Staff Member of the Year

The Barbara Bonney Staff Member of the Year Award is presented annually to the staff member of the Westchester campus who has shown continued excellence in one's professional area, commitment to the ideals of higher education, leadership and initiative within one's area or the university as a whole, a unique contribution to improving the quality of life at LMU, public service to the LMU community, and a commitment to improving the relationship between the staff and university by developing projects or participating in events that serve this purpose.

Barbara Bonney

Our annual staff award is named in honor of Barbara Bonney. Barbara joined the LMU staff in 1977 and worked in multiple departments including library services, College of Science and Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Learning Resource Center, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Planning, and served as Executive Secretary for Presidents Loughran and O’Malley. In addition to performing her job flawlessly, Barbara was the person everyone went to with odd questions. She was the expert on topics as varied as grammar and etiquette to LMU basketball statistics. She was kind to all, gracious, worked very hard, had a wonderful sense of humor, loved LMU and did whatever necessary to make life easier for our community. Barbara was awarded the very first staff award in 1996.

Barbara Bonney Staff Member of the Year 2024

Michelle Fernandez

Event Manager
Conference and Event Services

Nomination Stand-out Quote

"They work in a complex and time-sensitive environment with many different types of clients, both internal and external. They treat all of these people with respect and patience, making sure to both complete the task presented to them while also promoting the values of the university. They unfailingly seek out all opinions and make sure that each person is heard in a real and honest way. Inclusion is an important part of their management goals, and they consistently work to make that a priority among their staff."

Previous Awardees

Year	Name	Title at Time of Award
2023	Kathryn Turner	Assistant Director for Event Management, Conference and Event Services
2022	Marieclare Sia	Senior Wellness Strategist and Advisor
2021	John Orozco	Director of Student Conduct and Community Responsibility
2020	Trish Carlson	Senior Director of Campus Services
2019	Pam Rector	Director of the Center for Service and Action
2018	Faith Sovilla	Senior Administrative Coordinator, Theological Studies
2017	Briana Maturi	Director of LMU CARES and Sorority and Fraternity Life
2016	Janet Lee	Training Coordinator, Information Technology Services
2015	Henry Ward	Director of Intercultural Affairs
2014	Dale Marini	Associate Director of Admission, Undergraduate Admission
2013	Raymundo Andrade	Library Assistant
2012	Kathleen Nelson	Senior Secretary, Undergraduate Admission
2011	Francesca Piumetti	Associate Dean of Students
2010	Fabio Caceres	Quality Assurance Coordinator, Facilities
2009	Joanne Connolly, S.S.L.	Director of Mission and Identity, Student Affairs
2008	Alice Johnson	Administrative Coordinator, Admission
2007	Timothy O'Neill	Special Projects Manager, School of Film and Television
2006	Dionne Simmons	Assistant Director of Residential Life
2005	Jaime Sanchez	Student Affairs Associate, Ticket Office and Camps
2004	Debbie Wilson	Director of Student Health
2003	Louisa Vakili	Director of Financial Services/Bursar
2002	Dave Trump	Associate Vice President of Facilities Management
2001	Jayne Mas	Associate Director of Student Health
2000	Dorothy Love	Assistant Director of Construction
1999	Bernadette Bernard	Executive Assistant to the President/Board of Trustees
1998	Rebecca Garcia Prieto	Senior Student Loan Counselor
1997	Peg Dolan, R.S.H.M.	Alumni Chaplain
1996	Barbara Bonney (posthumous)	Administrative Assistant, Office of the President