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Employee Recognition

U Make a Difference Colleague Recognition Program

Whenever you spot a faculty or staff colleague doing something special for you or others, please complete this brief nomination form.

Your nominee will receive the distinctive U Make a Difference lapel pin.

U Make a Difference Lapel Pin

HR will coordinate with the senior staff member for the pin recipient’s area to distribute the pin along with the narrative from the nomination form.

Current staff and faculty members are eligible to receive pins, as are dining staff members who are employed by American Dining Creations. You also may nominate a small group of colleagues who worked together on something special. There is no limit on the number of pins a colleague can receive.

If you have questions or feedback, please contact HR at x6108.

Years of Service Honorees

Employee Milestones Reached FROM jANUARY 2023 - DECEMBER 2023

  • 10 Years

    MARGARET AMODEO (PRESIDENT'S OFFICE)
    JOYCE AUGUST (DINING SERVICES)
    ELYSE BROWN (COLLEGE RELATIONS)
    JENNA BUSHEY (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
    JEFFREY CARLINA (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    CIGDEM CIDAM (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
    RUTH COTTER (DEAN OF STUDIES)
    MARC DONOVAN (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    BERKELEY ELLIS (DINING SERVICES)
    LYNN EVANS (DEAN OF STUDIES)
    KELLI-ANNE HAYS (ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT)
    KHWANCHAI HYDEN (DINING SERVICES)
    ANSUYA ITWARU (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    DUSANAN ITWARU (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    JEFFREY JAUREGUI (MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT)
    RAJKALIE KARRIA (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    FANGBING LI (MODERN LANGUAGES)
    CHRISTINE MENNILLO (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    STEPHANIE MUELLER (MODERN LANGUAGES)
    CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT)
    TIMOTHY STABLEIN (SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    JENELLE TROXELL (ENGLISH DEPARTMENT)

  • 15 Years

    KEVIN BARHYDT (LEARNING DESIGN & DIGITAL INNOVATIONS)
    GEORGE BEAUDOIN (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    DONNA BELLROSE (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    ANTHONY BUCCI (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    DEBORAH CLARK (DINING SERVICES)
    KRISTA EASON (SCHAFFER LIBRARY)
    JANE BALKO (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    BRADLEY HAYS (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
    JOANNE HIGGINS (MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT)
    ERIN JUDD (COMMUNICATIONS)
    RENEE LEGERE (ADMISSIONS OFFICE)
    MATTHEW MALATESTA (ADMISSIONS OFFICE)
    MAUREEN MATTHEWS (DINING SERVICES)
    JILLMARIE MURPHY (ENGLISH DEPARTMENT)
    CARLOS NIEVES (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES)
    PHILIP POCZIK (ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM)
    STACY RAUCCI (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
    BLAIR RAYMOND (PRESIDENT'S OFFICE)
    ELIZABETH TIFFANY (ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT)
    MEREDITH TOWER (FINANCIAL AID)
    BUNKONG TUON (ENGLISH DEPARTMENT)
    PAUL VINETTE (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES)
    JEFFREY WITSOE (ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT)

  • 20 Years

    MARTHA BONDINELLO (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES)
    AARON CASS (COMPUTER SCIENCE)
    VERNON CASTILLO (ADMISSIONS OFFICE)
    DEBORA CATHARINE (ENGLISH DEPARTMENT)
    BRIAN COHEN (BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    VALERIE D AMARIO (UCALL)
    TAMMY GAUDIN (DINING SERVICES)
    BO PEDERSEN GEEL (COLLEGE RELATIONS)
    MICHAEL GERATY BRANCH (CAMPUS SAFETY)
    JENNIFER MILIOTO MATSUE (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)
    ANDREW MORRIS (HISTORY DEPARTMENT)
    MICHAEL POLSINELLI (ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT)
    MICHAEL RICHARDS (CAMPUS SAFETY)
    JASON SLATER (COMMUNICATIONS)

  • 25 Years

    CHARLES BATSON (MODERN LANGUAGES)
    WILLIAM BLANCHARD (CAMPUS SAFETY)
    DAVID CASSO (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    MELINDA GOLDNER (SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    JAMES HEDRICK (ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER & BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING)
    REBECCA KOOPMANN (PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT)
    DANIEL MOSQUERA (MODERN LANGUAGES)
    JASON NISTICO (SCHAFFER LIBRARY)
    ZOE OXLEY (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
    KIM PUORTO (WICKER WELLNESS CENTER)
    STEVEN RICE (BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    KESHENG YU (LEARNING DESIGN & DIGITAL INNOVATIONS)
    MICHAEL ZEGLEN (FACILITIES SERVICES)

  • 30 Years

    MARIA STOCCHETTI (DINING SERVICES)
    WAYNE ARCHAMBAULT (DINING SERVICES)
    KAREN BRISON (ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    RONALD BUCINELL (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
    DANIEL BURNS (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    ASHRAF GHALY (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING)
    JOHN HORTON (BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    STEPHEN LEAVITT (ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    DONALD RODBELL (GEOSCIENCES)

  • 35 Years

    CHRIS DUNCAN (VISUAL ARTS)
    MARY EIFFE (SCHAFFER LIBRARY)
    KATHLEEN MCCANN (COLLEGE RELATIONS)
    KATHLEEN SCHURICK (DEAN OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS)
    RAFFAELA VISCUSI (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    CAROL WEISSE (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT)

  • 40 Years

    JOANNE HERRICK (FINANCIAL SERVICES)

  • 45 Years

    CLIFFORD BROWN (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
    ILENE KAPLAN (SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT)
    DIANE MEYERS (FACILITIES SERVICES)

  • Retirees

    RHONDA BECKER (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
    ANITA BRUDOS (WICKER WELLNESS)
    MARYELLEN BURT (ATHLETICS)
    CHARLES CASEY (COMMUNICATIONS)
    DAVIDE CERVONE (MATHEMATICS)
    JOANN COCCA (DEAN OF STUDENTS)
    BARBARA DANOWSKI (BIOLOGY)
    CINDY DONG (DINING SERVICES)
    ANDREW FEFFER (HISTORY)
    CRYSTAL GORDON (DINING SERVICES)
    KURT HOLLOCHER (GEOSCIENCES)
    J DOUGLASS KLEIN (KELLY ADIRONDACK CENTER)
    KATHLEEN LOGIUDICE (BIOLOGY)
    SEYFOLLAH MALEKI (PHYSICS)
    WILLIAM MAREK (FACILITIES SERVICES)
    SUSAN PASCAZIO (REGISTRAR)
    KIM PUORTO (WICKER WELLNESS)
    MARYBETH RAPP (FINANCE)
    DAVID SINDONI (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES)
    VIRGINIA SOLOMON (LEARNING DESIGN & DIGITAL INNOVATIONS)
    LINDA STANHOPE (PSYCHOLOGY)
    EDWARD TELLER (CAMPUS SAFETY)
    PAUL VINETTE (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES)