Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM

Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center | McCready Hall

Faculty and Staff Honors and Awards

Ceremony

Program

President’s Message of Appreciation

Years of Service Awards

Retirements

Awards

Years of Service Awards5 Years

Doug Anderson

Pam Arnold

Cristian Barajas

Aurae Beidler

Alexander Bove

Bridget Bradley

William Breslin

Roxana Ciochina

Leah Daugherty

Sara Davis-Risen

Huijian Dong

Daniel Eisen

Martin Fischer

Jim Fleming

Sarah Foidel

Kimberly Garrett

Years of Service Awards5 Years

Irina Gelman

Ben Griffin

Eva Guggemos

Sally Deck

Mic Howe

Dijana Ihas

Victoria Keetay

Ashley Kemper

Eric Lambert

Michelle Lawrence

Jenni Luckett

Andrea Lybarger

Olivia Mandujano

Marisela Mejia Gaona

Derek Naegeli

Gretchen Potter

Years of Service Awards5 Years

Connor Principe

Nicette Quintero

Luis Ramirez Dominguez

Jose Reyna

Megan Rice

Brianne Riley Olivera

Kevin Rogers

Edwardo Rojas

Bethany Ross

Dawn Salgado

Nicole Shappart

Robert Smith

Amanda Stead

Juliette Stoering

Stephanie Stokamer

Ashly Tilden-Browning

Rachel Waldron

Al Weiss

Years of Service Awards10 Years

Gail Aamodt

Mark Ankeny

Amber Buhler

Deni Cadd

Martha Calus-McLain

Jeannine Chan

Michael Christopher

Shawn Davis

Trisha Doan

Tracy Doll Lee

Jesse Everett

Jean Flory

Dawnna Franklin

Isaac Gilman

John Harrelson

Linda Hunt

Years of Service Awards10 Years

Ramona Ilea

Melissa Jensen

Reza Karimi

Pamela Kawasaki

Catherine Kim

Matthew Lampa

Katie Lardy

Patty Larkins

Yasutaka Maruki

Melodye MacAlpine

John Monahan

Nathan Nebergall

Jeanne Oliver

Bernie Phillips

Adam Rafalovich

Shawna Rohner

Years of Service Awards10 Years

David Scholnick

Armando Sepulveda

Jim Sheedy

Andrea Stewart

Yu-Chi Tai

Tamara Tasker

Jane Tram

Diane Van Dyke

Alexander Webster

Scott Wiesenmeyer

Chadd Williams

Anita Zijdemans Boudreau

Years of Service Awards15 Years

Diana Burda

Julie Burris

Glen Chapman

Mike Charles

Sarah Clarke

Carmen Gronholm

Richard Jobs

Alfonso Lopez-Vasquez

Vicki McGee

Tamarra Mellick

Nancy Neudauer

Darlene Pagan

Kathlene Postma

Phil Schot

Angela Skjeie

Martha Tunall

Years of Service Awards20 Years

Patrick Caroline

Gary Godsil

Lynda Irons

Tedd Livengood

Brian O’Driscoll

Victor Rodriguez

Lisa Sardinia

Pilar Sayago

Lorne Yudcovitch

Years of Service Awards25 Years

Ken Bush

Mike Geraci

Launa Kind

Years of Service Awards30 Years

Lorely French

Hannu Laukkanen

Years of Service Awards35 Years

Jeff Grundon

Nada Lingel

Retirements

Faculty and Staff Retirees

Martin Fischer

Emeritus Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders

and Director of the School of

Communication Sciences & Disorders

College of Education

2011-2016

Sheila Griffie

Assistant Professor

College of Business

2008-2016

Joe Sepulveda

Facilities Engineer

2006-2015

Jim Sheedy

Professor Emeritus of Optometry

College of Optometry

1985-2016

Alfonso Lopez-Vasquez

Emeritus Assistant Professor of Education and

Director of Diversity

Academic Affairs

2001-2015

Richard Rutt

Emeritus Professor of Physical Therapy

and Director of the School of Physical Therapy

College of Health Professions

1985-2016

Sylvia Aust

Student Account Coordinator

Business Office

Creighton Honored Retiree

1985-2015

Dave Boersema

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

School of Arts and Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

1985-2016

Dedication to Students Award

Atsuko RothbergAdministrative Assistant

International Programs

Community Service Award

Victoria Lowe

University Service Award

Dr. Brad Butler

Outstanding Leadership Award

Steve MasonManager, Enterprise Data Systems

University Information Services

Boxer Spirit Award

Sarah ClarkeLead-Certified Medical Assistant,

Health Services

Student Health Center

Dr. Thomas S. (Tommy) Thompson Distinguished

Professorship in Education

Rik LemoncelloAssociate Professor

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

College of Education

Story-Dondero Award for the Study of Politics & the Economy

Phil RuderProfessor of Economics

School of Social Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Research on the general efficacy of team-based learning (TBL) pedagogy and on the possible differences in TBL efficacy

based on student characteristics, including self-reported and revealed study habits

Story-Dondero Award for the Study of Politics & the Economy

Xiaomin GuoAssistant Professor

College of Business

Can We Model Discretionary: The Development of the Automated Finance Sector

Junior Faculty Award

Jana Peterson-BesseAssistant Professor of Public Health

School of Social Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Junior Faculty Award

Ashim MalhotraAssistant Professor of Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy

College of Health Professions

President’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Jaye Cee WhiteheadAssociate Professor of Sociology

School of Social Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching

Fawzy ElbarbryAssociate Professor of Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy

College of Health Professions

Faculty Achievement Award

Darlene PaganProfessor of English

School of Arts and Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Outstanding Contribution to the University Award

Anastasia BennettDirector of Marketing and

Communications

Undergraduate Admissions

Kat Garrison “Overcoming Odds” Award

Yashica IslandDirector of Student Academic Inclusion

College of Arts & Sciences

University Diversity and Justice Award

Alyson Burns-GloverProfessor of Psychology

School of Social Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Distinguished University Professor Award

Christine GuentherProfessor of Mathematics

School of Natural Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Special Thanks

University Honors & Awards Committee

Dina Erickson, Deke Gunderson, Mic Howe,

Erin Jobst (chair), Tedd Livengood, Derek Naegli, Alicia Neuman, Tammy Scheenstra,

Karren Timmermans, Jennifer Walsh

Special Thanks

Chris Lane

For providing technical support to the

Honors and Awards Committee

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Special Thanks

Honors & Awards Ceremony Planning Committee

Deni Cadd, Wanda Frazier, Kim Greenwood, Joni Heveron, Mic Howe, Patti Spillane, Karla Staihar,

Paula Thatcher (Chair), Ingrid Unterseher,

Sue Weinbender

Stage Assistants

Pam Arnold, Wanda Frazier, and Paula Thatcher

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