Top Tiger Award
The Top Tiger Award is designed to recognize staff excellence. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate staff members for this award.
Has a staff* member or staff group fostered a culture of support for others, promoted teamwork or campus collaboration, or supported belonging and inclusion initiatives? Did someone make your own work easier to handle? If you have received exceptional service from a staff member or group, please nominate them. Eligible recipients include all full and part-time staff employees.
*Staff refers to personnel employed by the institution for roles other than teaching.
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Past Top Tiger Award Recipients
2025 - 2026
- Bridget Woolery
- Keith Combs
- Megan Walden
- Mike Wenger
- Princess Lane
- Sandra White
- Yolanda Carter
- Zach Hitchens
- Tiger TUesday Team - Carolyn Harris, Teri O'Neal
- Brianna Fuller
- Crystal Simmons
- Emily Halligan
- Kimberly-Ashley Mocombe
- Laurianne Brown
- Tricia Bradley
- Charla Fowlkes
- Chelsea Inge
- Digital Strategy Team - Ashley Arnold, Dan Fox, Stephen Gaede, Rick Ivy, Sophie Shippe
- John Savage
- Rachel Morgan
- Chris Carter
- Lissa O'Donnell
- Athletic Academic Achievement - Geoff Gordon, Erin Mandahl, Tyler Fleischmann, Edward Lowery III, Kyetta May, Jennifer Dudley
- Keith Jones
- Pam Healey
- Rachel Getz
- Tobi Bennett
- Winter 2025 Commencement Mobility - Andrew Rosenblum, Angelina Davis, Rick Pallansch, Tracy Holden, Barbara Czajkowski, Kandyce Pinder, John Hovanec, Marty Zimmerman*, Lauren Linsao, Katherine Peters, Greg Primrose (*signifies honorary award to faculty member)
- Winter 2025 Commencement Outdoor Directional - Jennifer Stano, Wynter Benton, Emma Johns, Samuel Collins* (*signifies honorary award to faculty member)
- Amy Ringrose
- Area E Maintenance Mechanics - Chris Halley, Tyra Thomas, Gary Ropka, Tony Johnston, Colt’n Curtis
- Ari Ramos
- Aubrey Reigh
- Aynur Eifert
- Brianne Lauka
- Cynthia Andrews
- Deniz Erman
- Donald Smith
- Doug Brown
- Eileen Strange Bisasky
- Emiel Brown
- Felicia John
- Henry Silk
- Jai-Lyn Elliott
- James Allan Shkor
- Justin Foley
- Keiwana Perryman
- Meredith Brown
- Renee Norman
- Ruth Evelyn Schmidt
- Ruth Hipkins
- Sherrie Capel
- Tracey Cotton
- Brittny Brown
- Darlene Richardson
- Joanne Forrester
- Kelly Todd
- Logan Baumbusch
- Sarah Cofflin
- Dana Burker
- Deb Lonsdale
- Desirae Palmer
- Kennedy Corley
- OTS Field Support - Bernard Allen, Mike Bradley, Geoffrey Bumstead, Kevin Granger, Clinton Miles, Emily Olsen, Noah Thorn, Neil Tomas, and Naresh Vaidya
2024 - 2025
- Derek Halford
- Frances Correa Ufnar
- Kaila Groben
- Miles Lovett
- David Elliott
- Sandra White
- TU Pipe Shop - John Harris, Kyle Smith, Mark McCullough, Nolan Sluder
- Alanah Bell
- Andrew Rosenblum
- Audrey Day
- Brenda Smith
- Fahad Chughtai
- Lou Ciotola
- Thomas Roger
- TU Volleyball Coaches - Don Metil, Mariana Silva, Terry Hutchinson
- Allyson DeMaagd
- Andrew O'Donnell
- Beverly Lang
- Charis Lawson
- Seth Schwartz
- Todd Givens, Jr.
- Afkar Alwakil
- Bethany Bloom
- Blair Higgs
- Carolyn Harris
- Erin Wilson
- Janet Walker
- Kelly Carpenter
- Matt Lenno
- Shannon Sterner
- Lou Ciotola
- Mike Franklin
- Brian Green
- Christopher Kobus
- Crystal Simmons
- Joshua Hayes
- Joshua Wilhide
- Layla Taqi
- Marcus Weeks
- Neil Tomas
- Princess Lane
- Sarah Metzgar
- Kerthia Adams
- Michael Stegman
- Shade Thompson
- Theresa Jenkins
- Atika Syed
- Chirs Chott
- David Merino
- Dawn Kuessner
- Eric Baumbush
- Kalea Nixon
- Kristen McCurdy
- Laura Steck
- Melanie Batchelor
- Peter Morin
- Rasha Travis
- Richard Patterson
- Tom Roger
- Beverly Chambers
- Brian Raley
- India Milam
- Muge McDaniel
- Rebecca Zimmerman
- Suzanne Caccamese