Notes from Human Resources Services

Four faculty members who recently celebrated service milestones are (from left): Christopher Heuer, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Literacy; and Kristen Harmon, professor; Jill Bradbury, associate professor; and Kathleen Wood, professor and faculty fellow, all from the English Department.

ATLAS Dean Cynthia King congratulates Academic Technology Director Earl Parks for 10 years of service to the University

Art Department faculty members congratulate professor Paul Johnston (rear) and art gallery, lab, and equipment specialist Andre Pellerin (holding plaque) on receiving their 25-year service awards.

Dr. Robert Harrison, chair and internship coordinator for the Department of Communication Studies, recognizes Dr. Lillie Ransom (left) and Dr. Patricia Foley, associate professors, for five years of service to Gallaudet.

Service awards for August
Five years:
Jill Bradbury, associate professor, English; Nancy De Witt, interpreter II, Gallaudet Interpreting Service; Paul Dudis, associate professor, Linguistics; Daniel Dukes, director, Curriculum and Instruction, Clerc Center; Patricia Foley, associate professor, Communication Studies; Jeffrey Leach, director of financial services, Finance Office; Frances Marquez, assistant professor, History; Lillie Ransom, associate professor, Communication Studies; Christopher Sewell, live-in residential educator, Student Life, Clerc Center; Jason Trzebny, interpreter II, Gallaudet Interpreting Service; Cheryl Wu, associate professor, Counseling Department

Ten years:
Bobby Acton, manager of student development, Student Life, Clerc Center; James Adams, user support technician, Technology Services, Clerc Center; Anthony Borges, groundskeeper/equipment operator, Grounds Services; Michael Brecheen, physical education teacher, MSSD Departments; Kristen Harmon, professor, English; Christopher Heuer, assistant professor, Applied Literacy; Patricia Hulsebosch, executive director, Office of Academic Quality; Jennie Sivak, manager of residence education, Student Life, Clerc Center; Rosemary Stifter, coordinator of educational technology, Technology Services, Clerc Center; Tania Thomas-Presswood, associate professor, Psychology; David Tossman, admissions counselor, Admissions; Samuel Weber, instructor, Department of Family and Child Studies; Robert Whitaker, school psychologist, Student Services, Clerc Center

Fifteen years:
Sharon Sandoval, social studies teacher, Office of KDES Principal; Elizabeth Moore, MSW program coordinator/assistant professor, Social Work; Ian Sutherland, associate professor, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Norman Williams, senior research engineer, RERC Telecommunications

Twenty years:
Stephen Chaikind, professor, Business; Dennis Galvan, professor/coordinator, Psychology; Pearlie Williams, custodian, Custodial Services; Kathleen Wood, professor/faculty fellow, English

Twenty-five years:
Isaac Agboola, dean, CLAST; Marylynn Boswell, manager of payroll and human resources information systems, Human Resources Services; Charles Bowie, eLearning facilitator and student technology training coordinator; Ronald Duckett, custodian/floor maintenance, Custodial Services; Paul Johnston, professor, Art; Rhonda Madden, academic support services counselor, Tutorial and Instructional Programs; Andre Pellerin, art gallery laboratory and equipment specialist, Art; James Perry, social studies teacher, MSSD Departments; Carolyn Perry, math teacher, MSSD Departments; Dorothy Wynne, science teacher, MSSD Departments

Thirty years:
Cynthia Bailes, professor, Education; Deborah DeStefano, assistant to the president/Board of Trustees liaison, President’s Office; Joseph Innes, dean, CPSO; Marilyn Sass-Lehrer, professor, Education; Shirley Shultz Myers, professor, Honors Program

Thirty-five years:
Diana Gates, Deaf Collection librarian, Library; Sara Gillespie, science teacher, Office of the KDES Principal; Arthur Roehrig, academic support services counselor, Office of Students with Disabilities

Forty years:
Carol LaSasso, professor, Audiology; Herbert Mapes, associate professor, Math and Computer Science; Janice Mitchell, professor, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; William Sloboda, associate professor, Department of Business

New employees hired in August
Thangi Appanah, assistant professor, Education; Heidi Burns, ASL/English Bilingual Professional Development project coordinator; Alok Doshi, instructor, Business; Garreth Douglas, residential night assistant, Student Life; Marina Dzougoutov, assistant professor, General Studies; Julie Fennell, assistant professor, Sociology; Elizabeth Gibbons, assistant professor, Psychology; Shannon Grundy, interpreter II, Gallaudet Interpreting Service; Max Kazemzadeh, assistant professor, Art; Matthew Malzkuhn, instructor, General Studies; Michelle McAuliffe, assistant professor, Art; Jennifer Ortiz, manager of public relations and publications, Public Relations, Products, and Training, Clerc Center; Arlyn Penaranda, communication specialist, Department of Public Safety; Caroline Pezzarossi, assistant professor, Psychology; Anna Rice, teaching fellow, Office of the KDES Principal; Wanda Riddle, instructor, General Studies; Brenda Seal, professor, Audiology; Christen Smith, associate professor, Physical Education and Recreation; Suzanne Stecker, instructor, Communication Studies; Jacqueline Studer, dispatcher/customer service representative, Department of Public Safety; Roberta Sultzer, associate director of major and planned gifts, Development Office; Vanessa Tesoriero, teacher/researcher, Office of the KDES Principal; Nena Theoharis, assistant professor, Education

Promotions in August
David Barclay, associate professor, Social Work; Beth Benedict, professor, Communication Studies; Andrew Brinks, associate professor, Physical Education and Recreation; Johnston Grindstaff, professor, Art; Robert Harrison, professor/chair/internship coordinator, Communication Studies; Amy Hile, assistant professor/M.A. program director, Education; Fred Mangrubang, professor, Education; Robert Sanchez, assistant professor, History; Risa Shaw, associate professor, Interpretation; Geoffrey Whitebread, coordinator, Honors Program

Retirements in August
Rena Arnold, Finance Office; John Christiansen, Sociology; John Miller, English; William Moses, Freshman Studies; Lillian Tompkins, Education