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The following faculty and staff awards will be presented at the Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. and employees are encouraged to attend in-person in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The ceremony will not be livestreamed this year, however, a video will be available for replay a few days after the event on the for those that aren’t able to attend in-person. There will be an informal reception after the event for those that attend in-person. 

 We hope you will attend in support of the following 2025 Award Recipients: 

Years of Service Recognition (employees celebrating a milestone anniversary) 

Arlan Norman Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring (2) 

Melissa Rice, Geology/Physics & Astronomy (Undergraduate Mentor) 

Ying Bao, Chemistry (Graduate Mentor) 

Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award 

Steve Hollenhorst, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Peninsulas Initiative/CENV 

Excellence in Teaching Award  

Debi Hanuscin, Elementary Education 

Peter J. Elich Excellence in Teaching Award 

Melissa Osborne, Sociology 

Ronald Kleinknecht Excellence in Teaching Award 

Matthew Seifert, Psychology  

 Outstanding Classified Staff Awards (2) 

Chris Baker, University Marketing 

Elizabeth Heitkamp, Outdoor Maintenance  

Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award 

Grace Wang, Urban & Environmental Planning & Policy  

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Alumni Outstanding Faculty Legacy Award 

Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Chemistry 

Outstanding Scholarship Award 

Marco Hatch, Environmental Sciences 

Paul J. Olscamp Research Award 

P. Clint Spiegel, Chemistry 

Philip E. Sharpe, Jr. Community Engagement Award 

Kristin Anderson, Sociology 

President’s Exceptional Effort Awards (8) 

Meagan Bryson, Academic Advising & Student Achievement Center 

Axel Cichocki, Disability Access Center 

Caitlyn Daniels, University Marketing

Deborah Frost, Enterprise Application Services 

Monica Jackson, Risk, Ethics, Safety, & Resilience 

Katy Potts, University Police 

Christina Van Wingerden, Human Services 

Amy Salinas Westmoreland, Multicultural Student Services 

Professional Staff Awards for Excellence (4) 

Maggie Feeney, Health and Wellness 

Dina Murphy, Financial Aid 

Abby Senuty, Career Services Center 

John Thompson, University Communications 

Team Recognition Award (group award) 

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Douglass Day Team 

Recent Retiree Recognition  

(Those that retired from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø between June 2024-June 2025)