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Archives Bonus Program Staff Awards

Administrative archives of Staff awards and recognition

Staff Awards and Recognition

Bonus Program Awards


The Library recognizes exceptional performance above and beyond a faculty/staff member's normal scope of assigned duties and responsibilities with Bonus Program Awards.

Exceptional Performance of Faculty / Staff Members in 2017 - 2015

Spring 2017

Spring 2016

Spring 2015

Individual Recipients:
  • Erica Aguirre, Administration
  • Samantha Rich, Administration
  • Elizabeth Villa, Archives & Special Collections
Team Award Recipients:
  • Linda Baldwin, Technical Services
  • Sandra Demonch, Administration
  • Jesus Hernandez, Access Services
  • Linda Landez-Garcia, Access Services
  • Gracie Martinez, Technical Services
  • Luci Ortiz, Reference & Research Services
  • Adam Sainz, Access Services
  • JoAnne Vincenti, Technical Services
  • Jessica Zubia, Access Services
Individual Recipients:
  • Linda Landez-Garcia, Access Services
  • Liz Miller, Technical Services
  • Tiffany Schirmer, Technical Services
Team Award Recipients:
  • Erica Aguirre-Bautista, Administration
  • Sarah Allison, Archives & Special Collections
  • April Anaya, Administration
  • Paula Johnson, Reference & Research Service
  • Cassie McClure, Administration
  • Luci Ortiz, Reference & Research Services
  • Samantha Rich, Administration
Individual Recipients:
  • Matthew Friedberg,
  • Leticia Phetteplace, Administration
  • Theresa Westbrock, Reference & Research Services
Team Award Recipients:
  • April Anaya, Administration
  • Susan Beck, Access Services
  • Mary Covarrubias-Chavarria, Access Services
  • Barbara Hart, Administration
  • Veronica Gomez, Administration
  • Chris Landt, Systems
  • Samantha Rich, Administration
Exceptional Performance of Faculty / Staff Members in 2014 - 2012

Spring 2014

Spring 2013

Spring 2012

Individual Recipients:
  • Linda Baldwin, Technical Services
  • Edward Flores, Access Services
  • Cassie McClure, Technical Services
  • Elizabeth Miller, Technical Services
  • Wendy Simpson, Reference & Research Services
Team Award Recipients:
  • April Anaya, Administration
  • Nathan Brown, Administration
  • Ingrid Schneider, Technical Services
  • Cynthia Watkins, Reference & Research Services
Individual Recipients:
  • Samantha Barrio, Access Services
  • Jennifer Chavez, Archives & Special Collections
  • Veronica Gomez, Administration
  • Mardi Mahaffy, Reference & Research Services
Team Award Recipients:
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Jennifer Chavez, Archives & Special Collections
  • Sandra Demonch, Administration
  • Elizabeth Flores, Archives & Special Collections
  • Matt Friedberg, Archives & Special Collections
  • Linda Landez-Garcia, Access Services
  • Veronica Gomez, Administration
  • Paula Kilgore, Access Services
  • Chris Landt, Systems
  • John Sandstrom, Technical Services
  • Dean Wilkey, Archives & Special Collections
Individual Recipients:
  • Paula Kilgore, Access Services
  • Leilani Horton, Reference & Research Services
  • Lorena Ramos, Administration
  • John Sandstrom, Technical Services
  • Dean Wilkey, Archives & Special Collections
Team Award Recipients:
  • Cecelia Carrasco, Archives & Special Collections
  • Elizabeth Flores, Archives & Special Collections
  • Dean Wilkey, Archives & Special Collections
  • Lenny Silverman, Archives & Special Collections
  • Charles Stanford, Archives & Special Collections
  • Kristina Martinez, Administration
Exceptional Performance of Faculty / Staff Members in 2011 - 2009

Spring 2011

Spring 2010

Spring 2009

Individual Recipients:
  • Susan Beck
  • Yolanda Chacon-Valle
  • Christopher Landt
  • Luci Ortiz
  • Teresa Roberts
  • Jivonna Steward
  • Dean Wilkey
Team Award Recipients:
  • Samantha Barrio, Access Services
  • Donna Burkholder, Access Services
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Edward Flores, Access Services
  • Christopher Landt, Systems
  • Deborah Parker, Access Services
  • Teresa Roberts, Systems
  • Jivonna Stewart, Access Services
Individual Recipients:
  • Paula Kilgore, Access Services
  • Cassandra (Cassie) McClure, Archives & Special Collections
Team Award Recipients:
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Yolanda Chacon-Valle, Access Services
  • Paula Kilgore, Access Services
  • Alisa Gonzales, Reference & Research Services
  • Kathy Sowa, Reference & Research Services
  • Sherry Ward, Technical Services
Individual Recipients:
  • Linda Baldwin, Technical Services
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Jennifer Chavez, Technical Services
  • Leilani Horton, Reference & Research Services
  • Lisa Mendoza, Technical Services
  • Deborah Parker, Access Services
  • Tracey Thompson, Technical Services
Exceptional Performance of Faculty / Staff Members in 2008 - 2006

Spring 2008

Spring 2007

Spring 2006

Individual Recipients:
  • Vicki Baldridge, Access Services
  • Grace Gonzales-Small, Technical Services
  • Barbara Hart, Administration
  • Jenny Lockwood, Technical Services
  • Kimberly Miller, Access Services
  • Teresa Roberts, Systems
  • Charles Stanford, Archives & Special Collections
  • Jo Anne Vincenti, Technical Services
  • Sherry Ward, Technical Services
Individual Recipients:
  • Donna Burkholder, Access Services
  • Yolanda Chacon-Valle, Access Services
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Veronica Gomez, Administration
  • Alice Granado, Systems
  • Mavis Johnson, Reference & Research Services
  • Connie Loyd, Administration
  • Mardi Mahaffy, Reference & Research Services
  • Gracie Martinez, Technical Services
  • Irene Shown, Reference & Research Services
  • Marti Torres, Administration
Individual Recipients:
  • DJ Chavez, Administration
  • Vicki Minnick, Access Services
  • AnaLisa Moyers, Technical Services
  • Wendy Simpson, Reference & Research Services
  • Jivonna Stewart, Access Services
  • Barbara Hart, Administration
  • Chris Landt, Systems
  • Sherry Ward, Technical Services
  • Larry Creider, Technical Services
Exceptional Performance of Faculty / Staff Members in 2005

Spring 2005

Individual Recipients:
  • Mary Chavarria, Access Services
  • Graciela Martinez, Technical Services
  • Elizabeth Mendoza-Valdivia, Technical Services
  • Kimberly Miller, Access Services
  • Stuart Peale, Technical Services
  • Irene Shown, Reference
  • Kathy Sowa, Reference

Carl Faubion Awards


The Carl Faubion Outstanding Library Staff Employee of the Year Award is given annually to a library staff employee who has shown excellence in customer service, innovation, creative thinking in problem-solving, and exceptional contributions to the NMSU Library. Here is more information about the Carl Faubion Award.

  • Spring 2012 - Mary Covarrubias-Chavarria, Access Services
  • Spring 2011 - Jenny Lockwood, Technical Services
  • Spring 2010 - Kristina Martinez, Development
  • Spring 2009 - Sherry Ward, Technical Services
  • Spring 2008 - Chris Landt, Administration, Systems

Student Employee Scholarship Awards


The Elizabeth McKenney Titus NMSU Library Student Employee Scholarship was created to recognize our hardworking student employees and their contributions to the NMSU Library. The scholarship is given annually to a library student employee who has been employed at the library for at least two semesters, is a sophomore-level student or higher, is currently employed in good standing at the time of the award, and has a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.

  • Spring 2017 - Alexis Puente, Guadalupe Rubio
  • Spring 2016 - Elizabeth Butler, Nicah Montoya

Years of Service Awards


Service awards are given for recognition and appreciation of service to the university. Recognized anniversary years are ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, and thirty-five. Here is more information about the Years of Service Award.

Service Awards in 2018 - 2016
2017 - 2018 Honorees Years of
Service
2016 - 2017 Honorees Years of
Service
Molly Molloy
25 Cynthia Watkins
35
Susan Beck, Jo Anne Vincenti
20 Edward Flores, Kimberly Miller, Wendy Simpson
15
Leticia Phetteplace
15 Linda Landez-Garcia, Theresa Westbrock, Dean Wilkey
10
Alisa Gonzalez, Elizabeth Villa
10 Armando Gomez, John Sandstrom, Tiffany Schirmer
5
Erica Aguirre, Matthew Friedberg, Teddie Moreno
5    
Service Awards in 2016 - 2014
2015 - 2016 Honorees Years of
Service
2014 - 2015 Honorees Years of
Service
Jivonna Stewart
25 Alice Granado, Barbara Hart, Christopher Landt
20
Veronica Gomez
20 Laurence Creider
15
Gracie Martinez, Elizabeth Titus
15 Ellen Bosman
10
Samantha Barrio, Teresa Roberts
10 Nirmala Gunapala, Paula Johnson, Ingrid Scneider
5
Sandra Demonch
5    
Service Awards in 2014 - 2012
2013 - 2014 Honorees Years of
Service
2012 - 2013 Honorees Years of
Service
Carol Boyse 40 Molly Molloy 20
Mary Covarrubias-Chavarria, Elizabeth Mendoza-Valdivia 20 Susan Beck, Jo Anne Vincenti 15
Leilani Horton, Dora Morales 15 Yolanda Chacon-Valle, Leticia Phetteplace 10
Linda Baldwin, Mardi Mahaffy, Cynthia Pierard 10 Sarah Baker, Elizabeth Flores, Alisa Gonzalez 5
Jennifer Chavez, Paula Kilgore, Norice Lee, Matthew Martinez,
Elizabeth Miller, Lucia Ortiz
5    
Service Awards in 2012 - 2010
2011 - 2012 Honorees Years of
Service
2010 - 2011 Honorees Years of
Service
Cynthia Watkins 30 Michael Mitchell, Jivonna Stewart 20
Stuart Peale 20 Veronica Gomez 15
Lorena Ramos 15 Donna Burkholder, Jenny Lockwood, Graciela Martinez, Elizabeth Titus 10
Deborah Parker, Edward Flores, Kimberly Miller, Wendy Simpson 10 Samantha Barrio, Teresa Roberts 5
Dean Wilkey, Linda Landez-Garcia, Theresa Westbrock 5    
Service Awards in 2010 - 2008
2009 - 2010 Honorees Years of
Service
2008 - 2009 Honorees Years of
Service
Sherry Ward 35 Carol Boyse 35
Sylvia Ortiz 25 Jeanette Smith 25
Alice Granado, Barbara Hart, Christopher Landt 15 Mary Covarrubias-Chavarria, Elizabeth Mendoza-Valdivia 20
Larry Creider 10 Leilani Horton, Dora Morales 15
Martha Andrews, Ellen Bosman, Mavis Johnson 5 Linda Baldwin, Stephen Hussman, Mardi Mahaffy,
Cindy Pierard
5
Service Awards in 2008 - 2006
2007 - 2008 Honorees Years of
Service
2006 - 2007 Honorees Years of
Service
Molly Molloy, Irene Shown 15 Grace Gonzales-Small, Kathryn Sowa, Cindy Watkins 25
Susan Beck, Jo Anne Vincenti 10 Yolanda Chacon-Valle, Deborah Chavez,
Barbara Peale, Stuart Peale, Kay Simpson
15
    Lorena Ramos 10
    Joseph Becker, Kimberly Miller, Deborah Parker,
Lenny Silverman, Wendy Simpson
5
       
Service Awards in 2006 - 2004
2005 - 2006 Honorees Years of
Service
2005 - 2004 Honorees Years of
Service
Gary Mayhood, Timothy McKimmie, Michael Mitchell,
Jivonna Stewart, Marti Torres
15 Sherry Ward 30
Veronica Gomez, Deanna Litke, Marvin Wiburg 10 Genevieve Bauer, Floyd Ransom,
Irene Tellez
25
William Boehm, Donna Burkholder, Isabel Beverly Cano,
Jenny Lockwood, Graciela Martinez, Lisa Moyers, Elizabeth Titus
5 Irene Shown 20
    Mike Lopez 15
    Yolanda Chacon-Valle, Barbara Hart,
Alice Granado, Christopher Landt
10
    Laurence Crieder, Janice Hylen 5
Service Awards in 2004 - 2002
2003 - 2004 Honorees Years of
Service
2002 - 2003 Honorees Years of
Service
Cheryl Wilson
35 Sylvia Ortiz
20
Carol Boyse
30 Diane Gilewitch
15
Frances Alvarez, Sandra Padilla, Jeanette Smith
20 Debi Estrada, Molly Molloy
10
Mary Chavarria, Elizabeth Mendoza
15 Susan Beck, Rose Sand, JoAnne Vincenti
5
Leilani Horton, Dora Morales
10    
Victoria Minnick 5    
Service Awards in 2002 - 2000
2001 - 2002 Honorees Years of
Service
2000 - 2001 Honorees Years of
Service
John Freyermuth, Holly Reynolds
25 Wylene Saunders
20
Grace Gonzales-Small, Vita Montano, Cindy Watkins
20 Helen Barber
15
Mila Smith
15 Gary Mayhood, Timothy McKimmie, Mike Mitchell,
Jivonna Stewart, Marti Torres, Charles Townley
10
Barbara Peale, Stuart Peale, Kay Simpson
10 Joe Chavez, Deanna Valdez, Marv Wiburg
5
Dennis Daily
5    
Service Awards in 2000 - 1998
1999 - 2000 Honorees Years of
Service
1998 - 1999 Honorees Years of
Service
Austin Hoover
25 Cheryl Wilson
30
Rose Marie Garcia, Cecilia Mendoza, Floyd Ransom,
Kathryn Sowa, Genevieve Bauer, Irene Tellez
20 Carol Boyse, Bonnie Wetzel
25
Irene Shown
15 Irene Rivera, Roger Steeb
20
Mary Chavarria, Mike Lopez
10 Frances Alvarez, Darla Brizzee, Sandra Padilla,
Jeanette Smith
15
 
  Elizabeth Mendoza, Karen Stabler 10