
Staff Scholarship & Leadership
Staff Council Programs
Staff Council offers UH staff members various scholarships, professional development programs and leadership development opportunities.
Staff Council programs provide a sense of unity, pride and achievement that empower the University of Houston’s community in its journey to the next milestone of excellence together.
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Staff Scholarship Listserv
2019-2020 Scholarship Award Recipients
Rodger Peters Scholarships
Kailey Posterick (Learning Abroad)
B. Renae Milton Students of Staff Scholarships
Carina Pouraryan (CLASS) Mohamedali Walla (NSM)
Fariba Pouraryan (Staff, UH Law Center) Laura Lee (Staff, College of Education)Staff Council Scholarships
Gillian Bautista (Office of Research, NSM) Candace Guy-Anzaldua (Dept. of Physics, NSM)
Lan Chi Nguyen (College of Optometry) Dina Padovan (UH Police Department)
Elizabeth Wingfield (Graduate College of Social Work)
Women & Gender Resource Center Advisory Committee Scholarships
Lauren Abott Till (Health & Human Performance) Michael Ahlf (Center for IT in Education
Paul Durisseau (Enterprise Systems IT) Andy Moon (Technology Services and Support)
Vanessa Vasquez (Undergraduate Advising Center, NSM)
2019 Leadership Awards
Rebecca Szwarc Group Award
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Business Office
This award is named in honor of our former colleague Rebecca Szwarc, who worked tirelessly to make this special recognition happen. This award is given to a department, office, area, committee or other work group that demonstrates high performance in delivering their designated service or on a special project, event or activity.
President's Awards
Innovation: Grace Rosanes, Assistant Director, Division of Research
Community Service: Karl Hearne, Executive Administrative Assistant, Neighborhood and Strategic Initiatives
President's Excellence Awards (formerly Staff Excellence)
Effective Leader:
Kristen Guiseppi, Director, Pre-Law Pipeline Program, University of Houston Law Center
Frank Kelley, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Business Programs, C.T. Bauer College of Business
Asha Thomas, Director of Student Affairs, C.T. Bauer College of BusinessAdministrative Professional:
Jacqueline Chee, Accountant 3, State Appropriation Accouonting
Maggie Mahoney, Learning Abroad Advisor, Learning Abroad
Caroline Watkins, Assistant Business Administrator, Department of PsychologyClerical:
Virginia Chandler, Financial Assistant 2, Educational Testing Services
Spencer Cook, Vendor ID Supervisor, Accounts Payable
Elaine Fiala, Executive Secretary, Health Law & Policy InstituteTech, Service & Craft:
Roderick Alexander, Facilities Services Lead, Facilities Services
Carla Tisby, Facilities Dispatch Supervisor, Facilities Services
Dwight Wilkins, Refuse Collector Driver, Solid Waste