The Outstanding Board Member Award

Established in 2023, the CUCSA Outstanding Board Member Award recognizes an outstanding local Staff Assembly Executive Board member for outstanding service. 

Selection Process

Individuals are nominated by CUCSA delegates and a vote on submitted nominees is held at the March CUCSA meeting.

Eligibility: Staff members who hold positions designated as non-represented by a collective bargaining unit and non-faculty. Must serve on an Executive Board for a local Staff Assembly and cannot be a current CUCSA delegation member.

The categories that are taken into consideration for the Outstanding Staff Award are:

  • Support of Staff – Examples include: volunteering for staff events, organizing staff, providing for staff needs that are otherwise unmet by your campus.
  • Communication with Staff – Examples could include:  town halls, brown bag lunches, emails to the campus, etc.
  • Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Community – Examples include:  participating in specific events or forums to support equity, diversity, and campus community building programs
  • Support of Local Staff Assembly – Examples could include:  volunteering with Staff Assembly, leadership roles in staff organizations.
  • Support of System wide initiatives that affect staff – Examples include: System wide committee service, Multi campus initiatives
  • Other – For example, volunteerism in the local community.

Past Recipients

2022-23

Claire-Marie Kooi, UC Berkeley