2021 Outstanding Staff Awardees
Recipients: 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022
Recipients received certificates and an honorarium of $1,500 (minus applicable taxes).
The Outstanding Staff Awards Program recognizes non-teaching UT Austin employees who have made outstanding contributions to the continuing success of the University.
Congratulations to all of the 2021 recipients!
2021 Outstanding Staff Award Recipients
| Photo | Name | Title | Department |
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Tom Atchity | Graduate Program Administrator | School of Human Ecology |
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Renee E. Babcock | Academic Advising Coordinator | Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics |
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Lorri L. Barnett | Assistant Site Director | University Child Development Center |
| No Photo Available | Zachariah M. Bendas | Desktop Support Specialist | College of Liberal Arts |
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Marsha L. Berkman | Executive Assistant | Department of Neurology |
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Marques A. Bland | Project Coordinator | Texas Advanced Computing Center |
| No Photo Available | Francis R. Bohn | Senior Business Analyst | PL - Planning |
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Katherine A. Burns | BBA Program Administrator, Employer and Alumni Engagement | Red McCombs School of Business |
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Reynaldo Casanova Jr | Senior Administrative Associate | Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
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Theresa M. Claiborne | Events Program Coordinator | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Michael D. Costa | Supervisor, Lock and Key Services | Building Logistics and Keys |
| No Photo Available | Irene Cuevas | Administrative Manager | Facilities Services Directors Office |
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Carolyn L. Cunningham | Head of Collection Development | UT Libraries |
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Michelle W. Fandrich | Course Scheduler | Department of Art and Art History |
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Thomas T. Fawcett | Graduate Program Coordinator II | Department of Anthropology |
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Kathryn E. Flowers | Program Administrator, Integrated Behavioral Health | Department of Neurology |
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Larrimie J. Gordon | Employee Engagement Program Coordinator | Facilities Services |
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Joshua G. Green | Senior Production Technical Staff | University Development Office |
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Mario A. Guerra Jr | Education Technologies Sr. Project Manager | ITS Campus Solutions |
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Jordan M. Jasnocha | Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate I (4216) | Biology Instruction Office |
| No Photo Available | Russell Podgorsek | Building Manager | Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music |
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Jessica W. Podnar | GSAF Facility Director | Center for Biomedical Research Support |
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Allison T. Reid | Executive Assistant | Department of Geography and the Environment |
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Phillip Salazar | Graduate Program Coordinator II | Kinesiology and Health Education |
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Sarah M. Schoonhoven | Associate Project Manager and Program Coordinator, Provost's Teaching Fellows | Faculty Innovation Center |
| No Photo Available | Michael M. Spinks | Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate III | Department of Physics |
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Amy D. Stewart | Graduate Program Coordinator II | Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
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Robert A. Valdez | Assistant Director for Conferences and Events | University Housing and Dining |
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Lacy T. White | Graduate Program Coordinator II | Biomedical Engineering |
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Joseph Yeh | Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V (4207) | John A and Katherine G Jackson School of Geosciences |