Harmon earns AP Achievement Award

April 28, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 16)
Article by Michele Coffill

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Kate Harmon, assistant vice president for Student Affairs Strategy, Assessment, and Well-Being, received the AP Achievement Award on April 21 during the annual Administrative Professional Luncheon in the Kirkhof Center.

The award recognizes the outstanding contributions by a staff member to Grand Valley, their professional field and surrounding community. Harmon was nominated by Jenny Hall-Jones, vice president for Student Affairs.

In her nominating letter, Hall-Jones said Harmon "has demonstrated a rare ability to pair visionary strategy with disciplined execution."

Harmon joined Grand Valley's staff in 2002. Hall-Jones listed Harmon's accomplishments during that time, including leading the $20 million expansion of the Recreation Center, developing a plan for the Campus Health Center to become a self-operating model and creating the strategy for the Campus Vibrancy Project.

Other staff earning recognition are listed below.

• Kary Wickham, enrichment and academic advisor, Meijer Honors College: Academic Advising and Student Services Award
• Tiburcio Lince, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Commitment to Diversity Award
• Anna Krystiniak, adult student services specialist, Commitment to Student Award
• AJ Young, coordinator of Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction, Innovation Award
• DL McKinney, director of the Rainbow Resource Center, Service to Community Award
• The Laker Academic Advising Network received the Outstanding Team Project Award. Recipients were Breeann Mann, Mike Saldana, Kailee McDonough, Trenton Beamon, Melanie Rabine, Emily Zeliasko and Brenda Tooley.

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