Service award recipients will be honored

January 21, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 10)

image on blue: GVSU Service Awards Celebration, Honoring Your Commitment

More than 230 faculty and staff members listed below will be honored for their years of service to Grand Valley

10-year recipients

Daniel  Adrian, Statistics

Christopher Babbitt, College of Computing

Annie Benefiel, University Libraries

Jana Benjamin, Autism Education Center

Karl Brakora, College of Engineering

Daniel  Brophy, Michigan SBDC

Carl Brown, School of Communications

Cara Cadena, University Libraries

Meghan Cai, Modern Languages and Literatures

Colleen Cameron, eLearning Technologies

Breanna Chycinski, Occupational Science and Therapy

David Clark, Mathematics

Sarah Clark, Chemistry

David Crane, Classics

Paul Cullen, Laker Store

Amy Dettwiler, Conference and Event Planning

Kelli Dykstra, Department of Public Safety

Kellie Fitzgerald, Autism Education Center

James  Ford, School of Communications

Michael Gay, Michigan SBDC

Marilyn Gilbreath, Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach

Charles Ham, Classics

Erica Hamilton, Literacy, Educational Foundations and Technology

Kimberly Hendricks, Biomedical Sciences

Raymond Higbea, School of Community Leadership and Development

Kara Hotaling, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Yumiko Jakobcic, Office of Sustainability Practices

Bonnie Jaracz, TRIO Upward Bound

Cheryl Kautz, College of Computing

Brooks Kindel, Michigan SBDC

Nicholus Kopacki, Physician Assistant Studies

Heather Koster, School of Interdisciplinary Health

Diane LaFreniere, College of Engineering

Diana Lawson, Seidman College of Business

James  Louis, Athletics Department

Rodd Lowell, College of Computing

Nicholas Mallory, Facilities Services

Amy McFarland, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Kimberly McKee, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Justin Melick, eLearning Technologies

Jennifer Moss, WGVU Public Media

Bobby Nielsen, Student Affairs

Priscilla Nyamai, Biology

Vance  Orr, WGVU Public Media

Mary Ouellette-Maine, University Development

Janna Pacey, School of Interdisciplinary Health

Zsuzsanna Palmer, Writing

Doris Penn, CLAS Academic Advising

Beth Peterson, Writing

Jason Prowant, CLAS Academic Advising Center

Vinicius Lima, Visual and Media Arts

Amanda Reddy, Physician Assistant Studies

Matt Ruen, University Libraries

Nora Salas, History, Kutsche Office of Local History

Sean Schafianski, Music, Theatre and Dance

Kristen Schrauben, Psychology

Christopher Shaffer, Anthropology

Anal Shah, Visual and Media Arts

Mona Silva, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (retired)

Robin Spring, School of Communications

Laura Stroik, Biomedical Sciences

Guin Thompson, Visual and Media Arts

Scott Thorgaard, Chemistry

Cathy Tomek, Physician Assistant Studies

Melyssa Tsai, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Lorie Tuma, School of Community Leadership and Development

Danny  Vainner, Registrar’s Office

Jenna Vainner, University Libraries

Joshua Veazey, Physics

Gary Westveer, Facilities Services

Michelle Wooddell, School of Community Leadership and Development

Janelle Yahne, Laker Store

Angela Zondervan, Finance

 

15-year recipients

Kathy Agee, Regional Math and Science Center

Salvatore Alaimo, School of Community Leadership and Development

Kevin Alderink, Facilities Services

Gordon Andrews, History

Elizabeth Arnold, Anthropology

Erica Baker-Bringedahl, Office of Multicultural Affairs

Edward Barnes, Department of Public Safety

Daniel  Barrigear, Facilities Services

Brett Bolen, Physics

Jo Boon-Shelton, Finance

Ranelle Brew, School of Interdisciplinary Health

Brennon Clendening, Laker Store

Vivek Dalela, Marketing

Kelli Damstra, Kirkhof College of Nursing

Kristy Dean, Psychology

Brian Deyo, English

Amanda Dillard, Psychology

David Eaton, History

Mayra   Fortes Gonzalez, Modern Languages and Literatures

Joy Gianakura, Seidman College of Business

Gamal Gasim, Area and Global Studies

Beth Gibbs, Music, Theatre and Dance

Christopher Gillespie, Seidman College of Business

Sherri Hall, GV NextEd Co-Lab

Elisabeth Hammer, Mathematics

Katie Haynes, Biomedical Sciences

Leah Heaton, Department of Public Safety

Azfar Hussain, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Ingrid Johnson, Movement Science

Angel Kropf, Student Employment

Dave Kurjiaka, Biomedical Sciences

Rhonda LeMieux, Athletics Department

Yan Liang, Modern Languages and Literatures

Chad Lingwood, History

Josita Maouene-Cavin, Psychology

Astin Martin, Admissions and Recruitment

John Martin, Music, Theatre and Dance

Hazel McClure, University Libraries

Eliza MacDonald, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

Sean McManus, Facilities Services

James  McNair, Annis Water Resources Institute

Allison Metz, Music, Theatre and Dance

Ruth Meyering, Mathematics

Wael Mokhtar, College of Engineering

Nick Nelson, Information Technology

Amy Norkus, Writing

Len O'Kelly, School of Communications

Diana Page, University Libraries

Rachael Passarelli, Institutional Analysis

Thomas Pentecost, Chemistry

Christine Rener, Pew FTLC

Kelley Rogers, University Marketing

Medar  Serrata, Modern Languages and Literatures (retired)

Sara Simon, University Libraries

Terry Stockton, Literacy, Educational Foundations and Technology

Agnieszka Szarecka, Cell and Molecular Biology

Lin Tian, School of Communications

Christopher Toth, Writing

Brian Van Farowe, Facilities Services

Melba Vélez Ortiz, Honors College

Anna Walz, Marketing

Laurel  Westbrook, Sociology

Marc Westrate, Facilities Services

Edward Wierzbicki, Facilities Services

Shontaye Witcher, Student Accessibility Resources

M. Woller-Skar, Biology

Mingyu Wu, College of Engineering

Jason Yancey, Modern Languages and Literatures

 

20-year recipients

Jen Allard, University Marketing

Rachel Anderson, English

Melissa Baker-Boosamra, Office of Student Life

Philip Batty, Institutional Analysis

James  Bell, Music, Theatre and Dance

Andrew Boyce, Athletics Department

Joshua Brandsen, TRIO Upward Bound

Tammy Brasic, Admissions and Recruitment

Frances Cain, CLAS Tutoring and Reading Center

Amy Campbell, Recreation and Wellness

Shabbir Choudhuri, College of Engineering

Katie Clark, eLearning Technologies

Kristin  Cooper, Kirkhof College of Nursing

Tara Cornelius, Psychology

Matthew Daley, History

Mostafa El-Said, College of Computing

Troy Farley, Career Center

Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Psychology

Julie Hall, College of Health Professions

Craig Hammerlind, Laker Store

Charles Hogg, Philosophy

Robert Hollister, Biology

Katie Humphrey, College of Education and Community Innovation

Lihong Jiao, College of Engineering

Christopher Kierkus, Criminology, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

Patricia Kishman Smith, University Libraries

Jarek Kozal, Biomedical Sciences

Maja Krcmar, Physics

Zachary Kurmas, College of Computing

Christopher Lawrence, Chemistry

Hoon Lee, Visual and Media Arts

David Linn, Biomedical Sciences

Ronald Loeffler, Philosophy

Kay Losey, Writing (retired)

Richard Luce, University Marketing

Pamela Miller, University Counseling Center

Mark Minnema, Facilities Services

Heidi Nicholson, CLAS Dean’s Office

Jamie Owen-DeSchryver, Psychology

Nichole Payne, Admissions and Recruitment

Mitchell Place, Modern Languages and Literatures

Emma Ramey, Writing

Wendy Reffeor, College of Engineering

Kathy Rice, University Development (retired)

Robert Rozema, English

Harold Schnyders, Physics

Mark Schwartz, Anthropology

Darrhonda Scott-Jones, Center for Women and Gender Equity

Anne Sergeant, Accounting

Kimberly Shefferly, WGVU Public Media

Shelley Sickrey, Center for Scholarly & Creative Excellence

Shelly Smith, Mathematics

Scott Stabler, History

Francis Sylvester, Biomedical Sciences

Brandie Tenney, Housing and Residence Life

Brian Teunis, Facilities Services

Leah Thomas, University Libraries

John Uglietta, Philosophy

Mary VanPopering, College of Engineering

Heather Van Wormer, Anthropology

Tamara Vargo, Facilities Services (retired)

Jeroen Wagendorp, Geography and Sustainable Planning

Peter Wampler, Honors College

Paul Weaver, Department of Public Safety

 

25-year recipients

Bogdan Adamczyk, College of Engineering

Bradley Ambrose, Physics

David Austin, Mathematics

Jerry Baltes, Athletics Department

Shari Bartz-Smith, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

Debra Burg, Biomedical Sciences

Martin Burg, Biomedical Sciences

Jing Chen, Psychology

Maria Cimitile, Honors College

Melissa Cunningham, Information Technology

Kurt Ellenberger, Music, Theatre and Dance

John Gabrosek, Statistics

Luke Galen, Psychology

Karen Gipson, Physics

Scott Grissom, College of Computing

Melanie Grover, Housing and Residence Life

Lisa Haynes, Facilities Services

Mark Hoffman, College of Education and Community Innovation

Joseph Jacquot, Biology

Lori Koste, Management

Barbara Lubic, Teaching and Learning

George Lundskow, Sociology

Majd Al-Mallah, Modern Languages and Literatures

Todd Meindertsma, Facilities Services (retired)

Mark Muilenburg, Facilities Services (retired)

Paul Murphy, History

Mark Richards, Political Science

Peter Riemersma, Geology

Mark Schaub, Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Daniel  Spangler, Facilities Services

Thomas Willey, Finance (retired)

 

30-year recipients

Polly Diven, Political Science

Brian Johnson, Criminology, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

Philip Lane, WGVU Public Media

Barry Martin, Music, Theatre and Dance

Gabriela Pozzi, Modern Languages and Literatures

Phillip Pyrett, Facilities Services

Stephanie Schaertel, Chemistry

Lisa Surman, Office of the Provost

Xiaojuan Xu, Psychology

 

35-year recipients

Shirley Fleischmann, College of Computing

John Klein, Information Technology

Mark Luttenton, Annis Water Resources Institute

Carmen Nochera, Biomedical Sciences (retired)

Mark Pestana, Philosophy

Michael Schrotenboer, Facilities Services

Terri Suess, University Budgets

Daniel  Teunis, Facilities Services

 

40-year recipient

Alex Nesterenko, School of Communications

 

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