21st Annual Distinguished Women Awards nominations open

The Division of Student Life, University-Student Union, and Cross Cultural Centers are seeking nominations for the 21st Distinguished Women Awards. This event honors women from Cal State LA for their many outstanding achievements and contributions to the community. The selection committee will look at achievements in the nominee’s field; significant contributions to Cal State LA; commitment to students, student success, and student development; commitment to women, women’s empowerment, and gender equity issues; and community involvement.

Nominations

We welcome self-nominations as well as nominations from faculty, staff, students, and alums of outstanding women from Cal State LA, including:

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Administration
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Alumna

Nominees who are employees must be full-time employees of Cal State LA or its auxiliaries. Emeriti faculty are eligible. However, past Distinguished Women Award recipients are not eligible.

The submission deadline is March 1, 2023.

Award recipients will be recognized during a reception on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Golden Eagle Ballrooms. Check-in begins at 12 p.m. and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.

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Distinguished Women Honorees

Laura P. Flenoury | Program Evaluation and Research Collaborative

Maria Laines | Educational Opportunity Program

Isis Stansberry | Office for Students with Disabilities

Bobbie Galaz | College of Natural and Social Sciences

Allison Mattheis | Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education

Maria Esperanza Ubago | College of Business and Economics

Ruzanna Karmiryan | Sociology

Birte Pfleger-Cullinan | History

Andrea Zetlin | Special Education and Counseling

Ana Caudillo | Office of the President

Martha Contreras | Educational Opportunity Program

Marianne James | Department of Accounting

Ashley Lauren Joseph | Associated Students, Incorporated

Jennifer McCormick | Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Suzanne McEvoy | Academic Affairs

Charity Perry | Department of Sociology

Cheryl Pugh | Undergraduate Studies

Lourdes “Lulu” Quinones | Upward Bound

Lizette Rivera | Department of Liberal Studies

Thea Winkler | Counseling and Psychological Services

Hengchun Ye | Department of Geosciences and Environment

Susan Bergstrom | College of Business and Economics

Gabriela Fried Amilivia | Sociology

Yajaira Garcia | Financial Aid

Frances Hidalgo | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology

Yara Jimenez | Upward Bound

Rebecca Joseph | Division of Curriculum and Development

Betty Kennedy | Housing Services

Daphne Der-Fen Liu | Mathematics

Tamie Nguyen | Financial Aid

Sheila Price | Philosophy

Elena Retzer | Modern Languages and Literatures

Romelia Salinas | University Library

Raquel Ackerman | Department of Anthropology

Dwan M. Bridges | Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science

Liudmila M. Flores | Department of Child and Family Studies

Jenny Hicks | Department of English | First Year Experience

Raquel Ackerman | Department of Anthropology

M. Monica Jazzabi | Student Health Center

Susan Mohini Kane | Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Rebecca Palmer | Housing Services

Betania Santos | Department of Pan-African Studies | Latin American Studies Program

Marguerite Ann Snow | Department of Anthropology

Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education | Department of Anthropology

Angela Vergara-Marshall | Department of History

Angela M. Young | Department of Management

Marìa Dolores Costa | Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Jonna Fries | Student Health Center

Lai Leung | Scheduling, Counseling, and Psychological Services

Juanita Lewis | Division of Information Technology Services

Gloria Mendoza | Academic Affairs

Rosie Rodriguez | Department of Sociology

Lianne Salerno | Registrar's Office

Molly Talcott | Department of Sociology

Pat Tom | Department of Economics and Department of Marketing

Gail Washington | School of Nursing

Ping Yao | Asian and Asian American Studies Program

Carmen Gachupin | Public Safety

Silvia Heubach | Mathematics

Michelle Hooper | University-Student Union

Eun-Young Kang | Computer Science

Holly Menzies | Special Education and Counseling

Cheryl Ney | Academic Affairs

Frances Siu | Special Education and Counseling

Shirley Stretch-Stephenson | Marketing

Susan Tsuji | Administration and Finance

Nancy Wada-McKee | Student Affairs

Linda Wong | Business and Economics

Carol Blaszczynski | Information Systems

Joan C. Fignon | Curriculum and Instruction

Roseann Giarrusso | Sociology

Letycia Gomez | Student Affairs

Kimberly King | Information Systems

Claudia Kouyoumdjian | Child and Family Studies

Rose Ochi | California Forensic Science Institute

Rose Ochi | California Forensic Science Institute

Ellen R. Stein | Reseach and Development

Corlis T. Ushijima | Educational Opportunity Program

Valentine Villa | Social Work

Lois Andre'-Bechely | Applied and Advanced Studies in Education

Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte | Sociology

Rosa Chavez | Student Affairs

Jianyu Dong | Electrical Engineering

Margaret Garcia | Special Education and Counseling

Bianca Guzman | Chicano Studies

Margaret Jefferson | Biological Sciences

Cheryl Koos | History

Kimi Maru | Health and Human Services

Judy Narcisse | Career Development Center

Deborah Schaeffer | John F. Kennedy Memorial Library

Irene Villasenor-Martinez | Educational Opportunity Program

Joan Woosley | Records and Registration

Luz Borjon | Educational Opportunity Program

Mary Falvey | Charter College of Education

Michelle Hawley | English

H. Rika Houston | Marketing

Nofeau Leau | Pan-African Studies

Nancy McQueen | Biological Sciences

Gretchen Peterson | Sociology

Eileen Roberts | Academic Senate

Valerie Talavera-Bustillos | Chicano Studies

Michele D. Wallace | Special Education and Counseling

Nancy Warter-Perez | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bea Yorker | Health and Human Services