Employee News & Anniversaries - July and August 2024

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Anniversaries

July

5 Years

  • Telisha “Dionne” Bailey, history
  • Stephanie Boland, advancement
  • Robert “Rob” Davis, mathematics
  • Brittany “Britt” Grove, athletics
  • Ryan Hall, history
  • Dominique Hill, women’s gender, and sexuality studies
  • Paul Humphrey, LGBTQ studies
  • Laura Makin, philosophy
  • Byron Pottorff, athletics
  • Heidi Riley, outdoor education
  • Osvaldo Sandoval Leon, romance languages
  • Aleksandr Skylar, university studies
  • Gabriel “Gabe” Sosa Castillo, mathematics

 

10 Years

  • Neil Albert, registrar, institutional planning & research
  • Geoffrey Benson, classics
  • Karen Cheal, institutional planning & research
  • Benjamin “Ben” Child, English and creative writing
  • Gerald “Cory” Duclos, humanities
  • Elodie Fourquet, computer science
  • Charles “Rich” Higgins, economics
  • Danielle Lupton, political science
  • Lakshmi Luthra, art
  • Aniruddha “Ani” Maitra, film and media studies
  • Erin Milin, admission

 

15 Years

  • April Baptiste, environmental studies
  • Daniel “Dan” Bouk, history
  • Noah Dauber, political science
  • Jacob Klein, philosophy
  • Jonathan Levine, physics and astronomy
  • Daisaku “Dai” Yamamoto, geography

 

20 Years

  • Jeffrey “Jeff” Spires, writing and rhetoric
  • James “Jamie” Wester, athletics

 

25 Years

  • Antonio Barrera, history
  • Yukari Hirata, East Asian languages and literatures
  • Robert Nemes, history
  • Aaron Robertson, mathematics
  • Rebecca Shiner, psychological and brain sciences
  • Jing Wang, East Asian languages and literatures

 

30 Years

  • Richard “Rick” Braaten, psychological and brain sciences
  • Georgia Frank, religion
  • David McCabe, philosophy
  • Fernando Plata Parga, romance languages

 

35 Years

  • Barry Shain, political science
  • Harvey Sindima, religion

 

50 Years

  • Christopher “Chris” Nevison, computer science
  • Daniel “Dan” Saracino, mathematics
  • Lynn Staley, English and creative writing

August

5 Years

  • Richard “Rick” Brown, athletics
  • Niranjan Davray, information technology
  • Matthew “Matt” Nandin, athletics
  • Katherine Sweeney, athletics

 

10 Years

  • Brent Bassham, athletics
  • Darlene Curtis, residential life
  • Lora Valentine, accounting and control

 

15 Years

  • Mahedevi Ramakrishnan, romance languages

 

20 Years

  • Kelly Thomas, bookstore

 

25 Years

  • Patricia “Patti” Blinebry, accounting and control
  • Marni Manwarren, economics

 

30 Years

  • Nichole “Nikki” Doroshenko, biology
  • Beth MacKinnon, classics

 

35 Years

  • Cynthia “Cindy” Baker, psychological and brain sciences

In Memoriam

  • Richard Beagle, retired custodian, July 14, 2024

Marriages

  • Sierra Verburg and Patrick Miller, 2023

New Arrivals

  • Daniel Aherns, evening circulation coordinator, welcomed Charles, July 5, 2024.
  • Jennifer Jones, assistant director of wellness promotions, welcomed Rosie, March 6, 2024.
  • Brandon Noga, assistant dean of admission, and Chelby welcomed Emmett, July 2, 2024.

Promotions & Transfers

  • Kayla Bush, senior assistant director, talent acquisition 
  • Lesley Chapman, visual arts resources and programming manager
  • Dakota Dailey, director of strength and conditioning, division of physical education
  • Kevin Donlin, studio safety technician and gallery assistant
  • Alisha Duclos, office manager, office of the chaplains/DOC operations manager
  • Rachael Enders, senior assistant director of benefits
  • Bernie Freytag, senior art director
  • Cody Herbert, associate director
  • Dave Herringshaw, senior digital production specialist
  • Michelle Jacobsen, annual giving digital gift officer
  • Frank Kuan, co-director of OUS
  • Olivia Miller, senior assistant dean of admission
  • Brian Ness, university multimedia director
  • Daniel Partigianoni, senior associate vice president for finance and administration
  • John Pumilio, associate provost for sustainability
  • Keydaliz Rivas-Santiago, assistant dean of admission
  • Casimer Sowa, senior associate director of off-campus study
  • Patricia Staskowski, assistant director, advancement operations
  • Francis Tietje, senior infrastructure engineer
  • Breanne Wilson-Bennett, assistant women’s ice hockey coach 

Retirements 

  • Cynthia Broedel, custodian-foreperson, August 16, 2024
  • Julia Kelley, staff nurse, LPN, July 31, 2024
  • Steven Kemp, custodian, August 5, 2024
  • Laura Klugherz, professor of music and Africana & Latin American studies; director of the Chamber Music ensemble, July 1, 2024
  • Tracy Ogren, associate treasury assistant, staff accountant, August 9, 2024
  • Lois Wilcox, academic department coordinator, June 15, 2024