Past Winners
2021 Staff Make Students Count Awardees
The 2021 award recipients were:
Allie Hartman – Student Organization Coordinator - University of Alaska Anchorage
Stacey Howdeshell – Pre-Âmajor advisor in the Academic Advising Center - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cheryl Stromme – Academic Advisor - University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus
Steve Mullins – Emergency Planner & Continuity Director - ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Office
Read more about the 2021 Awardees in the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å News.
2020 Staff Make Students Count Awardees
The 2020 award recipients were:
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Caroline Venuti, the Learning Resource Center Coordinator and Writing Tutor on the Kachemak Bay Campus
of KPC, as well as the advisor for the KBC Student Association.
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Carol Hoefler, the administrative assistant for the Art Department, where she assists both graduate
and undergraduate art students.
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Louis Scott, the Title III Academic Advisor, who provides student advising and math tutoring on the Ketchikan campus.
Read more in the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å News.
2019 Winners
From left: Jim Johnsen, Michael Hostina, Denise Carl, Jennifer Lu, Kelly Foran
2018 Awardees
Tim Flynn, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA
Sam Gingerich, Tim Flynn, Jim Johnsen
Wanda Wahl, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
Jim Johnsen, Wanda Wahl, Dan White
Shayla Sulser, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
Jim Johnsen, Shayla Sulser, Rick Caulfield
2017 Awardees
Wayne "Woody" Woodgate, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA-Prince William Sound College
Woody Woodgate and President Johnsen
Virginia "Ginny" Redmond, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
President Johnsen, Ginny Redmond, and Chancellor Thomas
Auguste Stiehr, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
President Johnsen, Auguste Stiehr, and Chancellor Caulfield
Josh Watts, SW
President Johnsen, Josh Watts, and CITO Kowalski
2016 Awardees
Ryan J. Hill,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA
President Johnsen, Ryan J. Hill, and Chancellor Case
Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
President Johnsen, Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, and Chancellor Powers
Brenda Hurley, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
President Johnsen, Brenda Hurley, and Chancellor Caulfield
Buffy Kuiper,
SW
Buffy Kuiper and President Johnsen
2015 Awardees
Lydia Anderson,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
Chancellor Rogers, Lydia Anderson, President Gamble
Sheila Randazzo, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA
President Gamble, Sheila Randazzo, Chancellor Case
Margie Thomson, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
Chancellor Caulfield, Margie Thomson, President Gamble
Joseph Altman,
SW
President Gamble, Joseph Altman, VPAA Dan White
2014 Awardees
Chris Volk,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA
Chancellor Case, Chris Volk
Leah Aronow-Brown, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
Leah Aronow-Brown, Chancellor Rogers
Elizabeth Spence, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
Chancellor Pugh, Elizabeth Spence, and Provost Caulfield
Dory Straight,
SW
Dory and President Pat Gamble
2013 Awardees
Gabrielle Hazelton, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF
Chancellor Rogers, Gabrielle Hazelton, President Gamble
Abby Kosmos,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS
Chancellor Pugh, Abby Kosmos, President Gamble
Zlata Lokteva,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA
Chancellor Case, Zlata Lokteva, President Gamble
Mike O'Brien,
SW
Mike and President Pat Gamble
2012 Awardees
The 2012 recipients of the Staff Make Students Count award:
Marsha Squires, Joe Hayes, Kathy Smith and Kate Wattum
2011 Awardees
Pictured from left are: ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å President Patrick Gamble;
Jerry Phillips, Captain, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF Fire Department;
Beatrice Franklin, Librarian and ESL Tutor, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS;
Maria Bonifacio, Residence Life Director, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA;
and Cathy Ewing, Student Enrollment Manager/K-12 Outreach.
Photo by Monique Musick, University of Alaska.
2010 Awardees
Pictured from left are: Carrie Enge, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS;
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å President Mark Hamilton; Kay Thomas,
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF and Evelyn Davidson, Kodiak College.
Photo by Kate Wattum, University of Alaska.
2009 Awardees
From left are Mike Earnest, student services manager, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å System;
Annie Route, director of Student Life and Leadership at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA;
President Hamilton; Gabrielle Russell, academic advisor
with Native and Rural Services at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF;
and Kolene James, coordinator and academic advisor
with Native and Rural Services at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS.
2008 Awardees
2007 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Anissa Hauser
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Mary Parsons
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Christopher Washko
SW - Mike Molnia
2006 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Melodee Monson
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Julia Parzick
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Jenifer Sandonato
SW - Rhonda Ooms
2005 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Robin Burdick
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Gail Staudinger
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Cody Bennette
SW - Mary Gower
2004 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Marian Mitchell
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Maya Salganek
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Elizabeth Schelle
SW - Brian Brubaker
2003 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Diane Taylor
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Wanda Martin
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Jodi Barnes
SW - Pat Ivey
2002 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Cindy Marshall
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Tonya Trabant
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Roxy Felkl
SW - Janet Johnson
2001 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Karen Wegrzyn
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Michele Stalder
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Gail Klein
SW - Saichi Oba
2000 Awardees
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Carol Pizer
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Sheila Chapin
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Rita Bowen
SW - No nomination
1999 Awardees
President Hamilton announced the new Make Students Count Award on April 1, 1999
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA - Michael Smith
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF - Sue McHenry
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS - Susan Barlow
SW - Colleen Abrams