Faculty and Staff | Washington State University

Matt Michener, April 16 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Matt is always available and responsive to help mentor on new and complex processes, or point me to the right mentor. He has great institutional knowledge, and is clear when something needs to be done a specific way. His humor helps lighten the high volume work we do.
Stewart Bohney, April 16 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Stewart has been helpful in showing me all the administrative processes related to managing some complex labs, grants, and projects. He goes above and beyond to make sure he describes an item being purchased in WD and how it relates to a grant, so it's easy for me to approve.
Casey St. Claire, March 29 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Casey has helped lead SPS through some very complex modernization processes, all well providing communication in multiple medias to all parts of the university effected by the challenges of transition to workday.
Troy Boni, March 22 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Troy is always willing to help, despite his incredibly busy schedule, and has been a great mentor for new staff working on grant proposals at WSU.
Katy Robert, March 4 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Katy is a great supervisor who communicates well with her team, keeps us updated on all the moving parts of things that will effect our work, provides trainings when she sees a need, and is as supportive or as hands-off as needed.
Jessica Billings, March 2 | Submitted by Laura M Heinse
Jessica works hard to be responsive and help new employees get orientated and trained on a variety of complex procedures.
Heidi Clarke, February 18, Mentorship | Submitted by Jennifer Stephenson
Heidi provides exemplary leadership to the Business Center team. She not only goes above and beyond to make sure we have the skills we need to do our job, she does it with grace and genuine Coug spirit. We at the Business Center thrive because of her. During this unprecedented pandemic she has raised our spirits, supported and encouraged us with confidence and positivity. She has been more than I could ever ask for in a leader and a mentor and her hardwork and dedication should not go unnoticed.
Mark Ingalls, January 6 | Submitted by Sean Hill
Good initiative taking on the weekly Outlook responsibilities.
Jennifer Stephens, January 6 | Submitted by Maggie Grate
Jennifer is consistently friendly and professional when helping with reconciliation of our p-cards. She is responsive to questions and adds a quick note of cheer as we work together across the state.
Michael Guerra, November 19 | Submitted by Ashley Hall
Michael has assisted me with IT issues more than once, but this time around I needed him to work with a family who checked out one of our laptops. This family needs the laptop to enable their child to continue participating in 4-H during the COVID crisis, which makes troubleshooting very challenging as the laptop is not in my possession. Mike hopped on to fix the challenges and worked directly with the 8-year-old youth to get everything set up. That's a big deal, as it would have been just as easy for Mike to ask for a parent/guardian. But instead, the youth had the chance to describe the problems he was having, work with a professional to solve them and see it all happen in real-time. Mike gave this youth the opportunity to take control and be his own advocate, and that is an awesome and memorable expereince. In 4-H, we depend on the adult mentors in our program to guide youth as they navigate the challenges of life, and while Mike's interaction was short-lived, it was very likely the first time this 8-year-old had a chance to work with a professional to solve his own tech problem. So thanks Mike, for being open to giving a 4-H youth that experience. It means a lot, and I think he will remember it.