As an organization committed to being a first choice for professionals to thrive in their careers, Slippery Rock University annually celebrates the excellence of its nearly 1,000 employees. SRU recognized several faculty and staff with awards at the Employee Service Recognition ceremony, April 7, at the Smith Student Center Ballroom.
See image gallery below for recipients, followed by a list of employee service milestones.
10-Year Milestones
Earnest Bice, Heating Plant
Allison Brungard, Library
Julie Cogley, Analytics and Decision Support
Shawn Davis, Parks, Conservation, and Resource Management
Todd Fitzgerald, Building Maintenance
Brittany Fleming, Strategic Communication and Media
Jessica Hall-Wirth, Special Education
Donald Keeley III, Grounds and Services
Yi Li, School of Business
Steven Lipp, Enterprise Applications
Joseph Losko, Safety Management
Joseph Miller, Housing and Residence Life
Vern Miller, Music
Jennifer, Nightingale, School of Business
Joshua Pugliese, Athletics
Andrew Reda, Grounds and Services
Calvin Ripple, Building Maintenance
Karla Romero, Admissions
Suzanne Sandrock, Disability Services
Lauren Shoemaker, Language, Literature, Cultures and Writing
Justin Siebert, Healthcare and Administration
Ryan Stryffeler, Language, Literature, Cultures and Writing
Nitin Sukhija, Computer Science
Alexander Ufelle, Public Health Sciences
Lindsay Viatori, Dance
Mark Webb, Building Maintenance
Liang Xu, School of Business
15-Year Milestones
Susan Aiuppy, University Advancement
Melanie Anderson, School of Business
Genevieve Bordogna, Transfer Admissions and Orientation
Aksel Casson, Non-Profit Management, Empowerment and Diversity Studies
Kristofer Daugherty, Heating Plant
Richelle Dykstra-Crookshanks, Non-Profit Management, Empowerment and Diversity Studies
Matthew Erickson, Special Education
Jane Hale, Counseling and Development
Brock Jensen, Exercise Science
Martin Jones, Building Maintenance
Cheryl Kerchis, Political Science
David Kershaw, Political Science
Sarah Kuehn, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Stephen Larson, School of Business
Fadoua Loudiy, Strategic Communication and Media
Sunita Mondal, School of Business
Germaine Newstrom, Curriculum, Instruction, Educational Leadership
Jeananne Nicholls, School of Business
Amanda Nichols, Payroll and Student Employment
Paul Novak, Environmental Health and Safety
Timothy Oldakowski, Language, Literature, Cultures, and Writing
Heather Rice, Political Science
John Rindy, Center for Career and Academic Progress
Ashlea Rineer-Hershey, Special Education
Brian Ringler, Building Maintenance
Kurt Schimmel, School of Business
Michael Sommer, Grounds and Services
Thomas Sparrow, Philosophy
Jonathan Tomko, Enterprise Application Support
Steven Verba, Exercise Science
Mathew Williams, Automotive
20-Year Milestones
Christine Agostino, Academic Records and Registration
Erik Anderson, Technology Support Services
Melissa Barber, Biology
Angela Bernardo, Safety Management
Kathleen Blair, Facilities – Campus Services
Karin Brown, Campus Recreation
David Frohnapfel, Chemistry
John Golden, School of Business
Dennis Hemphill, Facilities – Custodial Services
Yukako Ishimaru, Language, Literature, Cultures and Writing
William Jordan, Athletics
Suna Kline, Facilities – Custodial Services
Pammy Mibuck, Facilities – Custodial Services
Donald Mong, School of Business
James Preston, Curriculum, Instruction, Educational Leadership
Katrina Quinn, Strategic Communication and Media
Youngyol Schanz, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Marketa Schublova, Athletic Training
Nancy Shipe, Physical Therapy
Eric Tuten, History
Jennifer Upton, Facilities – Custodial Services
25-Year Milestones
Jonathan Anning, Exercise Science
Kathy Burton, Facilities – Mailroom
Brian Crow, Sport Management
Vonda Kuhn, Haverlack College of Business
Christopher Leininger, Parks, Conservation, and Resource Management
Kathy McKee, Automotive
J. Lyn Miller, Mathematics and Statistics
Catherine Sadler, Housing and Residence Life
Jennifer Sanftner McGraw, Psychology, Social Work, and Recreational Therapy
Judith Silva, Library
Jeffrey Smith, Physical and Health Education
30-Year Milestones
Joanne Leight, Physical and Health Education
Shelly Miller, Information and Administrative Tech Services
Randall Nichols, Physical and Health Education
Ursula Payne, Academic Finance, Planning and Strategic Initiatives
Timothy Smith, Physical Therapy
Glenn Utsch, Music
35-Year Milestones
Robert Ogoreuc, Physical and Health Education
Sam Thangiah, Computing and Security
40-Year Milestones
Carrie Birckbichler, Finance and Administration
Marcy Leeds, Public Health Sciences
Jeffrey Messer, Athletics












