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Awards

The UCLA Graduate Students Association annually gives out two awards. Nominations are sought annually in early Spring quarter and the GSA Executive officers are charged with the selection process.

Nominations:

• Jeffrey L. Hanson Distinguished Service Award (PDF)
• James LuValle Distinguished Service Award (PDF)

Deadline: Extended to 5:00pm May 12, 2008 (originally May 9)

Submission: email completed PDF to vpi@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu

Jeffrey L. Hanson Distinguished Service Award

The purpose of the GSA Jeffrey L. Hanson Distinguished Service Awards is to acknowledge those individuals who have served the Graduate Students Association and represented the interests and concerns of graduate and professional students at UCLA during each academic year. The Award is named after Jeffrey L. Hanson, GSA Vice President-Internal Affairs 1989-90, as a memorial for his service and dedication to the GSA. This award is given out annually in three categories: Representative to the GSA, Non-Stipended Appointments, Stipended Appointments. Faculty, staff, administrators, and fellow students may nominate an individual for this award.

2007 Award Recipients:

• Amy Adrion, Director of Melnitz Movies (2006-2007)
• Jared Fox, GSA President (2004-2006), ASUCLA Board of Directors (2006-2007), Chair of Graduate Writing Center Oversight Committee (2006-2007)
• Nurit Katz, Director of Sustainable Resource Center (2005-2007)
• Hoi Ning Ngai, ASUCLA Board of Directors (2005-2007), Coordinator of Graduate Student Orientation (2006, 2007)
• Erica Saenz, Director of Community Service (2006-2007)

2006 Award Recipients:

• Lisa Linehan, Director of Graduate Interaction
• Arpi Siyahian, Director of Discretionary Funding
• Natalia Kozak, MIMG Grad Student

2005 Award Recipients:

• Charles Harless, ASUCLA Board of Directors, GSA President (2001-03)
• Dorothy Kim, Chair, ASUCLA Board of Directors, Graduate Council Representative (2000-01), GSA Internal Vice President (2000-03)
• Hasmik Badalian, Director of Graduate Student Events
• Julie Kessler, Director of Melnitz Movies

2004 Award Recipients:

• Ellen Stolzenberg, Graduate Council Representative
• Golnaz Tabibnia, Director of Elections
• Shannon Clements, Director of the Environmental Coalition

2003 Award Recipients:

• Marie Parkes, ASUCLA Board of Directors
• Naser Hamdi, Student Fee Advisory Committee
• Jerome Zoidakis, Representative to GSA
• Haig Hovsepian, Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity

2002 Award Recipients:

• Jeff Spisak, Representative to GSA
• Lawrence Culver, Representative to GSA
• Regulus Allen, SFAC
• Marilyn Gray, ASUCLA BOD
• Heath Izenson, Wooden Center Board of Governors
• Alexander Smith, Transportation Services Advisory Board
• Indre Viskontas, Academic Senate Graduate Council

James LuValle Distinguished Service Award

The purpose of the GSA James LuValle Distinguished Service Awards is to acknowledge those faculty, staff and administrators who have served the needs of graduate students above and beyond what is expected. The Award is named after James LuValle the first Graduate Students Association President for his service and dedication in forming the UCLA GSA. This award is given out annually in three categories: Faculty, Administration, and Staff. Only graduate students may nominate an individual for this award.

2007 Award Recipients:

• Albert Aubin, Associate Director of Counseling and Campus Relations, Career Center
• Anthony Leadholm, Graduate Counselor and Admissions Coordinator, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Jan Paley, Administrative Assistant, Americans with Disabilities Compliance Office
• John Richardson, Associate Dean, Graduate Division
• Roger Savage, Chair of Graduate Council (2006-2007)

2006 Award Recipients:

• Georgine Piper, Student Government Accounting
• Christine Wilson, Director of Graduate Student Resource Center
• Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, Vice Chancellor Graduate Studies, Dean of Graduate Division
• Maciek Kolodziejczak, Director of Student Services, School of Public Policy

2005 Award Recipients:

• William McDonald, Chair, Graduate Council
• William Roy, Chair, Graduate Council (2002-2004)
• Dean Dacumos, Student Affairs Officer, Statistics
• Jim Turner, Assistance Vice Chancellor, Graduate Division

2004 Award Recipients:

• David Lewin, UCLA Anderson School Faculty - Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
• Vincent Gau, UCLA Alumni Representative to GSA Forum

2003 Award Recipients:

• Bob Naples, AVC of Student and Campus Life
• Verra Morgan, Computer Science Dept Grad Student Affairs Officer
• Ronni Sanlo, Director of LGBT Center
• Dena Chertoff, Psychology Department Student Affairs Officer

2002 Award Recipients:

• Luisa Crespo, Academic Senate Graduate Council
  Administrative Support
• David Tomita, Biomathematics Student Affairs Officer
• Carol Newton, Biomathematics Faculty Advisor
• William Worger, History, Academic Senate Graduate Council Chair
• Duncan Lindsey, Social Welfare, Academic Senate Executive Board Vice Chair
• Jerry Mann, ASUCLA Director of Student Union