2023 Recognition Awards Recipients
The following individuals were recognized at the Employee Recognition Awards ceremony on March 6.
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Impact Award – Community Engagement
Atinuke Adeyemi, Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Education
Yvonne Zimmerman, Secretary - Special Events, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, & Andrew Allen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
Impact Award – Innovation
Renu Sharma-Persaud, Sessional Lecturer, Sociology and Criminology
Impact Award – Sustainability
Sarah Baker, Student Employee, School of the Environment
Sandy Marra, Treasury Accountant, Financial Accounting and Reporting
Facility Services Team (team members: Danny Castellan, Manager - Projects and Construction (not on the photo); Rob Fontanini, Manager (Chief Operating Engineer) Heating & Cooling - ECC; Colin McLellan, Associate Director - Capital Projects; John Regier, Director - Facility Operations (not on the photo)).
Inclusive Excellence Award
Fei Qin, Student Employee, Lancer Recreation Services
Leadership Award
Kristen Morris, Director, Cooperative Education & Workplace Partnerships
Service Excellence Award – All Service Interactions
Debbie Bastien, Custodian, Facility Services - Custodial Services
Linda Ingram, Secretary to the Associate Deans & Research Chair, Odette School Of Business
LMS Implementation Team (view/download the list of team members)
Service Excellence Award – Student Services
Joyceln Lorito, Student Development Specialist - Learning Strategist, Student Accessibility Services
Previous Recipients
Impact Award – Community Engagement
Chad Sutherland, Applied Learning Coordinator, Kinesiology
Inclusive Excellence Award
Tranum Kaur, Learning Specialist, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Leadership Award
Mohsan Beg, Executive Director, Student Health, Counselling And Wellness Services
Ziad Kobti, Director, Computer Science (On Sabbatical)
Calvin Love, Electronics Technologist, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan Kenney, Associate Vice-President, Operations, Office Of The Vice-President, Finance and Operations & Marcin Pulcer, Interim Executive Director, Information Technology Services I.T. Services
Service Excellence Award – All Service Interactions
Sherri Dutot, Secretary to the Head, Psychology
Alyssa Frazao, Research Associate, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and Integrative Biology
Shafqat Hanif, Technical Support Specialist, Law Library
Payroll Team (Jessica Higgins, Payroll Manager; Kellie Hansaruk, Payroll Administrator; Christine Boakes, Payroll Administrator; Carmen Olteanu, Payroll Administrator).
Service Excellence Award – Student Services
Ashley Quinton, Digital Communications Developer, Office of Enrolment Management – Recruitment
Melissa Robinet, MAC Program Secretary, School of Computer Science
Niel Van Engelen, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lancer Recreation Student Staff (view/download the list of Team Members)
Wellness Champion Award
Giovanna Abraham, Office Co-ordinator, Office of Associate Vice-President, Operations
Krista Loughead, Sessional Instructor, Kinesiology
Hoda Skaff, Administrative Assistant, Reception & Employer Support, Career Development and Experiential Learning
View the Recognition Awards Virtual Presentation
Excellence in Leadership Award
Daniel Heath, Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, and Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research;
Dave Johnston, Head, Access Services Department, Leddy Library
Fall Return Leads (Team Members: Jennie Atkins, Executive Director, Continuing Education; Jess Dixon, Professor, Department of Kinesiology; Chris Houser, Dean, Faculty of Science)
Excellence in Health and Safety Award
Shaun Dunford, 3rd Class Maintenance Engineer, E.C.C.
COVID-19 Screening Platform Team (view/download the list of Team Members)
Impact Award
Sherri Lynne Menard, Manager, Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources
Trevor Pittman, Concert Producer/Operations Manager, School of Creative Arts
Service Excellence Award (Individual)
Christopher Ribble, Application Developer, Information Technology Services
Graham Fawcett, Application Developer and Consultant, Information Technology Services
Service Excellence Award (the First Five Years of Employment)
Rachelle Prince, Communications Coordinator, Office of the President
Service Excellence Award (Team)
Athletics and Recreational Services (view/download the list of Team Members)
Enrollment Marketing and Recruitment – Hybrid Fall Open House (view/download the list of Team Members)
Fall 2021 Technology Projects – Information Technology Services (view/download the list of Team Members)
University Players Staff (view/download the list of Team Members)
UWindsor Proud Award
Sheri Lowrie, Student Recruitment Officer, Enrolment Management and Recruitment
View the Recognition Awards Virtual Presentation
Excellence in Leadership Award
James Yaworsky, Review Counsel, Community Legal Aid
Excellence in Health and Safety Award
Individual: Michelle Bondy, Learning Specialist, Faculty of Science
Team: Research Safety Committee (view/download the list of Team Members)
Impact Award
Individual: Nargis Ismail, Organic Analysis Lab Coordinator, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
Team: Centre for Teaching and Learning & Office of Open Learning (view/download the list of Team Members)
Service Excellence Award (Individual)
Alison Samson, Director (retired), Graduate Academic Services, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Nick Keren, Systems Analyst, Information Technology Services
Service Excellence Award (the First Five Years of Employment)
Sarah Hebert, Communications Assistant in the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Student Experience
Service Excellence Award (Team)
Pre-Service Team – Faculty of Education (view/download the list of Team Members)
Service Excellence Award - Individual
Michelle Fitzgerald
Administrator – International and Exchange Student Services, International Student Centre
Beverley Hamilton
Academic Initiatives Officer, Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic
Service Excellence Award - The First 5 Years of Employment
Jessica Hatt
Secretary, Faculty of Law
Service Excellence Award - Team
The Print Shop
Team members (in order of appearance): Luc Quenneville, Reprographic/WordPro Operator; Scott Thorpe, Reprographic Operator; Jennifer Almeida, Reprographic Operator
Excellence in Leadership Award
Lisa Porter
Executive Director, Windsor Health Institute
Impact Award - Team
Co-chairs of the LGBTQ+ in STEM Conference
Team members: Tricia Carmichael, Acting Associate Dean – Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Science and James Gauld, Department Head, Chemistry and Biochemistry.
“U” Make a Difference Award
Andrew Jenner
Manager of Technical Support, Faculty of Engineering
Service Excellence Award - Individual
Trevor Pittman
Concert Producer/Operations Manager, School of Creative Arts
Service Excellence Award - The First 5 Years of Employment
Johanna Beneteau
Internship Co-ordinator, Co-operative Education and Workplace Partnerships
Service Excellence Award - Team
School of Creative Arts Staff Team
Team Members: Kiki Athanassiadis, Chris Blais, Sherri Dutot, Lucy Howe, Trevor Pittman, Victor Romão, Nadja Pelkey and Dana Wiley Datta
Excellence in Leadership Award
Marian Doll
Director, Student Awards and Financial Aid
Impact Award - Team
UWinsite Project Implementation Team
Team Members: Download the list
“U” Make a Difference Award
Lynna Baran
Co-op Secretary, Co-operative Education and Workplace Partnerships
Excellence in Health & Safety Award
Connie Beaudoin
Secretary to the Law Librarian, Law Library
Service Excellence Awards: Individual
Susan Dennison,
Lab and Education Coordinator, Faculty of Nursing
Service Excellence Awards: First 5 Years of Employment
Melissa Gabrieau
Animal Care Technician, Central Animal Care Facility
Excellence in Leadership Award
Nick Baker, Director, Office of Open Learning
Impact Award: Individual
Aaron Dickau
Gardener, Housekeeping & Grounds
Impact Award: Team
Teaching Awards Nomination Team
(Team Members:Beverley Hamilton, Office of the Provost &Vice-President, Academic; Peter Marval, Centre for Teaching & Learning; Jessica Raffoul, Centre for Teaching & Learning)
“U” Make a Difference Award
Frank Jeney
Lancer Recreation Assistant/Fitness Coordinator, Athletics & Recreational Services
Excellence in Health & Safety Award
Dave Yott
Acquisitions/Production and ILLO Coordinator, Leddy Library
Service Excellence Awards: Individual
Sharon Horne, Administrative Assistant to the Department Head and Graduate Secretary, Department of Kinesiology
Service Excellence Awards: First 5 Years of Employment
Linda Sterling Operations Manager, Central Animal Care Facility
Service Excellence Awards: Team
The Office of Open Learning (Team members: Nobuko Fujita, Alicia Higgison, Mark Lubrick, Darko Milenkovic and Kyle Seguin)
Excellence in Leadership Award
Susan Mark, Executive Director, Facility Services
Impact Award Team
Learning Management System (LMS) Team (Team Members: Teresa Collins, Graham Fawcett, Marlene Kemski, Chris Ribble, Allyson Skene, Arpa Smith, Lorna Stolarchuk, Tim Au-Yeung and Tomas Dobos. Also in the photo: Nick Baker and Erika Kustra, LMS Team nominators)
“U” Make a Difference Award
Kimberly Lefebvre, Head Secretary, Physics
Excellence in Health & Safety Award
Kiki Athanassiadis, Technician – Printmaking, Visual Arts
Service Excellence Awards: Individual
Arpa Smith, Team Leader, Client Services, Information Technology Services
Service Excellence Awards: First 5 Years of Employment
Dana Wiley, Undergraduate Secretary, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
Service Excellence Awards: Team
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Office of Quality Assurance (team members: Alison Samson, James Gauld, Debbie Kane, Christine Maitre, Svetlana Georgieva, Erica Lyons, Lisa Timperio, Barbara Zimmerman, Nancy Steeves, Carrie Carr & Angie Penev)
Excellence in Leadership Award
Jessica Raffoul, Teaching & Learning Research & Communications Coordinator, Centre for Teaching and Learning (no picture available)
Impact Award
Michelle Freeman, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Faculty of Nursing
“U” Make a Difference Award
Russell Nahdee, Coordinator, Aboriginal Education Centre
Excellence in Health & Safety Award
Trevor Pittman, Concert Producer and Operations Manager, School of Creative Arts
Service Excellence Awards: Individual
Domenic Iacobelli, Custodian, Housekeeping & Grounds
Service Excellence Awards: Individual
Joe Lichaa, Departmental Technologist, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Service Excellence Awards: First 5 Years of Employment
Joyceln Lorito, Residence Life Coordinator, Residence Services
Service Excellence Awards: Team
Faculty of Engineering, Office of the Dean
Excellence in Leadership Award
Lorraine Grondin, Assistant to the Dean, Administrative & Finance Faculty of Engineering
Excellence in Health & Safety Award
Lucy Formicuccia, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Leddy Library
