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-­major 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 - University of Alaska System Office

Read more about the 2021 Awardees in the UA News.


2020 Staff Make Students Count Awardees

The 2020 award recipients were:

UAA - 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.

UAF - Carol Hoefler, the administrative assistant for the Art Department, where she assists both graduate and undergraduate art students. 

UAS - Louis Scott, the Title III Academic Advisor, who provides student advising and math tutoring on the Ketchikan campus.

Read more in the UA News.


2019 Winners

2019 Staff Make Students Count Awardees

From left: Jim Johnsen, Michael Hostina, Denise Carl, Jennifer Lu, Kelly Foran


2018 Awardees

Tim Flynn, UAA
UAA
Sam Gingerich, Tim Flynn, Jim Johnsen

Wanda Wahl, UAF
UAF
Jim Johnsen, Wanda Wahl, Dan White

Shayla Sulser, UAS
UAS
Jim Johnsen, Shayla Sulser, Rick Caulfield


2017 Awardees

Wayne "Woody" Woodgate, UAA-Prince William Sound College

Woody
Woody Woodgate and President Johnsen
 

Virginia "Ginny" Redmond, UAF

Ginny
President Johnsen, Ginny Redmond, and Chancellor Thomas
 

Auguste Stiehr, UAS

Auguste
President Johnsen, Auguste Stiehr, and Chancellor Caulfield

Josh Watts, SW

Josh
President Johnsen, Josh Watts, and CITO Kowalski
 


2016 Awardees

Ryan J. Hill,
UAA

UAA
President Johnsen, Ryan J. Hill, and Chancellor Case

Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, UAF

UAF
President Johnsen, Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, and Chancellor Powers

Brenda Hurley, UAS

UAS
President Johnsen, Brenda Hurley, and Chancellor Caulfield

Buffy Kuiper,
SW

SW
Buffy Kuiper and President Johnsen 


2015 Awardees

Lydia Anderson,
UAF
Anderson
Chancellor Rogers, Lydia Anderson, President Gamble
Sheila Randazzo, UAA
Shelia
President Gamble, Sheila Randazzo, Chancellor Case
Margie Thomson, UAS
Margie
Chancellor Caulfield, Margie Thomson, President Gamble
Joseph Altman,
SW
Joseph
President Gamble, Joseph Altman, VPAA Dan White

 


2014 Awardees

Chris Volk,
UAA

Volk
Chancellor Case, Chris Volk

Leah Aronow-Brown, UAF

Leah
Leah Aronow-Brown, Chancellor Rogers

Elizabeth Spence, UAS

Spence
Chancellor Pugh, Elizabeth Spence, and Provost Caulfield

Dory Straight,
SW

Straight
Dory and President Pat Gamble


2013 Awardees

Gabrielle Hazelton, UAF

HazeltonChancellor Rogers, Gabrielle Hazelton, President Gamble

Abby Kosmos,
UAS

KosmosChancellor Pugh, Abby Kosmos, President Gamble

Zlata Lokteva,
UAA

LotevaChancellor Case, Zlata Lokteva, President Gamble

Mike O'Brien,
SW

O'BrienMike 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: UA President Patrick Gamble;
Jerry Phillips, Captain, UAF Fire Department;
Beatrice Franklin, Librarian and ESL Tutor, UAS;
Maria Bonifacio, Residence Life Director, UAA;
and Cathy Ewing, Student Enrollment Manager/K-12 Outreach.
Photo by Monique Musick, University of Alaska.


2010 Awardees


Pictured from left are: Carrie Enge, UAS;
UA President Mark Hamilton; Kay Thomas,
UAF and Evelyn Davidson, Kodiak College.
Photo by Kate Wattum, University of Alaska.


2009 Awardees


From left are Mike Earnest, student services manager, UA System;
Annie Route, director of Student Life and Leadership at UAA;
President Hamilton; Gabrielle Russell, academic advisor
with Native and Rural Services at UAF;
and Kolene James, coordinator and academic advisor
with Native and Rural Services at UAS.


2008 Awardees


2007 Awardees

UAA -  Anissa Hauser
UAF -  Mary Parsons
UAS -  Christopher Washko
SW -   Mike Molnia


2006 Awardees

UAA -  Melodee Monson
UAF -  Julia Parzick
UAS - Jenifer Sandonato
SW -   Rhonda Ooms


2005 Awardees

UAA - Robin Burdick
UAF -  Gail Staudinger
UAS - Cody Bennette
SW -  Mary Gower


2004 Awardees

UAA - Marian Mitchell
UAF - Maya Salganek
UAS - Elizabeth Schelle
SW -  Brian Brubaker


2003 Awardees

UAA -  Diane Taylor
UAF -  Wanda Martin
UAS - Jodi Barnes
SW -  Pat Ivey


2002 Awardees

UAA - Cindy Marshall
UAF - Tonya Trabant
UAS - Roxy Felkl
SW - Janet Johnson


2001 Awardees

UAA - Karen Wegrzyn
UAF - Michele Stalder
UAS - Gail Klein
SW - Saichi Oba


2000 Awardees

UAA - Carol Pizer
UAF - Sheila Chapin
UAS - Rita Bowen
SW -  No nomination


1999 Awardees

President Hamilton announced the new Make Students Count Award on April 1, 1999

UAA - Michael Smith
UAF - Sue McHenry
UAS - Susan Barlow
SW - Colleen Abrams