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On February 21, Lewis & Clark will honor 65 employees who have reached service milestones between January and December of 2024. See the full list of honorees and contribute your appreciation in the form of three words.
This month, staff celebrating a milestone year will be honored at a breakfast in Stamm Dining Hall. The annual recognition event celebrates each fifth anniversary of service to Lewis & Clark.
To show appreciation for each honoree, the Lewis & Clark community is invited to use this form to share three words that come to mind when thinking of any of the honorees listed below. The Employee Recognition Committee will use your input to create word clouds that show the impact of the staff members being honored.
- General Maintenance for Facilities Services Sean Bishop is being honored for 25 years of service.
- Senior Digital Media Educational Technologist and Lab Manager Justin Counts is being honored for 25 years of service.
- Associate Dean for Student Affairs Libby Davis is being honored for 30 years of service.
- Associate Vice President for Financial Aid Anastacia Dillon is being honored for 25 years of service.
- Network and Client Services Engineer Computing Services Josie Duyck is being honored for 25 years of service.
- Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Karen Fobert is being honored for 20 years of service.
- Director of the Writing Center and Assistant Professor with Term John Holzwarth is being honored for 20 years of service.Credit: Nina Johnson
- Campus Safety Officer Arlen Nishida is being honored for 25 years of service.Credit: Photo by Aidan D’Anna BA ’22
- Administrative Specialist Juleen Norling is being honored for 20 years of service.
- Senior Associate Dean of Admissions Erica Quiggins is being honored for 25 years of service.Credit: Nina Johnson
- Edward Brunet Professor of Law John Parry is being honored for 20 years of service.
- Director of Physical Education and Athletics Mark Pietrok is being honored for 35 years of service.
- Director of Law School Facilities Reggie Raiford is being honored for 25 years of service.
- Database Specialist for Advancement Karen Swan is being recognized for 20 years of service.Credit: Copyright, Steve Hambuchen
- Dean of Equity and Inclusion Danielle Torres is being honored for 20 years of service.Credit: Nina Johnson
- Associate Dean of the Law School Janice Weis is being honored for 30 years of service.Credit: Nina Johnson
- Groundskeeper Jerry Vandecoevering is being honored for 25 years of service.
One honored for 35 years of service:
Mark Pietrok, director, Physical Education and Athletics.
Three honored for 30 years of service:
Libby Davis, associate dean for student affairs, Law School; Juan Morales, Circulation Attendant, Watzek Library; and Janice Weis, associate dean, Law School.
Nine honored for 25 years of service:
Sean Bishop, general maintenance, Facilities Services; Justin Counts, senior digital media educational technologist and lab manager, Information Technology; Anastacia Dillon, associate vice president, Financial Aid; Josie Duyck, director of IT, Law School; Arlen Nishida, officer, Campus Safety; Erika Quiggins, senior associate dean, Admissions; Reggie Raiford, director of facilities, Law School; Carolin Thompson, administrative specialist, Office of Student Accessibility, and Jerry Vandecoevering, groundskeeper, Facilities Services.
Six honored for 20 years of service:
Karen Fobert, senior associate director, Financial Aid; John Holzwarth, director of the Writing Center and assistant professor with term, College of Arts and Sciences; Juleen Norling, administrative specialist, Counseling, Therapy and School Psychology; John Parry, Edward Brunet Professor of Law, Law School; Karen Swan, database specialist, Advancement; and Danielle Torres, dean, Equity and Inclusion.
Nine honored for 15 years of service:
Sarah Leclair, staff attorney, National Crime Victim Law Institute; Kenneth Gaine, maintenance engineer Lead, Facilities Services; Lawrence Siulagi, communications specialist, Communications; Shawna Cyrus, head women’s softball coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Samantha Cikara, administrative assistant III , GSEC Admissions; Debbie Richman, executive assistant, Dean of College; Julia Unangst, AVP of SPARC; Murray Cizon, executive assistant, Dean of the Graduate School; and Jimmy Chau, head men’s and women’s tennis coach, Physical Education and Athletics
Fourteen honored for 10 years of service:
Parvaneh Abbaspour, science and data services librarian, Watzek Library; David Carter, associate dean of finance and administration, Law School Business Services; E.J. Carter, research and instruction librarian, Watzek Library; Jason Holmgren, compliance and regulatory manager, Facilities Services; Chrys Hutchings, managing director and adjunct professor, Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership; Steve McCurry, director of the service desk, Information Technology; Ginger Moshofsky, senior associate director, Alumni and Parent Engagement; Gena Perrine, director of finance and operations, Graduate School; Ian Phillips, senior systems engineer, Information Technology; Jessica Sweeney, research administrator, Sponsored Research; Trevor Dodson, Senior Director of Infrastructure, IT; Darcie Esch, Development Coordinator of External Relations, LAW; Adam Hertel, Maintenance Staff Supervisor, Facilities; and Sheila Yacob, associate director, Office of Financial Aid.
Twenty-three honored for five years of service:
Jenny Ampersand, costume director, Theatre; Robin Anderson, library student employment coordinator, Watzek Library; Joe Bushman, head football coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Renato Felina, officer, Campus Safety; Wendy Finch, operations coordinator, Facilities Services; Meredith Goddard, director of enterprise applications, Information Technology; Becky Guderian, administrative specialist, Music; Robin Holmes-Sullivan, President; Helen Howell, associate vice president and chief Human Resources officer, Human Resources; Sarah Johnson, associate director, Boley Library-Law; Robin Keillor, associate vice president of student health and well-being, Counseling Center; Shanna Knight, staff attorney, Small Business Legal Clinic; Meredith Kostek, assistant director of research and instruction and lecturer in law, Boley Library; Mike Lewis, assistant coach, Physical Education and Athletics; Heidi Locke, director of law administrative services, Law School Business Services; Molly Moshofsky Matheson, associate director of development, Law School External Relations; Shanthi Pattison, professional development operations manger, Center for Community Engagement; Bruce Read, special teams coordinator, Physical Education and Athletics; Megan Senatori, associate director, Center of Animal Law Studies; Eric Staab, vice president, Admissions and Financial Aid; Sam Stockdale, assistant director of admissions, Law School; Dylan Beck, Art Department 3D Technical Support; and Thomas Sunseri, assistant coach, Physical Education and Athletics;
Visit Human Resources for the archive of staff who have been recognized over the past several years.
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