University Staff Awards

Each year, the Dean of the College of Letters & Science offers five awards recognizing outstanding performance, service, and/or contributions by L&S University Staff members.

L&S University Staff Awards honor staff members for their excellence in the following areas: effectiveness, innovation, creativity, originality, leadership, climate, and service to the university.

All Recipients

2025-2026 Announcement Article

• Kristine Schultz, Department Administrator, Department of Anthropology
• Jeff Nielsen, Building Manager, Department of Chemistry
• Kathryn Wood, Administrative Assistant, Department of Chemistry
• Molly Moen, Assistant to the Chair, Department of Psychology

2024-2025 Announcement Article

Exempt

• Cara Streekstra, Curation Manager and Horticulturist, Department of Botany

Non-Exempt

• Sophie Hougland, Administrative Assistant III, Department of Communication Arts
• Lauralee Wheeler, Payroll & Benefits Specialist, Student Academic Affairs / SuccessWorks
• Cathy Yu, Administrative Assistant, Teaching & Learning Administration

Blue Collar or Technical

• Michelle Fitzgerald, Instructional Lab Specialist, Department of Chemistry

2023-2024 Announcement Article

Exempt

• Peter Haney, Administrative Manager, Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program

Non-Exempt
 

• Emily Bennin, Financial Specialist III, Department of Chemistry
• Rebecca Forbes Wank, Financial Specialist, Department of German, Nordic and Slavic+
• Marrion Ladd, Financial Specialist III (Administrator), Center for the Humanities

Blue Collar or Technical

• Joel Lord, Instrument Maker, Department of Integrative Biology

2022-2023 Announcement Article

• Nancy Brinkerhoff, Department of Statistics
• James Doing, Jr., Mead Witter School of Music
• Rhonda Kretschmer, Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Andrew Leinberger, Department of English
• Angelina Stone, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

2021-2022

• Dominic Colosi, Department of Chemistry
• Patrick Egan, Department of Chemistry
• Julie Olson Paul, Department of Botany
• Thor Rothering, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic
• Dee Van Ruyven, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
   

2020-2021

• Jennifer Fandel, Department of English
• Henry Mayes, Department of Mathematics
• Shawn Ramer, Department of French and Italian
• Marc Willadsen, Department of Chemistry
• David Wright-Racette, La Follette School of Public Affairs

2019-2020

• Jane Fox Anderson, Department of Geoscience
• Kurtis Casperson, Department of Chemistry
• Mary Noles, Department of French and Italian & Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies
• Lori Ushman, Information School (iSchool)
• Jana Valeo, Department of History

2018-2019

• Charlene Horsfall, Department of Chemistry
• James Mullarkey, Department of Chemistry
• Pam Fashingbauer, Center for Limnology
• Dana Connelly, Institute for Research on Poverty
• Duane Barnes, Department of Integrative Biology

2017-2018

• Michael Bradley, Department of Chemistry
• Brenda Hemstead, Department of Geography
• Steven Myers, Department of Chemistry
• Kelly O'Ferrell, Center for Limnology
• Su Ann Rose, Department of Gender & Women's Studies

2016-2017

• Patrick Brenzel, Department of Sociology
• Robin Snell, Institute for Research on Poverty
• Karen Stephens, Department of Chemistry
• Kerry O’Neil, School of Music
• Tammi Simpson, Department of Spanish & Portuguese

2015-2016

• James Zernicke, Department of Chemistry
• Spring Sherrod, Department of English
• Marjorie Matthews, La Follette School of Public Affairs
• Wendy Margolis, School of Music
• Toni Schulze, Department of Sociology

2014-2015

• Diane Bollant-Peschl, Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies
• Lora Grant, Department of Philosophy
• Mathew Martin, Department of Chemistry
• Cecilia Stodd, Department of Chemistry
• Daun Wheeler, Letters & Science Administration

2013-2014

• Carol Cooley, Department of Zoology
• April Leslie, Department of Chemistry
• Patricia Winspur, Department of Philosophy
• Dawn Duren, Institute for Research on Poverty
• Meenu Verma, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

2012-2013

• William Bach, Department of Classics
• Billy Gates, Department of Physics
• Ann Harris, Institute for Research in the Humanities
• Betty Harwood, Department of Chemistry
• John Koger, Department of Psychology

2011-2012

• Mary Czynszak-Lyne, L&S Honors Program
• Rosana Perez-Ellman, Department of Chemistry
• Dolores Liamba, Department of Afro-American Studies
• Kathleen (Kat) Myhre, Department of Chemistry
• Ed Vasiukevicius, Department of Chemistry

2010-2011

• Kristi Heming, Department of Chemistry
• Christy Horstmeyer, Department of Philosophy
• Angela Powell, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia
• Vicki Sekel, Social Science Research Services
• David Harring, Center for Limnology

2009-2010

• Bruce Goldade, Department of Chemistry
• Tom Ladell, Department of Chemistry
• Andrea Palm, Department of French & Italian
• Jerry Stamn, Department of Chemistry
• Karen Turino, Lubar Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions

2008-2009

• Mary Beth Ellis, Department of Economics
• Susan Grass, Department of French & Italian
• Susan Fenton, Religious Studies Program
• Brian Karas, Department of Chemistry
• Dianne Mitchell, Department of Chemistry

2007-2008

• Susan Barthel, Student Academic Affairs
• Susan Cory, L&S Copy Centers
• Shelley Glodowski, Department of Philosophy
• Robin Shanahan, Department of English
• Terry Maggio, Department of English

2006-2007

• Laura Anderson, Student Academic Affairs
• Margarette Erdman, Department of Anthropology
• Roberta Ostrander, Department of Chemistry
• Michael Pecore, Center for Limnology
• Mehdi Rezai, L&S Administration

2005-2006

• Cheryl Arn, Department of French & Italian
• Mary Barber, Department of English
• Ron Brockman, Cross-College Advising Services
• Jefferson Burkett, Department of Chemistry
• Jane Williams, Department of History

2004-2005

• Phyllis Fass, Department of Astronomy
• Arnold Gudel, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• Gail Johnson, School of Music
• Anita Lightfoot, Department of Jewish Studies
• Sue Martin-Zernicke, Department of Chemistry