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 2023
Kathryn Turner
Assistant Director for Event Management
Conference and Event Services
Nomination Stand-out Quote
"Kat goes above and beyond to support her team of event managers within CES, but also support all members of the LMU community as we plan and host events on campus. She is acutely aware of what it takes to host a successful event while upholding the values and standards of LMU. She knows our campus extremely well and is able to listen to each event planner and understand the needs of the event, carefully matching those needs with the spaces and resources available through her department. She manages many personalities and event planning styles and treats each of us as if we were the only person on campus planning an event."
Previous Awardees
Year | Name | Title at Time of Award |
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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 |