Sandee Goertzen Staff Council Member of the Year Award
The Staff Council selects one of its representatives to receive the annual Sandee Goertzen Staff Council Member of the Year Award. This award is the highest honor the Staff Council can bestow to a representative.
Established in 2008, the award is named in honor of Sandee Goertzen, a founding member of the Staff Council who was instrumental in its continued success
Heather Oltmann 2024 Sandee Goertzen Winner
Who is Sandee Goertzen?
Sandee Goertzen was one of the twelve founders of the University of Texas at Dallas’s Staff Council. Sandee is a retiree of the University of Texas at Dallas. Sandee is the Official liaison between the UTD Retiree Association and Staff Council; therefore, she attends every monthly meeting.
What is the Sandee Goertzen award?
Established in 2008, the award is named in honor of Sandee Goertzen, a founding member of the Staff Council who was instrumental in its continued success. The Staff Council selects one of its own to receive the annual Sandee Goertzen Staff Council Member of the Year Award. This award is the highest honor the Staff Council can bestow.
Who can receive the award?
- Nominees must be current members of the Staff Council.
- The winner of the Sandee Goertzen Staff Council Member of the Year Award must be a current member in good standing of the Staff Council at the time the Award is presented.
What is the award for the staff member?
The winner of the Sandee Goertzen Staff Council Member of the Year Award will receive an engraved trophy.
Past Award Recipients
- Heather Oltmann 2024
- Jennifer Klunk 2023
- Krystyna Swindle 2022
- Charles Vincent, 2021
- Debra Greszler, 2020
- Dennis Guten, 2019
- Naomi Emmett, 2018
- Chad Thomas, 2017
- Lynn Butler, 2016
- Daniel Calhoun, 2015
- Melissa Wyder, 2014
- Paula Austell, 2013
- Jayar Howard Medlock, 2012
- Lisa Garza, 2011
- Caroline Crossley, 2010
- Chris Dickson, 2009
- Darlene Coppage, 2008
