2023 SUU Influencer Awards
Published: October 10, 2023 | Author: Abbie Cochrane | Read Time: 7 minutes
Each year, Southern Utah University's Student Affairs Division, partners with the Career and Professional Development Center to present a faculty and staff member with the Influencer of the Year Award. This year the award recognizes the hard work and dedication of three individuals from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The SUU Influencer Award is a very prestigious honor," said Jared Tippets, vice president for student affairs. "The graduates nominate faculty and staff members who have made a significant impact on their success as SUU. Those who receive this award should feel extremely proud of their efforts to make a difference in students' lives and to forever impact T-Bird Nation."
"The people that I nominated for the SUU Influencer Award were instrumental in my success during college. They were always willing to give advice, help me learn, and made my experience at SUU great. Without them being so willing to help me be successful, I doubt I'd be in the same spot that I am today. I'll always be grateful for my Influencers!" said Clara Webster, an SUU alum and now employee. Alex Seils is an SUU alum and now works full-time as the administrative assistant at the Career Center, and he offered his thoughts on those he nominated. “I was having a really rough time making friends and connections before I started working [in the Registrar's Office] as a student, and those staff members took me under their wings and made me feel like I was important and had potential to do great things. Without them inspiring me, I would've been really tempted to drop out of school, and I wouldn't be in the awesome job I have today!”
SUU is thankful for all the faculty and staff on and off campus who teach, inspire and cultivate a learning environment for their students. A special thanks goes out to the students who nominate their professors and other campus mentors, allowing the university to be able to recognize these outstanding members of faculty and staff. Nominations for 2023 have closed, however nominations for the 2024 Influencer Awards will be opening sometime in the next few months.
The nominees for the 2023 Influencer Award are listed below. SUU thanks these individuals for their hard work and service to the university, the students and the community.
Last Names Beginning with A
- Junice A. Acosta Martinez
- Katelynd A. Adams
- Matthew C. Adams
- Seth A. Aiono
- Mark Aldred
- Carmen R. Alldredge
- Sarah Allen
- Jacob E. Allen
- Daniel G. Anderegg
- Tessa K. Anderson
- Joshua B. Anderson
- Lauren E. Andrus
- Samantha E. Annen
- Seth G. Armstrong
- Lisa L. Arter
- Mohamed Askar
- Thomas R. Atkinson
Last Names Beginning with B
- Braden H. Bagley
- Said Bahi
- Ryan Bailey
- Bonnie A. Bain
- Richard L. Bairett
- Jared R. Baker
- Lauren K. Barker
- Nathan A. Barker
- Steve T. Barney
- Matthew H. Barton
- Andrew Bates
- Scott A. Bauman
- Brian J. Beacom
- Jenna L. Behm
- John M. Belk
- John Benedict
- Mary W. Bennett
- Douglas F. Bennett
- Darcie Bennett
- Laura D. Benson
- Melinda M. Benson
- Blair E. Bentley
- David J. Berri
- Carlos A. Bertoglio
- Bethany Bibb
- Brady W. Bills
- Jacob L. Bishop
- Kyle W. Bishop
- Jason J. Blazevic
- Rebecca Bloom
- Alex S. Boehmer
- Christian P. Bohnenstengel
- Brian C. Boland
- Rachel T. Bolus
- Robin S. Boneck
- Christine E. Bonnett
- Isabella M. Borisova
- Curtis V. Bostick
- Helen C. Boswell-Taylor
- Casey Bowns
- Bailey L. Bowthorpe
- Bryan L. Bradford
- Keith M. Bradshaw
- Tracey I. Bradshaw
- Breanna C. Bradshaw
- Alexandra J. Bradshaw-Yerby
- Pamela H. Branin
- John E. Branin
- Cody B. Bremner
- Andrew N. Briggs
- Rachel G. Brindley
- Jared C. Britt
- Clinton L. Broadbent
- Sarah Brock
- Barbara L. Brown
- Richard Brown
- Janelle Brown
- Carrie J. Bucklin
- Richard D. Bugg
- Andrew Burroughs
- Jennifer A. Burt
- Lee C. Byers
Last Names Beginning with C
- Bryce E. Caine
- Heather E. Callison
- Jamie M. Campbell
- Chelsea L. Campbell
- Suzanne Campbell
- Leonard Carapezza
- Ronald S. Cardon
- Timothy L. Carlson
- Roger R. Carter
- Arthur T. Challis
- Lee Chamberlain
- Alexander Chaudhry
- David S. Christensen
- Morgan K. Christensen
- Shawn L. Christiansen
- Nica Clark
- Patrick Clarke
- Kolby Clarke
- Mr Coffmen
- Julia D. Combs
- Ryan B. Conan
- Brandon Cook
- Hayden V. Coombs
- Rhett Cooper
- Marcos Corchado-Sonera
- Grant C. Corser
- Jeffrey Cowley
- Elizabeth Cox
- Richard K. Cozzens
- Kathryn M. Crowe
- McKenzie Culler
- Riley Cunningham
Last Names Beginning with D
- Hannah A. Davis
- Alyssa D. Davis
- Samuel C. Davis
- Jennifer J. Davis
- Cynthia K. Davis
- William J. Davis
- Donna L. De Silva
- Emily M. Dean
- Jacob C. Dean
- Mark A. DeBeliso
- Nicole Dib
- Andrea M. Donovan
- Robert Dotson
- Lisa D. Dubrasky
- Sarah Duffin
- Kassandra M. Dunnell
Last Names Beginning with E
- Briget T. Eastep
- Matthew E. Eddy
- Blaine L. Edwards
- Gretchen Ellefson
- Sera M. Emiroglu
- Katie E. Englert
- Stephen Engst
- Rosalyn M. Eves
- Angela Eyre
Last Names Beginning with F
- Marc Farrior
- Kirk R. Fitzpatrick
- Stephanie N. Flanagan
- Logan M. Florence
- Michele Fogg
- Melinda Ford
- Aundrea L. Frahm
- Brian K. Fullerton
- Tiger H. Funk
- Merrill Funk
- Melissa Funk
Last Names Beginning with G
- Kay M. Gale
- Chelsea Gambles
- Jennifer K. Ganowsky
- Heather Garcia
- Stephanie Gardiner
- Rheana M. Gardner
- Patricia T. Gardner
- Chad L. Gasser
- David J. George
- Roger S. Gold
- Robert G. Goodman
- Kelly A. Goonan
- Fredric R. Govedich
- Bryan S. Graden
- Kirsten L. Graham
- Jacqualine B. Grant
- Christopher Graves
- Laureen M. Graves
- Colby D. Green
- Angie Green
- Mrs. Green
- Sara E. Greener
- Roger A. Greener
- Mitchell Greer
- Lillie M. Grimes
- Miranda Gubler
- Katie L. Guest
- Shobha H. Gurung
Last Names Beginning with H
- Jayci L. Hacker
- Chandler M. Hall
- Frank R. Hall
- Kenneth T. Hall
- Shawn E. Hallford
- Jamie H. Hamblin
- Jianlong Han
- Donna Handley
- Courtland Hansen
- Leo S. Hansen
- Jeffrey W. Hanson
- Debra A. Hanson
- Sean A. Harris
- Ammon H. Harris
- Laurie Harris
- Brenda G. Harris
- Bruce D. Haslem
- McKinley Hatch
- Daniel L. Hatch
- Amanda R. Hawkes
- Steven Hawkins
- Quade T. Haynie
- Jun He
- Kari L. Heaps
- Andrew C. Heaton
- Derek W. Hein
- Sean E. Heiner
- Thomas A. Herb
- Susanna Herrmann
- Ryan E. Hester
- William H. Heyborne
- Elizabeth Hill
- Curtis L. Hill
- Caleb Hiller
- Maren E. Hirschi
- Jonathan M. Holiman
- Brian P. Hoover
- Eric K. Houle
- Bruce R. Howard
- Shih-Ming Hu
- Linda A. Hudson
- Ryan Huff
- Susan I. Hunter
- Stacy L. Hurst
- Loren P. Husselbee
- Tayzha J. Huxford
Last Names Beginning with I
- Landry Igiraneza
- Travis G. Illian
- Douglas L. Ipson
- Nozomi Irei
Last Names Beginning with J
- Kevan F. Jacobson
- Rebecca Jakubowski
- Xiaoben Jiang
- Natalie D. Johansen
- Gerald S. Johnson
- Lawrence G. Johnson
- Stuart C. Jones
- Jeff Jones
- Heather S. Jones
- April Jones
- Joel B. Judd
Last Names Beginning with K
- Jason F. Kaiser
- Jonathan E. Karpel
- Ben Kaufman
- Andrew B. Kent-Marvick
- William Kershisnik
- Shalini Kesar
- Ivy L. Kiley
- Jessica E. Kinsey
- Eric Kirby
- Benjamin J. Kirkby
- Samantha L. Kirkley
- Scott C. Knowles
- Susan V. Knudsen
- Crystal M. Koenig
- Bryan Koenig
- Kevin Koontz
- Olena Kopystynska
- Brianne N. Kramer
- Donna K. Kroff
- Michael Kroff
- Jaimie H. Kubinski
- Kaitlyn R. Kuhn
Last Names Beginning with L
- Kevan J. LaFrance
- Michelle A. Lambert
- Adam E. Lambert
- Shaylee K. Lamoreaux
- Brock Landrum
- Abigail J. Larson
- Donna J. Law
- Marcus Lawrence
- Selwyn D. Layton
- Elise C. Leahy
- Jennifer M. Leard
- Mark Leavitt
- Jonathan E. Lee
- Lydia Lee
- Nellie F. Lee
- Craig N. Lewis
- Caitlin R. Leyden
- John W. Lisonbee
- Stephen R. Lisonbee
- Donna J. Lister
- Sijun Liu
- Tamara Lovell
- Brian C. Ludlow
- Sierra N. Lund
- David J. Lunt
- Jana R. Lunt
- Celesta L. Lyman
Last Names Beginning with M
- Britton L. Mace
- Paul E. Maggio
- Seyedmasoud Malekzadeh
- Jill C. Mallek
- Jacob W. Manning
- Deena B. Marchal
- Lindey E. Matheson
- Jayson A. Matlock
- David Maxwell
- Madi Maynard
- Krystal L. McCoy
- Patrick C. McFadden
- Matthew Mckenzie
- Jennifer M. McKenzie
- Nathan McNamee
- Gretchen R. Meilstrup
- John R. Meisner
- Cierra N. Melling
- Whitney M. Mendoza
- Steven E. Meredith
- Susan Merrill
- Abigail Mickelson
- Mark E. Miller
- Jessica M. Mineer
- Andrew F. Misseldine
- Donald J. Mock
- Carol A. Modesitt
- Christopher F. Monson
- Magnum Morgan
- Cordelle Morris
- Michael W. Mower
- Jennifer A. Mraz-Craig
- Erich Mueller
- Earl F. Mulderink
- Scott E. Munro
- Morgan S. Murray
- Katie B. Murray
Last Names Beginning with N
- Elijah Neilson
- Brionne Neilson
- SheriDawn Neilson
- Althea H. Neustaedter
- Matthew Newsom
- Roger A. Nichols
- Matthew F. Nickerson
- Corry T. Nielsen
Last Names Beginning with O
- Robert M. Ogburn
- Pungu Okito
- Christopher B. Olsen
- Jeffrey D. Orton
- Rita R. Osborn
- Michael K. Ostrowsky
- Edrick Overson
Last Names Beginning with P
- Cameron J. Pace
- Kara Page
- Aaron Paget
- Shannon D. Parker
- Rachel Parker
- Kendall O. Parry
- Robert R. Paul
- Ryan D. Paul
- Karisa R. Peacock
- Mary B. Pearson
- Matthew Pedersen
- Anthony P. Pellegrini
- Rosa A. Perez
- DeNean Petersen
- Todd R. Petersen
- Alisa M. Petersen
- Kristopher G. Phillips
- Elizabeth A. Pierce
- Kolton J. Pierson
- Paul J. Pillitteri
- Larry L. Ping
- Kenten B. Pope
- Iliana R. Portaro
- Gregory J. Powell
- Matthew B. Prater
- Zoe D. Prettyman
- Joshua A. Price
- Christine R. Proctor
- Julie Pynn
Last Names Beginning with Q
- Lisa Quoresimo
Last Names Beginning with R
- Brandon B. Rasmussen
- Karson R. Rasmussen
- Jory T. Redd
- Brian T. Reilly
- Torrie M. Rice
- Jeffrey G. Richards
- Jackson T. Riedlinger
- Anthony J. Rivera
- Matthew W. Roberts
- Guizella A. Rocabado
- Francis Roemer
- Michael G. Rogers
- Keri M. Romine
- Emily O. Ronquillo
- Lindsey K. Roper
- Amanda A. Roundy
- Matthew B. Rowley
- Shelly J. Roy
- Ravi K. Roy
Last Names Beginning with S
- Toni L. Sage
- James A. Sage
- Glen W. Sagers
- Christine Samson
- Tracy J. Sanders
- Wendy A. Sanders
- Richard L. Saunders
- Donielle Savoie
- Matthew C. Schmidt
- Matthias Schmitt
- Paul W. Schneider
- Richard Scoresby
- Tanya J. Searle
- Tasha D. Seegmiller
- Peter N. Sham
- Danielle L. Sheather
- Grant T. Shimer
- Ryan Shoemaker
- Ali Siahpush
- Ryan Siemers
- Mark Siemon
- Travis Simkins
- Brad Simpson
- April C. Sims
- Darren G. Sivertsen
- Nathan J. Slaughter
- Jon M. Smith
- Jason A. Smith
- Landon B. Smith
- Delane A. Smith
- Paul T. Snyder
- Jamie Spinney
- Camaree G. Staheli
- G M. Stathis
- Joshua J. Stavros
- Michael M. Steele
- Mackay B. Steffensen
- Kevin A. Stein
- Ryan J. Steineckert
- Kelly L. Stephens
- Joy Sterrantino
- Tyler F. Stillman
- Jason M. Stinnett
- Mackenzie Stratton
- Brandon J. Street
- Charla R. Strosser
- Garrett L. Strosser
- Chris E. Stucker
- James D. Stump
- Jeanne Subjack
- Daniel D. Swanson
- Madalyn E. Swanson
- Brian M. Swanson
- Hala K. Swearingen
Last Names Beginning with T
- Alexis A. Taeatafa
- Noaese T. Taeatafa
- John R. Taylor
- Julie E. Taylor
- Shawn M. Tebbs
- Amanda Templeton
- Aaron M. Templin
- Patrick Terrones
- Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan
- Camille Thomas
- Alyssa M. Thomas
- Kyle S. Thompson
- Anna Tillett
- Niki Tippets
- Jared N. Tippets
- Kevin D. Tipton
- David D. Torres
- Auston T. Torsell
- LuLu Tuan
- Mary Jo Tufte
- David Tufte
- Anu Tufuga
- Anu Tufuga
- Amie L. Tukuafu
- Jeffrey S. Tukuafu
- Sharrisa G. Turnbaugh
- Emma L. Turner
- Jessica L. Tvordi
- Corey L. Twitchell
Last Names Beginning with V
- Joel D. Vallett
- Lynn M. Vartan
- Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre
- Elaine B. Vickers
Last Names Beginning with W
- Stephen K. Wagner
- Jason D. Walker
- Laura S. Walker
- Gary Wallace
- Nichole Wangsgard
- Kurtis L. Wankier
- Sierra Warner
- Kim H. Weaver
- Jennifer Weaver
- Casey A. Webb
- Clara A. Webster
- Matthew S. Weeg
- Andreas J. Weingartner
- Samuel A. Wells
- Samuel S. Wells
- Nathan S. Werner
- Lynn H. White
- Brandon K. Wiggins
- Kristin D. Wiggins
- Jared S. Wilcken
- Adam M. Wilcock
- Amanda Wilford
- Jana L. Williams
- Darius Williams
- Joseph J. Willis
- Dean L. Winward
- Christopher J. Wolf
- Derek Wood
- Lee G. Wood
- Valeena A. Wood
- Russell B. Wrankle
- Michelle F. Wright
- Jamie E. Wysong
Last Names Beginning with Y
- Shane L. Yardley
Last Names Beginning with Z
- Lijie Zhou
- Ashleigh Zimmerman
- Rhett R. Zollinger
- Rhett R. Zollinger
- Matt K. Zufelt
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