Maintenance worker CHESTER WASHINGTON, a 42-year veteran of the university, was recently awarded the 2012 Arnice P. Streit Award for distinguished service to the Department of Biology, the School of Humanities and Sciences and Stanford.
The award was created in 1987 in honor of Arnice P. Streit, whose record of excellence in several key posts left an indelible impression on faculty and staff during her 27-year career in H&S.
The award was presented during a recent ceremony that also included the awarding of other School of Humanities and Sciences recognitions. Service awards went to 95 employees who represent 1,089 years of continued service, ranging from five to 40 years.
Washington was praised for his integrity, skill and resourcefulness. A faculty nominator praised Washington for a “generosity of spirit” that “infects the people he helps so much. He is such an open-hearted person that just talking with him puts me in a good mood for a week.”
Also honored with the Dean’s Award of Merit were ALYCE BOSTER, office manager in the Department of English, PAMELA HUNG, administrative associate in the Department of Biology, GABRIELA MAGANA, administrative associate in the Department of Linguistics, and PAMELA WIDRIN, administrative associate in the Department of Psychology.
