Bonnie Senser and Rob Wyeth are the recipients of Coastal Carolina University's 2005-2006 Staff Excellence Awards. The awards are presented annually to recognize exceptional non-faculty university employees.

Senser, administrative specialist for the Department of Politics and Geography and the Department of Theater, received the Staff Excellence Award for Support Staff. She has worked at Coastal for 17 years and lives in Conway. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Charleston Southern University and a master's degree in education from the Citadel.

Wyeth, art director in the Office of Marketing Communications, received the Staff Excellence Award for Professional Staff. He joined the Coastal staff in 1999. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and is working toward a Master of Fine Arts degree from SCAD. Wyeth lives in Conway.

Others who were nominated for the support staff award were: Sarah Davis, Stephanie Freeman, Debra Hamm, Laura Hickman, Nyoka Hucks, Patricia Silva, Melissa Todd, Elizabeth Willard, Sherry Winburn and Rebecca Workman.

Professional staff award nominees were Araleigh Beam, Gayle Britt, Shrinivas Chabba, Patricia Bennett and Lori Patterson.