Southwest Region Road Runner Award

Road Runner Award Recipients

The Roadrunner Award recognizes human resource professionals who are positive role models and who have made significant contributions to the profession, their campuses and/or CUPA-HR. The namesake for this award is found in the southwestern United States, is noted for its speed and endurance and, as with human resource professionals, has a diet which includes many snakes.

2007

Carol Wilf, Arkansas: Arkansas Northeastern College

Maggie Aldrich, Arizona: Pima Community College

Vi Rapuano, Colorado: Colordao Community College System

2006

Jennifer Smith, Arkansas: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Barbara Wilson, Colorado: Colorado College

Royce Whaley, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

2005

Cynthia Hier, Colorado:

Sherry Eskew, Okalahoma

Sandy Rogers, New Mexico

Thomas W. Schmitt, Southern California

Karen Holder, Texas

2004
Marshall Case, S. California Chapter
Marcia Chatalas, Arizona Chapter
Graham Gillis, Arkansas Chapter
Ricardo Martinez, Rio Grande Chapter
James H. Sharp, Oklahoma Chapter
Eileen Teel,  Colorado Chapter

2003
Lisa Brown, Rio Grande Chapter
Sandy Cooper, Oklahoma Chapter
Sharon Gabel, Colorado Chapter
Rebecca Campos, S. California Chapter

2002
Rebecca A. Goins, Arkansas Chapter
Leslie-Ann H. Nilsen, Nevada Chapter
Connie Gould, ,Oklahoma Chapter
Oscar Robinson,Rio Grande Chapter
Corleen Parmelee, Southern California Chapter

2001
Susan Malaga, Arizona Chapter
Ralph Guilbert, Southern California Chapter
Walter Funches, Oklahoma Chapter

2000
Brenda Holley, Rio Grande Chapter
Cynthia Middleton, Arkansas Chapter
Joy A. Rupp, Oklahoma Chapter
Patricia Ruybal, Colorado Chapter

1999
Matt Garland, Nevada Chapter
Dennis Bearpaw, Oklahoma Chapter

1998
Nattie Gonzalez, Rio Grande Chapter
Gerry Moore, Oklahoma Chapter
Judith Munoz, California Chapter
Debra Olson, Nevada Chapter
Bobby Rush, Colorado Chapter

1997
Aymee Diaz, Oklahoma Chapter
Larry Hamilton, Nevada Chapter
Annie Johnson, California Chapter
Hosea Long, Arkansas Chapter
Nancy Nelson, Rio Grande Chapter
Shari Robertson, Colorado Chapter

1996
Sandy Barth, Oklahoma Chapter
Linda Brown, Arkansas Chapter
Diana Desimone, Nevada Chapter
Penny Honeycutt, South Texas Chapter
Cathy Nicholson, Arizona Chapter
Oscar Robinson, Rio Grande Chapter
Susan Tolle, California Chapter
Kristene Zewe, Colorado Chapter

1995
Dennis Hayzlett, Colorado Chapter
Rhonda Houser, Arkansas Chapter
Maggie Kautz, South Texas Chapter
Chris Mullins, North Texas Chapter
Judy Sambrano, Nevada Chapter
Jaimi Smith, Arizona Chapter
Judy Smith, Oklahoma Chapter
Karl Sparks, California Chapter

1994
Patti Couger, South Texas Chapter
Yolanda Fernandez-Halsey, Colorado
Dianna Gibson, Rio Grande Chapter
Chip Moore, Southern California Chapter
Frank Ramirez
Barbara Wells, Oklahoma
Bob Wheeler, Arkansas Chapter

1993
Susan A Carkeek, Nevada Chapter
Casey Gonzales, Texas Chapter
Sandra Jones, Colorado Chapter
J.W. Mason, Arkansas Chapter
Sue McKnight, Oklahoma Chapter
Wilton Rogers, Jr., Rio Grande Chapter
William Waechter, Arizona Chapter

1992
Oris Barber, California Chapter
JoAnn Birkner, South Texas Chapter
Mary Brentley, Chapter
Gary A. Lombard, Oklahoma
Romeo Ortez, Rio Grande Chapter
Judy Zewe, Colorado Chapter

1991
Rand Horsman, Texas Chapter
Ruth McKinnis Boone, Oklahoma Chapter
William H. Overby III, Arkansas Chapter
Wilton Rogers, Jr., Rio Grande Chapter
Doug Stutler, Colorado Chapter

1990
Bob Coates, Arkansas Chapter
Ted  Ellinger, Rio Grande Chapter
Susan D. Henry, California Chapter
Jerry Robinson, Texas Chapter
Joy Rupp, Oklahoma Chapter
Ed Taylor, ColoradoChapter

1989
Kent Evans, Rio Grande Chapter
Dan Griego, Colorado Chapter
Ruth McKinnis Boone, Oklahoma Chapter
Joe Mitchell, Texas Chapter
Janis Romero, California Chapter

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