The Be a Bengal program began in 2019 as part of ISU’s effort to build a culture grounded in our six core values: Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, and Teamwork
Through this program, we celebrate individuals like you who bring these values to life in meaningful and inspiring ways. Your actions help create a campus community where everyone can thrive, and for that, we sincerely thank you.
Thanks to Lookout Credit Union for their sponsorship of the Be A Bengal program!
Their continued support of this program enhances the mission and vision of Idaho State University!
2025 Nominees
January
Taylor Aguayo
Teamwork
Lori Austill
Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Farjana Eishita
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Amanda Eller
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Jonathan Fardy
Inclusivity, Learning
Md Fazle Rabbi
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Karina Mason Rorris
Shared Responsibility
Kristine McCarty
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Vianca Morales
Inclusivity, Community, Teamwork
Kerry Larsen
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Robin Nelson
Shared Responsibility, and Teamwork
Janice Romero
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Marty Vizcarra
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
February
Brenda Jacobsen
Integrity, Community, Teamwork
Heather Kimmett
Teamwork
Wendy Ruchti
Inclusivity, Teamwork
Paddy Sant
Integrity, Inclusivity, Community, Teamwork
Tina Smith
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
March
Isaac Christensen
Integrity, Teamwork, Community
Sheldon Harris
Shared Responsibly, Community, Teamwork
Mandy Myers (4 Nominations)
Integrity (2x), Inclusivity (2x), Shared Responsibility, Community (2x), Learning, Teamwork (2x)
Luke Parsons
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Wendy Ruchti
Inclusivity, Teamwork
Ambri Saighman
Integrity, Teamwork
Lindsey Solomon
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Jennifer Sterbentz
Integrity, Community
Stetson Tolman
Integrity
Chelsea Wilkerson
Integrity
April
Matt Alexander
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Mia Benkenstein
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Noel Chapman
Community
Mikayla Dungan
Integrity, Teamwork
Veronica Garcia
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Cheryl Hanson
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Samantha Hughes
Shared Responsibility and Teamwork
Ed Isla
Integrity
Brenda Jacobsen
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Jeff Johnson
Community, Learning, Teamwork
Jena Lords
Shared Responsibility and Teamwork
Mikel Mecham
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Learning
Blanca Mendez
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Karissa Miller
Shared Responsibility and Teamwork
Mandy Myers (4 Nominations)
Integrity (3x), Inclusivity (3x), Shared Responsibility (3x), Community (4x), Learning (2x), Teamwork (3x)
Maurice Pittman
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Stephana Prokschl
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Mary Ann Reed
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Clay Smith
Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Bill Stanton
Teamwork
Marty Vizcarra
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Lisa Woodland
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
May
Dave Harris
Shared Responsibility
Darin Ivie
Teamwork
Mark Luras
Teamwork
Denise Scott
Shared Responsibility
Sandy Shea
Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
June
Luke Christiansen
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Brady Cook
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Rebecca Guarino
Shared Responsibility
Jennifer Sterbentz (2 nominations)
Integrity (2x), Inclusivity (2x), Shared Responsibility, Community (2x), Learning (2x), Teamwork (2x)
July
Virginia Barnett
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Selma Hadziselimovic
Integrity, Community, Teamwork
Lara Kreitzer
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Peggy Larsen
Integrity, Community, Teamwork
Michele Runyan-Paige
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
August
Sandy Andrade
Teamwork
Amanda Bennett
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Kelsey Gomez
Shared Responsibility, Learning, Teamwork
Bob Houghton and ITRC Team
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Brenda Jacobsen
Community, Learning, Teamwork
Evan Johnson
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Ashley McCammon
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Penny Monson
Shared Responsibility, Community
Jennifer Sterbentz
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Learning, Teamwork
September
Katie Baca
Teamwork
Benjamin Bolin
Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning
Crew Keller
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Shelly Nugent
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Cheryl Sebold
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning
The Public Safety Team
Logan Jackson and Shaylie Wagstaff, Gensen Stockling, Ashley Bigelow, Emilia Jackson, Obin Pitre, Travis Orme, Dustin Willis
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
October
Shawn Bascom
Shared Responsibility, Learning, Teamwork
Rafael Cabello
Community, Teamwork
Todd Christensen
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Sheldon Harris
Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Spencer Jardine
Community, Teamwork
Bonnie Liston
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Sarah Murphy
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Tony Razo
Inclusivity, Community
Angel Salinas
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Casey Skelton
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Kelsey West
Teamwork
Chelsea Wilkerson
Shared Responsibility
November
Jackie Coffin (4 Nominations)
Integrity (3x) , Inclusivity (3x), Shared Responsibility (4x), Community (4x), Learning (3x), Teamwork (4x)
Darcy Dolata
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Veronica Garcia
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Juanita Gonzalez
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Wendy Holder
Integrity, Inclusivity
Lou Hong
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Darin Ivie
Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Gavin Jensen
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Makenzie Kohler
Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Dawn Lewis
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Esther Ntuli
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
Heather O'Donnell
Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Carrie Page
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Learning, Teamwork
James Pascali
Integrity, Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Jenny Stilling
Inclusivity, Community, Teamwork
Steven Thomson
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
December
Chan Blackett
Inclusivity, Community, Teamwork
Tim Gria
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Dani Moffitt
Shared Responsibility, Teamwork
Camron Moon
Inclusivity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork
Larry Samples
Integrity, Shared Responsibility, Community, Teamwork