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
From left: Jim Johnsen, Michael Hostina, Denise Carl, Jennifer Lu, Kelly Foran
2018 Awardees
Tim Flynn, UAA
Sam Gingerich, Tim Flynn, Jim Johnsen
Wanda Wahl, UAF
Jim Johnsen, Wanda Wahl, Dan White
Shayla Sulser, UAS
Jim Johnsen, Shayla Sulser, Rick Caulfield
2017 Awardees
Wayne "Woody" Woodgate, UAA-Prince William Sound College
Woody Woodgate and President Johnsen
Virginia "Ginny" Redmond, UAF
President Johnsen, Ginny Redmond, and Chancellor Thomas
Auguste Stiehr, UAS
President Johnsen, Auguste Stiehr, and Chancellor Caulfield
Josh Watts, SW
President Johnsen, Josh Watts, and CITO Kowalski
2016 Awardees
Ryan J. Hill,
UAA
President Johnsen, Ryan J. Hill, and Chancellor Case
Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, UAF
President Johnsen, Carolyn Pennington-Chapin, and Chancellor Powers
Brenda Hurley, UAS
President Johnsen, Brenda Hurley, and Chancellor Caulfield
Buffy Kuiper,
SW
Buffy Kuiper and President Johnsen
2015 Awardees
Lydia Anderson,
UAF
Chancellor Rogers, Lydia Anderson, President Gamble
Sheila Randazzo, UAA
President Gamble, Sheila Randazzo, Chancellor Case
Margie Thomson, UAS
Chancellor Caulfield, Margie Thomson, President Gamble
Joseph Altman,
SW
President Gamble, Joseph Altman, VPAA Dan White
2014 Awardees
Chris Volk,
UAA
Chancellor Case, Chris Volk
Leah Aronow-Brown, UAF
Leah Aronow-Brown, Chancellor Rogers
Elizabeth Spence, UAS
Chancellor Pugh, Elizabeth Spence, and Provost Caulfield
Dory Straight,
SW
Dory and President Pat Gamble
2013 Awardees
Gabrielle Hazelton, UAF
Chancellor Rogers, Gabrielle Hazelton, President Gamble
Abby Kosmos,
UAS
Chancellor Pugh, Abby Kosmos, President Gamble
Zlata Lokteva,
UAA
Chancellor Case, Zlata Lokteva, President Gamble
Mike O'Brien,
SW
Mike 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