hammonds, Gary - Custodial
Harris, Daveion - Parking Services
Hay, Lavette - Teacher Education
He, Xiu Li - MLK Library Facility
Heering, Michael - Plumbing
Hernandez, Patrice - Economics
Hernandez-Garcia, Rosa - Chemistry
Herrera, Jessica - Student Wellness Center
Heymann, DeAnna - CPGE Central Administration
Hirsh, Sandra - CPGE Central Administration
Huard, Ruth - CPGE Central Administration
Huynh, Kim - Undergraduate Education
Iocca, Kevin - Desktop Support
Jacobs, Sandra - College of Engineering
Johnson, Camille - College of Social Sciences
Jones, Kevin - University Personnel
Jones, Cher - College of Science
Koh, Keng - Testing
La Rosa, Silvia - Journalism & Mass Comm
Lahr, Shawn - Business Operations
Le, Pauline - Peer Connections
Le, Thao - Physics & Astronomy
Loo, Matthew - Desktop Support
Macias, Teresa - Custodial
Marquez, Tiana - Housing Business Svcs
Martinez Mata, Matilde - Custodial
Mayoral, Leticia - Undergrad Admissions & Outreach
McGregor, Sarah - Research Foundation
McInnis, Otis - Co-Generation Plant
McIntyre, Bryon - Child & Adolescent Development
Medeiros, Nelia - College of Science
Mehmi, Ishbal - Parking Services
Meka, Prasad - Enterprise Solutions
Mendez, Scott - Accessible Education Center
Moede, Sofia - College of Business
Murphy, Veronica - Advancement & Campaign Ops
Nambo, Maribel - Housing Building Maintenance
Ngo, Kim Huyen - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Nguyen, An - Computing Services
Olaivar, Leah - Nutrition, FoodSci & Packaging
Omid, Roya - Advancement & Campaign Ops
Ordonez, Sarinlak - Office of the Registrar
Oty, Roseanne - Student-Athlete Academic Svcs
Padilla, Margarita - Housing Building Maintenance
Pagani, Marco - College of Business
Pala, Atulkumar-Mansukhlal - Computing Services
Pan, Chao-Hwei - University Library
Patanao, Armando - Co-Generation Plant
Patel, Ghanshyam - Grad Adm & Prog Eval
Patricio, Soledad - Custodial
Pedro, Lolita - UPD Administrative Services
Perez, Eric-Gerald - Ground
Perez, Felipe - Distribution and Asset Svcs
Perez, Janene - LCOE Student Success Center
Perez, Jose - Lock Shop
Periasamy, Yogalakshmi - Enterprise Systems
Phan, Daisy - Accounting Services
Prunty, Kathleen - Business Services
Ramirez, Alexandro - Housing Building Maintenance
Ramirez, Antonio - Custodial
Rendler, Loren - University Library
Rodgers, Bernadette - ES Tech Impl & Comm
Rodriguez, Gilbert - HVAC
Rose, Robert - Art and Art History
Rubino, Brandi - Computer Engineering
Ruiz, Arlene - Student Wellness Center
Saechao, Vanh - Custodial
Saelee, E Fou - Custodial
Saephanh, Cheng - MLK Library Facility
Santos, Marcus - Housing Building Maintenance
Schlitzkus, Melanie - Provost/SVP Academic Affairs
Sclafani, Jennifer - ES Tech Impl & Comm
Seacrist, Lesley - University Library
Shepard, Jordan - Art and Art History
Shukla, Namrata - CPGE Central Administration
Sidhu, Amar Deep - University Personnel
Silva, Michael - UPD Field Operations
Skarbek, Jason - Environmental Health & Safety
Smith, Andrea - Peer Connections
Sparks, Brenden - Web & Campus Applications
Stahl, Jill - Degree Audit
Stein, David - Music & Dance
Stoyanova, Ivelina - Enterprise Systems
Suarez, Maria - Research Foundation
Sugiyama, Bonnie - PRIDE and Gender Equity Center
Tan, James - University Library
Tan-Aoyagi, Christina - Tower Foundation
Tercero, Claudia - Development Univ Advancement
Thompson, Remedios - College of Humanities & Arts
Trejo, Yvette - Marketing & Business Analytics
Tsai, Chia - Facilities Planning
Tuite, Marie - Athletic Director's Office
Ulate, Jody - Strategic Comm and Marketing
Valerio, Tamara - University Library
Van Coutren, Peter - Steinbeck Center
VanHoven, Miri - College of Science
Vargas, Orlando - Carpentry
Vargas, Rafael - UPD Field Operations
Villalpando, Angelica - Custodial
Villanueva, Regina - CPGE Financial Operations
Villavelazquez-Hill - Accessible Education Center
Vlay, Lisa - Administration & Finance
Voisinet, Matthew - Biological Sciences
Vu, Tam - Network Services
Watkins, Caitlyn - College of Business
Wolcott, Gregory - Student Trans & Retention Serv
Wright, Christie - Grad Adm & Prog Eval
You, Xiaoling - Student Wellness Center
Zavala, Veronica - Biological Sciences
Zhang, Lijun - Enterprise Solutions
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15 years
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Agbay, Drew - Student Outreach & Recruitment
Aldridge, Kim - ES Tech Impl & Comm
Arana, Peggy - Center for Community Learning and Leadership
Arellano-Zendejas, Fabiola - Industrial & Systems Engr
Barragan, Evelia - Housing Building Maintenance
Bettencourt, Anthony - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Bui, Vy - Kinesiology
Cai, Jie - University Library
Cervantes, Maria Victoria - Student Wellness Center
Colbert, Beth - Advancement & Campaign Ops
Cortes-Smith, Jimma - Counseling & Psychological Svcs
Delucchi, Rachel - Housing Business Svcs
Diaz, Anthony, - Distribution and Asset Svcs
Dunn, Wendy - University Library
Flores, Aaron - HVAC
Gallipeau, Rose Ann - Student Wellness Center
Garcia, Tony - University Personnel
Godfray, Martine - Research Foundation
Gold, Clifton - Special Events
Goldston, Ryoko - College of Business
Guerrero, Darlene - H&A Student Success Center
Hagan, William - Research Foundation
Hopkins, Sage - Women's Swimming
Jackson, Melinda - Undergraduate Studies
Kato, Cynthia - Acad Advising & Retention Svcs
Kaur, Ranjit - Research Foundation
Lee, Gina - School of Information PaCE
Lee, James - University Personnel
Lee, Thomas - UPD Field Operations
Lee, Tony - UPD Administrative Services
Leisenring, Amy - College of Graduate Studies
Leung, Paul - Desktop Support
Lington, Victoria - Music & Dance
Maraschin, Victor - Nuclear Science
Marin, Gina - Center for Faculty Development
May, Sandy - School of Information PaCE
McAulay, Steve - Network Services
McKee-Fegans, Felicia - Office of Diversity
Nguyen, Thanh-Minh - University Personnel
Nguyen, Thuvan - Undergrad Admissions & Outreach
Nobuhiro, Ann - LCOE Student Success Center
Orozco, Cathaline - Parking Services
Ortiz, Norma - Info Systems and Technology
Osumi, Douglas - Athletics Video Operations
Perez, Analisa - A.S. Child Development Center
Pietz, Kathy - Child Development Center
Principe, Roffna - School of Information PaCE
Rees, Matthew - Housing-Organization
Reisz, Thomas - Academic Preparation Programs
Rico, Florance - Housing Building Maintenance
Rios, Shauna - Finance Support
Ryan, Tricia - Grad Adm & Prog Eval
Sanchez, Daniel - Student Union
Sanders, Keith - Strategic Comm and Marketing
Soares, Danny - University Library
Soller, Ben - International Gateways
Sosa, Sylvia - Procurement
Stansberry, Julie - Student Athlete Success Services
Sturgill, Luz - Custodial
Taylor, Jeffrey - Co-Generation Plant
Threets, Shearon - Biological Sciences
Vaccaro, Michele - Research Foundation
Virick, Meg - College of Business
Weber, Deborah - Film and Theatre
Yao, Marian - Office of the Registrar
Yuen, Renee - Holland Student Success Center
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- 20 years
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Aguayo, Manuel - UPD Administrative Services
Barber, Ligaya - University Personnel
Cochran, William - Research Foundation
Cordova, Arthur - Ground
Dehn, Robin - HVAC
Fanfa Sullivan, Catherine - Occupational Therapy
Fassett, Deanna - Center for Faculty Development
Feldman, Jolene - Research Foundation
Garcia Aguilar, Maria - Custodial
Garcia, Anastasio - Ground
Garcia, Carlos - UPD Field Operations
Green, Kimberly - International Gateways
Guan, Connie - Student Union
Guel, Carolyn - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Ho, Irene - Undergrad Admissions&Outreach
Ho, Linda - Office of the Registrar
Houlihan, Terrence - Research Foundation
Jakl, William - Research Foundation
Johnson, Amanda - Bursar's Office
Koc, Raymond - Desktop Support
Latour, Patricia - Student Wellness Center
Leon, Jesus - HVAC
Martinez, Nick - Film and Theatre
McCall, Karen, Jennifer - Procurement
Nazaryan, Irina - Housing Business Svcs
Perez, Stacy - University Personnel
Phan, Mai - School of Social Work
Quinonez, Claudia - Academic Scheduling
Ramirez, Jaime - Central Store
Richardson, Nieves - CPGE Financial Operations
Romero, Ivy Suong - Accounting Services
Ruiz, Eberardo - MLK Library Facility
Santos, Waynette - CPGE Marketing
Tello, Zaynna - Office of the President
Thai, Ha - College of Education
Tipton, Sara - Payments
Van Leer, Vicky - Business Operations
Vo, Diemtrang - Research Foundation
Webster, Jane - Moss Landing Marine Lab
Wong, Agatha - Office of the Registrar
Yarbrough, Sandra - Research Foundation
Young, Lawrence - College of Science
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- 25 years
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Arreola-Lopez, Mary - Research Foundation
Chan, Amy - Finance Support
Chavez, Delia - Degree Audit
David, Oscar - Holland Student Success Center
Jobe, Kimberly - Research Foundation
Kozak, Catherine - College of Science
Kronisch, Robert - Student Wellness Center
Luu, Ha - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Peters, Darryl - Research Foundation
Pieniaszek, Karen - Business Graduate Programs
Svorou, Soteria - College of Humanities & Arts
Vasquez, Anita - University Personnel
Yamakawa Cox, Lucille - Music & Dance
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- 30 years
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Brasil, Connie - Research Foundation
Douglas, Jocelyn - Moss Landing Marine Lab
Fernandez, Christina - Acad Advising & Retention Svcs
Hughes-Shorter, Wanda - Financial Aid & Scholarships
Matthews, Eric - SA System & Student Succ Prog
Odisho, Alphonse - Geology
Wood, Darcel - Office of the Registrar
Yanez, Erlinda - Chicana and Chicano Studies
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- 35 years
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Duong, Lan - Research Foundation
Kelbert, Bruce - Instructional & Meeting Spaces
Landeros, Edelmira - Undergrad Admissions&Outreach
Lieu, Sonia - VP Student Affairs
Sida, Richard - HVAC
Talley, Joni - Office of the Registrar
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- 40 years
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Fan, Lawrence - Sports Information
Skyberg, John - Maintenance & Operations
Yarbrough, Mark - Research Foundation
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Staff Awards
- Spartan Spirit Award
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Winner
Erlinda Yanez – Chicana and Chicano Studies
Honorable Mention
Cindy Aubrey - Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Tamela Sullivan - University Personnel
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- Distinguished Service
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Winner
Kim Huynh – Undergraduate Education
Honorable Mention
Jocelyn Douglas - Moss Landing Marine Labs
Maria (Elma) Arredondo - Student Affairs Systems
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- Staff of the Year
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Winner
Rhett Frantz – Moss Landing Marine Labs
Honorable Mention
Joshua Kas-Osoka - Peer Connections
Nha-Nghi Nguyen - Psychology
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Acknowledgements
- Spartan Service Celebration Committee
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- Carrie Medders - Co-Chair
- Tamela Sullivan - Co-Chair
- Amanda Frank
- Coleetta Mcelroy
- Kristine Ellithorpe
- Yingjie Liu
- Michelle Frey
- Sylvia Ruiz
- Tracy Vuong
- Zaynna Tello
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- Event Planning
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- Amber Armstrong
- Khristine Lugo
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- Video Production
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- Teri Graziani
- Keith Sanders
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- Photography
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- Robert Bain
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- Graphic Design
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- Pourya Nadimi
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- Web Design
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- Michael Pyrch
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- Script Writing
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- Mike Janes
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- Tower Hall Painting, Animation
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- Junhao Su
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- Special Thanks
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- Strategic Communications and Marketing
- Bursar’s Office
- Janet Sundrud, Staff Council
- Lisa Towns, University Bookstore
- Maggie Carrera, University Personnel
- Joanne Wright, University Personnel
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- Vendors
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- Honoree Ribbons - Ribbons Galore
- Engraving - JB Trophies & Custom Frames
- Gold Foil Stickers - Sticker Shop
- Certificates - Maple Press
- Certificate Holders - Benjamin Litho, Inc.
- Plaques - Ignite Marketing
- Spartan Pins - Lapel Pin Productions
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Questions?
- If you believe you should be honored for your service but aren’t listed, or if you have questions about the event, please contact Tamela Sullivan via email at tamela.sullivan@sjsu.edu.
- The Faculty Service Recognition event will be held at a later date. Please contact Melanie Schlitzkus in the Office of the Provost for more information: melanie.schlitzkus@sjsu.edu.