Nominees Announced for Staff Association Impact Award

February 23, 2009

Twelve staff members have been nominated for the second UCSD Staff Association Impact Award. The association will soon announce the name of this year’s winner, who will receive a $500 award. The Impact Award recognizes an employee who made a clear and significant difference on the job that furthers UCSD's mission—teaching, research, and public service—or made a positive impact on the local or global community. “It’s important to honor staff members’ contributions both at the university and in the community,” said Rich LaClair-Zoehrer, chair of the Staff Association.

This year’s nominees are:

• Darlene Mercado, student organizations advisor and special events coordinator at the Center for Student Involvement
• Deborah Davis manager of member relations at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center
• Macy Huynh, assistant student affairs officer in the department of philosophy
• Jo Adamcik, office manager at the UCSD Ratner Eye Center
• Alonso N. Noble, assistant superintendent in Facilities Management
• Shannon Free-Cleveland, marketing representative in UCSD Extension
• Patty Camacho, fiscal officer in the department of neurosciences
• Richard Belmontez, training manager in Environmental Health and Safety
• Barry Niman, director of Accommodation Counseling and Consulting Services
• Linda Thai Schlossman, home loan coordinator/Human Resources analyst, in the office of the Senior Vice Chancellor-Academic Affairs
• Cesar Figueroa, assistant resident dean at Earl Warren College
• Peggy Chambers, recruitment specialist for the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study in the department of neurosciences