Fode Presented with Outstanding Staff Award

Penne Fode, a longtime administrative coordinator for the dean’s office in the Huntley College of Agriculture, was named one of the university’s outstanding staff employees.

Fode was one of four university employees chosen this year for the Staff Council’s Outstanding Staff Awards.

The awards are presented to employees who have exhibited expertise, dedication and enthusiasm in their job performance. These employees have also demonstrated active university-wide involvement and a willingness to assist others.

Fode has worked at Cal Poly Pomona for more than 20 years. She is a previous recipient of the 2008 Staff Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement from the university’s Center for Community Service Learning for advocacy on behalf of autistic children and their families. In addition, she was a recipient of the Outstanding Staff Award in 2006 and 2009.

Staff Council, which represents nonacademic employees and promotes recognition and worth of employees through its university service efforts, presented the awards to the honorees at a May 20 reception as part of Staff Appreciation Week.