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The Online Newsletter for Faculty, Staff and Retirees of The University of Akron - April 10, 2002
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President Luis Proenza will present service awards on May 3 at the University’s annual Founders Day celebration. The event begins in the Martin University Center Ballroom at noon with a luncheon for 10, 20 and 30-year service award recipients, followed by the presentation of awards. The luncheon cost for guests is $12. For reservations, contact Sarah Slusser at ext. 6134 or sarah30@uakron.edu by April 26.

UA has nearly 350 service award recipients this year. Those with five, 15, 25 and 35 years of service will receive certificates in campus mail. Ten-year honorees will receive University paperweights, 20-year honorees will be given University pen and pencil sets, and 30-year honorees will have their choice of a University Chair, or a mirror or desk box, both featuring a picture of Buchtel Hall. These will be presented at the awards ceremony.

The University has two 35-year service award recipients this year. They are James Brown, mail services; and Richard Gross, mechanical engineering.

Here are the 30-year service award recipients.

Michael d’Amico, marketing; David Jamison, communication; John Miller, UL Archival Services, Constance Morrison-Koons, School of Law Dean’s Office; Neal Raber, theoretical and applied mathematics; Douglas Shaw, public administration and urban studies; Jerry Speaight, physical facilities; and Phyllis Wiebe, Wayne College Dean’s Office.

Here are the 25-year service award recipients.

Elaine Albrecht, Controller’s Office; Cheryl Buchanan, nursing; Franklin Canterbury, Dennis Kelly, Mark Nixon and Thomas Reese, physical facilities; Kathleen Davis, Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration; Jess Hays and Grace Olmstead, Academic Advisement Center; Tamara Lowe, Wayne College Dean’s Office; Sylvia Macon, family and consumer sciences; Susan McKiernan, art; John Mumper, public service technology; Kyle Passmore and Paul Richert, Law Library; Robert Pope Jr., English; Linda Sansom, Community and Technical College Dean’s Office; Gail Scheffer, student financial aid; Daniel Smith, chemistry; Marie Smith and Dennis Sullivan, engineering and science technology; Larry Snider and Edward Zadrozny Jr., music; Gary Sponseller, Enterprise Hardware Operations and Systems Program Services; Dorothy Tudanca, residence life and housing; and Richard Yoder, Wayne College-Academic Affairs.

Here are the 20-year service award recipients.

William Arbuckle, civil engineering; Edith Barnes, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office; Stephen Brooks, political science; Isiah Daniels III, Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance; Sonia Dial, English; Nan Dunning, Application Systems Services; Daniel Elliott, physical facilities; Carol Flexer, speech-language, pathology and audiology; Shaanette Fowler, College of Business Administration Dean’s Office; Dolli Quattrocchi Gold, Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate School; Connie Hagen, Rosemary Houlihan, Gwendolyn Jenkins, Stefanie Kozy and Pearl Sulongteh, student financial aid; William Harpine, communication;

James Haskell, Office of the Vice President for Capital Planning and Facilities Management; Debra Keller and Michael Williams, business technology; S Graham Kelly III, College of Engineering Dean’s Office; Lynn Lenart, Law Library; Linda Linc, nursing; Timothy Margush, computer science; Martha McNamara, English Language Institute; Michael Menyes, Loans and Receivables; Lori Morris, School of Law Dean’s Office; Frank Pelc; chemical engineering; Charlene Reed, College of Education Dean’s Office; Andrew Roth, purchasing; Ronald Salisbury, Jerry Stinner and Monte Turner, biology; Mary Schiller and Richard Shanklin, music; Thomas Shannon, University Police; Stefanie Shatrich, University College Dean’s Office; F.B. Simmons III, management; Michael Taschner, chemistry; Deborah Weber, associate studies; and Jane Wolfe, Office of the University Registrar.

Here are the 15-year service award recipients.

Ivory Alexander and Michael Rodriguez, athletics; James Austin, counseling; Monique Beauvais, development; Eric Birdsall and Norris Clark III, English; Lisa Boger-Klinginsmith; polymer science; Melissa Bowman and Virginia Donnelly, admissions; Susan Bradford, Stephanie Woods, Katharine Kolcaba and Victoria Schirm, nursing; Bonnie Bromley, residence life and housing; Kristin Brummond, Office of the Vice President and General Counsel; Linda Burr, William French and James Shuster, Learning Technologies and Scholar/Learning Services; Charlotte Burrell, Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost; Stephen Cheng, polymer science; Diana Chlebek, UL Collection Management; G. Jean Cowser and Kay Sponseller, Academic Advisement Center; Jose De Abreu-Garcia and John Durkin, electrical engineering; Richard Einsporn, statistics; Kathleen Endres, communication; Geraldine Faria, social work; Bridgie Ford, curriculum and instructional studies; Roberta Fox, Controller’s Office;

Amy Gahres, Office of Accessibility; Constantine Goumas and Mary Nice, University Dining Services; John Green, political science; Augustus Harper, business technology; James Holda, biology; David Hunt, Vincent Jansen, Vernon Neal and Augusta Turman Jr., physical facilities; Sylvia Johnson, Hower House; Robert Jorgensen and Kimberly Molidor, music; Sylvia Juscak, philosophy; Elizabeth Kinion, College of Nursing Dean’s Office; Rosemary Kolton and Tayba Tahir, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Dean’s Office; Joseph LaRose and Bennie Robinson, UL Reference; Jane Leonard, history; Teri Mackey, Science and Technology Library; Barbara Ann Marinics, University Honors Program;

Marcia Nicholson, UL Circulation; Delores Owens, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall; David Perry and Peter Rinaldi, chemistry; Sue Rasor-Greenhalgh, family and consumer sciences; Nettie Riddick, Resource Analysis and Budgeting; Stanley Rittgers, biomedical engineering; Neil Sapienza, art; Linda Sharpe, College of Education Dean’s Office; Francois Song and Alex Stakleff, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety; Tirumalai Srivatsan, mechanical engineering; Daniel Svyantek, psychology; John Troche, engineering and science technology; Timothy Vierheller, Wayne College-physics; Christine Werny, finance; Nikki Wingerson, social work; and Lori Yahner, Institute of Polymer Science.

Here are the 10-year service award recipients.

Bruce Bell, Elvis Bond, Bonita Passarelli, Linda Lee Pittman and Carol Storey, University Dining Services; Rod Bengston, art; Tim Berenyi, athletics; Thomas Besch, engineering and science technology; Kimberly Beyer, Center for Career Management; Margaret Boldt, family and consumer sciences; Alicia Broadus, Wayne College-Student Services; Steven Bunn and Kevin Stutler, sports science and wellness education; Joanne Dabb, institutional marketing; John Derhammer Jr., history; Frances Donatelli, Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration; Theresa Downs and Ruth Keener, student financial aid; Beverley Everhart, VP/CIO Div Office Services; James Fox, Network and Communication Services; Sucharita Ghosh, economics; Gary Graning, music; Maryann Hamilton, Office of the University Registrar; Scott Hartman, Wayne College-political science; Valerie Jenkins, UL Cataloging;

Debra Johanyak and George Ann Stranger, Wayne College-English; Marjorie Gormley Keil, Developmental Programs; Elys Kettling, Wayne College-Library Administration; Anthony La Salvia, public service technology; Marcia Main, Engineering Cooperative Education Program; John Maroli, Wayne College-Developmental Programs; Amy Mast, Wayne College Dean’s Office; Theresa McCune, Graduate School; Susan Pope, business technology; Marjorie Riccardi, Institute of Polymer Science; Tracy Riley, nursing; Cheryl Rinehart, Controller's Office; Janice Vaughn, counseling; Paul Weinstein, Wayne College-history; Wendy Welday, Office of the University Registrar; and Lisa Williams, curricular and instructional studies.

Here are the five-year service award recipients.

Roxanne Allen, Douglas Geiser, Greg Gillum, athletics; Stephen Allen, Millie Cathey and Peter Marks Jr., Learning Technologies and Scholar/Learning Services; Mark Anderson, Wayne College-physical education; Julia Beckett and Ralph Hummel, public administration and urban studies; William Beisel and Carol Frey, Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division; Deborah Beynon, Jing Li and Diane Petri, Controller’s Office; MaryAnn Black and Christopher Hariasz, Dance, Theatre and Arts Administration; John Boal, public service technology; Matthew Boarman, Cheryl Kernander and Kimberly Morgan, development; Thomas Bordonaro and Yolanda Carter, Network and Communication Services; Francis Broadway, Donald Fuzer, Qetler Jensrud, Evangeline Newton and Katharine Owens, curriculum and instructional studies; Linda Brouse and Christine Curry, Alumni Association; Nancy Jean Brown, communication;

Diane Brown, Marguerite Dimarco, Wendi Knowles, Angela Marie Thompson, Sharon Walker and Rita Young, nursing; Philip Buckenmeyer, Bonnie Farrance, Gail Holgate and Rachele Kappler, sport science and wellness education; Pascal Buma, Thelma Cox, Julie Drew, Jennifer Hebert, Sue Hum, Anthony Kulcsar, Elizabeth Rhoades and Lance Svehla, English; Aaron Burnette, Chad Cunningham, Carrie Leyda, Kenneth Rayl and Thomas Wykoff, University Police; Steven Calhoun Sr., Robert Fraley, Raymond Herrick, Phillip James, John McSteen, Thomas Reed, Anthony Sellers, William Wade, Daniel Warner and Ernie Weaver, physical facilities; Emma Campbell, Anne Jorgensen and Y Joy Qiu, College of Business Administration Dean’s Office; Cynthia Capers, College of Nursing Dean’s Office; William Clary and Laura Gross, theoretical and applied mathematics; Dana Cole, Bernadette Bollas Genetin, Brant Lee and Jane Moriarty, law; Mark Collins, marketing; Vicki Lynn Collins, purchasing;

Celeste Cook, Office of the Vice President and General Counsel; Aimee DeChambeau, Science and Technology Library; Ali Dhinojwala, polymer science; Marna Drum, Virginia Smerglia and Baffour Takyi, sociology; Paula Dungjen, mechanical engineering; Steve Dunphy, Todd Finkle, R. Ray Gehani, John Mahaney Jr., management; Dale Ertley, College of Engineering Dean’s Office; Matthew Espe, David Modarelli, Michael Polce and William Schloman Jr., chemistry; Edward Evans and Stephanie Lopina, chemical engineering; Rick Farmer, political science; Karen Franks, business technology; Barbara Funk, Carol Rife and Catherine Stoynoff, Human Resources; Jennifer Galloway, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety; S. Dave Garthoff, Elizabeth Kennedy, Scott Randby and Jeffry Schantz, associate studies; Laura Gelfand and Mark Rabung, art;

Lorrie Graham and Cynthia Hetherington, Wayne College; Rachel Grof and Mark Wyatt, University Dining Services; Tom Hammond and John Kristofco, Wayne College Dean’s Office; Ann Hassenpflug, educational foundations and leadership; David Heller, Jeannette Thibo Karns, Evelyn Taylor and Susan Witt, family and consumer sciences; Pamela Hollinger and Joy LiCause, Developmental Programs; George Hruby, finance; Susan Hughes, College of Education Dean’s Office; David Huskins, Center for Policy Studies; Constance Jones and Crystal Villers, Loans and Receivables; Pamela Kay Keltyka, accountancy; William Kennedy, Ocasek Natatorium; Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang and Loren Siebert, geography and planning; Eric Kreider, Application Systems Services; Richelle Laipply and David Whipple, allied health technology; Young Lin and Dean Long, communication; Ricco Martin, UL Audio Visual Services; Ronald Monroe, Parking Services; Kathy Morrison, student development; David Nypaver, institutional marketing; Demetrios Papadopoulos, Institute of Polymer Science; Stephen Paschen, UL Archival Services; Denise Pelfrey, Office of the University Registrar; Charles Pfeiffer, history;

Keith Piepho and Kenneth Wemm Sr., Enterprise Hardware Operations and Systems Program Services; Samuel Purses, Wayne College-Business and Office Technology; William Rickett, School of Law Dean’s Office; Ricardo Robinson, residence life and housing; Debra Samples, admissions; Tammi Sawyer, student financial aid; Anthony Serpette, Application Systems Services; Genrietta Starik, International Programs; Jo Anne Stewart, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office; Jacqueline Swanson, Fine and Applied Arts Dean’s Office; Daniel Trowbridge, civil engineering; Okechukwu Ugweje, electrical engineering; Misty Villers and Barbara VonGunten, Office of the Vice President for Capital Planning and Facilities Management; Norma Welling, Aerospace Studies; David White, classical studies, anthropology and archaeology; and Lisa Zickefoose, Chemistry Stores Office.

 
 
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