This award honors a support staff member who has made an outstanding contribution to the University. Previous recipients of this award since 1976 are listed below.

1976 Henry LaFleur, Industrial Engineering
1977 Anna Hagarty, Bureau of Government Research
1978 Fran Danowski Cohen, Student Relations & Research, and Frank Furtado, Graduate School of Oceanography
1979 Eileen Hughes, Graduate School of Oceanography
1980 Ernest Turnbull, Office of Residential Life
1981 Edward Blais, Physics
1982 Ethel A. Thompson, Speech Comm.
1983 Nancy Tucker, College of Nursing
1984 Barbara Janson, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
1985 Sharon Woodmansee, Political Science
1986 Delores Chadwick, Zoology
1987 Joyce Reusch, Graduate School of Oceanography
1988 Walter Castle, Heating Plant Engineer
1989 Vernice M. Burnett, Library
1990 Reba Whitford, Pharmacy
1991 Phyllis D'Abate, University College
1992 Joyce R. Deacon, Dean's Office, College of Nursing
1993 Elaine P. Taylor, Cancer Prevention Research Consortium
1994 Shirley Barney, Dental Hygiene
1995 Veronica Pokladnik, Graduate School of Oceanography
1996 J. Peter Morgan, Pharmacy
1997 Raymond T. McLaughlin, Chemical Engineering
1998 Stephen T. Pellegrino, Physics
1999 Valerie Morgan-Addison, Textiles
2000 Deborah A. Gardiner, Honors Program
2001 Alice C. Bristol, Cooperative Extension Center
2002 Kim A. Bissonnette, Athletic Therapist
2003 Mary L. Pinch, Principal Clerk Typist in the Labor Research Lab
2004 Joanne D. Lawrence, College of Arts and Sciences
2005 Kathleen A. Craig, Information Technologist, Enrollment Services
2006 Denise K. Gorenski, Specialist, Student Affairs, Pharmacy
2007 Michael P. McDonald, Property Control/Supply Officer for Dept of Housing