While the results of our quality improvement efforts are the true rewards for our hard work in striving to make the CSU better, there are those individuals who deserve special recognition. Each year, we make it a point to do so at the annual QI Symposium. The recipients of the Quality Improvement Awards for 2006 are:

• QI Champion of the Year
  • Mike Lee, CSU, Sacramento

• QI Champion of the Year Honorable
  • Neal Hoss, CSU, San Marcos

• Distinguished Service in QI
  • Scott Charmack, CSU, Long Beach

• QI Facilitator of the Year
  • Mishelle Laws, CSU, Long Beach

• QI Function Chair of the Year
  • Dirk Ruthrauff, CSU, Sacramento

• Innovative Practice - Professional Writers
  • Val Knox, CSU, San Marcos
  • Dr. Dawn Formo, CSU, San Marcos

• Innovative Practice - Advisor Request System
  • Tom Enders, CSU Long Beach

• Innovative Practice - Recruitment Communications
  • James L. Maraviglia, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

• QI Team of the Year - Employee Self Service, CSU, Long Beach

  Tom Angell Greg Cutler Williams Espino Liz Foelber Janet Foster Vickie Hamilton Tami Lau Michael Leikam Walter Lozowski Jesus Lu Vickie McAlister

  Nancy Mehr Sandy Miyake Lily Nguyen Janet Parker Irena Pfeil Cynthia Riley Mary White Maryann Rozanski Henry Van Gene Wohlgezogen

• QI Team of the Year Honorable Mention - University Space Committee, CSU, San Marcos
  

  Carmen Arciniega Tina Bell Tom Bennett Russell Decker Vicki Golich Linda Holt Neal Hoss

  Bella Newberg Jonathan Poullard Marion Reid Elizabeth Sheets Mary Elizabeth Stivers Melinda Thurmond Jackie Trischman