Region VI Dorothy Keller New Professional Award

Award Criteria:

• Outstanding service to an institution of higher education

• Exhibits innovative or creative efforts within student affairs

• Shows significant commitment to serving students 

• No more than five (5) years of full-time experience as a student affairs professional

• Current employment at an institution of higher education with an institutional NASPA membership in NASPA Region VI

Questions? Contact Marcus A. Rodriguez, Nominations and Awards Chair at [email protected].

Nominating someone is easy! One person should coordinate the submission and follow these steps.

• STEP 1: Write a letter of nomination
• STEP 2: Collect two (2) letters of support or endorsement.
• STEP 3: The person coordinating the nomination should gather the nomination materials then go online to submit. You must upload all of the information at the same time. This person should then submit the nomination letter, letters of support online.
• STEP 4: Submit the nomination by the published deadline!

Questions? Contact Marcus A. Rodriguez, Nominations and Awards Chair at [email protected].

2025 - Clarissa Gaeta, CSU Channel Islands

2024 – No Nomination/No Candidate Selected

2023 – Jennifer Sturtevant, California State University, Stanislaus

2022 – Miguel Jimenez, California State University, Stannislaus

2021 – Mendel Murray, Sonoma State University

2020 – Karen Romero Sandoval, Harvey Mudd College

2019 – Kenith Scott, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2018 – Candice Varnado, California State University, Los Angeles

2017 – Michael Lemus

2016 – Sabrina Fallejo Uganiza, University of Hawai’i at Manoa

2015 – Heather C. Lou, University of California, Davis

2014 – Isaac Rodriguez Lupercio, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2013 – Kayla Wiechert, Chapman University

2012 – Ashlea L. Wilson, California State University, Bakersfield

2011 – Steven I. Lerer, University of California, Riverside

2010 – Mark J. Antonucci, Arizona State University

2009 – Shauna Young, University of the Pacific

2008 – Cecilia Santiago, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

2007 – Irvin Harrison, San Diego State University

2006 – Thomas Bourdon, University of California, Los Angeles

2005 – Camaron Miyamoto, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2004 – Sunny Lee, University of California, Irvine

2003 – Kevin Horan, California State University, Hayward, Contra Costa Campus

2002 – Christine Quemuel, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2001 – Linda Prieto, Santa Clara University

2000 – Cedric Hackett, California State University, Northridge

1999 – Dyrell Foster, San Jose State University

1998 – P.J. Lutz, University of Southern California

1997 – Lea Jarnagin, California State University, San Marcos

1996 – Lori M. Ideta, University of Hawaiʻi, West Oʻahu