Meet the Committee Members

Hilary Jensen

Hilary Jensen, Staff Council Secretary

Title/Position
President; Provost; General Counsel; Human Resources; Strategic Communications; University College; Continuing Education
Organizational Representative
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Kayla Rojas

Title/Position
Behavioral Health; Health Care
Function Representative
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Amir Bozorgzadeh

Title/Position
Information Technology
Function Representative
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Michael Chimenti

Title/Position
Research; Scientific Services
Function Representative
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Ann Lawler

Title/Position
Research; Scientific Services
Function Representative
Veronica LynnLee

Veronica LynnLee

Title/Position
UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Organizational Representative
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Evans Ochola

Title/Position
Academic Support; Libraries
Function Representative
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Monica Smith

Title/Position
Behavioral Health; Health Care
Function Representative
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Rebecca Tritten

Title/Position
Administration; Audit, Compliance, Legal & Risk
Function Representative
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Casey Westlake

Title/Position
Marketing, Communication & Outreach
Function Representative
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Gabrielle Wilson

Title/Position
Engineering & Architecture; Facilities Operations
Function Representative

Contact Information:

For questions, please contact staffawards@uiowa.edu.

Chairs:

Hilary Jensen & Kayla Rojas

Purpose:

To recognize and reward staff for exemplary service to the university and/or to the community. 

Scope of Concern:

Call for nominations for the awards in the fall of each year: 

  1. Nominations to open the second Monday of November each year.
  2. Nominations to close the second Friday of January each year. 

Review submissions in terms of requirements. 

Convene a Selections Committee to evaluate and determine the awards for nominated staff, to include Council Past President and Council Awards Committee chair(s)

Scope of Concern:

Submit winner information to the Office of the President for recognition at Institutional Awards Ceremony.

Notify nominators, recipients and other nominees.

Notify Council, Office of the President, University organizations, Office of Strategic Communication, and other appropriate media.

Report activities to the Council.