Internal Recognition Committee

The Internal Recognition Committee (IRC) is a recommending body to the President that assists in recognizing and honoring outstanding faculty, staff, and students that have made exemplary contributions to the CSN community.

Current Award Cycle

FIRM DEADLINE - APRIL 18th, 2025 AT 5:00 PM (is now closed)

2024 Distinguished & Excellence Award Recipients

Excellence In Service to CSN
  • Dr. Flecia Thomas
Excellence In Community Service
  • Denise Sidney
Excellence In Assessment
  • Erin Windsor
Excellence In Online Teaching
  • Sherry "Taz" Rosenthal
Excellence In Research
  • Brenden Shapiro
Distinguished Administrative Faculty of the Year
  • Nick Sheppard-Miller
Distinguished Full-Time Faculty of the Year
  • Robin Rohde
Distinguished Part-Time Faculty of the Year
  • Rosa Perez
Distinguished Classified of the Year
  • Erna Chakhnazarian

Awards & Recognition

A variety of campus-wide employee recognition awards are presented during Convocation in August each year. The Sam Lieberman Regents' Award is presented during the Outstanding Student Awards Ceremony in May.

Nevada Regents' AwardsDistinguished AwardsExcellence Awards
Nomination period is currently closed.Nomination period closes Friday, April 18, 2025.Nomination period closes Friday, April 18, 2025.

2024 - 2025 Internal Recognition Members

Chair - Jennifer Daughtery

Norma Flores

Maggie Harris

Kent Ikeda

Marylou Kohlmeier

Gracie McDonough

Susan Mitchell

Vasile Munteanu

Emily Rafael

Scott Sevier

Matthew Weiss