UHDS Awards Ceremony
New tradition we started in 2025 to recognize how our staff have gone above and beyond to make this campus feel like home for students.
Awards
Staff Spotlight!
Office Coordinator Jen Savas over at CCRH is our next staff spotlight! Here is what her nominator had to say about her work: "Jen runs Central Campus efficiently and with overwhelming kindness. She is always on top of student concerns, sending us names for check-ins and care forms, and always has an open door and a cozy office for students to take a load off. She is dialed in, her key box is always stocked, and she is a great communicator. She treats the RAs with respect, and they all adore her. She is the best Office Manager we could ever ask for, and some recognition is deserved!"
Thank you Jen for you commitment to students at UVM!
2025 UHDS Award Recipients
- First-Year Resident Advisor of the Year
- Max Belasco
- Returning Resident Advisor of the Year
- Rowan Russell
- Graduate Assistant of the Year
- Connor Steely
- Residence Director of the Year
- Bailey Cook
- Area Coordinator of the Year
- Jordan Fecher
- Office Manager of the Year
- Matt Coulter
- Office Assistant of the Year
- Makayla Hone
- Program Assistant of the Year
- Lily Maenza
- Program Coordinator of the Year
- Lia Darling
- Program Director of the Year
- Julia Kline
- Facilities Worker of the Year
- Michael Casarico
- Learning Community of the Year
- Sustainability
- Staff of the Year
- Housing Operations Team
- Central Office Staff Member of the Year
- Amanda Duling
- Assistant Director of the Year
- Kathleen Simpson
- Campus Collaborator of the Year
- Center for Student Conduct
- Educational Program of the Year
- National Leadership Day from the Leadership and Social Change Learning Community
- RA Led Program of the Year
- Super Bowl Party
- Large Scale Program of the Year
- Remember Winter from the Outdoor Experience and Sustainability Learning Community
- Executive Director's Award
- Shae Gwydir
- Unsung Hero Award
- Ally Clisby
- Ian Lynch
- Nolan Crandall
- Alena Forrester
- Janelle Iris Seibert
Professional Awards
- Spring 2025 our Dining Services Team won a gold tier sustainability award in sustainable procurement from the National Association of College and University Food Services