Administrative and support staff honored at employee recognition events

Three employee recognition events were held in May to honor administrative and support staff from the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph; Saint John's University, Collegeville; and the Order of Saint Benedict.

Employees were recognized for retirement and years of service. In addition, several special awards were presented.

Retirement - Li Dold, natural science division; Barb Frank, SJU residential life; Peter Froehle, Saint John's Preparatory School; Rich Froehle, SJU grounds; Jerry Furst, Liturgical Press; Joan Jonas, CSB culinary services; Jo Ann Myers, SJU dining services; Marilyn Schindler, CSB culinary services; Lou Trudeau, admission.

Five years:
CSB/SJU - Nicole Anderson, library; Adam Bauer, media services; Jason Cross, information technology services; Sarah Gewirtz, library; Randy Hammond, information technology services; Leslie Koshiol-Zimmer, personal and professional development center; Angie Mareck, financial aid; Sarah Simpson, admission; Gregory Stein, information technology services; Jennifer Whitehead, Upward Bound; David Wuolu, library.
CSB - MaryAnn Baenninger, president's office; Stephanie Jussila, institutional advancement; Susan Konz, culinary services; Anne Oberman, business office; Chris Sabrowsky, culinary services; Rebecca Schrom, culinary services; Carmen Welinski, culinary services.
OSB (includes SJU, Saint John's Abbey, Liturgical Press and Saint John's Preparatory School) - Kim Dierkhising, St. Raphael Retirement Center; Brendon Duffy, institutional advancement; Sarah Gainey, arboretum; John Haws, athletics; Denise Holstad, institutional advancement; Linda Orzechowski, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library; Brian Schreiner, physical plant; Wendy Theisen, St. Raphael Retirement Center; Marion Voigt, life safety.

10 years:
CSB/SJU - Tanya Boettcher, human resources; Johanna Davis, learning enhancement service; Ann Kuhl, information technology services; David Leitzman, education; Mary Jo Reich, human resources; Heidi Ruprecht, communication and marketing services; Constance Schiff, education; Joe Swenson, information technology services.
CSB - Jeffrey Curtis, power plant; Irene Daniels, culinary services; Kristin Darnall, institutional advancement; Onnah Deuhs, custodial; Mary Fogle, institutional advancement; Wayne Laudenbach, power plant; Dawn Lenzen, security; Pamela Marchand, culinary services; Christine Morgel, culinary services; Diane Rudolph, catering; James Thomas, transportation; Diane Van Beck, business office; Brian Welsh, culinary services.
OSB - Jason Anderson, physical plant; Ruth Athmann, institutional advancement; Theresa Berg, St. Raphael Retirement Center; Pride Colton, physical plant; Richard Erkens, custodial services; Pat Kampa, Liturgical Press; Victor Klimoski, School of Theology; Marilyn Koltes, athletics; Barb Mergen, Prep School; Tonya Miller, student development; Sandy Scheil, custodial services; Ann Schramel, custodial services; Jean Scoon, institutional advancement; Joann Timp, custodial services; Janine Welle, custodial services.

15 years:
CSB/SJU - Todd Abdella, information technology services; Matthew Beirne, admission; Tracey Birr, telecommunications; Marilyn Creed, mathematics; Carol Jansky, biology; Melissa Koshiol, personal and professional development center; Roger Sorensen, information technology services; Jason Terwey, information technology services.
CSB - Mary Geller, student development; Kolleen Kellom, institutional advancement; Shirley Miller, culinary services; Kimberly Schmitz, culinary services; David Schneider, student accounts.
OSB - Br. John Brudney, OSB, Abbey development; Jennifer Cahoy, institutional advancement; John Gray, custodial services; Sharon Hartmann, business office; Thomas Herges, Sexton Commons dining; Theresa Vann, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library.

20 years:
CSB/SJU - Robin Bautch, admission; Paul Beniek, information technology services; Greg Hoye, communication and marketing services; Janice Rod, library; Alex Schleper, international student programs; Julie Straka, human resources; Mary Tamm, communication department.
CSB - Wendy Bechtold, catering; Linda Blommer, catering; Mark Conway, Literary Arts Institute; Karen Geislinger, culinary services; Carol Stodolka, culinary services; Rebecca Terwey, culinary services; Joan Volkers, culinary services.
OSB - Carmen Donabauer, Liturgical Press; Jan Jahnke, Abbey human resources; Rhonda Rossman, institutional advancement; Jan Schramel, Liturgical Press; Lynda Schulte, Liturgical Press; Patricia Weishaar, School of Theology.

25 years:
CSB/SJU - Deborah Lehman, Fine Arts Programming; Thang Nguyen, information technology services; Tom Schroer, information technology services.
CSB - Larry Christen, physical plant; Joyce Honer, culinary services; Maureen Opitz, institutional advancement.
OSB - Monica Bokinskie, Liturgical Press; Glen Breth, physical plant; Barb Brinkman, dining services; Marie Eli, institutional advancement; Larry Koltes, physical plant; Lois Lampert, custodial services; Deb Lampert-Pflueger, Liturgical Press; Gregg Ressemann, dining services; Julie Scegura, institutional advancement.

30 years:
CSB/SJU - Nikki Jochman, chemistry; Terri Johnson, art and theater; Theresa Kasling, library.
CSB - Daniel Laudenbach, physical plant; Terrance Loso, physical plant; S. Geraldine Zierden, OSB, duplicating.
OSB - Rev. Eric Hollas, OSB, institutional advancement; Geri Kampa, business office; Bonnie Meyer, student accounts; Timothy Miles, athletics; Yvonne Panek, dining services; Emmerich Sack, Prep School; Ron Schmit, Liturgical Press.

35 years:
CSB/SJU - Ginny Clendenin, library; Bev Ehresmann, library; David Lyndgaard, academic affairs.
OSB - Carol Fries, dining services; Roger Hoffman, dining services; Rev. Dunstan Moorse, OSB, Liturgical Press; Br. Aaron Raverty, OSB, Liturgical Press.

40 years:
OSB - Carol Pannek, dining services.

50 years:
OSB - Rev. Donald Tauscher, OSB, Abbey; Peter Froehle, Prep School.

Special awards
OSB Outstanding Administrator Award - Jeff Wubbels, events services manager at SJU. The award, named in honor of Fr. Vincent Tegeder, OSB, recognizes service and excellence within the Saint John's administrative community - someone who embodies the spirit of Saint John's, provides quality service and makes a powerful contribution to Saint John's. Wubbels has been at SJU for 12 years following a stint as a children's camp director. He serves as a facilitator and coordinates events and meeting spaces on campus; works cooperatively in a planning role with campus departmental staff to make sure that all facility concerns are addressed in the planning process; and supports summer conferences, camps and events with a primary focus on housing and facilities.

WOW Awards - This award was given to eight people who were recognized for their contributions to the CSB campus. The recipients were: Catherine Stoch and Diane Calabria (foundation relations), for their work in securing a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help attract, retain and graduate more women in mathematics, physics and computer science; Brian Jose and Brooke Horejsi (Fine Arts Programming), for their creativity in programming, connecting artists to students and thoroughly entertaining and inspiring the community through the fine arts; Mark Conway (Literary Arts Institute), winner of the 2009 American Poetry Journal Book prize for his manuscript, Dreaming Man, Face Down; Sarah Simpson (admission), for using exceptional creativity in social media to reach prospective students through engaging, informative and intriguing electronic communications; and Randy Hammond (information technology services) and Barbara Hein (communication and marketing services), who helped achieve a new look to the CSB and SJU website.