University Staff Award
Excellence in Student Success Staff Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who has made significant contributions to the academic, social emotional and/or overall wellness of students
Todd Wells, Dean of Students, Student Affairs
Excellence in Research and Creative Works Staff Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who has made significant contributions to the university’s research creativity and innovation efforts
Michael R. Sprague, Digital and Public Humanities Coordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Excellence in Engagement and Outreach Staff Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who has made significant contributions to the university’s engagement and outreach efforts
Jeffrey D. Blackwood, Director, Office of Commercialization, 海角论坛 Innovation Center
Excellence in Planning, Operations and Stewardship Staff Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who has made significant contributions to solve long-standing problems and found new ways to collaborate across departments, develop revenue and increase enrollment
Cory Kinder, Associate Director, HR Operations, Human Resources
Rising Star Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who, in their first five years of continuous service, has made significant contributions to their area of the university community
Sarah Siebert, Professional Development Advisor, Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Never Choose the Norm Staff Award
Recognizes a 海角论坛 staff member who dares to be innovative and push boundaries to help the university achieve even greater success in its mission of serving students and our community
Melvin J. Tanner, Director of University Analytics & Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research
Chancellor’s Staff Award for Extraordinary Contributions
Recognizes a high-performing 海角论坛 staff member who demonstrates an exceptional ability to foster collaboration, communication and cooperation among colleagues and university constituents and relates their work to the mission and values of the university
Mousami Mohanty, Senior Human Resources Business Partner and Instructor, Human Resources
Living the Values Award
Recognizes staff members who best exemplify excellence in demonstrating the university’s key values
Conservatory
Katie Motter, Event Scheduling Coordinator
External Relations and Constituent Engagement
Joe A. Constantino, Director of Program/Project Operations
Faculty Affairs & Faculty Support
Alexis Petri, Director of the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
Finance and Administration
Wade Williamson, Maintenance Supervisor
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Daniel Folk, Director of Career Services
Information Services
James Schonemann II, Director Network Architecture
Institute for Human Development
Janelle Andrus, Early Childhood Team Lead
Intercollegiate Athletics
Jerod Fox, Strat Comm Consultant Sr
KCUR
Ron Jones, Director of Programming and Community Engagement
Office of Research Services
Melissa Hirt, Compliance Manager Sr
Office of Strategic Initiatives
Spencer On, Engineer I
School of Dentistry
Tara Lane, Dental Services Supervisor
School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
Amanda Caruso-Yahne, Program/Project Support Coordinator Sr
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Rachel L.R. Forester, Office Support Assistant IV
School of Law
Nancy Kunkel, Student Service Coordinator II
School of Medicine
Connor Fender, Manager II Student Support Services
School of Nursing and Health Studies
D. Ashley, Executive Assistant Senior
School of Pharmacy
Jane Poe, Executive Assistant Sr
School of Science and Engineering
Sarah Beth Schulz, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Strategic Marketing and Communications
Anthony Pellettiere, Academic Web Editor
Student Affairs
Harvey Phillips, Manager II CSM Operations
Student Success and Academic Assurance
Daniel K. McDonald II, Sr. Enrollment Advisor-Admissions Processing Center
海角论坛 Innovation Center
Jen Spilker, Program Support Coordinator
University Libraries
Chayanne Sandoval-Williams, Library Information Specialist Sr
Staff Council Dedication Award
Recognizes a staff member who has made significant contributions to the Staff Council and its initiatives by enhancing communication, volunteering service to the university and community and providing opportunities to develop staff professionally and personally
Amanda Campbell, Sr. Student Services Coordinator, School of Law
Administrative Leadership Development Program Graduates
Recognizes staff members who have successfully completed the Dr. Elson S. Floyd Administrative Leadership Development Program, a UM System course where emerging and current leaders expand and refine their leadership skills.
James Bradley
Roland Hemmings Jr
Laura King
Michele Logue
Hannah Martin
Jessica Pearson
Rachel Waller
Robert Wren
Series on Leadership Essentials Graduates
Recognizes staff members who have successfully completed the Series on Leadership Essentials Program, a UM System course where employees can develop their skills in the areas of communication, engagement, giving and receiving feedback and navigating change.
Kayla Channell
Jacqueline Eiben
Drew Hemeyer-Johnson
Shelly Janasz
Melissa Johnson
Solveig Klarin
Alisha Langham
Danielle Marx
Ashley Morency
Emily Newton
Drake Summers
Mercedes Tillman
Molly Tugushi
Tabitha Varvil
Organizational Perspectives and Leadership
Shaun Bernardon
Krystal Brier
Kenneth Brooks
Elizabeth Case
Jordan Davis
Katheryn Diemler
Megan Dougherty
Sarah Dresslaer
Robert Durham
Natasha El-Scari
Tanna Engle
Scott Ezzell
Connor Fender
Jennifer Frenzel
Chante Green
Kathryn Grindstaff
Jill Grotzinger
Sydney Hamilton
Michelle Heiman
Phillip Humphrey
Michelle Kroner
Tara Lane
Nathan Lonngren
Sarah Major
Krista Markley
Steven McDonald
Sharlyn Mills
Mousami Mohanty
Laura Moore
Latoya Muhammad
Cassandra Nedblake
Lauren Nelson
Corynne Nixon
Amelia Reighard
Brandy Roberts
Melinda Rose
Carrie Schmalz
Janelle Sjue
Ashley Swanson-Hoye
Linda Thornburgh
Elizabeth Valle
Jacob Vollertsen
Natalie Ward
Melissa Wharton
Shannon Wheeler
Wade Williamson
海角论坛 Graduates
Recognizes staff members who have graduated with a 海角论坛 degree in Spring 2025, Summer 2025 or Fall 2025
Jaylen Cook-Gibson
Keichanda Dees-Burnett
Rebecca Hartman
Haley Herzberg
Bridget Jones
Kimberley Kushner
Grace Lotz
Lyndsey Magrone
Julia Merino
Curby Piehl
Christiana Rangel
Sarah Richardson
Glen Vaughn-Petersen
Service Milestones
Recognizes staff members who have given five or more years of service to 海角论坛 and are celebrating a milestone in fiscal year 2026
5 Years
Sarah Adams
Puja Adhikari
Ricardo Agrela Moniz
Amber Andrews
William Angles
William Burns
Karen Campbell
Austin Carter
Jordan Davis
Elizabeth De La Rosa
Megan Dougherty
Carl Drowns
Herman Duckworth
Emma Fahrlander
Sean Firulli
Jennifer Frenzel
Valerie Gonzalez-Cordova
Manon Halliburton
Meri Janssen-Bond
Bridget Jones
Lorena Juanez
Brian Kanoy
Stephen Koranda II
Noah Kramer
Kelly Larson
Byron Love
Traci McDonald
Tamara McMahon
Carlos Moreno
Serra Morgan
Latoya Muhammad
Hannah Pham
Denise Phelan
Deqelidi Pointer
Christi Rice
Brizhana Ricks
Dana Roberts
Shannon Roberts
Gabriel Rosenberg
Rayna Rucker
Elizabeth Savidge
Karl Schneider
Sarah Schulz
Benaud Shirley
Eric Van Horn
Layne Viets
Gary Wesche
Gregory Williams
Zachary Wilson
Hilary Yager
Anna Zimmerman
10 Years
Charles Bradford
Maury Brown
Andrea Carr
Johanna Comes
Diana Delaney
Marjory Eisenman
Shaun Ferguson
Megan Gonzalez
Scott Guerrero
Phyllis Gunnels
Monica Johnson
Kimberlee Kalaiwaa
Kathleen Moburg
Jayasheela Perumalla
Laura Peterson
Lisa Rodriguez
Emerald Scott
Alexandria Spenner
Suman Suman
Ashley Swanson-Hoye
Alexa Troyer
Stan Viebrock
Robert Williams
Alane Wilson
Tammy Woods
15 Years
Philip Albert
Amy Anderson
Gerald Blanton
Belkis Cabrera Rodriguez
Amy Carlson
Katey Collins
Christopher Crowell
Christina Davis
Sheri Gormley
Sharon Lindenbaum
Deanna Marx
David Murray
Christine Popoola
Christia Posey
Lauren Ragan
Steven Siegel
Jodi Troup
Marilyn Turbush
20 Years
Arminta Brown
Amy Cole
Sally Daily
Amber Daugherty
Chante Green
Shawn Harrel
Diana Jones
Donald Ledford
Sarah Linder
Valorie Moore-Porter
Denise Owen
Jameson Rinehart
Jennifer Roberts
Jeremy Schliesman
Carol Sholy
Stella Szymanski
Erin Williams
25 Years
Christopher Boyce
Kimberly Johnson
Suzette Marchbanks
Adam Shoemaker
Janet Stebbins
Daniel Stegner
30 Years
Janet Dexter
Tanya Henderson
Christopher Hickman
Kathryn Houston
Dennis Nedblake
35 Years
Linda Fox
Danita Johnson
Julia Moore
Roy Potter
45 Years
Leisha Manning