ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – During Winthrop University’s April 23 Faculty, Staff, Retirees Awards Ceremony, the university honored retirees and those with milestone years of service and for outstanding service.
The retirees are:
John Badke, accounts payable
Dwight Dimaculangan, biology
Rose Guyer, admissions
Clifton Harris, chemistry, physics, geology, and the environment
William Haynes, facilities management
Ann Jordan, English
Jeannie Mann, facilities management
Kimberly Pittman, Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
Keith Robbins, management and marketing
Grant Scurry, student affairs
Julian Smith III, biology
Marcella Snyder, Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
Kevin Sullivan, campus police
Winthrop officials also recognized employees who reached their 10-, 20- and 30-year state service milestones. Those employees are:
10 Years
Zach Abernathy, mathematics
Jackie Anthony, student wellness
John Badke, accounts payable
Andrew Besmer, computing and information sciences
Joni Boyd, physical education, sport and human performance
Jackie Concodora, student wellness
Monique Constance-Huggins, social work
Dan Drane, physical education, sport and human performance
Jessica Gladden, University College
Adam Glover, world languages and cultures
Daniel Gordon, theatre and dance
Phillip Hays, Dacus Library
Stephanie Herring, mathematics
David Lindsey, facilities management
Cora Lumpkin, facilities management
Alexa Maddox, records and registration
Jeffrey McEvoy, music
Aimee Meader, mass communication
Claire Mooney-Melvin, athletics
Lori Morris, student wellness
Duane Neff, social work
Stephanie Nielsen, human nutrition
Tracy Patterson, music
Connie Perryman, facilities management
Leigh Poole, International Center
Liz Porter, Macfeat Early Childhood Laboratory School
Scott Shinabargar, world languages and cultures
Hope Williams, accessibility
Kathryn Wilson, business intelligence and data management
Tara Young, admissions
20 Years
Adolphus Belk, political science
Angie Conner, printing services
Lorrie Crochet, music
Gwen Daley, chemistry, physics, geology, and the environment
Jerry Krzemien, facilities management
Kathy Krzemien, facilities management
Robin Lammi, chemistry, physics, geology, and the environment
Darren Ritzer, psychology
Elke Schneider, curriculum and pedagogy
Kamal Shah, computing and information technology
Jill Stuckey, university communications and marketing
Kristi Westover, biology
30 Years
Franca Copeland, computing and information technology
Ben Paxton, athletics
Nancy Vienna, admissions
Other Awards:
Philip Gibson, professor of finance, was honored as the Distinguished Professor, Winthrop’s highest award for faculty members.
Hope Lima, an assistant professor of human nutrition, is the Outstanding Junior Professor recipient.
Kori Bloomquist, an associate professor of social work, is the Jane LaRoche Graduate Faculty Award recipient.
Brent Woodfill, professor of anthropology, was the recipient of the Mary Spann Richardson Award which was created by siblings Rowland P. Alston Jr., William E. Lenoir, Jr. and Victoria Lenoir Saunders ’79 in memory of their mother. The award honors a faculty or staff member for exceptional service, professional excellence and the ability to provide Winthrop with positive visibility throughout the region.
Amanda Hiner, professor and chair of the Department of English, received the Faculty Student Life Award for her broad and deep interactions with student life efforts, and for her contributions to various initiatives that have had a positive impact on students' lives.
Staff Member of the Year was awarded to Adria Belk, director of student services for the College of Arts and Sciences. Nominees came out of the pool of employees who won Staff Member of the Month awarded by Staff Assembly. The award recognizes an employee who exemplifies Winthrop’s core values, goes above and beyond to do great work, and sets an example for other staff members to follow.
The Flight Ready Impact Award, a recognition spotlighting the outstanding contributions of a staff and a faculty member to the Flight Ready Quality Enhancement Plan, was presented to Lee Clark, learning designer with the Office of Online Learning, and Jennifer Schafer, associate professor of biology.
For more information, contact Monica Bennett, director of communications, at 803/323-2236 or e-mail bennettm@winthrop.edu.
