Hundreds of awards were given to UCF employees on Founders\u2019 Day, a day-long celebration of those who power our impact at UCF.<\/p>\n
Employees were recognized for reaching their five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 45 years of service milestones, and recent retirees were also honored. The university also presented Employee Excellence awards, which highlight A&P, USPS and OPS non-student employees who made exceptional contributions to the campus community.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur talented and dedicated employees foster a supportive environment and a culture of bold exploration for our students, faculty, and community,\u201d says UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright. \u201cWe are so grateful that each of you has selected UCF as your professional home and that you choose to make your impact here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The excellence awards recognized honorees in five categories:<\/p>\n
Ana Hernandez, Housekeeping Services<\/p>\n
Amber Charles, UCF Police Department<\/p>\n
Hector Polit, UCF IT<\/p>\n
Ahmad Altaher Alfayad, Digital Learning.<\/p>\n
Patricia Kentish, Office of the Provost<\/p>\n
Rafael Conde, Facilities and Business Operations<\/p>\n
Tamara Gabrus, Research Initiatives<\/p>\n
Christin Saro, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems<\/p>\n
Jade Laderwarg, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs<\/p>\n
Lucas Noboa, Office of Academic Advocacy<\/p>\n
Taher Alfayad<\/p>\n
Nathan Aultman<\/p>\n
Danae Barulich<\/p>\n
Nathalia Bauer<\/p>\n
Herlinda Bedoya<\/p>\n
Herlinda Bedoya<\/p>\n
Josh Bedwell<\/p>\n
Lesanne Brunswick<\/p>\n
Barbara Busch<\/p>\n
Tyler Campbell<\/p>\n
Amber Charles<\/p>\n
Shafaq Chaudhry<\/p>\n
Kristina Chavers<\/p>\n
Nicholas Colon<\/p>\n
Manuel Colon Gonzalez<\/p>\n
Carl Compston<\/p>\n
Rafael Conde<\/p>\n
Brian Creel<\/p>\n
Jacquelyn Daigneault<\/p>\n
Katherine Del Cid<\/p>\n
Hipatia “Veronica” Donoso<\/p>\n
Tim Donovan<\/p>\n
Gabe Fernandez<\/p>\n
Stefani Francisco<\/p>\n
Cynthia Gabriel<\/p>\n
Tamara Gabrus<\/p>\n
Neftali Garcia<\/p>\n
Heather Gibson<\/p>\n
Lana Gidusko<\/p>\n
Amy Giroux<\/p>\n
Kariss Grissom<\/p>\n
Pauline Heinz Strauss<\/p>\n
Ana Hernandez<\/p>\n
Tiffany Hughes<\/p>\n
Danielle Hutson-Irizarry<\/p>\n
Sarah Job<\/p>\n
Patricia Kentish<\/p>\n
Zachary (Zack) Knauer<\/p>\n
Katie Korkosz<\/p>\n
Jennifer Krolowitz<\/p>\n
Jade Laderwarg<\/p>\n
Toni Leonard<\/p>\n
Nick Leyva<\/p>\n
Maria Lopes<\/p>\n
Robyn Lorfink<\/p>\n
David Maldonado<\/p>\n
Andy Marin<\/p>\n
Lauren Maroon<\/p>\n
Sandra McCall<\/p>\n
Tammie McClellan<\/p>\n
Justin McGill<\/p>\n
Amber Mullens<\/p>\n
Lucas Noboa<\/p>\n
Ann Parker<\/p>\n
Diana Perez<\/p>\n
Charlie Piper<\/p>\n
Hector Polit<\/p>\n
Kyle Pritchard<\/p>\n
Yoannie Quinones<\/p>\n
Frances Ragsdale<\/p>\n
Jodi Reinhart<\/p>\n
Elexis Ritz<\/p>\n
Patricia Riva<\/p>\n
Adriel Rivera Aponte<\/p>\n
Holly Robbins<\/p>\n
Aida Santana<\/p>\n
Christin Saro<\/p>\n
Carolina Silva<\/p>\n
Terri Smith<\/p>\n
Orin Smith<\/p>\n
Ashley Turner<\/p>\n
Pablo Vargas<\/p>\n
Jaclyn (Jaci) Velez<\/p>\n
Andrea Velez<\/p>\n
Mark Wagenhauser<\/p>\n
Additional 2024 employee honorees include:<\/p>\n
Karemah Mansele, UCF Financial Aid<\/p>\n
DeLaine Priest, Student Success and Well-Being<\/p>\n
David Douglas<\/p>\n
William Brown<\/p>\n
Edward Brown<\/p>\n
Don Harper<\/p>\n
James Mccully<\/p>\n
James Ross<\/p>\n
Gina Seabrook<\/p>\n
Tad Simmons<\/p>\n
Patricia Tiberii<\/p>\n
Barry Wick<\/p>\n
Eric Anderson<\/p>\n
Diane Claudio<\/p>\n
Lynn Gonzalez<\/p>\n
Martha Hamann<\/p>\n
Charlese Hilton-Brown<\/p>\n
Tammie McClellan<\/p>\n
Yousef Ayoub<\/p>\n
Giatry Bacchus<\/p>\n
Richard Berwanger<\/p>\n
Vanessa Butts<\/p>\n
Rick Catasus<\/p>\n
Chi Chan<\/p>\n
Eunice Choi<\/p>\n
Terri Daly<\/p>\n
Cam Dang<\/p>\n
Varsha Das<\/p>\n
Maritza Diaz<\/p>\n
Cecilia Dolandolan<\/p>\n
Marva Ellington<\/p>\n
Jason Ellmyer<\/p>\n
Yvette Glasgow<\/p>\n
Isha Guerrero-Londeree<\/p>\n
Robin Hofler<\/p>\n
Aaron Hose<\/p>\n
Lisa Isham<\/p>\n
Allison Jefferson<\/p>\n
Kathleen Kirwan<\/p>\n
Eugene Manselle<\/p>\n
Janice Matley<\/p>\n
Oscar Mauricio<\/p>\n
Carrie Mcdowell<\/p>\n
Ravi Melaram<\/p>\n
Scott Milbuta<\/p>\n
Patsy Moskal<\/p>\n
Yolanda Reddick<\/p>\n
Sumatie Singh<\/p>\n
Kimberly Spence<\/p>\n
Amy Swinford<\/p>\n
Joshua Thomas<\/p>\n
Andrea White<\/p>\n
Douglas Backman<\/p>\n
Bryan Bazemore<\/p>\n
Marco Bedoya<\/p>\n
Brandy Blue<\/p>\n
Roanne Brice<\/p>\n
Rose Carpenter<\/p>\n
Willis Chico<\/p>\n
Diego David<\/p>\n
Bill Dotson<\/p>\n
Matthew Fazi<\/p>\n
Cortright Francis<\/p>\n
Christopher Gavette<\/p>\n
Lana Gidusko<\/p>\n
Kristina Grabnickas<\/p>\n
John Gracey<\/p>\n
Robert Haas<\/p>\n
Heather Houser<\/p>\n
Li-Mei Hung<\/p>\n
Waheeda Illasarie<\/p>\n
Kristal Jackson Hale<\/p>\n
Brooke Kamp<\/p>\n
Felicia Kendall<\/p>\n
Phyllis Kornegay<\/p>\n
Michelle Ku<\/p>\n
Angie Leary<\/p>\n
Louis Lubin<\/p>\n
Janki Maraj<\/p>\n
John McInerney<\/p>\n
Pablo Mercado<\/p>\n
Clare Middlekauff<\/p>\n
Lauren Miller<\/p>\n
Joe Muley<\/p>\n
Greg Norris<\/p>\n
Aymee Pabon<\/p>\n
Kristell Padel<\/p>\n
Marita Pascua<\/p>\n
Christy Pasnisin<\/p>\n
Barbara Reeder<\/p>\n
Ryan Retherford<\/p>\n
Cristina Rever<\/p>\n
Rex Roberts<\/p>\n
Alison Schultz<\/p>\n
Jessica Simmons<\/p>\n
Parker Snelson<\/p>\n
Leith Tussing<\/p>\n
Meredith Varner<\/p>\n
Nicholas Waters<\/p>\n
Kerry Welch<\/p>\n
Scott Wiles<\/p>\n
Trevor Zarnowiec<\/p>\n
Richard Baro<\/p>\n
Chris Beaman<\/p>\n
Joe Beissner<\/p>\n
Andrea Berry<\/p>\n
Sandra Brasch<\/p>\n
Emily Coburn<\/p>\n
Nathan Fields<\/p>\n
Michelle Greco<\/p>\n
Troy Hahr<\/p>\n
Francisco Henriquez<\/p>\n
Beverly Johnson<\/p>\n
Heather Junod<\/p>\n
Joy Kittredge<\/p>\n
Joel Levenson<\/p>\n
Adam Lucas<\/p>\n
Thomas Maggart<\/p>\n
Sean McConnell<\/p>\n
Donna Mercado<\/p>\n
Ted Molina<\/p>\n
Neida Mora-Maus<\/p>\n
RJ Mueller<\/p>\n
Samantha Mundell<\/p>\n
Tim Neubrander<\/p>\n
Ginger Nielsen<\/p>\n
Donna Phillips<\/p>\n
Luis Reichard<\/p>\n
Hosanna Rivera-Maldonado<\/p>\n
Libby Sanders<\/p>\n
Lucia Schweitzer<\/p>\n
Elena Sequera<\/p>\n
Lisa Sklar<\/p>\n
Lisa Sorrentino<\/p>\n
Carmen Sosa-Miranda<\/p>\n
Stephanie Spies<\/p>\n
Jesse Sunski<\/p>\n
Genyth Travis<\/p>\n
Mildred Vega Cousino<\/p>\n
Luis Velozo<\/p>\n
Rhonda Anderson-Robinson<\/p>\n
Laury Anthony<\/p>\n
Valeria Aponte<\/p>\n
Rebeca Barrios<\/p>\n
Melissa Baxter<\/p>\n
Miriam Beckles<\/p>\n
Kamille Birkbeck<\/p>\n
Marcus Bowan<\/p>\n
Jennifer Branson<\/p>\n
Alexis Brown<\/p>\n
Gary Burkhart<\/p>\n
Paul Byron-Kelly<\/p>\n
Angie Carloss<\/p>\n
Alex Carrero<\/p>\n
Wendy Cartier<\/p>\n
Amethyst Castro<\/p>\n
Kristina Chavers<\/p>\n
Juliette Choinski<\/p>\n
Nicholas Colon<\/p>\n
Jennifer Cook<\/p>\n
Brian Creel<\/p>\n
Michele Cristinzio<\/p>\n
Laura Czerkies<\/p>\n
Jacquelyn Daigneault<\/p>\n
Diane D’Avanzo<\/p>\n
Dario Del Pilar Reyes<\/p>\n
Beatriz Diaz<\/p>\n
AL Dies<\/p>\n
Paul Doerr<\/p>\n
Julie Driskel<\/p>\n
Lisa Dunn<\/p>\n
Ashley Duprat<\/p>\n
Michael Figueroa<\/p>\n
Nino Frederico<\/p>\n
George Fulginiti<\/p>\n
Beth Ganz<\/p>\n
Kimberly Gault<\/p>\n
Michelle Ginsburg<\/p>\n
Nicholas Godbolt<\/p>\n
Sheryl Goins<\/p>\n
Dawn Graziano<\/p>\n
Arvis Grier<\/p>\n
John Guildford<\/p>\n
Kerri Haren<\/p>\n
Connie Hawkins<\/p>\n
Bethsy Hernandez<\/p>\n
Brittany Hofmann<\/p>\n
James Hovell<\/p>\n
Jaime Hucorne<\/p>\n
Danielle Hutson-Irizarry<\/p>\n
Kate Ingraham<\/p>\n
Brenda Jackson<\/p>\n
Nelita Kaleel<\/p>\n
Adriana Kelly<\/p>\n
Omar Khan<\/p>\n
Shelley King<\/p>\n
Annatolee King<\/p>\n
Betty Lahens<\/p>\n
Alvin Laughton<\/p>\n
Karissa Lawson<\/p>\n
Kimberly Lemonakis<\/p>\n
Nina Leonard<\/p>\n
Cameron Leonard<\/p>\n
Silpa Limbachia<\/p>\n
Stephanie Livigni<\/p>\n
Lindsey Lombardi<\/p>\n
Matthew Lowe<\/p>\n
Mark Lundstrom<\/p>\n
Bill Martin<\/p>\n
Melody Martinez<\/p>\n
Sandra McCall<\/p>\n
Todd McMahon<\/p>\n
Ronaldo Mendoza<\/p>\n
Shella Mercado<\/p>\n
Carl Metzger<\/p>\n
Alicia Miller<\/p>\n
Shaheen Miller<\/p>\n
Michele Monteith<\/p>\n
Thaismary Morales<\/p>\n
Phong Ngo<\/p>\n
Jessica Nguyen<\/p>\n
Yung Nguyen-Siddiqi<\/p>\n
Nellie Nido<\/p>\n
Edwina Norvelus<\/p>\n
Brittany Nsouli<\/p>\n
Emilia Paris<\/p>\n
Shena Parks<\/p>\n
Jikal Patel<\/p>\n
Marcy Persaud<\/p>\n
Savita Persaud<\/p>\n
Mandy Pleie<\/p>\n
Gregory Potts<\/p>\n
Kyle Pritchard<\/p>\n
Odus Radford<\/p>\n
Raiza Ramos-Deatherage<\/p>\n
Katherine Ramsey<\/p>\n
Nakia Randell<\/p>\n
Dawn Ransome<\/p>\n
Gerardo Reano<\/p>\n
Mariuccia Reano<\/p>\n
Christine Rivera<\/p>\n
Luis Rivera<\/p>\n
Stephanie Rivera-Velazquez<\/p>\n
Aimara Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Shanice Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Joselyne Rodriguez Olan<\/p>\n
Nelson Roman<\/p>\n
Toni Rooney<\/p>\n
Noel Roque<\/p>\n
Tara Roquevert<\/p>\n
Pamela Ross<\/p>\n
Ryan Roupe<\/p>\n
Ana Santiago<\/p>\n
Hector Santos<\/p>\n
Kavita Sawh<\/p>\n
Karyn Scanlon<\/p>\n
Jordon Schagrin<\/p>\n
Stephen Schrauger<\/p>\n
Jenny Shen<\/p>\n
Michael Shumack<\/p>\n
Erin Sibauste<\/p>\n
Duane Siemen<\/p>\n
Hans Singh<\/p>\n
Steve South<\/p>\n
Jillian Stafford<\/p>\n
Alina Stefanov<\/p>\n
Ryan Stoner<\/p>\n
Dharry Sumair<\/p>\n
Jennifer Sumner<\/p>\n
George Tabone<\/p>\n
Robert Taft<\/p>\n
Manny Torres<\/p>\n
Sandra Trexler<\/p>\n
Chris Upchurch<\/p>\n
Ashli Vanhorn<\/p>\n
Pamela Von Graff<\/p>\n
Kimberly Walz<\/p>\n
Debora Whittaker<\/p>\n
Alicia Willenberg<\/p>\n
Robert Wilson<\/p>\n
Kellie Wise<\/p>\n
Jenna Wittmann<\/p>\n
Jennifer Wolf<\/p>\n
Crystal Zavallo<\/p>\n
Christopher Abreu<\/p>\n
Daniel Acosta<\/p>\n
Andrew Adkins<\/p>\n
Karen Anderson<\/p>\n
Joey Asti<\/p>\n
Ameera Bacchus<\/p>\n
Priyanka Badhwar<\/p>\n
Jairo Batista<\/p>\n
Kasey Bennett<\/p>\n
Rhonda Bishop<\/p>\n
Erica Bodin<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Borelli<\/p>\n
Austin Bott<\/p>\n
David Braun<\/p>\n
Jana Breburdova<\/p>\n
Noha Bukatwa<\/p>\n
Felicia Bussie<\/p>\n
Yolanda Cabrera<\/p>\n
Melissa Carli<\/p>\n
Jaclyn Carney<\/p>\n
Audrey Carr<\/p>\n
Danny Cavallo<\/p>\n
LaNique Chesterfield<\/p>\n
Eric Chrisman<\/p>\n
Kelly Christensen<\/p>\n
Raevaun Clarke<\/p>\n
Heather Cohen-Stanley<\/p>\n
Ivan Colon Torres<\/p>\n
Carl Compston<\/p>\n
Victor Cosme<\/p>\n
Amanda Coveney<\/p>\n
Mary Dailey<\/p>\n
Jim Daniel<\/p>\n
Tyler Daugherty<\/p>\n
Regina Dennison<\/p>\n
Bina Deva<\/p>\n
Rob Diaz<\/p>\n
Andrew Diehl<\/p>\n
Tiffany Dombrowski<\/p>\n
Brendan Donahue<\/p>\n
Elishama Douglas<\/p>\n
Nicole Dudenhoefer<\/p>\n
Edlira Dursun<\/p>\n
Wendy Dye<\/p>\n
Sara Dye<\/p>\n
Bryan Ellison<\/p>\n
Stacey Embry<\/p>\n
Andrea Espina Rey<\/p>\n
Emma Espinet<\/p>\n
Gerard Flood<\/p>\n
Jennifer Floyd<\/p>\n
Allison Freitas<\/p>\n
Elisabeth Fry<\/p>\n
Kara Gajentan<\/p>\n
Andrea Gandy<\/p>\n
Luician Goudeau<\/p>\n
Jim Graf<\/p>\n
Irene Green-Marshall<\/p>\n
Tracy Griffith<\/p>\n
Liangely Guilbe-Perez<\/p>\n
Amiko Hall<\/p>\n
Rachel Hammock<\/p>\n
Samantha Hanna<\/p>\n
Rebecca Hanus<\/p>\n
Minoska Hernandez<\/p>\n
Janet Hernandez<\/p>\n
Rob Hill<\/p>\n
Jennifer Hopkins<\/p>\n
Gwen Hubbs<\/p>\n
Maureen Hurysz<\/p>\n
Michael Jacobs<\/p>\n
Troy Jarvis<\/p>\n
Stiliyana Jeyasingam<\/p>\n
Natasha Jones<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Kalatzis Manolakis<\/p>\n
Maxwell Kaplowitz<\/p>\n
Arijeta Kavaja<\/p>\n
Sheila Kramer<\/p>\n
Lindsay Kuznia<\/p>\n
Michael Leavitt<\/p>\n
Jorge Lopez<\/p>\n
Magali Lopez<\/p>\n
Melly Lopez<\/p>\n
Kirk Lundblade<\/p>\n
Aaron Maldonado<\/p>\n
Patrick Maloney<\/p>\n
Ann Marie Bryan<\/p>\n
Lauren Maroon<\/p>\n
Kidany Marrero Cruz<\/p>\n
Gabrielle Martinez<\/p>\n
Julie Martorana<\/p>\n
Keith Martorana<\/p>\n
Kernon McDonald<\/p>\n
Janice McFarlane<\/p>\n
Mirelys Medina<\/p>\n
Jenny Meyer<\/p>\n
Karen Minor-Steven<\/p>\n
Juan Morales Pabon<\/p>\n
Chris Moretti<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Mork<\/p>\n
Michele Morrell<\/p>\n
Stephen Mort<\/p>\n
Ed Moses<\/p>\n
Brittny Mouyal<\/p>\n
Melanie Musone<\/p>\n
Mikita Nayee<\/p>\n
Trinh Nguyen<\/p>\n
Peggy OConnell<\/p>\n
Luis Orbegoso<\/p>\n
Omar Ortiz-Roche<\/p>\n
Carol Oteham<\/p>\n
Gerardo Otero Soto<\/p>\n
Jeremiah Oyer<\/p>\n
Christine Parsons<\/p>\n
Binita Patel<\/p>\n
Mrudula Peddinti<\/p>\n
Yelva Pereira<\/p>\n
Liana Perez-Hernandez<\/p>\n
Gabriel Perez-Mercado<\/p>\n
Maria Pichardo<\/p>\n
Cherry Place<\/p>\n
Sara Potter<\/p>\n
Kevin Price<\/p>\n
Scott Pritchett<\/p>\n
Ana Ramirez<\/p>\n
Tavares Richards<\/p>\n
Kari Ridgely<\/p>\n
Janette Rivera<\/p>\n
William Rivera Diaz<\/p>\n
Erin Rolle<\/p>\n
Delia Rosado Santana<\/p>\n
Brandon Ruff<\/p>\n
Pierre Saintvil<\/p>\n
Glen Samuels<\/p>\n
Erick Santiago Rosario<\/p>\n
Christin Saro<\/p>\n
Melissa Scott<\/p>\n
Paul Sepulveda<\/p>\n
Christopher Serafin<\/p>\n
William Smith<\/p>\n
Karen Solla<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Sparks<\/p>\n
Erika Staiger<\/p>\n
Lynn Svenson<\/p>\n
Chiung-Ya Tang<\/p>\n
Jose Tavera Martinez<\/p>\n
Billie Taylor<\/p>\n
Brodie Taylor<\/p>\n
Tim Telkamp<\/p>\n
Ashley Turner<\/p>\n
Ericka Vargas<\/p>\n
Leida Vera Nater<\/p>\n
Susan Viglione<\/p>\n
Sheri Waddill<\/p>\n
Lauren Wallace<\/p>\n
Katy Weilant<\/p>\n
Angela Whelan<\/p>\n
Michael Williams<\/p>\n
Matt Winstel<\/p>\n
Kelly Young<\/p>\n
Aaron Young<\/p>\n
Ziomara Zamora<\/p>\n
Alicia Zimmerman<\/p>\n
Maureen Au<\/p>\n
Serena Bell<\/p>\n
James Bell<\/p>\n
Alexander Boodoo<\/p>\n
Sheryl Brown<\/p>\n
Pam Cavanaugh<\/p>\n
Karen Cobbs<\/p>\n
Dale Dennany<\/p>\n
Son Do<\/p>\n
Sharon Ekern<\/p>\n
Patrice Fairweather<\/p>\n
Olga Fajardo<\/p>\n
Carmen Figueroa<\/p>\n
Bendetta Fuller<\/p>\n
Danton George<\/p>\n
William Harding<\/p>\n
Karl Johnson<\/p>\n
Jackson Jones<\/p>\n
Cindy Kirk<\/p>\n
Kate Knowles<\/p>\n
Rebekah McCloud<\/p>\n
Lea Mignone<\/p>\n
Margaret Mlachak<\/p>\n
Mary Montgomery<\/p>\n
Donna Oppenheim<\/p>\n
Michael Palmer<\/p>\n
Salliann Phrampus<\/p>\n
DeLaine Priest<\/p>\n
Donna Reed<\/p>\n
Karen Reinemund<\/p>\n
Edwin Rivera<\/p>\n
German Rivera<\/p>\n
Daniel Roberts<\/p>\n
Marian Rodriguez<\/p>\n
Jorge Santiago<\/p>\n
Evelyn Sedlak<\/p>\n
Juanita Sembrano<\/p>\n
Robert Sharps<\/p>\n
Tish Sheppard<\/p>\n
Thomas Silarek<\/p>\n
Helen Sterbach<\/p>\n
Laura Stylianou<\/p>\n
Linda Sullivan<\/p>\n
Jorge Talavera<\/p>\n
Steven Webb<\/p>\n
Esther Wilkinson<\/p>\n
Cathy Woolwine<\/p>\n
Dorothy Yates<\/p>\n
David Zambri<\/p>\n
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