Spotlighting Our Success

The Excellence Award recognizes an individual who consistently demonstrates outstanding performance and meaningful impact over time. Nominees exemplify professionalism, integrity, and accountability while exceeding expectations in their role. Their contributions have a measurable, positive effect on students, colleagues, programs, or the institution as a whole. Award recipients serve as a role model who reflect and advance the mission and values of San Bernardino Valley College. Nominees may include faculty, confidential staff, classified staff, and managers.

The Innovator of the Year Award honors an individual who introduces creative, forward-thinking ideas that improve outcomes, processes, or services. Nominees demonstrate originality, adaptability, and a willingness to take thoughtful risks. Their innovation results in meaningful improvements, aligns with institutional goals, and has the potential to be shared, sustained, or scaled for broader campus benefit. Nominees may include faculty, confidential staff, classified staff, and managers.

The Outstanding Service Award recognizes an individual who demonstrates exemplary dedication and commitment to serving students, colleagues, and the campus community. Nominees consistently go above and beyond their assigned responsibilities, demonstrate dependability and collaboration, and contribute positively to campus culture and morale. Their service has a meaningful and lasting impact on those they support. Nominees may include faculty, confidential staff, classified staff, and managers.

The Manager of the Year Award honors a manager who exemplifies effective, ethical, and people-centered leadership. Nominees foster a respectful, inclusive, and productive work environment, support employee growth and professional development, and demonstrate strong communication and decision-making skills. They manage resources responsibly, align operations with institutional priorities, and lead with integrity in support of the college’s mission.

The Honored Retiree Award recognizes a retired employee whose career reflects long-standing dedication and meaningful contributions to San Bernardino Valley College. Nominees leave behind a positive and lasting legacy through their service to students, programs, or institutional development. They are remembered for professionalism, mentorship, collaboration, and consistent embodiment of the college’s values throughout their career. Nominees may include former faculty, confidential staff, classified staff, and managers.

The District Employee of the Year Award honors a DSO employee whose contributions positively impact San Bernardino Valley College. Nominees demonstrate excellence in performance, leadership, and collaboration across the college's or district's functions. Their work supports initiatives, enhances operations or student success, and reflects professionalism and integrity, and the college's values. Nominees may include confidential staff, classified staff, and managers.

The Academic Success & Learning Services Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual within the Academic Success & Learning Services Division. Nominees demonstrate excellence in enhancing academic support and learning services that improve student achievement, retention, persistence, or through their administrative support & excellence. This may include work in divisional administration, tutoring, library services, learning centers, or other academic support programs. Nominees use best practices or data-informed approaches, collaborate effectively across departments, and consistently center student learning, access, and success. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts Achievement Award honors excellence by an individual within the Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts Division. Nominees enhance hands-on learning experiences and workforce preparation through high-quality instruction, program development, student support, or through their administrative support & excellence. Their work may align curriculum or services with industry standards, supports skill development and employment pathways, and demonstrates innovation, collaboration, and meaningful engagement with industry or community partners or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Arts & Humanities Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual within the Arts & Humanities Division. Nominees promote creativity, critical thinking, and cultural awareness through instructional excellence, curriculum development, or co-curricular engagement. Their work reflects inclusive and diverse perspectives, actively engages students inside and outside the classroom, and contributes to the intellectual and cultural life of the campus, or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Counseling & Matriculation Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual within the Counseling & Matriculation division. Nominees demonstrate excellence in supporting student onboarding, guidance, and educational planning through counseling, advising, or matriculation services. Their work improves student access, navigation, and completion pathways; reflects student-centered and equity-minded practices; and demonstrates effective collaboration with instructional and support areas to advance student success. Their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Math, Business & Computer Technology Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual or team within the Math, Business & Computer Technology Division. Nominees enhance student learning and achievement through effective, innovative, and engaging instructional or support practices. Their work aligns with transfer, workforce, and institutional goals, incorporates assessment or data to improve outcomes, and prepares students for academic and career pathways in these disciplines, or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Science Achievement Award honors excellence by an individual within the Science Division. Nominees promote scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and experiential learning through high-quality instruction, laboratory experiences, curriculum development, or student engagement activities. Their efforts support student success in STEM pathways, demonstrate collaboration and innovation, and encourage student interest and persistence in science-related fields, or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

This award recognizes exceptional contributions by an individual or team within the Social Sciences & Human Development Division. Nominees enhance student learning and engagement through inclusive, student-centered instructional practices that promote civic awareness, personal growth, and physical or holistic well-being. Their work supports interdisciplinary collaboration, program development, and positive student development and success, or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

This award recognizes exceptional contributions by an individual or team within the Kinesiology, Health & Athletics Division. Nominees enhance student learning and engagement through inclusive, student-centered instructional practices that promote civic awareness, personal growth, and physical or holistic well-being. Their work supports interdisciplinary collaboration, program development, and positive student development and success, or their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Student Equity & Success Achievement Award honors exceptional efforts by an individual within the Student Equity & Success division. Nominees demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing equity, access, and outcomes for disproportionately impacted students. Their work addresses systemic barriers to retention, persistence, and completion, uses data and lived experiences to inform decision-making, and results in inclusive programs, services, or practices with meaningful or measurable impact. Their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

The Student Engagement & Wellness Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual within the Student Engagement & Wellness division. Nominees enhance student involvement, belonging, leadership, and holistic well-being through programs, services, or initiatives that support mental, physical, emotional, or social health. Their work demonstrates collaboration across campus, a compassionate and student-centered approach, and a positive impact on student engagement and overall success. Their work may serve to improve the division overall in processes, procedures, and the day-to-day business of the division. Nominees may include faculty, classified staff, and managers.

Recipients of this award demonstrate exceptional service, courage, compassion, or leadership in response to a challenge, crisis, or critical need. Their actions significantly enhance the safety, well-being, success, or morale of students, employees, or the broader college community. Nominees may be faculty, classified professionals, administrators, students, or teams, and may be recognized for a single extraordinary act or sustained exemplary conduct that reflects the college’s mission and values.

This award recognizes a cross-functional or departmental team that demonstrates exceptional collaboration, innovation, and effectiveness. The team’s work must show measurable impact, such as improved student success, operational efficiency, institutional effectiveness, or community engagement. The achievement should reflect shared leadership, effective communication, and a commitment to equity, excellence, and service. Teams must have completed or made substantial progress on the initiative during the current academic year.

Recipients are selected based on extraordinary contributions that may not fit within traditional award categories but are deemed highly significant to the college. This may include visionary leadership, exceptional dedication, transformative initiatives, or sustained service that meaningfully advances the college’s mission, culture, or reputation. Selection is made solely by the President and may recognize faculty, staff, administrators, students, committees, taskforces, workgroups, external partners, etc.

Recipients are selected based on extraordinary contributions that may not fit within traditional award categories but are deemed highly significant to the college. This may include visionary leadership, exceptional dedication, transformative initiatives, or sustained service that meaningfully advances the college’s mission, culture, or reputation. Selection is made solely by the Vice President of Administrative Services and may recognize faculty, staff, administrators, students, committees, taskforces, workgroups, external partners, etc.

Recipients are selected based on extraordinary contributions that may not fit within traditional award categories but are deemed highly significant to the college. This may include visionary leadership, exceptional dedication, transformative initiatives, or sustained service that meaningfully advances the college’s mission, culture, or reputation. Selection is made solely by the Vice President of Instruction and may recognize faculty, staff, administrators, students, committees, taskforces, workgroups, external partners, etc.

Recipients are selected based on extraordinary contributions that may not fit within traditional award categories but are deemed highly significant to the college. This may include visionary leadership, exceptional dedication, transformative initiatives, or sustained service that meaningfully advances the college’s mission, culture, or reputation. Selection is made solely by the Vice President of Student Services and may recognize faculty, staff, administrators, students, committees, taskforces, workgroups, external partners, etc.

Nominees must exhibit outstanding performance in their assigned role, including reliability, subject-matter expertise, and a high standard of professionalism. The recipient consistently supports students, faculty, and/or departments through quality service, effective communication, and collaboration. Consideration is given to individuals who contribute positively to campus culture, demonstrate adaptability, and embody the values and mission of San Bernardino Valley College.