2024 Citations of Excellence and Scholarship Recipients

Staff and staff dependents were awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships. 

Kathleen Moore Endowment Scholarship  

• Ashley Amaro, Blank Assistant 2, Facilities Managment Custodial Services 

Larry N. Vanderhoef Staff Scholarship  

• Rodrigo Bonilla, Director, Chicanx and Latinx Retention Initiative 

Margene E. Orzalli Endowment Scholarship & UC Davis Student  

• Leslie Kemp, Director of the Basic Needs Initiative & Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center, Basic Needs 

UC Davis Retirees' Association Career Enhancement Award  

• Stefanie Carroll, Laboratory Manager, Comparative Pathology Laboratory 
• Jessica Hazard, Laboratory Manager and Department Safety Coordinator, Civil and Environmental Engineering 

UC Davis Student Affairs Staff Scholarship, UC Davis LSFA Scholarship, & Staff Assembly Scholarship 

• Joyce Zamorano Sanchez, Resource Coordinator, Undocumented Student Resource Center (USRC) 

UC Davis Student Affairs Staff Scholarship 

• Alice Argueta-Ramos, Orientation Business Analyst, Student Housing and Dining Services 
• Brianna Prebilic Cole, Graphic Designer, Student Housing and Dining Services 
• Katie Caruso, Medical Assistant 2, Student Health & Counseling Services 
• Lynn Delgado, Supervisor, LCSW, Counseling Services 
• Gisela Escalera, Assessement and Research Coordinator, Student Housing and Dining Services 
• Jannett Rosales Flores, Program Assistant, Internship and Career Center 

• Pilar González-Doupé, Counseling Psychologist, Student Affairs 
• Andrea Hanson, Associate Director, Internship and Career Center 
• Troy Hoang, Editor, Student Affairs Marketing and Communication 
• Panhoia Lee, Case Manager, Office of Student Support Judicial Affairs 
• Leslie Peek, Associate Director, Internship and Career Center 
• Erika Reynolds, Assistant Director, First Year Experience, Student Housing and Dining Services 
• Elizabeth Storer, Senior Career Advisor, Internship and Career Center 
• Mia Terrell, Assistant Director of Operations and Advising, Community Resource and Retention Centers: Center for Student Involvement 

UC Davis Student Affairs Staff Scholarship & UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education 

• Kendall Dubroff, Executive Assistant to Medical Director, Student Health and Counseling Services 
• Heather Gastellum, Senior Director, Associated Students of the University of California, Davis 
• Carol Huang, Operations Director, Student Recruitment & Retention Center 
• Elliott Johnson, Senior Career Advisor, Internship and Career Center 
• Laureena Warren, Dining Marketing Specialist, Student Housing and Dining Services 

UC Davis & UC Davis Health Staff Assembly Scholarships  

• Carla Datanagan, Marketing Specialist 2, Conference and Event Services 
• Megan Hansen, Communications Specialist, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing 
• Vicky Hernandez, Business Intelligence Specialist, Operational Analytics 
• Jasmine Montes, CMTY EDUC SPEC 3, Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases 

UC Davis Health Latinx Staff and Faculty Association Scholarships (LSFA)  

• Rebecca Raygoza, Hospital Unit Service Coordinator, Tower 5 Medical Intensive Care Unit 

UC Davis Health African American Faculty and Staff Association Scholarship (AAFSA) & Staff Assembly Scholarship 

• Mercedes Piedra-Sullivan, Director, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 

UC Davis Health Pride Scholarship  

• Kathy Cruz, Admin. Asst. III, Public Health Sciences (UCD Campus) 

UC Davis Health Diversability Scholarship  

• Monica Pena-Villegas, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions: Early Academic Outreach Program 

UC Davis Staff Health and Well-Being Scholarship  

• Christine Haider-Winnett, Palliative Care & Hospice Chaplain, Palliative Care 
• Cassidy Kays, HEALTH PROFNS EDUC SPEC 3, Office of Medical Education