2023 Service Awards



55 YEARS

Gary Duncan
Professor, Math

35 YEARS

Melissa Fisher 
Sr. Lab Instructor, Academic Support & Tutoring
Gail Wade
Professor, Music
Preston Lynn Waller
Professor, English

30 YEARS

Kim Henderson
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Student Records & Registration
Clarence Walker
Custodian, Custodial Services

25 YEARS

Brenda Castilow
Lab Instructor, Academic Support & Tutoring
Stephen Cook
Program Director/Asst. Professor, Fire Fighter’s Academy
Velinda Haltom
Payroll Specialist, Human Resources
Valerie Jimenez
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Financial Aid
Jonathan Kutz
Program Director/Professor, Music Industry Careers
Brooks Wilson
Professor, Economics

20 YEARS

Olga Deanda
Custodian, Custodial Services
Theresa Evans
Sr. Administrative Assistant, HPE & Math
Missy Kittner
Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources
Bryan Mohan
Grounds Manager, Grounds Maintenance
Elaine Ortega
Custodial Manager, Custodial Services
Clif-Ann Paris
Sr. Graphic Design Specialist, Marketing & Communications
Diane S. Russo
Advising Specialist, Advising & Career Services
Diane Schmaus
Professor, Biology
Theresa Bell Sparks
Professor, Biology
Debbie Wright
Central Services Assistant, Central Services

15 YEARS

Teri Barnes
Professor, Mathematics
Kandice Blades
Sr. Accountant, Student Accounts Receivables
Donna Fouts
Administrative Assistant, Allied Health
Laci Spanos
Administrative Assistant, Advising & Career Services
Kelly Parker
Professor, Theatre
Candice Pena
Admissions Technician, Student Admissions
Lesley Plemons
Program Director/Professor, Health Information Technology
Michelle Rapier
Assistant Professor, Biology
Nick Webb
Professor, English
Laura Wichman
Chief Research & Effectiveness Officer, Institutional Research

10 YEARS

Larry Benton
Professor, Chemistry
Yolanda Gonzalez
Associate Professor, English
Tim Holtkamp
Business Consultant, Small Business Development Center
Felicia Lampe
Child Development Teacher, Child Development Lab School
Felipe McQuatters
Library Reference & Technology Specialist, Library Services
Christopher Minshew
Custodian, Custodial Services
Michelle Moravec
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Melree Paris
Accounts Payable Technician, Financial Services
Bonnie Sneed
Professor, Music
Karen Thomas
Child Development Teacher, Child Development Lab School
Zachary Vanek
Sr. Groundskeeper, Grounds Maintenance
Jenna Warf
Professor, Associate Degree Nursing

5 YEARS

Penelope Arias
AEL Assistant, Adult Education and Literacy
Kellee Brotherton
Administrative Assistant, Allied Health
Blake Burkhart
Sr. Highlander Central Assistant, Student Admissions
Laura Conrad
Program Director, Alternative Teacher Certification
Mark Crenwelge
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Jackie Dove
Associate Professor, Biology
Donna Ewing
Associate Professor, Biology
Ashraf Gilani
Sr. Lab Instructor, Academic Support & Tutoring
Stephen Greathouse
Associate Professor, Business
Anna Iushchenko
Assistant Professor, English
Tyler Johnson
Head Baseball Coach, Athletics
Ashlee Keyes
Director, Dance Team
Brenda King
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Continuing Education
Debra Lamprecht
Associate Professor, Computer Info Sys & Multimedia
Jeremy Leatham
Associate Professor, English
Kevin Lightfoot
Director, Library Services
Jimmy Lipsey
Security Guard, Campus Police
Destinie Mangrum
Project Director, Upward Bound
Kathy McLendon
Director, Resource Development
Kelli Nehring
Associate Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Cynthia Niles
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Physical Plant
Johnathan O’Connor
Maintenance Technician, Maintenance
Michael Pavoggi
Research Analyst, Institutional Research
Colin Porter
Research Librarian, Library Services
Krystina Pullen
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Social & Behavioral Sciences
John Raines
Advising Specialist, Advising and Career Services
Ruben Salazar
Sr. Highlander Central Assistant, Student Admissions
Flor Sanchez
Child Development Teacher, Child Development Lab School
John Seawright
Associate Professor, Biology
Mary Sides
Associate Professor, Biology
Edna Simons
Associate Professor, Nursing, ADN
Elizabeth Stewart
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Counseling Center
Katie Vise
Accommodations Coordinator, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Clayton Williams
Chief of Police/Director, Campus Police
Boyce Wilson
Associate Professor, Business
Bryant Windham
Coordinator, Academic Support & Tutoring
Dinithi Wright
Lead Advising Specialist, Advising and Career Services
Laura Wright
Associate Professor, Engineering
Yumei Wu
Associate Professor, Mathematics