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

High Fives are easy to give — simply click “Give a High Five” and fill out the form for a faculty or staff member only. Your message will be delivered straight to the recipient's inbox, and they will be acknowledged weekly in Campus News.

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

Cynthia Hanks, Accounting
I should have done this LONG ago, but now I can say, beyond absolute certainty, that Cynthia deserves this High Five! There have been SO many changes taking place, especially in this last year, and most include changes in the accounting processes. I have relied on Cynthia so many times that I was sure she was sick of hearing from me. NEVER did she make me feel like I was bothering her. She always responds quickly to emails and takes the time to patiently work through issues, no matter how long it may take. She never makes you feel stupid (which I know I can be) or unimportant. She is always pleasant, kind and caring. She is a true leader, team player and an absolute joy to work with. I have nothing but the utmost respect for her and how she handles her responsibilities. The university is extremely fortunate to have her serve in the position as accounting manager.

Delia Medrano, Library
Delia is consistently helpful and prompt. She is an absolute pleasure to work with at Fresno State!

Ruth Brisco, College of Health and Human Services
Since the first day I met Ruth she has always been so welcoming and helpful. Once I started in my position whenever I had a question or asked to be shown how to complete a task, she was always there to help. Even if she did not have the answer, she went out of her way to help me find it. She has definitely made my time here so far better. Thank you, Ruth!

Dolly Huitron, Academic Resources
I have been a staff member at Fresno State for four months, and in those four months, I have had the pleasure of working with Dolly. She has trained and prepared me to be successful in my new role, has worked two positions on campus simultaneously, always without a single complaint, and with a smile and a positive outlook. Dolly is the most hardworking and kindhearted person that I know. She has, what seems, an endless fountain of knowledge and is always ready to assist and share that with those who need an extra hand. Thank you for all that you do, Dolly. I appreciate you!

Angelica Miramontes, College of Social Sciences
Angelica is an invaluable staff member at Fresno State. She is always available at any given moment when you have a question and is more than happy to explain. She is kind, hardworking and thoughtful. I know that I can be successful in my role because I have her support and knowledge. Thank you for all that you do, not only for me as a new employee, but for the College of Social Sciences. Thank you!

Christine Rotzinger, Geography and City and Regional Planning/ Africana Studies Program
Christine is new to the College of Social Sciences, and in the short time I have been here and known her, Christine has provided so much help to me with questions from travel to scheduling. She has been an employee at Fresno State for many years and she is an invaluable staff member. Thank you for all that you do and for being so kind, Christine!

Monica Solis, Student Success Services
Monica is dedicated to her work and is always finding ways to grow and improve Bulldog Connect. In fact, her work will be showcased at the Educational Advisory Board conference in 2024! Great job representing Fresno State and California State University, Monica!

Services for Students with Disabilities
The Service for Student with Disabilities team did an AMAZING job during finals week! Thank you for putting in the long hours and dedication to supporting our students.

University Advising Center and New Student and Family Programs
Both the University Advising Center and the New Student and Family Program have been understaffed and have still done fantastic work in 2023. They are talented, dedicated and wonderful colleagues. Thank you for all you do to support student success at Fresno State

Modeled Principles of Community

J. Daniel Gomez Martinez, Career Development Center Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment
J. Daniel Gomez Martinez assisted my son with courtesy, professionalism and honesty. He went above and beyond by counseling my son to the right path of his career development. He is truly an ambassador. Through his honesty and determination, he assisted by reaching out regarding a high-risk scam and spam that could have potentially hacked my son's back account, my account and another student bank account. Furthermore, by going above and beyond the call of duty, he acted swiftly and saved many students from being scammed. J. Daniel Gomez Martinez deserves more than a High Five for Modeled Principles of Community. He should be a called a "Hero."

Saved My Bacon

Ricardo Andrade, Outreach and Special Programs
Ricardo helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor and be a reader twice! This is over six hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Cristina Gonzales, American Indian Studies
Cristina re-oriented her entire workday to make sure that we, as a campus, were in compliance with a reporting deadline. She was thorough, diligent, and awesome in all things. I so appreciate the work she did - and her willingness to undertake it. Thank you!

Christy Gorden, Veteran's Resource Center
Christy helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor and be a reader three times! She was our top volunteer this year and came in with over nine hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Claudia Lopez, Career Development Center
Claudia helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor! This is over six hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Russell Gross, TRIO Student Support Services Veterans
Russell helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor! This is over three hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Tanis Matlock-Elder, Dean of Students Office
Tanis helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor! This is over three hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Nyxy Morgan, Jordan College Advising & Career Development Center
Nyxy helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor and be a reader twice! This is over six hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Angelica Robles-Trinh, Educational Opportunity Program
Angelica helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to be a reader! This is over six hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Sasha Roeske, Dean of Students Office
Sasha helped save Services for Students with Disabilities bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor! This is over three hours of support for Students with Disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Froy Zavala, Veterans Resource Center
Froy helped save Services for Students with Disabilities' bacon during finals week by assisting our office to proctor twice! This is over six hours of support for students with disabilities! We greatly appreciate this service you provided to our office and could not have done it without you!

Provide Excellent Customer Service

Esmeralda Cruz, Human Resource
Esmeralda is very helpful. When asking for clarification on information I was not familiar with, she went out of her way to research and obtain information for me. I really appreciated that Esmeralda took the time to explain and clarify questions for me and did not disregard my questions. Thank you for the great customer service you provided.

Kris Ratliff, Technology Services
Thank you for your prompt assistance! As a new employee, you've been very helpful sharing the links, resources and quotes when our office at Outreach and Special Programs needed assistance.

Teira Wilson, Technology Services
I frequently come to Teira with high priority, urgent requests for making documents accessible. She is always very friendly, has a lightning-fast response and job completion turnaround time. She takes a collaborative approach, offers insightful suggestions, and overall provides top notch customer service. Working with her is always pleasant. Thank you, Teira!

Human Resources
Over the last couple of months, I've needed help from HR on a variety of issues and questions. Even though they are certainly very busy, they have also been very helpful to me. Thanks to Christine Paredes, Leiah Reed, Robert Rodriguez and Marylou Mendoza Miller for being kind, responsive and supportive. You are appreciated!