Skyline College Library Support specialist Barbara Daley was honored to win state wide Classified Employee of the Year Award for contributing her timeless effort as well as her commitment.

Each year a non-teaching staff is recognized and honored for their professionalism and commitment while in duty. Seventy plus community college district are in the state. Daley was selected one out of five statewide to be selected at the May 4 Board of Governors Meeting held at Lake Tahoe Community College in Lake Tahoe on Monday May 4.

“The experience to be honored was huge.” Members of Skyline, Canada, College of San Mateo, and the District of Colleges also attended the event. San Mateo Board of Trustees nominated Daley to be the District representative in which she was honored. “Skyline College is worth working for.” Staff, faculty, and the administration is so supportive of the students said Daley. Skyline College staff and administrators makes Daley feels valued.

Won the Presidents of Innovation Funds several times, one of the founding members of Museum of Tolerance Alumni, and have been active in the Peninsula library system “One Book One Community” project, Daley continues to be a driving force while at Skyline College.

Out of all the outstanding members who do a variety of jobs in the state, Daley says “it is great to be recognized for the contributions that the classified staff makes to the college.” Classified staffs who works for Skyline College are not considered full-time staff. The staff is not teaching as full-time teachers but may teach part-time without a classified job.

The Foundation for California Community Colleges awarded $500 and a plaque to each contestant who entered the Classified Employee of the Year Award contest. Each contestant must have a track record of outstanding professionalism along with participation on and off campus to be considered for the Awards.

“Skyline values its classified staff and appreciates her administration for taking them seriously and working hard to bring the classified staff together with faculty and associated students” Daley said.