Award for Exceptional University Management

Questions? Contact Office of the Chancellor

Overview

This award recognizes extraordinary individuals for their professional performance and managerial service to the University beyond the scope of their individual functions at UCSF. See nomination criteria and previous recipients.

Call for Nominations

The nomination period has closed for 2024.

Contact

For questions, please contact Rebecca Daro.

Eligibility

Nominations of individuals are encouraged versus groups. 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: Questions regarding classification and employment eligibility can be directed to your departmental personnel assistant or your Human Resources customer service representative.

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

Nomination Requirements

  • Lead nominator who initiates, monitors, and completes the process. The online tool will route to emails of contributors provided by lead nominator.
  • Endorsement by nominee’s supervisor and department head.
  • One nomination letter* from the nominee’s supervisor citing specific examples of the nominee’s exceptional managerial performance as related to the Selection Criteria.
  • Up to two support letters* citing examples of the nominee’s exceptional managerial performance as related to the Selection Criteria. Note: support letters may be endorsed by multiple supporters.

The nomination period has closed for 2024.

Improve Nominations with Versa AI

*Consider using UCSF’s internal AI tool Versa to improve your nomination letter.

  • Learn more and sign up for the Versa waiting list at ai.ucsf.edu (MyAccess login required).
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Past Recipients

2024

  • Lani Pettersen
  • Nina Pitts
  • Kyle Pusateri
  • Felipe Rubio

2023

  • Mary Beth Blasnek
  • Margaret Damiano
  • Rick Larsen

2021

  • Jennifer Dowd
  • Pamela Hayes
  • Angela Marks
  • Jane Rabbitt
  • Karen White Horn

2022

  • Molly Frances Battistelli
  • Michael L. Helle
  • Janelle Smith Hernandez
  • Tristin Penland

2020

  • Clarice Estrada
  • Mounira Kenaani
  • Philip O'Brien
  • Laurae Pearson

2019

  • Jane Czech
  • Cynthia Watchmaker
  • Alesia Woods

2018

  • Michael Chen
  • Bernadette Jimenez
  • Georgina Lopez

2017

  • Aleksandrina Eppel
  • Michael Nordberg
  • Jane Wong

2016

  • Susan J. O'Hara
  • Lisa Raskulinec
  • Eunice Stephens

2015

  • Christina Cicoletti
  • Larisa Kure
  • Naledi Saul

2014

  • Maye Chrisman
  • Marge O’Halloran
  • Clifford Skinner

2013

  • Richard Capra
  • Jon Giacomi
  • Anja Paardekooper

2012

  • Tim Greer
  • Bonnie Johnson
  • Cynthia Lynch Leathers

2011

  • Laurel Bray-Hanin
  • Marie Caffey
  • Carrie Steere-Salazar

2010

  • Shirley Hodges
  • Zina Mirsky
  • Kevin Souza

2009

  • Stephanie Berman
  • Angela Hawkins
  • Susan Lopez-Payan

2008

  • Adele Anfinson
  • Kathleen Balestreri
  • Erika Zappe

2007

  • Amy Levine
  • Ann Williamson

2006

  • Paulette Gregg
  • Laurel Koepernik

2005

  • Doug Eckman
  • Tracy Schaefer
  • Ian Tuller

2004

  • Diane Dillon
  • David Odato
  • Alexis Purcell

2003

  • Lisa Gee
  • Martha Hooven
  • Susan Schultz

2002

  • Kevin Beauchamp
  • Cindi Drew
  • Jane Hirsch

2001

  • Nancy Catena
  • Patricia Coleman
  • Stella Hsu

2000

  • Donna Howell
  • Judith Pelzner
  • Chuck Smukler

1999

  • Denly Herbert
  • Linda Rampil