What Are the BC Excellence Awards?
The Foundation Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards honor outstanding service by BC faculty and staff members. We believe these annual awards are exceedingly special because winners are selected from nominations received from the Bellevue College community – that is, fellow staff and faculty, as well as students. Along with recognition by and gratitude from the entire BC campus community, winners are awarded $2,500 each. One winner is selected from each of the following categories:
- Full-time faculty
- Part-time faculty
- Classified staff
- Exempt staff
The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025-26 Excellence Awards was 11:59 PM on December 31, 2025. Recipients were announced during the April 16 Campus Community Day and will be formally recognized during the Year End Celebration in June.
Nominations are submitted by students, faculty, staff, and trustees.
And the 2025-26 Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards Go to…
Congratulations to all the 2025-26 Faculty & Staff Excellence Award Nominees!
Malini Ajwani • Maile Allen • Jay Aller • Shannon Armstrong • Subramanya Betageri • Edward Biggers • Gretchen Bird • Lily Boen • Tamara Boynton Howard • Ivan Breen • Alicia Brender • Marie Brissette • Katie Bryant • Andrew Buenbrazo • Jennifer Celms • Wentao Chen • Brian Cobb • Beth Crouse • Mariella Davila • Eric Davis • Alicia DeHart • Steve Downing • Sandra Doyle Wilson • Phillip Duncan • Yelena Dyachenko • Matt Edwards • Cheryl Engstrom • Juan Esparza • Oriana Estrada • Karen Jo Fairbrook • Elijah Fender • Jennifer Fetters • Jamie Gayden • Melissa Hammons • Dana Harris • Lisa Harris • Ariane Hayes • Anneke Hercules • Tyler Hersey • Vlasta Hillger • Varik Hoang • Alissa Hodson • Liz Hollerman • Sara Holznecht • Kris Hotchkiss • Darnita Howard • Rachel Hutto • Miki Ishihara • Meg Iyer • Humaira Jackson • John Jacobs • Danielle Jacobson • Alice Jenkins • Naomi Jones • Tim Jones • Alicia Keating Polson • Joshua Kienlen • Amy Kinsel • Leo Kiralla • Olga Krichevskaya • Joel Lamb • Jennifer Laveglia • Jean Lawler • Helton Leal • Deborah Leblang • Analisa Lembo • Sophie Leung • Winnie Li • Tim Linnemann • Sheila Lozan • Rick Mangan • Melissa Massie • Jennie Mayer • Michelle Mcauley • Nancy McEachran • Donna Miguel • Daniel Mitchell • Jessica Moller • Renee Nejo • Rod Pascual • Ilona Pitkanen • Kolin Poss • Naeim Rahmani • Hima Rami • Heather Rane • Keith Rowley • Travis Sage • Camille Sasson • Tyler Saxon • Greg Schmidt • Alexa Serrato • Jenny Severin • Nadia Sharafanovich • Changwon So • Paige Spicer • Winston Stauffer • Eric Stewart • Chace Stiehl • Yu-Ting Su • Amy Swanson • Caleb Teel • Pavy Thao • Corvilia Thykkuttathil • Renee Tinsley • Timothy Trammel • Kinh Tran • Leng Tong Vue • Ian Walker • Jin Wang • Cynthia Weintraub • Camee Wheat • Adrienne von Wolffersdorff
Last Updated April 20, 2026