2007 Betsy Faught Award - Campus Notice

UCSD Campus Notice
University of California, San Diego
OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

March 1, 2007

DEANS
COLLEGE PROVOSTS
GENERAL CAMPUS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
ORU DIRECTORS
ACADEMIC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS

SUBJECT: Announcement of the 2007 Betsy Faught Award

I am delighted to announce that Jan Cox, Business Officer of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been named the recipient of the 2007 Betsy Faught Award. The Award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in the management of General Campus academic units, and honors the memory of Betsy Faught, an exceptional department manager who adeptly and skillfully managed an academic program at UCSD for more than twenty years. The award recipient is selected by a group of peers based on nominations from within the Academic Affairs units. Jan will be honored at a special ABA recognition ceremony on April 5, 2007.

Jan’s service to the UCSD campus began over 30 years ago in the Department of Medicine. In 1990 Academic Affairs recruited Jan into the Business Officer position in the department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). Jan remained with CSE for over 10 years, during a period of extraordinary growth for that department. Jan has served as the business officer for ECE, the largest department in the Jacobs School of Engineering, since 2001. In his nomination, ECE Chair Paul Yu cites the following outstanding qualities and accomplishments that mark Jan’s tenure: anticipating the needs of the department, improving staff-faculty relations, and effectively managing the department’s budget and staff. Jan’s nomination further states that her "unselfish and open style of management has won her faculty and staff support within ECE. Many staff members have realized, only after the fact, the very hard work that she had done on their behalf."

Jan’s contributions to UCSD extend far beyond her department. She has been an active member of the ABA, serving on many committees, including as chair of the ABA Executive committee. Her campus service includes active membership on business process teams and HR advisory committees, and planning the successful campus Sharecase event. Among her colleagues Jan has earned a reputation as an expert in Human Resources. They often call on her for advice and guidance. Jan generously shares her experience and knowledge and currently serves on the Business Officer Academy steering committee, a staff development program that provides training, guidance and support to staff who aspire to become business officers.

Jan’s effective department management and long and dedicated service to the University make her an ideal recipient for this year's Betsy Faught Award. Please join me in congratulating Jan on this well-deserved honor.

Marsha A. Chandler
Senior Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs

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