A combined employee recognition luncheon was held in May to honor faculty and staff from the College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University and the Order of Saint Benedict.
Individuals were recognized for faculty and staff years of service and staff retirements.
Staff Retirements
Faculty retirements were recognized during a separate event.
Linda Adrian, Abbey Custodial
Bryan Backes, Prep School
Brad Bechtold, Security
Michael Beltinck, Transportation
Michelle Brisk-Wallace, Culinary Services CSB
Karen Buermann, Institutional Advancement CSB
Marie Eli, Institutional Advancement SJU
Joan Ellering, Culinary Services CSB
Robert Erickson, Prep School
Theresa Foster, Transportation
Sharon Froehling, Liturgical Press
Richard Gray, Security
Jerome Haugen, Athletics SJU
Gerard Huhne, Physical Plant
Richard Ice, Academic Affairs
Michael Janku, Culinary Services SJU
Kathrine Janku, School of Theology
Timothy Kahlhamer, Culinary Services SJU
Norma Koetter, Academic Affairs
Thomas Kuhn, Transportation
Mary Jo Leighton, Education
Barbara Mergen, Culinary Services SJU
Patricia Meyer, Culinary Services SJU
Alex Schleper, Admission
Cynthia Schluenz, Culinary Services CSB
Peter Schwegel, Custodial Services SJU
Wanda Steinemann, Custodial Services SJU
Thomas Stock, Institutional Advancement SJU
Rob Stoeckel, Physical Plant
Julie Surma, Liturgical Press
Barbara Sutton, School of Theology
Jason Terwey, IT Services
Michael Thelen, Custodial Maintenance CSB
Martie Thomes, Culinary Services SJU
Shawn Vierzba, Life Safety
Mary Jo Waggoner, Academic Affairs
Grant Wendt, Power Plant CSB
John Young, Institutional Advancement SJU
Years of Service
Five Years
Michelle Achman, Custodial Services SJU
Christopher Atkinson, Transportation
Br. Jacob Berns, OSB, Abbey Business Office
Carlee Biechler, Prep School
Alice Binsfeld, Culinary Services SJU
Alexander Blechle, School of Theology
Margaret Bresnahan, HMML
Alex Broadwell, Life Safety
Lanette Brown, Business Office CSB
Vimbayi Chinopfukutwa, Psychology
Tina Eickhoff, Well-Being Center
Kelly Eisenschenk, School of Theology
Kelly Groth, Library
Erinn Hawkins, Student Accessibility Services
Maxwell Kuzara, Athletics SJU
Steven Lemke, Art
Br. J.C. Long, OSB, Abbey Guesthouse
Noelle MacMillan, Library
Brad Miller, Music
Melanie Miller, Campus Mail Center
Derek Moore, Nursing
Emily Nordmann, Human Resources
Jayme Paul, Well-Being Center
Paola Popoca, Admission
Samuel Rahberg, School of Theology
Theresa Reichert, School of Theology
Sydney Robinson, Multicultural Center
Michael Rubbelke, School of Theology
Sally Sands, Well-Being Center
Paul Schumacher, Computer Science
Samantha Senart, Well-Being Center
Isaac Smoley, Grounds CSB
Blaine Tomkins, Psychology
Keven Voss, Power Plant CSB
Mary Zelenak, Nursing
Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, School of Theology
10 Years
Joshua Akkerman, IT Services
Hugo Alva, Custodial Maintenance CSB
Sydney Andringa, Institutional Advancement CSB
Steph Barrett, Culinary Services CSB
Fr. Nickolas Becker, OSB, Theology/SOT
Julie Berger, Culinary Services CSB
Tigist Beru, Culinary Services SJU
David Bohrer, Culinary Services SJU
Christopher Conway, Theology
Sean Dooley, Theater
Tara Durheim, Liturgical Press
Jennifer Gerads, Financial Aid
Jane Heitzman, Abbey Retirement Center
Jeff Hennen, IT Services
Amanda Jantzer, Psychology
Jeremy Karger-Gatzow, Athletics SJU
Ashley Koshiol, Academic Affairs
Tony Mishow, Culinary Services CSB
Randy Notsch, Abbey Arboretum
Chris Porter, IT Services
Brian Posch, Abbey Custodial
Molly Posch, Spirit Shop
Rebecca Reller, Culinary Services SJU
Kari Salzer, Abbey Retirement Center
Kenneth Sincleair, Culinary Services CSB
Emily Willaert, Exercise Science & Sports Studies
Jeff Zumwalde, HMML
15 Years
Shawn Becker, Culinary Services CSB
Scott Bierscheid, Athletics SJU
Amelia Cheever, Theater
Sunil Chetty, Mathematics
Kristin Colberg, Theology
Michael Cummings, Institutional Advancement SJU
Adam Herbst, Institutional Advancement SJU
Georgia Hogenson, Nursing
Mary Hoppe, HMML
Geraldine Klaphake, Abbey Custodial
Tracy Longfellow, Well-Being Center
Deborah Pembleton, Global Business Leadership
Jennifer Peterson, Nursing
Daryl Schomer, Athletics CSB
Br. Aelred Senna, OSB, Liturgical Press
Anne Sinko, Mathematics
Jason Spohn, Athletics SJU
Laura Taylor, Theology
Kari Vogt, Financial Aid
Ethan Wittrock, IT Services
Mary Wolff, School of Theology
Amber Zoller Elfering, IT Services
Adria Zwack, Culinary Services SJU
Louise Zwilling, Abbey Retirement Center
20 Years
Dan DeMars, Abbey Business Office
Damien Dumonceaux, Athletics SJU
Emily Esch, Philosophy
Robert Gazich, Global Business Leadership
Mark Glen, Nutrition
Jessica Harkins, English
Matthew Harkins, English
Michelle Hemmesch, Student Accounts
Robert Kachelski, Psychology
Ryan Klinkner, Athletics SJU
Stephanie Lancour, Liturgical Press
Jean Lavigne, Environmental Studies
Rob Lillard, Abbey Woodworking
Pat McKenzie, Athletics SJU
Charles Miller, Prep School
Anastasia Nathe, McCarthy Center
Rita Poepping, Culinary Services CSB
Christian Sack, Abbey Retirement Center
Tonya Schmidt, Accounting & Finance
Laura Schmitz, Academic Affairs
Darren Swanson, Security
John Walz, Abbey Custodial
Adrian Wijasa, IT Services
25 Years
Ann Alvord, IT Services
Jon Bangasser, Culinary Services SJU
Jim Cossairt, Transportation
Dana Drazenovich, Strategic Communication Studies
Donald Fischer, Exercise Science & Sports Studies
RaMona Gruber, Custodial
Robert Hesse, Mathematics
Kelly Kraemer, Peace Studies
Edward McIntee, Chemistry
Corey Mueller, Culinary Services SJU
Miranda Novak, Library
Lynette Pflueger, Institutional Advancement SJU
Noah Raiche, Culinary Services SJU
Julie Reitmeier, Institutional Advancement CSB
Nicole Reuter, Library
Heather Stanley, IT Services
John Sundet, IT Services
Erin Szabo, Strategic Communication Studies
30 Years
Shawn Beckers, IT Services
Julie Dietman, HMML
Gary Fasching, Athletics SJU
Jean Keller, Philosophy
Elizabeth Knuth, Library
Denise Laudenbach, Student Records and Registration
Br. Paul-Vincent Niebauer, OSB, Abbey Marketing & Communications
35 Years
Rob Culligan, Institutional Advancement SJU
Aubrey Immelman, Psychology
Philip Kronebusch, Political Science
Chris Pflueger, Grounds SJU
Mark Warzecha, Liturgical Press
40 Years
Jim Lust, IT Services
Jackie Miller, Experience Hub
45 Years
Richard Bresnahan, Pottery Studio
Peter Schwegel, Custodial Services SJU
Michael Tangredi, Mathematics
50 Years
Br. Isaac Connolly, OSB, Abbey Development
