2025 Outstanding Staff Awardees
Recipients: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Recipients will receive 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 2025 recipients!
2025 Outstanding Staff Award Recipients
| Photo | Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
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Melinda D. Aleshire | Manager | College of Liberal Arts |
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Kelvin B. Alston II | Senior Employee Engagement Specialist | University Housing and Dining |
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Eden Blesener | Senior Academic Program Coordinator | School of Social Work |
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Charles W. Branch | Assistant Athletics Director, Marketing | Intercollegiate Athletics |
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Anne Braseby | Senior Faculty Development Specialist | Center for Teaching and Learning |
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Malik A. Crowder | Sweatt Center Director | Undergraduate College |
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Ana Dala | Assistant Director for Postaward | Education - Office of the Dean |
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Tracy L. Demchuk | Director for Graduate Program Advising & Admissions | School of Nursing |
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Alison Engbretson | Executive Manager | Department of Psychiatry |
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Valerie R. Goldstein | Senior Administrative Associate | Department of Sociology |
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Daniela Gonzalez | Senior Training Specialist | University Housing and Dining |
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John M. Good | Engineering Scientist | McDonald Observatory |
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Lanita L. Hidalgo | Senior Administrative Associate | University Interscholastic League |
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Bianca A. Hooi | Executive & Artistic Project Manager | Texas Performing Arts |
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Joe Jernejcic | Director of Facilities, College of Fine Arts | College of Fine Arts |
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Bridget E. Jones | Sr. Assistant Director for Sport Clubs | Recreational Sports |
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Lyndsey Loughran | Senior Administrative Program Coordinator | Department of Medicine |
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Michelle L. Lowry | Senior Software Developer/Analyst | UTeach-Natural Sciences |
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Valeria Martin | Assistant Director for Basic Needs and Terry Scholars | Office of the Dean of Students |
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Paige McClendon | Administrative Associate | Department of French and Italian |
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Dana McLaughlin | Audience Services Coordinator | Department of Theatre and Dance |
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Stacia Miller | Communications Coordinator | Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
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Louise Nelson | Principal Software Developer Analyst II | Enterprise Business Information Technology Solutions |
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Ashlee D. Neumann | Network Support Lead | UTeach-Natural Sciences |
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Tyler Rhoads | Operations Manager | Department of Medical Education |
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William Shute | Audio Manager | College of Liberal Arts |
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Katharine Sucher | Assistant Director Longhorn Ties | Disability and Access |
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Michael K. Wang | Senior Software Engineer | ITS Campus Solutions |
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Kristin Weidman | Assistant Director, Research Administration | Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors |
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Ashley R. Welch | Data and Evaluation Lead | UTeach-Natural Sciences |
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Dallas M. Wilburn | Orientation Specialist | New Student Services |