2023 Service Award Recipients

Feb. 20, 2024

The 471 Service Award recipients being honored this year represent a combined 5,545 years of service to UNT. The awards ceremony, part of Staff Appreciation Month presented by DATCU, is at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the University Union, Ballroom 314. Honorees reached milestones of 5 to 55 years of service in the 2023 calendar year. Read more about our honorees who celebrated 40 to 55 years of service in 2023.

5 Years

Ana Paula Alonso, Biological Sciences
Yunjo An, Learning Technologies
Mauricio Schusterschitz Antunes, Biological Sciences
Quinn Arrington, Athletics Facilities
Stella Baffour Baidoo, Facilities
Christopher Aaron Bailey, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
Nicole L. Baldus, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Ruby Arellano Balmocena, Registrar
Kelly Basinger, Advanced Environmental Research
Lindsey E. Bass, Studio Art
William Eric Beaty, Facilities
Pete Beaulieu, Housing — Custodial
Kathryne Elizabeth Beebe, History
Diana Bergeman, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Samantha Bergmann, Behavior Analysis
Ichha Bhandari, UNT at Frisco
Sanjukta Bhowmick, Computer Science and Engineering
Payton Birlew, Educational Psychology
Marcy Bishop-Lilley, Career Center
Catherine A. Borck, Political Science
Nancy Elizabeth Bouchard, Spanish
Lisa Breidenich, Facilities
Chris Brock, Media Arts
Diane Lea Bruxvoort, University Libraries
Daniel Bubeck, Vocal Studies
Cris Buxton, College of Health and Public Service — Advising
Brian Scott Campbell, Studio Art
Ilinca Capuchina, Dining — Residential
Leydi Libeth Carter, Grants and Contracts Administration
Chris Cersley, Academic Technologies
Kelli Chase, Mathematics
Adam M. Chavez, College of Information — Dean’s Office
David Richard Peter Childs, Instrumental Studies
William Jackson Christian, English
Linet Cisneros, University Brand Strategy and Communications
Royce Dewayne Clark, Housing — Custodial
Krisstal Dawn Clayton, Psychology
Vanessa Nicole Clinton, College of Science — Student Services
Jean Christophe Cocuron, BioAnalytical Facility
Ryan Robert Cole, UNTWISE — Workplace Inclusion
Kathryn E. Conrad, International Affairs
Detra Craig, UNT TRIO
Terry E. Davis, Psychology
Sergio De Luna, Facilities
Rodney Allen Delong, Athletics Facilities
Wendy Morgan Denman, University Union Administration
Kate Denton, Facilities
Junhua Ding, Information Science
Erin Donahoe-Rankin, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Meghan Dours, Advancement
Joseph Dracobly, Behavior Analysis
Alexander Selkirk Duff, Political Science
Lindsay Duke, University Libraries
Tammy Marie Dunn, Housing — Custodial
Kelly Ann Evans, University Libraries
Ryan Faulder, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Adam D. Fein, Digital Strategy and Innovation
Laura E. Fernandez, Dining — Retail
Brisamaria Finegan, College of Health and Public Service — Advising
Nick Finzer, Jazz Studies
Rebeca Flores, Dining — Retail
Liz Cosgrove Ford, International Affairs
Josette Ruth Francis, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Tracie Frey, International Affairs
Sean Patrick Frith, Facilities
Hae Jin Gam, Design
Benito Gavirio III, Catering
Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar, Management
Crystal Gerrard-Ramirez, Music Education
Tony Gerth, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Melissa Getty, College of Engineering — Academic Counseling
Andreia Carla Giacomello Simmer, Dining — Retail
Anil M. Girija, Biological Sciences
Abdon Bam-Bam Gonzalez III, College of Information — Advising and Admissions
Claudia Gonzalez Villarreal, Biological Sciences
Anne Grieser, Accounting
Nadia Guevara, Risk Management Services
Matt Hardman, College of Music
Ravi Sankar Haridas, Mechanical Engineering
Nickolas Lee Harrawood, Facilities
Aleshia Hayes, Learning Technologies
Bob Heere, Management
David James Heetderks, Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology
Karla Henson, Risk Management Services
Nicole Hergert, Athletics Facilities
Amy Hicks, Career Center
Damian Z. Hicks, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Undergraduate Programs
Kendall Kaye Hohmann, Facilities
Sungji Hong, Composition Studies
Kenneth Don Horn, Facilities
Sarah Pauls Houdek, Biological Sciences
Michael Houser, Facilities
Chris Hubbard, Applied and Collaborative Studies
Rufus Anthony Hudson, University Union Administration
Blanca Hull, College of Information — Advising and Admissions
Holly Hutzell, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Jasmine M. Ibanez, Financial Aid
Emmanuel Jandres, Enrollment Systems
Trenton Jefferson, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Andrew Brian Johnston, College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
Kasey Kamenicky, Advancement
Will Kapinos, Asset Management
Michael James Kean, Residence Hall Operations
Kimberly H. Keller, Mayborn School of Journalism
Christina Lynn Kellum, University Libraries
Patrick Carlton Kennedy, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Jamal Roberto King, International Affairs
Tricia Annette Kuon, Information Science
Harla Dawn Lafavor-Sample, Facilities
Pak Wing Jacky Lam, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Brier Janelle Lee, Research and Innovation
Matthew Eugene Lemberger-Truelove, Counseling and Higher Education
Ana Veronica Leon Ladaniuski, Dining — Retail
La Keisha Shanté Leonard, Teach North Texas
Ying Li, Biological Sciences
Lu Liang, Geography
Samuel Lizarraga, Facilities
Samuel Loyola, Facilities
Liane Marie Malinowski, English
Arvind Mallik, UNT at Frisco
Nadia Gallegos Marin, Data Analytics and Institutional Research
Blair Marquardt, Accounting
Matthew Paul Martin, Facilities
George Matsakis, Athletics Facilities
Kevin John McCaffree, Sociology
Jon Michael McCarry, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Courtney Marie McCreedy, College of Science
Shelley McGinnis, Catering
Derek McInerney, Facilities
Herman McKeiver II, Facilities
Erin McKinnis, Facilities
Brittani Nicole McLaurin, Student Activities Center
David W Meder, Jazz Studies
Evanna Merchant, College of Science — Student Services
Stacie Mickens, Instrumental Studies
Kenia Miguel, Dining — Residential
Tina C. Mims, Marketing
Daniel R. Mitchell, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Services
Rhonda Moon, Financial Aid
Cheyenne Moore, Student Success
Jessica L. Moore, Biological Sciences
Sarah Moore, Social Work
Matthew Morgan, Analytical Information Solutions
Febe Moss, Office of Disability Access
Margarita Munoz, Dining — Residential
Diana Nellessen, Risk Management Services
Takeshi Nishikawa, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
Heather Noel, University Brand Strategy and Communications
Isaac Michael Noel, Facilities
Alex Ochoa, Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life
Lynne Odell, Facilities
Alic’a Oliver, Athletics Facilities
William John Ordeman, Management
Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Biological Sciences
Phillip O. Paglialonga, Instrumental Studies
Louis Dominick Passantino, Facilities
Chad Allen Patterson, Facilities
Newly Paul, Mayborn School of Journalism
David Michael Pederson, Facilities
Cheryl Pelham, Toulouse Graduate School — Dean’s Office
Elizabeth Ann Perez, College of Health and Public Service — Advising
Amanda Pingry, Risk Management Services
Samantha Pollard, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Services
Erica Powell, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Maria Claudia Prada Robles, College of Education — Educator Preparation
Briana Taylor, Police Services
Ashtin Dane Preston, Analytical Information Solutions
Magdalena Elizabeth Pule, Faculty Success
Priyali Rajagopal, Marketing
Augusta Rangel, Dining — Residential
Saman Rashidyan, Mechanical Engineering
John M. Robert, Financial Aid
Allyson Elise Rodriguez, University Libraries
Roberto Rubio, Facilities
Ruth Rubio, Controller's Office
Kashif Saeed, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Anondah Rose Saide, Educational Psychology
Raquel Rodriquez Samayoa, Instrumental Studies
Raquel Samayoa, Facilities
Delia Sandoval, Health and Wellness
Karina Saucedo, UNTWISE — Workplace Inclusion
Melissa N. Savage, Educational Psychology
Steven Schmidt, Dining — Residential
Andrew Alan Schnurr, Composition Studies
Forrest Lynn Scott, Athletics Facilities
Eralda Shyle, UNTWISE — Workplace Inclusion
Clay R. Simmons, University Integrity and Compliance
Arigayle Skinner, Student Affairs
Kelcie Slaton, Merchandising and Digital Retailing
James Garry Smith, Marketing
Rose Smith, Toulouse Graduate School — Dean’s Office
Katherine Sobering, Sociology
Nassim Sohaee, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Jessica Stafford, Dining — Retail
Jessica Steinke, Advancement
Kim Tansey, College of Education — Student Advising
Chuck Tarantino, Grants and Contracts
Scott Tixier, Jazz Studies
Christopher Torres, Facilities
Nam Duc Trang, Mathematics
Amber Tyler, English
Maria Del Refugio Vazquez, Dining — Retail
Christopher Louis Vicks, Advancement
Teresa Vinado, Dining — Residential
Justin Blake Volentine, Athletics Facilities
Stephen F. Waddell, Teacher Education and Administration
Hillary Wang, Accounting
Samuel Wiggins, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Jared Williams, Financial Aid
Kristina Charlene Williams, Chemistry
Arvonna Joy Wolfenbarger, Financial Aid
Tandy Scott Womack, Facilities
Danielle Freehling Wong, Student Affairs — Frisco
Dylan James Messner Wray, Recreational Sports
Amanda Yanowski, Advancement
Craig Zemmin, Housing — Administration
Chunfan Zhang, Design

10 Years

Ruben Alvarado, Academic Resources
Heather Althuizen, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Samir M. Aouadi, Materials Science and Engineering
Thanalakshimi Arumagam, College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
Cassidy Baker, Social Work
Jordan Batson, College of Music
Jaime L. Baxter-Slye, Biological Sciences
John A. Bellon, Planning
Jeremy Berg, University Libraries
Dorothy Bland, Mayborn School of Journalism
Michael Stephen Bomba, Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Lance Brooks, Biological Sciences
Joshua J. Brown, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Services
Ipsita Chatterjee, Geography
Justin Cooper, College of Music
Maia Christine Cudhea, International Affairs
Mia Dallas, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Andrekus Dixon, Criminal Justice
Stevie Ealey, University Union Administration
Mirna V. Escobar, Facilities
Faith Espindola, College of Information — Advising and Admissions
Josefina Espinosa, Facilities
Jonathon T. Fite, Logistics and Operations Management
Amanda Rae Foltz, Student Success
Lindsay L. Goodman, Toulouse Graduate School — Dean’s Office
Steven Guerrero, University Libraries
Chan Man Ha, Biological Sciences
Valerie Hancock, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Francisco Hernandez, Housing — Custodial
Ann Howington, Studio Art
Sharon Hsiao Shan Huang, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Konstantia Kapetangianni, Linguistics
Nola Kemp, University Brand Strategy and Communications
James Luke Kubicek, College of Education — Technology Office
Ipsita Lahiri, Biological Sciences
Hilary Anne Liscano, Facilities
Randy Lee Loftis, Mayborn School of Journalism
Rafael Major, Honors College — Dean’s Office
Shante Maple, College of Education — Student Advising
Ashley Mason, Admissions
Roisin Carrie McGarry, Biological Sciences
Mark McLeod, Housing — Administration
Victoria Merkle, College of Education — Student Advising
Megan Elizabeth Morrissey, Communication Studies
Sundeep Mukherjee, Materials Science and Engineering
Joseph T. O'Donnell, Hospitality and Tourism
Charlie Oehlschlager, Facilities
Julia Y. Orantes, Facilities
Daniele Ortu, Behavior Analysis
Kara Ann Ottinger, Student Affairs
Deepa Pandey, Controller's Office
Amy Petros, Chemistry
Rachel L. Rachel, College of Health and Public Service — Advising
Abigail Reeves, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Services
Porsha E'laine Reeves, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Jacob B. Rhoads, Academic Technologies
Gilma Patricia Richards, Facilities
Meagan K. Rodriguez, Police Services
Brittany Roth, Athletics Facilities
Jen Rowe, University Libraries
Joseph Allen Rusnak, Admissions
Esther Sanchez-Couto, Spanish
Kevin Dewayne Sanders Jr., Student Affairs — Frisco
Gail Lynett Shadle, Greenhouse Research Center
LeGrande Slaughter, Chemistry
Cheryl Smith, Facilities
Errica L. Smith, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Randal Eugene Smith, Media Arts
Mike Sood, Catering
Kirsten Soriano, College of Music
Nicole Sprowl, Advancement
Joshua Caleb Sylve, University Libraries
Debbie Taylor, Academic Technologies
Amanda Michelle Thomas, Grants and Contracts
Brennon Turner, Dining — Residential
Raynelyn Vaskova, Residence Hall Operations
Anthony Vazquez, UNT TRIO
Margarita Venegas, Finance and Administration
Hui Wang, Grants and Contracts
Xin Wang, Information Science
Justin Robert Watts, Rehabilitation and Health Services
Adam Wear, Enrollment Partnerships
James Neal West, Facilities
Ruth West, Design
Beverly Lynn Wilks, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Stacey Wolf, University Libraries

15 Years

Patricia Ann Berry, University Union Administration
Rachel D. Black, Foundations
David Bohannan, Police Services
Marijke Breuning, Political Science
Christophe Chaguinian, World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Susannah Cleveland, University Libraries
Brian K. Collins, Public Administration
Mark Coomes, Facilities
Joyce Courtney, Facilities
Sarah Lynn Fisher, University Libraries
Chris Foster, Student Accounting
Martha Frantz, BioDiscovery Institute (BDI)
Rosa M. Garay, Facilities
José A. Grimaldo Jr., G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Sheila Helm, Financial Aid
Paul Hensel, Political Science
Katie Hermes, First Generation Center
Kerry Alan Herndon, Printing and Distribution Services
Jessica Hogue, Dean of Students
Zhenhua Huang, Mechanical Engineering
John Ishiyama, Political Science
David Chester Itkin, Conducting and Ensembles
Susan Jeanne Kangas, Logistics and Operations Management
Jiyoung Kim, Merchandising and Digital Retailing
Lauren Ko, University Libraries
Cory Emrick Lane, Police Services
Bradford Charles Leali, Jazz Studies
Michael V. Leggiere, History
Yi Ian Liu, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
Vishal "Hindu Hammer" Malhotra, Digital Strategy and Innovation — CLEAR
Beverly Maloney, UNT TRIO
Samuel Christadoss Manickam, Spanish
Tomas Mantecon, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
William Ryan Mason, Asset Management
Johnny Wayne McDaniel Jr., Facilities
Sharon Annette McKinnis, Enrollment Management
Jim Temple McLean, Facilities
Wendy Middlemiss, Educational Psychology
Minerva Morales, Facilities
Ricky Mulkey, Facilities
Kamesh Namuduri, Electrical Engineering
Vladimir N. Nesterov, Chemistry
Stacy Nunnelee, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Divesh Ojha, Logistics and Operations Management
Ashley Elizabeth Olsberg, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Tech
Erin Friess, Technical Communication
Louis Petit III, Communication Studies
Usha Philipose, Physics
Sanjukta Pookulangara, Merchandising and Digital Retailing
Jesse Robertson, Accounting
Idean Salehyan, Political Science
Shanmukh Salimath, Biological Sciences
Ohad Shemmer, Physics
Michael Leslie Slater, Coliseum/Gateway Center
Lili Sun, Accounting
Patrick Tyrone Tharp, Facilities
Kevin Shane Thompson, Printing and Distribution Services
Adam Trahan, Criminal Justice
Yasmín Valdez, Integrated Student Service Center
Jakob L. Vingren, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
Wendy L. Watson, Political Science
Nancy W. Whitaker, Health and Wellness
Melody N. White, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Haifeng Zhang, Mechanical Engineering

20 Years

Maria G. Anaya, Facilities
Marshall Needleman Armintor, English
Brian G. Ayre, Biological Sciences
Rudy Benavides, Facilities
Chad Anthony Bourgeois, Facilities
Mary Beth Butler, Health and Wellness
Lisa Cuevas, University Libraries
Ram Dantu, Computer Science and Engineering
Esmer Lee Davis, Printing and Distribution Services
Brenda Sue Dean, University Union Administration
Christopher Deaton, Police Services
Wynnie Duarte, Student Accounting
Dana R. Duke, Digital Strategy and Innovation
James Fairchild Jr., Student Accounting
Ryan Mellor Garlick, Computer Science and Engineering
Lisa N. Goodwin, Financial Aid
Roy M. Grisham, Advancement
Terrance S. Harris, Police Services
William Lawrence Hicks, University Libraries
William H. Hitt, Police Services
Brady J. Hollar, Dining — Residential
John Holt, Instrumental Studies
Yan Huang, Computer Science and Engineering
Yeonsook Kim, College of Information — Advising and Admissions
Arkadii Krokhin, Physics
Eric Lamont Krueger, Public Administration
April A. Kuykendall, Management
Michael Carvel Lathan, Facilities
Jennifer Lee, Enrollment Systems
William Mathew, Recreational Sports
Jason Douglas McMullen, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Vickie Dianne Napier, College of Music
Mariela E. Nunez-Janes, Anthropology
Keith M. Owens, Design
Dawn Paine, Merchandising and Digital Retailing
Jason M. Peacock, Admissions
Sally Pettyjohn, Grants and Contracts Administration
Terrance L. Pohlen, G. Brint Ryan College of Business — Dean’s Office
Elizabeth Romero, Facilities
Richard A. Sanzone, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Britton Lee Sherry, Recreational Sports
Leslie L. St. Clair, University Union Administration
Bruce W. Thomson, Facilities
Lawrence Williams, World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Marissa Sanchez Zorola, Merchandising and Digital Retailing

25 Years

Shawn Adams, College of Education — Dean’s Office
Shahla S. Ala'i-Rosales, Behavior Analysis
Pieter Allaart, Mathematics
Jerry J. Aul, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Troy E. Bacon, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Michael Baggett, College of Visual Arts and Design — Dean’s Office
Anat Barnir, Management
Jeffrey Owen Bryant, Residence Hall Operations
Warren W. Burggren, Biological Sciences
Jim Byford, College of Engineering — Dean’s Office
Richard Michael Chenault, Facilities
William Cherry, Mathematics
Priscilla Lynn Connors, Hospitality and Tourism
Mayra L. Contreras, Housing — Custodial
Mark Alan Davis, Management
Mohamed El Bouanani, Materials Science and Engineering
Michael R. Gibson, Design
Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, Academic Technologies
Lisa Hollinger, College of Information — Dean’s Office
Paul D. Hutchison, Accounting
Timothy L. Jackson, Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology
Tammy Kinley, College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
Brian C. O'Connor, Information Science
Carol Pollard, College of Music
Marielena Resendiz, Media Arts
Lorenzo Robles Jr., Academic Technologies
Lynn Seaton, Jazz Studies
Jeffrey Alan Snider, Vocal Studies
Mary Speight, Enterprise Systems
Paul Tarau, Computer Science and Engineering
Sharon D. Vann, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science — Dean’s Office
Terri Yip, College of Education — Dean’s Office

30 Years

Bill Camp, Teacher Education and Administration
Kent D. Chapman, Biological Sciences
Kim Wendt Collinsworth, Advancement
Tina Garza, College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism
William Lloyd Hernandez, Facilities
Kimi Lynn King, Political Science
Laura Eileen Klein, Health and Wellness
Mike McKay, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Student Services
William John Prueter, Facilities
Diane Robson, University Libraries
Richard Ruderman, Political Science
Dale E. Weaver, Mail Services

35 Years

William E. Acree Jr., Chemistry
Mike Gilbert Flores, University Union Administration
Jannon Fuchs, Biological Sciences
David W. Hill, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
Abraham K. John, Digital Strategy and Innovation — Administrative IT Services
Christopher Leslie Littler, Physics
Paul Marshall, Chemistry
Charlotte Elizabeth Spencer, Dining — Residential
Russ Stukel, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science — Dean’s Office
Dale Elgert Yeatts, Sociology

40 Years

Gopala Ganesh, Marketing
Gerald Knezek, Learning Technologies

45 Years

Philip J. Lewis, Instrumental Studies

50 Years

Jean Bergerud Schaake, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — Dean’s Office

55 Years

Martin David Yaffe, Philosophy and Religion