Rising Stars are nominated by ASPIRE members. They are employees of TRIO or educational opportunity programs who have been in their position for two years or less and who have excel in providing services to programs and participants at the institutional, state, or regional levels.
2022 Rising Star
Dana Walford, Transfer Coordinator/Liberal Arts Advisor for TRIO – Student Support Services at Lake Region State College was recently awarded the Rising Star award at the regional Aspire Conference held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Rising Star Award Winners
| Year | First Name | Last Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Chris | Primus | University of Wyoming |
| 1987 | Boni | Fullmer | University of Wyoming |
| 1988 | Elaine | Metcalfe | University of North Dakota |
| 1989 | Nate | Easley | Colorado State University |
| 1990 | Jennifer | Grandi | Weber State University |
| 1991 | Jane | Van Dyke | Rocky Mountain College |
| 1992 | Rene | Strege | University of North Dakota |
| 1993 | Farah | Thompson | Weber State University |
| 1994 | Sheree | Deaderick | University of Wyoming |
| 1995 | Susan | Schaeffer | University of Wyoming |
| 1996 | Judy | Cowger | University of North Dakota |
| 1997 | Lynn | Carlson | ASPIRE Training Institute |
| 1998 | Tami | Newton | Southern Utah University |
| 2000 | Carmen | Rivera | Colorado State University |
| 2001 | Ruth | Ann Shope | Montana Tech |
| 2002 | Jeffrey | Maras | Southern Utah University |
| 2003 | Dawn | Eckhardt | University of North Dakota |
| 2004 | Angela | Young | Utah Valley State College |
| 2005 | Andrea | Schneider | University of South Dakota |
| 2006 | Dennis | Stangl | University of North Dakota |
| 2007 | Barbara | Waters | Montana State – University of Billings |
| 2008 | Tina | Hartley | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 2009 | Lori | Brown-Wirth | University of Wyoming |
| 2010 | Cara | Davis | University of North Dakota |
| 2011 | Roxana | Luna | Weber State University |
| 2012 | Michelle | Carroll | Laramie County Community College |
| 2013 | Lucy | Paltoo | Colorado State University |
| 2014 | Angel | Ruiz | Colorado State University |
| 2015 | Nora | Leinen | Black Hills State University |
| 2016 | Ally | Garcia | Metropolitan State, University of Denver |
| 2017 | Anthonie | Nichols | Utah State University |
| 2018 | Alexandria | Nordlund | University of North Dakota |
| 2019 | Stephanie | Moya | Community College of Denver |
| 2020 | Susana | Ruvalcaba | Colorado State University |
| 2021 | Kelly | Kennedy | University of North Dakota |
| 2022 | Dana | Walford | Lake Region State College, Devils Lake, ND |
| 2023 | Mardee | Allen | Snow College |
