{"id":138886,"date":"2022-04-21T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=138886"},"modified":"2022-04-22T08:12:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:12:22","slug":"uccs-celebrates-leaders-at-2022-campus-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=138886","title":{"rendered":"UCCS celebrates leaders at 2022 Campus Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"543\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139062\" data-id=\"139062\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_048-e1650558134105-750x543.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_048-e1650558134105-750x543.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_048-e1650558134105-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_048-e1650558134105-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_048-e1650558134105-2048x1481.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Recipients of the 2022 UCCS Campus Awards. Photo credit: Chuck Bigger<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139014\" data-id=\"139014\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_001-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_001-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Suzanne Cook, Senior Instructor of French Languages and Cultures, won the 2022 Faculty Service Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139017\" data-id=\"139017\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_004-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_004-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_004-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Kevin W. O&#8217;Neil &#8217;89, CEO of the O&#8217;Neil Group Company, won the 2022 Alumni and Friends Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139018\" data-id=\"139018\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_005-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_005-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Kevin W. O&#8217;Neil &#8217;89, CEO of the O&#8217;Neil Group Company, won the 2022 Alumni and Friends Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139019\" data-id=\"139019\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_006-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_006-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_006-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Melia Qualls, senior, Mechanical Engineering, and Hadeel Khammash, senior, Biomedical Sciences, won the 2022 Student Achievement Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139022\" data-id=\"139022\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_009-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_009-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_009-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hadeel Khammash, senior, Biomedical Sciences, won a 2022 Student Achievement Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139025\" data-id=\"139025\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_012-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_012-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_012-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Melia Qualls, senior, Mechanical Engineering, won a 2022 Student Achievement Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139026\" data-id=\"139026\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_013-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_013-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_013-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_013-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Melia Qualls, senior, Mechanical Engineering, and Hadeel Khammash, senior, Biomedical Sciences, won the 2022 Student Achievement Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139028\" data-id=\"139028\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_015-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_015-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_015-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_015-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Florence Jathanna &#8217;20, graduate student, Master of Arts in Leadership with a concentration in Student Affairs and Higher Education, won the 2022 Student Employee of the Year Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139031\" data-id=\"139031\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_018-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_018-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_018-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Suzanne Cook, Senior Instructor of French Languages and Cultures, won the 2022 Campus Sustainability Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139032\" data-id=\"139032\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_019-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_019-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology, and Layla Almasri, senior, Healthcare Sciences, were the recipients of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139034\" data-id=\"139034\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_021-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_021-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology, was a recipient of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139036\" data-id=\"139036\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_023-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_023-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_023-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Layla Almasri, senior, Healthcare Sciences, was a recipient of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139040\" data-id=\"139040\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_026-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_026-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_026-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology, and Layla Almasri, senior, Healthcare Sciences, were the recipients of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139041\" data-id=\"139041\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_027-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_027-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_027-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_027-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_027-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology, was a recipient of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139043\" data-id=\"139043\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_029-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_029-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_029-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_029-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_029-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Layla Almasri, senior, Healthcare Sciences, was a recipient of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139048\" data-id=\"139048\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_034-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_034-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_034-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_034-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_034-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Alisha Silkey, junior, Psychology, won the 2022 Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139049\" data-id=\"139049\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_035-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_035-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_035-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Alisha Silkey, junior, Psychology, won the 2022 Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139051\" data-id=\"139051\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_037-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_037-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_037-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_037-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_037-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Laith Al-Shawaf, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology, won the 2022 Students&#8217; Choice Award for Educator of the Year Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139053\" data-id=\"139053\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_039-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_039-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_039-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_039-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Niki Juhl, Senior Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, won the 2022 Outstanding Instructor Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139055\" data-id=\"139055\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_041-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_041-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_041-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Laith Al-Shawaf, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology, won the 2022 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139057\" data-id=\"139057\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_043-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_043-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_043-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_043-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_043-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rita Martinez, barista, Sanitorium Grounds, won the 2022 Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139058\" data-id=\"139058\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_044-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_044-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_044-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_044-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_044-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rita Martinez, barista, Sanitorium Grounds, won the 2022 Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139087\" data-id=\"139087\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_066-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_066-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_066-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_066-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rita Martinez <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139088\" data-id=\"139088\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_067-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_067-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_067-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology, was a recipient of the 2022 Thomas F. McLaughlin Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139089\" data-id=\"139089\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_073-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_073-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_073-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_073-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_073-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chancellor Reddy gave opening remarks and emceed the ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139090\" data-id=\"139090\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_085-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_085-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_085-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_085-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_085-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Kevin W. O&#8217;Neil &#8217;89, CEO of the O&#8217;Neil Group Company, won the 2022 Alumni and Friends Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139091\" data-id=\"139091\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_086-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_086-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_086-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_086-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Attendees celebrated 12 recipients of campus awards, in addition to 25 faculty and staff who retired over the past year.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-139092\" data-id=\"139092\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_087-750x500.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_087-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_087-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_087-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22AWARDS_087-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chancellor Reddy gave opening remarks and emceed the ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted in person for the first time since 2019, the UCCS community celebrated faculty, staff, students and alumni in the annual Campus Awards Ceremony, held on Apr. 19 in Berger Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019ve had a couple of extraordinary years together as we navigated through the pandemic,&#8221; said Venkat Reddy, Chancellor of UCCS. &#8220;I don\u2019t have to remind you of the challenges we faced, or the obstacles we overcame. You were right there, helping the UCCS community to pull together, to make the impossible possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything you have done for UCCS, our students and our community,&#8221; Reddy continued. &#8220;We could not have done this work without you. Even on the most difficult days, we continued to build on our vision for a bright future together.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony honored 12 recipients of campus awards, in addition to 25 faculty and staff who retired in the past year. The award recipients included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Alumni and Friends Award:<\/strong> Kevin W. O&#8217;Neil &#8217;89, CEO of the O&#8217;Neil Group Company<\/li><li><strong>Campus Sustainability Award:<\/strong> Suzanne Cook, Senior Instructor of French Languages and Cultures<\/li><li><strong>Faculty Assembly Service Award:<\/strong> Suzanne Cook, Senior Instructor of French Languages and Cultures<\/li><li><strong>Faculty Award for Excellence in Research:<\/strong> Laith Al-Shawaf, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology<\/li><li><strong>Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award:<\/strong> Rita Martinez, barista, Sanitorium Grounds<\/li><li><strong>Outstanding Instructor Award:<\/strong> Niki Juhl, Senior Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/li><li><strong>Outstanding Teacher Award:<\/strong> Darshika Perera, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/li><li><strong>Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award:<\/strong> Alisha Silkey, junior, Psychology<\/li><li><strong>Student Achievement Awards:<\/strong> Hadeel Khammash, senior, Biomedical Sciences; and Melia Qualls, senior, Mechanical Engineering<\/li><li><strong>Student Employee of the Year Award:<\/strong> Florence Jathanna &#8217;20, graduate student, Master of Arts in Leadership with a concentration in Student Affairs and Higher Education<\/li><li><strong>Students&#8217; Choice Award for Educator of the Year:<\/strong> Laith Al-Shawaf, Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology<\/li><li><strong>Thomas F. McLaughlin Awards:<\/strong> Afe Zeru, junior, Sociology; Layla Almasri, senior, Healthcare Sciences<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch the full ceremony online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/701773062\">Watch the 2022 Campus Awards Ceremony<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Hosted in person for the first time since 2020, the UCCS community celebrated faculty, staff, students and alumni in the annual Campus Awards Ceremony, held on Apr. 19 in Berger Hall.  <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=138886\" title=\"UCCS celebrates leaders at 2022 Campus Awards Ceremony\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":139074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49,9,13],"tags":[331,62,197],"class_list":["post-138886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","category-personnel","category-photo-features","tag-campus-announcements","tag-chancellors-office","tag-photo-feature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Communique-Featured-Image-1400-x-1052-px-double-size-7.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-A86","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138886"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139135,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138886\/revisions\/139135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/139074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}