Washburn University employees
received Outstanding Service Awards, a student life award and four faculty
members were presented special honors and at the annual Washburn Recognition
Ceremony April 17. Washburn employees who celebrated years of service
milestones also were honored.
Outstanding Service Award winners and their categories were:
Administrative/technical/paraprofessional category: Jim Fosdick, technology
support technician I, information systems and services; and Deborah Moore,
director, human resources
Secretarial/clerical category: Lynn Bailey, secretary II, math; Wendy Stafford,
secretary II, biology
Service/maintenance category: Mark Noble, electrician; and Colin McGinty,
custodial worker
Muriel Clarke Student Life Award: Harrison Watts, assistant professor, criminal
justice and legal studies
Faculty receiving honors were:
Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award: James Martin, Snyder Distinguished
Lecturer, School of Business
Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service: Pat Munzer, professor and chair,
Allied Health
Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award: Susie Pryor, assistant professor,
School of Business; and Mary Sheldon, associate professor, English
Learn more about each award and previous winners.
Staff recognized for years of service were:
5 years: Janessa Akin, Peter Bonnel, Vickie Brinkley, Marsha Carrasco Cooper,
Jim Fosdick, Celeste Hajek, Kris Klima, Farhan Makda, Kent McAnally, Colin
McGinty, Chris Mills, George Pershall II, Clayton Peters, Ron Phillips, Becky
Smith, Preciosisima Smith, Patricia Starlin, James Watson III, Dan Wieser and
Henry Williams
10 years: Linda Barnes, Waldon Brown, Katy Browne, Ann Callies, Chris Leach,
DeAnn Leach, Mary Livingston, Patti Mathews, Charlene McCready, Duane Myers,
Nancy Platte, Craig Schurig, Becky Shaffer, Sarah Tenfelde-Dubois, Amber
Traphagan, Dona Walker and Stacy Woltje
15 years: Dena Anson, Loren Ferre, Jane Stewart, Lyle Waring and Baili Zhang
20 years: Janet Homan, Sonny Luarks, Sue Palmer and Mary Kay Thornburg
25 years: Ronnie Collins and Mary Gruber
30 years: Elaine Gill, Terri Hearrell, Jeanne Kessler, Dee Pierson, Debbie
Vinning and Ginger Webber
35 years: Bob Chipman and Bill Shaffer
40 years: Wanda Leppla
Faculty recognized for years of service were:
5 years: Rory Bahadur, Sharla Blank, Carolyn Carlson, Dennis Etzel, Andrew
Herbig, Marian Jamison, Robert Loehr, Lori McMillan, Sam Newland, Xiaofeng
“Sheldon” Peng, Mary Pilgram, Garspar Porta, Leslie Reynard, Thomas Romig,
Tracy Routsong, Laura Sidlinger, Crystal Stevens, Yeqiang “Ye” Wang and Israel
Wasserstein
10 years: Karen Camarda, Anna Collins, Shirley Dinkel, Becky Dodge, Andrew
Evans, Timothy Fry, Michael McGuire, Gordon McQuere, Jay Memmott, David
Pownell, Nan Sun, Susan Washburn and Margaret Wood
15 years: Kevin Charlwood, Miguel Gonzalez-Abellas, Chris Hamilton, Sam Leung,
Thomas Prasch, Barbara Stevenson and David Weed
20 years: Shiao-Li Ding, Kevin Kellim and Lynette Petty
25 years: Judith Druse and Glenda Taylor
30 years: Lee Boyd, Paul Prece, Mary Shoop and David Winchester
35 years: Myrl Duncan, Carl Myers and William Rich
Eminentes Universitatis: Dee Pierson
Emeritus: Raylene Hinz-Penner, Ursula Jander and Richard Moellenberndt
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Amanda Hughes, university relations, (785) 670-2153
