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November 2008 > School News
Temple Wins Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award
GSE Assistant Dean for Administration Frankie Temple has received the Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award, one of only two given in 2008.
Dean P. David Pearson presented the award, which recognizes outstanding service, other than teaching or research, in a UC Berkeley school, college or department, to Temple at the first GSE school-wide meeting of the year in September.
Temple has served the School of Education since 1971, when she worked with the late Professor Nadine Lambert for the School Psychology program. She was named assistant dean in 2000 after serving as director of administration since 1992, and the School’s management services officer for several years before that.
"Frankie has always been respected and esteemed for her competence, fairness and collegiality,” said Pearson. “She is without doubt the go-to person in the School, and she knows the majority of our students by name.”
Said Professor Sarah Freedman: “In all my years of working with her, there has never been a problem within her area of responsibility she could not solve; she always takes responsibility and sees to it that the work gets done.”
Temple, who received the Outstanding Staff Award in 1992, has worked directly with four deans during her tenure: Bernie Gifford, Bill Rohwer, Gene García and Pearson. In addition, she worked with acting dean Geraldine Clifford and chairman Jim Guthrie.
"Every aspect of Ms. Temple's work is infused with excellence," said García, who worked with Temple from 1995 through 2001.
While officially retired as of last June, Temple is on recall appointment as an administrative advisor to Pearson. She is mentoring her successor in the Dean’s Office, Lisa Kala, and Kala says she looks forward to the challenge of “living up to the gold standard that Frankie has set.”
Temple says she is enjoying semi-retirement and the extra time it gives her to spend with her two grandsons.
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