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Employees Celebrate Service Milestones

December 12, 2016

UC Merced honored 164 employees recently at its annual Celebrating Service awards ceremony. The annual event honors staff who have achieved milestone anniversaries both at the campus and system levels.

Custodial staf 5 and 10 year service honoreesA joint effort by the Office of the Chancellor, Human Resources and Staff Assembly, the morning event included breakfast and a formal presentation of awards.

Staff Assembly President Pam Taylor emceed the invitation-only event. Brian Powell, associate vice chancellor for Human Resources and Administrative Services credited the honorees with being campus architects.

“Here, today, we celebrate the fateful decisions that each of you made…to join UC Merced and the UC System,” Powell said. “Your decisions have shaped our past and shape our future.”

Staff members like those honored at the ceremony have had a great impact on the rapid growth of the university.

“Indeed,” Powell said, “we are living through history with our 2020 Project program literally transforming the landscape around us, a history that would not be possible without your decisions to join this institution and without your contributions past, present and future to this great campus.”

Staff members are rewarded for every five years of their service; they receive a crystal block award recognizing service to UC Merced and a pin or paperweight recognizing service to the University of California outside of UC Merced.

Here is a full list of employees honored at the ceremony:

30 Years

  • Kyle Hoffman, Development and Alumni Relations

  • Encarnación Ruiz, Admissions and Outreach

25 Years

  • Christina Christensen, Research Accounting Services

  • Susan Sims, Office of the Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

20 Years

  • Tammy Johnson, Summer Session

  • Donna King, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Lori Quillen, Admissions and Outreach

15 Years

  • Elizabeth Capehart, Contracts and Real Estate

  • Steve Chatman, Institutional Research and Decision Support

  • Sherry Coane, Academic Personnel

  • Carla Krogh, Treasury, Banking & Cashiering Services

  • Orquidea Largo, Center for Educational Partnerships

  • Heather Nardello, Financial Aid and Scholarships

  • Brandy Nikaido, Fresno Center

  • James Ortez, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Samuel Traina, Office of Research and Economic Development

10 Years

  • Tamela Adkins, Police and Public Safety

  • Seema Ahuja, Information Technology

  • James Barnes, Bright Success Center

  • Janelle Barnes, Summer Session

  • Jodon Bellofatto, Information Technology

  • Rosemary Braden, Information Technology

  • Thomas Bustos, Library

  • Jesus Cardenas, Facilities Management

  • Alice Castellanos, Facilities Management

  • Rafael Aguilar, Facilities Management

  • Maria Chavez, Campus Dining

  • Asadullah Choudhry, Information Technology

  • Reannon Cook, Police and Public Safety

  • Richard Cummings, Office of Planning and Budget

  • Edvardas Dabbs Vilciauskas, Housing and Residence Life

  • Michael Dunlap, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Phyllis Enea, Center for Career and Professional Advancement

  • Wendy Ewald, School of Engineering

  • Gregory Fellin, Academic Senate

  • Nicole Fleming, Campus Dining

  • Irma Garcia, Housing and Residence Life

  • Rosa Garcia, Housing and Residence Life

  • Kim Garner, Office of University Events and Protocol

  • Steve Garz, Facilities Management

  • Jim Greenwood, Office of Student Life

  • Luis Gutierrez, Facilities Management

  • Tomiko Hale, School of Engineering

  • Janet Hansen, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Chou Her, Police and Public Safety

  • Viola Kinsman, Financial Management and Controls

  • Nichole Kosier, Information Technology

  • Gini Krippner, Fire & Buildiing Safety

  • Mary Leon, Housing and Residence Life

  • Abraham Lopez, Admissions and Outreach

  • Mark Lutz, Facilities Management

  • Maria Maravilla, Campus Dining

  • Connie McBride, Office of Student Life

  • Carmen Middleton, Office of the Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

  • Deborah Motton, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Pao Moua, Facilities Management

  • James Nardello, Transportation and Parking Services

  • Dustin Noji, Student Affairs

  • Gustavo Oliva, Student Affairs

  • Jan Owens, Treasury, Banking and Cashiering Services

  • Stephen Partridge, Police and Public Safety

  • Fatima Paul, Academic Senate

  • Mark Pena, Facilities Management

  • Sofia Perez, Recreation and Athletics

  • Lisa Perry, Students First Center

  • Jose Resendez, Transportation and Parking Services

  • Fernando Reynoso, Information Technology

  • Guillermo Rivas, Facilities Management

  • Jose Rivera, Facilities Management

  • Fey Saelee, Facilities Management

  • Angie Salinas, School of Natural Sciences

  • Ismael Serrano, Center for Educational Partnerships

  • Laura Siebrecht, Facilities Management

  • Graciela Gonzalez, Facilities Management

  • Cathy Simmons, Academic Personnel

  • Jeffrey Slayter, Facilities Management

  • Rebecca Smith, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Filomena Sousa, Campus Dining

  • Chris Speckens, Information Technology

  • Stanislav Stavitsky

  • Donna Takash, Bright Success Center

  • Leslie Teixeira, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Dreu Thao, Development and Alumni Relations

  • Yesika Uribe, Center for Educational Partnerships

  • Kelly Van Zandt

  • Wayne Vangyi, Information Technology

  • Jim Whalen, School of Natural Sciences

  • Tou Xiong, Facilities Management

  • Tsu Ya, Graduate Studies

  • Li Zeng, Center for Educational Partnerships

5 Years

  • Brady Amaral, Facilities Management

  • Valerie Anderson, Graduate Studies

  • Ariel Banda, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Dana Bautista, Student Business Services

  • Michelle Brinkop, Health Services

  • James Brugger, Facilities Management

  • Dallas Carter, Housing and Residence Life

  • Kerry Clifford, Office of Institutional Assessment

  • Christopher Colon, Facilities Management

  • Erin Connor, Office of the Registrar

  • Chuyita Cox, Campus Dining

  • Jason Davenport, Facilities Management

  • Leticia Diaz, Financial Aid and Scholarships

  • Vernette Doty, Office of Student Life

  • Varick Erickson, Facilities Management

  • Daryl Fitzgerald

  • Megan Fordon, School of Natural Sciences

  • Anand Gadre, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Nathaniel Garcia, Bookstore

  • Jodi Gerber, Financial Aid and Scholarships

  • Kari Gomes, Police and Public Safety

  • Marlyn Gomez, Center for Educational Partnerships

  • Tamika Hankston, School of Engineering

  • Kou Her, Students First Center

  • Jorge Herrera Gomez, Campus Dining

  • Matthew Hirota, Facilities Management

  • Juancarlos Iniquez, Housing and Residence Life

  • Rico Johnson, International Affairs

  • Jessica Johnston, Administrative Coordination Team

  • Jessica Julian, Development and Alumni Relations

  • John Kamminga, Information Technology

  • Sheikh Karim, Information Technology

  • Amanda Khamo, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Brian King, Facilities Management

  • Jamie Knutson, Summer Session

  • Dorothy Leland, Chancellor

  • Robyn Lukens-Hines, School of Natural Sciences

  • Chris Luna, Development and Alumni Relations

  • Brenda Maldonaldo-Rosas, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Ana Marquez, Housing and Residence Life

  • Holly Mayo, Disability Services

  • Jason Mellen, Housing and Residence Life

  • Megan Miller, Development and Alumni Relations

  • Amy Moffat, School of Natural Sciences

  • Karole Morgan, Facilities Management

  • Leonardo Munoz, Facilities Management

  • Brian O’Bruba, Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

  • Shyam Padmanabhan, Information Technology

  • Arokiaraj Panneer Selvam, Information Technology

  • Mark Perez, Financial Management and Controls

  • Rachel Peters, Information Technology

  • Tammy Petree, Administrative Coordination Team

  • Edelweiss Pfister Oviedo, School of Natural Sciences

  • Jeff Porto, Development and Alumni Relations

  • Justin Potts, Facilities Management

  • David Prado Diaz, Facilities Management

  • John Purnell, Information Technology

  • D.B. Quan, School of Engineering

  • Jennifer Quiralte, Graduate Studies

  • Sarah Rank, Recreation and Athletics

  • Luke Reed, School of Engineering

  • Michael Riley, Business and Financial Services

  • Gilbert Rios, Campus Dining

  • Chris Robinson, Student Business Services

  • Lucila Rojas, Facilities Management

  • Mouang Saechao, Early Childhood Education Center

  • Mercedes Salado de Marquez, Housing and Residence Life

  • Ernesto Saldivar, Housing and Residence Life

  • Frankie Santos, Campus Dining

  • Lorena Serrano, Early Childhood Education Center

  • Karen Smith, Environmental Health and Safety

  • Maria Sousa, Campus Dining

  • Carlton Stroud, Student Affairs

  • Marie Supanich, Recreation and Athletics

  • Stacey Teixeira, Travel Services

  • Fran Telechea, Design and Construction

  • Christine Tumonong, Financial Management and Controls

  • Alexis Valle-Arevalo, Sierra Nevada Research Institute

  • Bobbi Ventura, School of Natural Sciences

  • Kevin Vieira, Recreation and Athletics

  • Emily Slocum, Office of Research and Economic Development

  • Atalie Womble, Administrative Coordination Team

  • Patrick Womble, Sierra Nevada Research Institute

  • Christine Yap, Business and Financial Services