- Budget and Finance
- Chairs and Directors
- Facilities and Operations
- Faculty Academic Affairs
- Graduate Education
- Human Resources
- LSA Advancement
- LSA DEI Office
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- Professional Development
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- Student Academic Affairs
- Technology Services
- Undergraduate Education
WELCOME
Anne Curzan
Dean
Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature,
Linguistics, and Education
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Karla Renee Williams
Chief People Officer
Patrick Smitowski
Director, Human Resources
Presented by Patrick Smitowski
CANDACE J. JOHNSON AWARD FOR STAFF EXCELLENCE
Carissa Van Heest
Romance Languages and Literature
ACADEMIC ADVISING COUNCIL OF U-M AWARDS
Bryan Abma
Newnan Advising Center
LSA CA PEER DIVISIONAL AWARDS
Ana Austin
Natural Science Division
Chris Gale
Humanities Division
Mary Mangum
Social Science Division
HONORING OUR RETIREES
2021
Karen S. Bowman, Biological Station
David Brawn, Student Academic Affairs
Kathleen Cecelia Wisser, Biophysics
Nick Ellis, English Language Institute
Deborah J. Erskine, Human Resources
Debbie L. Fitch, History of Art
Paula L. Frank, Earth and Environmental Sciences
John B. Klausmeyer, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Christopher L. Kojiro, Chemistry
Matthew Linke, Museum of Natural History
Elizabeth D. Martins, International Institute
Jennifer T. Myers, Residential College
Marysia Ostafin, International Institute
JoAnn Peraino, Curriculum Support
Lisa Kay Rozek, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Mark A. Saper, Biophysics
Nancy E. Smith, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
John L. Stratman, Student Academic Affairs
James W. Sullivan, Technology Services
Lisa M. C. Readmond, Biological Station
Susan Lynn Tepaske-King, Student Acadademic Affairs
Sha Wang, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
James Anthony Windak, Chemistry
2020
Tomasz K. Baumiller, Paleontology Museum
Linda Joan Burger, Romance Languages & Literatures
Cathleen Conway-Perrin, Student Academic Affairs
Robert Demilner, Language Resource Center
Barbara K. Dobson, Michigan Language Assessment
Dennis L. Drobeck, Biology
Diane E. Durfy, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Sandra Eaton Schulze, International Institute
Susan H. Gass, Student Acadademic Affairs
Elaine K. Gazda, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Philip Joseph Gorman, Student Academic Affairs
Chris Michael Hall, Earth & Environmental Science
Kathe L. Harrison, Faculty Academic Affairs
Robyn A. Heilmann, Dean's Office
Bradley Leland Taylor, History of Art
Gloria A. Love, Technology Services
Sandra J. Malveaux, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Lisa Michelin, Facilities
Anna Moyer, Classical Studies
Anton A. Reznicek, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology / Herbarium
Richard J. Spray, Biological Station
Carla Stellrecht, Technology Services
Linda M. VanBlaircum, Chemistry
2019
Christiane Anderson, Herbarium / Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Christine Kae Bass, Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program
Marc V. Bradshaw, Psychology
Mark O. Burns, Facilities
Sharon C. Herbert, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Robert D. Hoffman, Film, Television, and Media
Michelle Mary Jacques, Technology Services
Robert E. Johnston, Facilities
Paul J. Lennon, Chemistry
Patricia M. Mackmiller, Women's and Gender Studies
Marlene Moore, American Culture
Douglas W. Nelson, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
James J. Vollmers, Chemistry
Presented by Anne Curzan
2021
10 & 20 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
10 Years
John Beals, Language Resource Center
Brandi Berg, Finance
Brittany Burgess, Museum of Natural History
Jack Carpenter, Technology Services
Natalie Condon, Advancement
Claudio Ferretti, Physics
Marilynne Giguere, International Institute
Fei Gong, Finance
Jessyca Hannah, Technology Services
Ashleigh Hardy, Opportunity Hub
Rochelle Haug, Advancement
Katie Klosterman, Technology Services
Ashley Koebel, Technology Services
Benjamin Koester, Physics
Aaron Kucinski, Psychology
Hye Kyong Kweon, Chemistry
Teera Losch, Psychology
Vanessa Mayesky, Residential College
Jean McKee, Statistics
Erica Monty, Human Resources
Do-Hee Morsman, International Institute
Val Murphree, Linguistics
Karen O'Donovan, Physics
Gregory Parker, History
Joseph Popiolek, Technology Services
Kristen Rea, Finance
Margaret Rudberg, International Institute
Jennifer Scott, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Brian Shay, Chemistry
Linda Smith, Student Academic Affairs
Jill Rachele Stucker, Michigan Language Assessment
Kristin Sumrall, Technology Services
Rudy Thomas, Residential College
Paul Thurmond, Physics
20 Years
Joe Bauer, Technology Services
Scott Beld, Paleontology Museum
Linda Clark, Facilities
Lindsay Cogswell, Human Resources
Tiesheng Dai, Physics
Yuri Fukazawa, International Institute
Sara Grosky, Biophysics
Steve Katnik, Physics
Jennifer Lucas, Germanic Languages and Literatures
Kelly Maxwell, Undergraduate Education
Scott Meier, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Charles Murphy, Residential College
Julie Sparkman, Advancement
Mark Tucker, Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
Shana Wright, Finance
30 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Michelle Biggs, Classical Studies
Darlinda Flanigan, Anthropology
Jim Pyke, Technology Services
Rick Smoke, Technology Services
Sheri Sytsema-Geiger, Humanities Institute
40 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Cindy Stauch, Paleontology Museum
50 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Deborah Erskine, Human Resources
2020
10 & 20 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
10 Years
Laurie Brooke, Biological Station
Stephanie Chervin, Honors
Gina Cornacchia, Statistics
Brian Cox, Astronomy
Kristie Faust, Finance
Gayle Green, Honors
Clara Kawanishi, Student Academic Affairs
Christopher Klimowicz, Center for Global and Intercultural Study
Molly Long, Mathematics
Candice Middlebrook, Residential College
Daniel Rife, Facilities
Sara Romeo, Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars
Sandra Rozek, Undergraduate Education
Tyrone Stewart, Student Academic Affairs
Aaron Valdez, Sweetland Writing Center
Alex Wenner, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Monika Wood, Physics
20 Years
Susan Barrera, International Institute
Phillip Cameron, Language Resource Center
John Cantu, Honors
Mary Carr, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Anthony Cece, Advancement
Fei Ding, Technology Services
Alicia Farmer, Biological Station
Peter Larose, Mathematics
Taehwan Lee, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Kimberly Lewandowski, Human Resources
Duane Lute, Technology Services
Elizabeth Martins, International Institute
Shannon Murphy, Astronomy
Barb Oliver, Science Learning Center
Gaylene Opal-Deitering, Student Academic Affairs
Susan Perreault, Student Recruitment
Jessica Randolph, Mathematics
Lisa Reiher, Facilities
Matthew Rexer, Technology Services
Marga Schuhwerk-Hampel, Film, Television, and Media
Patrick Smitowski, Human Resources
Ramon Torres-Isea, Physics
30 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Donna Ainsworth, Women's Studies
David Carter, Physics
William Custer, Technology Services
Laurie MacDonald, Chemistry
Sandra Moing, Biophysics
Merlis Nolan, Dean's Office
Lisa Readmond, Biological Station
Patricia Rogers, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Amy Rundquist, Anthropology
Richard Spray, Biological Station
Roy Wentz, Chemistry
40 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Colleen Lapere, Sweetland Writing Center
Laurie Sanders, Facilities
Curtis Weaverdyck, Physics
2019
10 & 20 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
10 Years
Steven Adams, Technology Services
Maria Dafni Bazopoulou, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Pardip Bolina, Center for Global and Intercultural Study
Sofia Carlsson, Communication and Media
Jennifer Catey, English Language & Literature
Michael Ehnis, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Sandra Gentz, Finance
Marta Gruca, Advancement
Michael Hartman, Student Recruitment
Patrick Hill, Student Academic Affairs
Victoria Horvath, Sociology
Jennifer Howard, Advancement
Karena Huff, English Language & Literature
Molly Hunter, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Alexis Kielwasser, Michigan Language Assessment
Birgitta Killough, International Institute
Daniil Manaenkov, Economics
Nicholas O'Hair, Chemistry
Nita Shah, Global Scholars Program
Andrea Stevenson, Advancement
Marie Ting, National Center for Institutional Diversity
Kyle Walton, Health Sciences Scholars Program
Katherine Weathers, Scholarships
Nora Webber, Museum of Natural History
Patrice Whitney, Middle East Studies
Bebe Zuniga-Valentino, Statistics
20 Years
Jon Ameel, Physics
Todd Austin, Technology Services
Margarita Barvinok, Technology Services
Kira Berman, Museum of Natural History
Carmela Brown, Student Academic Affairs
Laura Brubacher, Language Resource Center
Gail Chapman, Facilities
Judith Gray, American Culture
Philip Hallman, Film, Television, and Media
Robert Heller, Technology Services
Elizabeth James, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Sha Jiang, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Charmise Knox, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Carol Rabuck, Physics
Laura Shelp, Technology Services
Carla Stellrecht, Technology Services
James Tice, Physics
Hanah Wilkins, Advancement
Jeremy Wilson, Psychology
30 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
Charles Antonelli, Technology Services
Mary Freiman, American Culture
Marcus Johnson, Earth & Environmental Science
Jeff Kampf, Chemistry
Matthew Linke, Museum of Natural History
Faye Portis, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Virginia Schlaff, Facilities
Ann Titus, Specialized Office Services
Gregory Turner, Technology Services
Kathleen Wisser, Biophysics
40 YEAR SERVICE AWARDEES
David Schoem, Michigan Community Scholars Program
DIVISIONAL AWARDS
Natural Sciences
Presented by Chris Poulsen
Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
Henry Pollack Collegiate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Kay Beattie Outstanding Individual Employee
Martina Jerant
Administrative Coordinator, Center for RNA Biomedicine
Chemistry
Social Sciences
Presented by Fiona Lee
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Professional Development
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology
and
Presented by Alex Stern
Associate Dean for the Humanities
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate Professor of History, American Culture and Women's and Gender Studies
Rising Star
Jessica Cruz
Managing Director, Just Futures Initiative
Center for Social Solutions
Kay Beattie Outstanding Individual Employee
Lisa Boehr
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Psychology
Undergraduate Education
Presented by Kierra Trotter
Director
Comprehensive Studies Program
Rising Star
Konstantina Karageorgos
Associate Director of Instruction
Comprehensive Studies Program
Dean’s Office
Presented by Steve Schlecht
Executive Director of Administration and CFO
Rising Star
Jen Grover
Lab Safety Officer
Facilities and Operations
Kay Beattie Outstanding Individual Employee
Linda Clark
Business Manager
Facilities and Operations
ROBIN SARRIS OUTSTANDING SUPERVISOR AWARD
Presented by Patrick Smitowski
Bebe Zuniga-Valentino
Chief Administrator, Astronomy and Statistics
OUTSTANDING STAFF TEAM AWARD
Presented by Anne Curzan
LSA Scholarships/Opportunity Hub
Ian Baker, Paul Barron, Becki Chottiner, Kelly Day, Doug Fletcher, Katherine Weathers
Individual Staff Award for Contributions to LSA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Presented by Jessica Garcia
Manager
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Cynthia D’Agostino McNabb
Academic Program Manager
Program in Applied Physics
Staff Team Award for Contributions to LSA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
LSA Technology Services
Caitlin Dickinson, Whitney Dye, Wynter Douglas, Jaron Fox, Noa Iacob, Caroline Martin, Jesse Miller, John Thiels, Brandon Thompson
Additional Nominees for Staff Awards
Presented by Patrick Smitowski
FAREWELL
Karla Renee Williams
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2021–22 Staff Achievement Awards Selection Committee
Kelsey Dyez, Earth & Environmental Science
Beth Dutridge-Corp, Faculty Academic Affairs
Amy Grier, University Human Resources
Christopher Gale, Romance Languages & Literatures
Jessica Garcia, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Neal McKenna, English Language Institute
Kevin O'Neill, Communication and Media / Women's and Gender Studies
Patrick Smitowski, Human Resources
Karla Renee Williams, Dean's Office
Staff Achievement Awards Planning and Support
Jerri Atkins, Human Resources
Kim Lewandowski, Human Resources
Patrick Smitowski, Human Resources
Jennifer Stalmack, Human Resources
Audiovisual
LSA Technology Services Staff
Facilities
University Productions Staff, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
