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 16. Washburn employees who celebrated years of service milestones also were honored.
Outstanding Service Award winners and their categories were:
Administrative/technical/paraprofessional category: Elaine Gill, assistant director of development and membership, KTWU; Phyllis Hoffman, voice services coordinator, information technology services
Secretarial/clerical category: Penny Fell, secretary III, School of Law; Jane Stewart, secretary III, registrar
Service/maintenance category: Romona Herrera, custodial worker, facilities services; Guy Luebbe, gardener, facilities services
Muriel Clarke Student Life Award: Glenda Taylor, department chair and professor, art
Faculty receiving honors were:
Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award: Carolyn Carlson, assistant professor, education
Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service: Shirley Dinkel, director of student health services and associate professor, School of Nursing
Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award: Nan Palmer, professor, social work; and Michael Russell director, Washburn Transformational Experience, and associate professor, psychology
Staff recognized for years of service were:
5 years: Kandis Barker, Joan Bayens, Vicky Berry, Tami Boten, John Bredahl, Bobby Elbert, Matt Eppright, Lyall Ford, Tonya Grauberger, Kevin Halgren, Don Johnson, Chuck Kranz, Gwyn Nelson, Jessica Neumann Barraclough, Janet Radziejeski, Monique Robins, Janet Schneider, Louisa Schurig, William Sipes, Linda Smith, James Staehli and Jackie Tomes
10 years: Vicki Baer, Mildred Baker, Tim Collins, Kay Farley, Mike Forman, Nelda Gaito, Kevin Goodman, Chris Herron, Adrianne Johnson, Beth Kuhn, Ivy LaGrone, Marsha Madl, Nancy Province, Rob Robinson, Bethe Titsworth, Rhonda Thornburgh, David Trupp and Val VanDerSluis
15 years: Marta Barnett, Jerry Farley, John Haverty, Shirley Jacobson, Frank Lee, Mark Sohl and Lynn Wilson
20 years: Paula Inman, Mary Jordan, Esperanza Root and Sharon Urban
25 years: Leigh Ives, Norm Koester, Jill Monie, Mary Moses, Sue Peek and Kyle Riggles
30 years: Steve Ice and Meredith Kidd
35 years: Connie DiPasquale and Phyllis Hoffman
Faculty recognized for years of service were:
5 years: Michael Averett, Jeanne Catanzaro, Erin Chamberlain, Sophie Delahaye, Karen Diaz Anchante, Karen Fernengel, Robert Flahart, Liviu Florea, Yvette Jenkins, Karen Kapusta-Pofahl, Bonnie Peterson, Fernando Pezzino, Keith Rocci, Janet Sharp, Jim Smith, Janet Todwong, Danny Wade, Kayla Waters and J. Harrison Watts
10 years: Alan Bearman, John Burns, Paul Byrne, Regina Cassell, Catherine Hunt, Kathryn Hupp, Gabriele Lunte, Kim Morse, Kevin O’Leary, John Paul, Marguerite Perret, Bassima Schbley, David Sollars, Maria Stover, Courtney Sullivan and Curtis Waugh
15 years: Sarah Cook, Lenora Edwards, William Gahnstrom, Debra Isaacson, Bruce Mactavish, Marilyn Masterson, Kathy Menzie, Mark Peterson, Tim Peterson and Azyz Sharafy
20 years: Jane Carpenter and Richard Martin
25 years: Maryellen McBride and Tom Morgan
30 years: Steven Black, Robert Boncella, William Dunlap, Liaquat Khan, William Roach, Jera Roberts, Roy Sheldon
35 years: Barry Crawford
40 years: Jim Concannon and Gary Forbach
45 years: James Rivers
50 years: Jim Hoogenakker
Eminentes Universitatis: Lynn Bailey, Linda Barnes, Beverlyn Brown, Connie Foltz, Sandra Kidd, Norm Koester and Arlene Leuszler
Emeriti: Dean Corwin, Linda Croucher, Judy Druse, Mo Godman, Jim Hoogenakker, Harold Rood and Mary Shoop
Visit washburn.edu/employee-recognition-recipients for more information.
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Contact: Amanda Hughes, university relations, 785-670-2153
