The President’s Awards for Exemplary Service at Saint Mary’s University are presented each year to recognize employees who have demonstrated outstanding service and/or who have made significant contributions to the University community beyond that normally expected for their positions.
The awards are open to all full-time employees of Saint Mary’s University who have served a minimum of five (5) years of continuous service prior to nomination and who have not previously received the award. An individual may be nominated multiple years providing the individual hasn’t received an award.
Winners receive a plaque of recognition and a monetary award of $1,500. Nominations are assessed by a Review Committee, that can also make recommendations for an Honorable Mention for Support and Administrative colleagues.
Current faculty, staff, and students. Please note that to submit your nomination, you must provide at least one letter of support.
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, October 16, 2026.
Year
Faculty
Staff
Honorable Mention
Kati Kilfoil
Michael Sanderson
Cindy Murtha
Brennan Daley
Sarah MacLean
Miyuki Arai
Nikita Neveditsin
2020/21
Dr. Robert Thacker
Danielle Goodfellow
Jason Turner
2019/20
Dr. Kevin Kelloway
Emily Anderson
Mahbouba Kafrouny
Jenny Calder
Dr. Madine VanderPlaat
Nicole Luttrell
2018/19
Dr. Diane Crocker
Courtenay Kyle
Dr. Margaret McKee
2017/18
Dr. Marc Lamoureux
Susan Cannon
Lauren Cullen
2016/17
Dr. Alexandre Avdulov
Susan Dauphinee
Courtney Merriam
2015/16
Dr. Don Naulls
Bridget Brownlow
Lindsay Thornton
Donna Filek
2014/15
Dr. Adam Sarty
Barb Bell
2013/14
Darlene MacNeil
Rachelle Warner
2012/13
Dr. Francis Boabang
Dr. Shripad Pense
Jane Collins
Lois Larson
Jennifer Stewart
2011/12
Dr. Jeffrey Power
Etherona (Mae) Boettcher
Ron Cochrane
Margaret Schenk
2010/11
Dr. Robert Konopasky
Randolph Corney
Trevor Steinburg
2009/10
Dr. Robert McCalla
Douglas Vaisey
Rose Daurie
Donnie Jeffrey
2008/09
Dr. Margaret Harry
Margaret-Anne Bennett
David Lane
2007/08
Dr. James Morrison
Pat Bishara
Carl Grandy
2006/07
Dr. Vic Catano
Judy Grandy
Bill Promaine
2005/06
Dr. Malcolm Butler
Susan Doré
Ann MacDonald
Kathy Mullane
2004/05
Dr. Dick Chesley
Dr. Elizabeth Chard
Joan Whitney
Diane Gorman