Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards

Upper Iowa University associate professor of biology Dr. Jennifer Stoffel and Andres School of Education administrative assistant Jan O’Brien were recently presented UIU’s inaugural Outstanding Service awards during the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Banquet at Fayette Campus. The award recipients were nominated by their peers for embodying the University’s core values: Integrity, Excellence, Accessibility, Respect and Stewardship. Stoffel has been employed at Upper Iowa for 10 years, while O’Brien recently retired from UIU after 25 years of service.

Other faculty, staff and administration recognized during the event, included the following:

Retirees
K.C. Robb – Fayette – 17 Years
Graeme Armstrong – Des Moines – 12 Years

35 Years of Service
Holly Streeter – Fayette

30 Years of Service
Robert Jeppesen – Des Moines
Delbert O’Dell – Fayette

25 Years of Service
Jan O’Brien – Fayette
Erik Olson – Fayette
Kathleen Guyer – Fayette
Kurt Lettow – Des Moines
Lori Swenka – Fayette

20 Years of Service
James Block – Online
Shon Bruns – Fayette
Pamela Humphrey – Online
Carol Katsumes – Fayette
Md. Manzoor Murshed – Fayette
Albert Salinas – Online
Richard Schuttler – Online
Nick Serra – Fayette
Michael Steinbronn – Fayette
Tony Tjaden – Fayette
Christine Wescott – Fayette

15 Years of Service
Kenneth Bothun – Blackhawk
Tammy Carolan – Fayette
Betty Firth – Self Paced
Clara Gerl – Fort Polk
Melissa Hunt – Cedar Rapids
Renee Lape – Fayette
Angela Leete – Fayette
Nancy Nygaard – Milwaukee
Kathryn Poyner – Waterloo
John Shampton – Online
Latisha Smith – Fayette
Steven D. Smith – Online
Janelle Soppe – Fayette
Marcia Stirler – Waterloo
Tony Tjaden – Fayette
Catherine Yockey – New Orleans
Teri Walker – Des Moines

10 Years of Service
Maurice Ahyee – Online
Charles Ashbacher – Cedar Rapids
Alfred Badger – Online
Kathryn Cotey – Milwaukee
Darlene Curcio-Elsbury – Rockford
NiCole Dennler – Fayette
William R. Duffy II – Fayette
Kassandra Einfelt – Waterloo
Brenda Glodowski – Online
Ronald Godwin – Online
Nikki Gralnick – Online
Jodi Grover – Des Moines
Lindsey Haas – Fayette
Sharon Hanscom – Online
Kai Yip Kenneth Ho – Hong Kong
Eric Hogan – Online
Carter Holman – Des Moines
Timothy Hourigan – Milwaukee
Kristine Krivachek – Fayette
Tracy Lai – Hong Kong
Douglas Letsch – Online
Stacey McNorton Wigant – Des Moines
Rachel Majewski – Fayette
Reese Martin – Fort Polk
Steven Martin – Des Moines
Tammy Nemeth – Online
Paul Northam – Milwaukee
Dawn Novak – Fayette
Michael O’Connor – Fayette
Donald Olsen – Online
Richard Patrick – Fayette
Jeffrey Perso – Milwaukee
Nicholas Rockers – Blackhawk
Thomas Shea – Fayette
Nicholas Sherwin – Online
Nate Skaar – Fayette
James Skertich, Jr. – Online
Candace Steinlage – Fayette
Jennifer Stoffel – Fayette
Dale Wambold – Waterloo
Deborah Zabel – Waterloo

Five Years of Service
Naomi Aziz – Fayette
Abby Backes – Waterloo
Cheryl Beaver – Fayette
Lynne Basco – Alexandria
Kelly Berry – Fort Sill
Thomas Berryman – Online
Mary R. Boyce – Mesa
Ingrid Bradley – Online
Timothy Coughlin – Madison
Carlton Cowie – Milwaukee
Woukeenia Cousin – Baton Rouge
Mary Cline – Online
Mariah Cushion – Fayette
Sheila Crook-Lockwood – Cedar Rapids
Christopher Drake – Online
Yvette Ferguson – Baton Rouge
Brandi Funk – Online
Tanya Giorgio-Sarkisian – Mesa
Michael Granata – Online
Tracy Green – Online
Douglas Hafer – Online
Scott Hagberg – Waterloo
Chelsea Hansen – Online
Jill Hansen – Waterloo
John P. Hansen – Online
Monica Hegland – Des Moines
Melinda Heinz – Fayette
Julie Hinders – Fayette
Shannon Hoffman – Des Moines
Karen Jackson – Baton Rouge
Rita Jackson – Fort Polk
Betsy Jayne – Des Moines
John Jemison – Online
Ganiyu Jimoh – Baton Rouge
Dana Johnson – Online
Lena Johnson – Baton Rouge
Rhonda Johnson – Alexandria
Meghan Jordan – Fayette
Thomas Jordan – Fayette
Karl Kelz – Wausau
Kathy E. Kline – Waterloo
Regina Kovnesky – Milwaukee
Chava Lee – Milwaukee
Theresa Lemke – Fayette
Barbara S. Lund – Milwaukee
Brenda Luzum – Fayette
Toyette McGee – Baton Rouge
Amanda McKowen – Fayette
Brooks McKowen – Fayette
Matthew Mettler – Fayette
Meghan Mettler – Fayette
Felix Mireles – Madison
Anthony Morris – Fayette
Amna Osman – Online
Betty Parisek – Mesa
Jana Pownell – Cedar Rapids
Ian Provo – Rockford
Anne Puffett – Fayette
Andrew Ransom – Fayette
Tiffany Ratliff – Fort Polk
Regina Rivera – Online
Kenneth Romine – Fort Leavenworth
Janice Rosauer – Waterloo
Rhonda Sansone – Online
Michelle Schmidt – Milwaukee
Rebecca Schmidt – Fayette
Mariea Schnor – Fayette
Karin Sherrill – Mesa
Richard Shields – Fort Riley
Denver Shoup – Alexandria
Emily Shumway – Online
Vicki Smith – Milwaukee
Christopher Sniffin – Fayette
Adam Spees – Online
Megan Stammeyer – Fayette
Christa Steffens – Cedar Rapids
John Stephens – Quad Cities
Janice Such – Online
Christina Tate – Des Moines
Andrew Teesdale – Waterloo
Lisa Thuerauf – Cedar Rapids
Pamela Timmons – Rockford
Debra Tvrdik – Online
Malcolm Veazie – Baton Rouge
Taylor Wadian – Online
Harold Waterman – Fayette
Jennifer Webb – Des Moines
Dianne Weinstein – Online
Kenneth Weinstein – Online
Lisa Weiss – Milwaukee
Stephen M. Weiss – Online
Alan Wells – Online
Rebecca Wissmiller – Fayette