The nomination period has closed for 2023. For questions, please contact Stephanie Mackler.
Eligibility Requirements for Nomination
Nominees must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Have been a career UCSF employee for at least five years with a minimum 50% staff appointment at the time of nomination.
- Have either an S-series (S1-S2) or M-series (M1-M4) classification but do not hold the title of assistant or associate vice chancellor or equivalent VP or Executive VP title in UCSF Health.
- Have been vetted and endorsed by their supervisor and department head.
- Have not previously received the award.
- Have exhibited and sustained outstanding management performance as delineated below by the “Selection Criteria.”
- NOTE: Proof regarding classification and employment eligibility must be attained from your departmental personnel assistant or your Human Resources customer service representative prior to submitting a nomination.
Selection Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated per the following criteria:
- Creativity/Innovation: demonstrates ability to develop new methods and approaches resulting in positive change and new standards of performance
- Communication/Responsiveness: demonstrates commitment to timely, honest, thorough, and sensitive communication and profound capacity to respond to those managed and served as well as to resolve problems promptly and willingly
- Diversity/Inclusion: demonstrates commitment to advancing the spectrum of people and perspectives in order to provide a broadly diverse work environment and culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and inherently open to diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care
- Integrity/Accountability: demonstrates commitment to uphold the ethical standards of the University and to be unwaveringly fair, honest, transparent, and accountable in interactions with their staff and the campus community
- Performance/Engagement: demonstrates maximum levels of professional competency, reliability, and responsibility as well as career action, involvement, and commitment to advancing staff development, growth, and engagement
- Collaboration/Support: demonstrates exceptional ability to effectively and respectfully work within and between groups to manage all points of view toward achieving departmental goals and furthering UCSF priorities in a supportive environment
Past Recipients
1999
Denly Herbert
Linda Rampil
2000
Donna Howell
Judith Pelzner
Chuck Smukler
2001
Nancy Catena
Patricia Coleman
Stella Hsu
2002
Kevin Beauchamp
Cindi Drew
Jane Hirsch
2003
Lisa Gee
Martha Hooven
Susan Schultz
2004
Diane Dillon
David Odato
Alexis Purcell
2005
Doug Eckman
Tracy Schaefer
Ian Tuller
2006
Paulette Gregg
Laurel Koepernik
2007
Amy Levine
Ann Williamson
2008
Adele Anfinson
Kathleen Balestreri
Erika Zappe
2009
Stephanie Berman
Angela Hawkins
Susan Lopez-Payan
2010
Shirley Hodges
Zina Mirsky
Kevin Souza
2011
Laurel Bray-Hanin
Marie Caffey
Carrie Steere-Salazar
2012
Tim Greer
Bonnie Johnson
Cynthia Lynch Leathers
2013
Richard Capra
Jon Giacomi
Anja Paardekooper
2014
Maye Chrisman
Marge O’Halloran
Clifford Skinner
2015
Christina Cicoletti
Larisa Kure
Naledi Saul
2016
Susan J. O'Hara
Lisa Raskulinec
Eunice Stephens
2017
Aleksandrina Eppel
Michael Nordberg
Jane Wong
2018
Michael Chen
Bernadette Jimenez
Georgina Lopez
2019
Jane Czech
Cynthia Watchmaker
Alesia Woods
2020
Clarice Estrada
Mounira Kenaani
Philip O'Brien
Laurae Pearson
2021
Jennifer Dowd
Pamela Hayes
Angela Marks
Jane Rabbitt
Karen White Horn
2022
Molly Frances Battistelli
Michael L. Helle
Janelle Smith Hernandez
Tristin Penland