Give your colleagues a “High Five” for things such as excellent customer service, “saving my bacon” and going above and beyond.

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Continue below to read about how your colleagues are going above and beyond to help the campus community.

(Note: Campus News edited comments only for misspellings and missing or incomplete words. They appear mostly as written for each employee.)

Works Above and Beyond

Annette Gallegos, Scheduling Office
Annette is always willing to assist with the most pleasant disposition.

Tiffany Jennings and Itzel Montoya Sanchez, Educational Leadership
I would like to extend a heartfelt shout-out to my colleagues, Itzel and Tiffany, for their outstanding contributions to the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Their leadership, creativity, and dedication were instrumental in making this year’s Summer Residency a powerful and engaging experience for our students. From managing logistics with care to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, they went above and beyond to ensure every detail reflected our program’s commitment to excellence. Their work continues to uplift the field of educational leadership and strengthens our collective mission to prepare scholar-leaders who drive meaningful changes in schools, colleges and communities.

Sandi Pugh, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Sandi is always quick to respond and provides excellent service on behalf of our students!

Eileen Schlundt, Technology Services
Eileen helped us with an urgent matter that didn't necessarily fall under her purview, and we appreciated her taking care of us. It meant a lot that she came through for us when we really needed it. She saved our bacon, too!

Darren Williams, Facilities Management Grounds
I want the campus community to know the pride and hard work that Darren puts into trimming the thousands of trees around campus. Darren meticulously shapes and sculpts the trees in such a way that you can hardly tell they have been pruned at all. It takes great talent to do this kind of work, and I am amazed by the workmanship. Darren is our dedicated tree trimmer, and Fresno State is so lucky to have him as our unofficial arborist.

Facilities Management - Grounds
I want to recognize the Grounds Crew for all the hard work that goes into maintaining the Fresno State campus during all the summer camps. Also, it is not easy working in 100+ degree weather all summer long. My hat goes off to this amazing team.

Provides Excellent Customer Services

Antoinette Castanon, Procurement and Support Services
A big shout-out to Antoinette and the whole procurement team. Thank you for your excellent customer support and for being a great business partner.

Robert Chase, Technology Services
Thank you, Robert, for your assistance with the Apple device that had a unique requirement. Your knowledge and support were invaluable in making the process much smoother for the individual in need. I appreciate your help—thanks again!

Facilities Management
Wow! Put it in a ticket at 9:30 a.m. to have a recently vacated office cleaned. Came in at 7 a.m. the next morning to a sparkly, shiny space (even the floor was waxed). Thank you for the work that you do around the building, campus and the university. We truly appreciate you!