GCC faculty and staff receiving Gaucho Globe awards
In keeping with the rich tradition of building community and recognizing faculty and staff for exemplary service and dedication to the college, Glendale Community College held its 14th annual Gaucho Globes award ceremony at the Spring 2025 Convocation on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Gaucho Globe awards recognize faculty and staff who excel in their jobs and consistently go above and beyond to make Glendale Community College a better place for students, faculty and staff. Each recipient was nominated by their peers and then voted on by a committee.
Here are the Gaucho Globe Award recipients for this year. View photos from the event and award winners.
- Community Builder: Shana Pearce Morrison
- Community Outreach: Brent Kleinman
- Customer Service: Facilities Management Service Dest - Melissa Musser-Mariano, Susan Crawford & Angela Williams
- Fostering Team Building: Julie Nevarez
- Innovation: Ashley Endriss
- Positivity: Kathy Schutt
- Student Success: Erika Hopson
- Sustainability: Bee Campus Committee; Megan Jimenez, Alex Perry, Mark Pacheco, Jesus Estrada, Pamela Gautier, Michael Strong & Nicholas Baker
- Valuing Diversity: Lynn Brysacz
- Excellence in Teaching - National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
- Erika Hopson
- Sarah Padelford
- Assessment Rock Star: Genea Stephens
Congratulating the recipients were Dr. Tiffany Hernandez - GCC President, Dr. Monica Castaneda - Vice President Student Affairs, Augustine Erpelding - Vice President Administrative Services, and Dr. Lorelei Konopka - Acting Vice President Academic Affairs.
Glendale Community College provides 41 Associate degrees, 61 certificate programs, and a range of non-degree offerings, all available to students in traditional, online and hybrid formats. Founded in 1965 to serve the northwestern part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, the college is part of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District, has two campuses and enrolls approximately 26,000 students annually, and employs approximately 1,000 resident faculty, staff, and administrators with an operational budget of $83 million.
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GCC Media contact: John Heckenlaible, (623) 845-3809, john.heckenlaible@gccaz.edu.