Staff Council

Staff Awards Luncheon

The 52nd Annual Staff Awards Luncheon was held May 25, 2023 honoring staff achievement for calendar year 2022.  

Photo Gallery of 2023 Staff Awards Luncheon(opens in new window)

The Staff Awards Luncheon honors Chico State staff with an annual ceremony held in May the week after commencement. The luncheon honors over 100 university employees who have achieved years of service in increments of ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five and forty years of service, as well as those who have recently retired. The winners of the Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year, Wildcat Spirit Award, Safety Award, Customer Service Award, Making a Difference Award, and Outstanding MPP are announced at the ceremony, where the recipients are honored for their contributions to our campus and community. 

These awards are made possible through funding from the VP of Business and Finance and the University Foundation Board of Governors, and we thank them for acknowledging the outstanding staff at Chico State. 

staff member receives years of service award          staff picnic on kendall hall lawn

Program Information

  • The Luncheon is open to all staff on campus.
  • The event honors staff for milestone years of service.
  • The event also honors the winners of the Staff Excellence Awards.

 Full list of Staff Excellence Award winners and nominees 

  • 2022 Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year - Dianne Suschil 
  • 2022 Customer Service Award - Tami Henriksen
  • 2022 Wildcat Spirit Award - Rosemary White
  • 2022 Safety Award - Thomas DuSell
  • 2022 Making a Difference Award - Mary Bowman
  • 2022 Outstanding MPP - Dawn Frank

At the picnic out on the lawn, did you play the Chico State Quiz Show Trivia Game?  

Wonder if you had the correct answers? See below to play again! (Answers are at the bottom of the page.)

1. What is the tallest building at Chico State?

  1. Whitney Hall
  2. Butte Hall
  3. Meriam Library
  4. Holt Hall

2. How many bridges are there on the Chico State Campus?

  1. 6
  2. 9
  3. 4
  4. 7

3. There are 5 streets downtown that spell Chico.  What does H stand for?

  1. Hegan
  2. Hazel
  3. Hutchinson
  4. Henshaw

4. What is the name of the creek flowing through Chico State's campus?

  1. Big Chico Creek
  2. Sutter Creek
  3. Little Chico Creek
  4. Sacramento River

5. How many acres is the University Farm?

  1. 600
  2. 150
  3. 800
  4. 400

6. What was the population of Chico in 2022

  1. 84,000
  2. 90,000
  3. 102,000
  4. 150,000

7. What is the largest major at Chico State?

  1. Psychology
  2. Criminal Justice
  3. Library Studies
  4. Business Administration

8. In what film did Chico's historic Hooker Oak Tree appear?

  1. The Red Badge of Courage
  2. Under Wraps
  3. Top Gun Maverick
  4. Robin Hood

9. How many acres does Bidwell Park consist of?

  1. 1025
  2. 4589
  3. 5251
  4. 3670

10. How many speices of plants are within Chico State's Arboretum

  1. Over 20
  2. Over 200
  3. Over 2000
  4. Over 20,000

11. What was Warner Street named after?

  1. Warner Brothers Studio
  2. Warner University
  3. Billionaire Frederik G. Warner
  4. Warner Music

12. What movie was filmed in Bidwell Park, Pentz Road, and the Paradise Apple Orchard?

  1. Under Wraps
  2. Top Gun Maverick
  3. Robin Hood
  4. Gone with the Wind

13. In what year did Kendall Hall burn down?

  1. 1927
  2. 1950
  3. 1987
  4. 1919

14. Where is the time capsule located on the Chico State campus?

  1. in front of Laxson Auditorium
  2. in front of the BMU
  3. in front of Kendall Hall
  4. in front of the SSC

15. In what year was Chico State founded?

  1. 1906
  2. 1887
  3. 1932
  4. 1886

16. What is the name of the Mechoopda village that sat on the banks of Big Chico Creek right where the campus stands today?

  1. Bahapki
  2. Camanche
  3. Tsi-Akim Maidu
  4. Lakota

17. On average, how many new jobs are posted on Handshake per day?

  1. 3-4
  2. 100
  3. 400-500
  4. 1000

18. In what year did Gateway Science Museum Open?

  1. 2010
  2. 2019
  3. 2000
  4. 1991

19. What building looks like piano keys from high in the sky?

  1. Ayers Hall
  2. Tehama Hall
  3. Science Building
  4. The Humanities and Arts Building

20. What nickname appears on the Seal of the City of Chico?

  1. City of Trees
  2. City of Roses
  3. City of Bicycles
  4. City of Nuts

21. Sherwood Forest Adventures of Robin Hood was filmed in Bidwell Park, as were parts of Gone with the Wind - in what year?

  1. 1938
  2. 1950
  3. 1975
  4. 1930

22. How many Chico State Alumni are there?

  1. 250,020
  2. 100,253
  3. 75,251
  4. 177,383

23. When was the Chico State Alumni Association Founded?

  1. 1923
  2. 1954
  3. 1936
  4. 1892

24. Chico State ranked top ___ nationally for lowest student debt.

  1. 15
  2. 20
  3. 5
  4. 2

25. On average, how long does an employer look at a resume?

  1. 25 seconds
  2. 7 seconds
  3. 1 hour
  4. 2 hours

26. In US News & World Reports, Chico State was ranked ______ of the highest-ranked public colleges and universities in 2022-2023.

  1. Top 5
  2. Top 25
  3. Top 10
  4. Top 2

27. How many employers attended Career Fairs in Spring 2023?

  1. 50
  2. 351
  3. 1015
  4. 3000

28. Chico State has been a proud leader in sustainability since 2007. in what year did we receive the Gold Stars Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education?

  1. 2014
  2. 2022
  3. 2009
  4. 2011

29. The Meyer lemon was brought from China and tested in a USDA Pland Garden in Chico in 1915 by __________.  It was a dwarf lemon tree that the Chinese used as a house plant, both for it's fruit and decoration.

  1. Frank Meyer
  2. John Mayer
  3. Oscar Meyer
  4. Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer

30. Which 2021 Alumni served as the first African-American President of the National FFA Organization?  (Hint: She also served as the Chico State Associated Students President in 2020.)

  1. Janice Eberly
  2. Breanna (Bre) Holbert
  3. Jane Doe
  4. Pearl Grift

Answers

1. Whitney; 2. 9; 3. Hazel; 4. Big Chico Creek; 5. 800; 6. 102,000; 7. Business Administration; 8. Robin Hood; 9. 3670; 10. over 200; 11. Warner Brothers Studio; 12. Gone with the Wind; 13. 1927; 14. In front of Kendall Hall; 15. 1887; 16. Bahapki; 17. 1000; 18. 2010; 19. the Humanities and Arts building; 20. City of Trees; 21. 1938; 22. 177,383; 23. 1892; 24. 5; 25. 7 seconds; 26. Top 10; 27. 351; 28. 2022; 29. Frank Meyer; 30. Breanna (Bre) Holbert

Staff Council chair Tawnie Peterson at Awards Luncheon podium