37th Annual CSM Service Recognition Awards

Friday, February 28, 2025, at 2 p.m.
La Plata Campus
Center for Business and Industry (BI Building)
Room 113

Program

WELCOME

Dr. Trenace Richardson

Associate Vice President, Organizational Development, Talent, and Equity

REMARKS

Mr. Shawn Coates

Chair, CSM Board of Trustees

Dr. Yolanda Wilson

President

RECOGNITION CEREMONY

Presenters

Dr. Suzanne Summers, Vice President, Division of Learning

Ellen Flowers-Fields, Vice President, Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Dr. Tracy Harris, Vice President, Division of Student Equity and Success

Valarie Burks, Vice President, Division of Information Management and Technology

Dr. Bill Comey, Vice President, Division of Operations and Planning

Judith Mills, Vice President, Division of Financial Services

Ron Price, Vice President, Division of People, Culture, and Equity

Special Thanks

to the CSM Foundation for sponsoring service awards to our employees celebrating an anniversary. In addition, thank you to the following employees for assisting with success of this year’s program:

Stacie Aubel, Ashley Edelen, Jennifer Everhart, Caren Franek, Lena Hancock, Beverley Lahman, Mary Johnson, Dr. Stephen Johnson, Terri Jones, Dr. Trenace Richardson, Andrea Sherman, Angela Small, Annie Sutten, Kristan Thomas, Anne Truncale, Dot Whitt, and Ghenet Zemicael.

2024 Service Award Recipients

FORTY YEARS

Mary B. Johnson
Library Director II
Library Services
Division of Learning

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS

Toni Kruszka
Development Director II
Development Office
Office of the President

THIRTY YEARS

Chip Keech
Research Analyst III
Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Jacqueline Koerbel
Admissions and Progression Coordinator
Health Department
Division of Learning

Robin Young
Professor
Health Department
Division of Learning

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

Tony Bates
IT/AV Manager
Technology Support Services
Division of Information Management and Technology

Joe Burgin
Professor
Technology Department
Division of Learning

Mary Klinger
Professor
Business Department
Division of Learning

Michael Suwak
Professor
English, Communications, and Languages Department
Division of Learning

TWENTY YEARS

Jennifer Everhart
Executive Assistant
Division of Financial Services

Lisa Lynk Smith
Professor and Department Chair
Social Sciences and Education Department
Division of Learning

Tatiana Vrem
Professor
Social Sciences and Education Department
Division of Learning

Sue Wilson
IT Technician III
Technology Support Services
Division of Information Management and Technology

Patricia Zych
Director II, Payroll Services
Human Resources Department
Division of People, Culture, and Equity

FIFTEEN YEARS

Erika Fisher
Financial Aid Advisor
Financial Assistance Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Michelle Morsell
Procurement Coordinator
Procurement Department
Division of Financial Services

Craig Patenaude, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
Policy, Government Relations, and General Counsel Office
Office of the President

Dr. Larisa Pfeiffer
Executive Director
Center for Career Development and Success
Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

David Robinson
Dean
School of Liberal Arts
Division of Learning

Kenneth Smith
Assistant Director
Advising, Career and Transfer Services Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Heather Zeolla
Executive Director
Campus Operations Director
Division of Operations and Planning

TEN YEARS

Joseph Bowling
Associate Professor
Mathematics and Engineering Department
Division of Learning

William Brown
Building and Grounds Technician II
Facilities Management Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Lee Desmarais
Associate Director
Admissions Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Ellen Flowers-Fields
Vice President
Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Katherine Fuese
Graphic Designer II
Marketing, Admissions, and Recruitment Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Bishnu Ghimire
Professor
English, Communication, and Languages Department
Division of Learning

Joshua Grosek
Professor
Mathematics and Engineering Department
Division of Learning

John Kulikowski
Professor
English, Communication, and Languages Department
Division of Learning

Diane Payne
Marketing Specialist
Marketing, Admissions, and Recruitment Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Victoria Peele
Coordinator
Community Education Department
Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Christopher Richards
Building and Grounds Technician III
Facilities Management Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Jennell Short
Academic and Career Advisor
Advising, Career and Transfer Services Department
Division of Student Equity and Success

Erin Timmermann
Ticket and Event Specialist
Arts and Humanities Department
Division of Learning

Carrie Wick
Director I, Tutoring Services
Learning Support Services
Division of Learning

Dr. Suzette Wright
Professor
Social Sciences and Education Department
Division of Learning

Tora Wright
Director I, Grant Development
Budget Office
Division of Financial Services

FIVE YEARS

Hannah Cooksey
Campus Operations Coordinator
Campus Operations Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Edgard Domenech
Mail Services Coordinator
Campus Operations Department
Division of Operations and Planning

David Edelen
HVAC Mechanic
Facilities Management Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Pauline Frazier
Administrative Assistant II
Human Resources Department
Division of People, Equity, and Culture

Clifton Hartsfield
Instructor
Trades and Energy Training Programs
Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Christopher Harvey
Building and Grounds Technician II
Facilities Management Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Shirley Jasper-Smith
Administrative Assistant II
Human Resources Department
Division of People, Equity, and Culture

Dante Johnson
Public Safety Officer
Public Safety and Preparedness Department
Division of Operations and Planning

William Johnson
Assistant Professor
Health Department
Division of Learning

Eugen Leontie
Associate Professor
Business Department
Division of Learning

Buddhadeb Maliik
Associate Professor
Science Department
Division of Learning

Pamela Mitchell
Associate Professor
Business Department
Division of Learning

Rebecca Price
Assistant Director
Registrar’s Office
Division of Student Equity and Success

Ernest Rivera
Assistant Director of Network Operations
Network Administration and Security Department
Division of Information Management and Technology

Rosalind Rowan
Academic and Career Adviser
Communication Education Department
Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Stephen Simeone
Assistant Professor
Business Department
Division of Learning

Maria Soriano
Building and Grounds Technician II
Facilities Management Department
Division of Operations and Planning

Brian Warnecke
Associate Professor
Mathematics and Engineering Department
Division of Learning

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