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April 17, 2019

University Support Staff Recognition Ceremony April 18

Submitted by Kelly Ingalsbe

University Support Staff Senate invites you to attend the 42nd annual University Support Staff Recognition Ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the K-State Student Union Main Ballroom. 

Derek Jackson, associate vice president for student life at K-State, will be the guest speaker. 

Staff to be recognized include the following:

  • USS employees who have reached five, 15, 25, 35 and 45 years of service during the 2018 calendar year.
  • USS employees who have reached 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of service during the 2018 calendar year will stand and be recognized. 
  • USS employees who retired during 2018. 
  • Employees of the Year selected by colleges/administrative units/departments and local agencies. 
  • K-State USS Award of Excellence. 

Door prizes will be given and refreshments provided following the ceremony. 

Five years

Michelle Allison, Christin Bartels, Melissa Berkgren, Jo A. Blackburn, Roxann Blasi, Larry Booker, John Chubb, Timothy Coltharp, William T. Connors, Carolyn Cortes, Kelly Jo Dominquez, Drake Engleman, Deborah Lynn Estrada, Dean Fine, Angela Frikken, Jay Gagna, Jay Gilmore, Larry Gliniecki, Regina Gudenkauf, Rose M. Hamilton, Alan Headley, Nastassja Heitmann, Randall Hobbs, Patrick Hodgson, Eric Hoffpauir, Brenda House, Joshua House, Jennifer Hume, Charles Jackson Jr., Emily Johnson, Jaziel Johnson, Phyllis Krueger, Taylor Lang, David Laster, Renee LeBlanc, Angela Maben, Craig McConkey, Louise McIntire, Teresa Moreno, Joshua Nanninga, Shannon Nicholson, Morris Olson, Steve Ortmann, Tina Orwig, Christine Osterman, Leeanna Oxios, John Dustin Parker, Gaye Lyn Peters, Donna Phillips, Mary Frances Reichert, Todd Roblyer, Jerry Rogers, Roger Schneider, Tammy Shaw, Katherine Stefan, Kate Taylor, Marina Vilardo, Brenda Walton and Michael Wright.

Fifteen years

Jon Bonawitz, Kaleb Campbell, Rebecca Darkow de Rodriguez, Debra Eakes, Robert Fiest, Joe Harris, James Hartford, Iris Holloway, Sylvia Hudson, Jerald Hunter, Chad Jager, Damon Lee, Claudia Leeds, Cassandra Llewelyn, Beth Mack, James Marts, Barbara McMurray, Marva Morgan, David Nudson, Dodie Ray, Jayme Reid, Dustin Rookstool, Brenda Simons, Cindy Sparbanie, Rhonda Stadel, Neal Thompson, Debra Webb, Margarette Webb, Jeffrey White and Melissa Wisehart. 

Twenty-five years

Penny Adams, Clifford Anderson, Regina Crowell, Julie Duncan, Donald Engelken, Dana Flynn, Michelle Gieber, Michelle Hauck, Carolyn Leeds, Angela Leuthold, Daniel Marshall, Robert Mayfield, Larry Melton, Kristin Muehleisen, Lori Page-Willyard, Michael Paph, Lesa Reves, Kendra Stover, Diane Ukena, Judith Weaver, Matthew Woydziak,

Thirty-five years

Lori Baker, Anna Carroll, Sandra Douglass, Audrey Fritz, Vicky Oshea Geyer, William Hynek Jr., Rhonda McCabe, Maureen Sheahan, Cynthia Slover, Robert Sultzer, David Threewit and Calvette Williams.

Forty-five years

Richard Howerton, Harvey Jansonius and Richard Wege. 

Retirees

Beth Alloway, Wm. D. Baunhofer, Henry Billings, Vergie Bowen, Alan Brown, Elsie Burgos, Karen Carlson, Marcia Chacon, Louise Claassen, Rollin Coberly, Walter Coss, Lauralea Cox, Deborah Davis, Judy Dechant, Kris Fulkerson, Brenda Gage, Augustine Gonzales, Marvin Heck, Laverna Hinkle, Rodney Hodges, Nancy Howse, Ronald Jone, Karen Jones, David Kerley, Jeffrey Knutson, Nancy Kruse, Kathrine Kugle, Sonja Ledford, Su N Maloney, Larry McCoy, Christina Nash, Yun Cha Navarro, Morris Olson, Evans Pittman, Susan Claire Roberts, Cherry Rosenberry, Glen Rubach, Deena Schmelzle, Janet Schooler, Larry Shubert, Valerie Stillwell, Michael Stoddard, Hye Suk Stoddard, Daniel Umscheid, Mary Walgrave, Connie Walter, Rick Walter, Ron Walter, Margarette S. Webb, Christine Wenger, Clifford Williams, Eugene Williams,

Employees of the Year

Robert Bailey, April Boeckman, Wanda Cockerill, Nelwyn Cook, Marcia Eaton, Jody Ellis, Pam Evans, Danielle Fischer, Terry Fleming, Mike Hays, Arlene Jacobson, John Kessler, Heather Niedfeldt, Matt Niedfeldt, Brenda Nowakowski, John Dustin Parker, Diana Pavlisko, Kylie Rethman, Chandra Ruthstrom, Janie Sackrider, Jill Serrault, Karen Solt, Alison Sotkovski, Jodi Swendson, Brandon Weber and Julie Wilburn. 

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