Congratulations to Our Founders Day Nominees
February 27, 2025
Please join us in congratulating the 2025 Founders Day nominees!
Founders Day 2025 Nominees
Outstanding Academic Administrative Leadership Award (Tenured/Tenure Track) Nominees
- Mohammad A. Zahraee
- Raida Abuizam
- Rebecca Stankowski
Outstanding Administrative Leadership Award (Staff) Nominees
- Colleen Robison
- Ramesh Neupane
- Scott Parsons
Outstanding Clerical and Service Staff Award Nominees
- Anna Aden
- Amy Bugg
- Barbara Phillips
- Braedon Hofmann
- Caren Thomas
- Carol Wright
- Diane Brown
- Dora Calderon
- Jennifer Stevens
- Joshua Miller
- Lisa Degnegaard
- Lisa Smith
- Maria Gonzalez
- Maria Watson
- Martha Espitia-Ruiz
- Michael Prater
- Michelle Ciesar
- Wendi Scott
- Willie Redd
Outstanding Management and Administrative Professional Award Nominees
- Amy Snyder
- Britt Hudson
- Cindy Christ
- Donald Willison
- Eileen Hansen
- Eric Bovard
- Ericka Taylor-Joseph
- Jennie Pruitt
- Jorge Rivera
- Katie Bowers
- LaShaunda Hill
- Linda McClaughry-Erwin
- Marla Funk
- Nicole Vaughn
- Rana Rosario
- Reid Mosson
- Ronit Bhardwaj
- Tim Griffin
- Todd Hill
- Yvonne Lopez
- Zachary Jones
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award Nominees
- Grethe Hystad
- Matthew Bauman
- Meden F. Isaac-Lam
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award Nominees
- Dan Suson
- George Stefanek
- Kuan-Chou Chen
- Omeed Ilchi
- Roger Kraft
Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award Nominees
- Magesh Chandramouli
- Nicky Jackson
- Barbara Mania-Farnell
- Pamela Saylor
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Service Award Nominees
- Ahmad Alasfar
- Mya Bell
- Savannah Benitez
- Mary Buksa
- Adam El-Khailani
- Cal Reardon
- Justice Reed
- Ariana Salazar
Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award Nominees
- Kaitlyn Vasilko
- Chris Wayman
- Jason Wyatt
- Rui Zhang
2025 PNW Founders Day “Years of Service” Honorees
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Debra Grant | 40 |
| Gisele Casanova | 35 |
| Young Choi | 35 |
| John Feeney | 35 |
| Nicky Ali Jackson | 35 |
| Weihua Ruan | 35 |
| David McLees | 35 |
| Linda McClaughry-Erwin | 35 |
| Thomas Dobrowski | 30 |
| Elizabeth Rodriguez | 30 |
| Jose Ortiz | 30 |
| Karen Sullivan | 30 |
| Jin Lu | 30 |
| Amlan Mitra | 30 |
| Herlinda Ramirez-Barradas | 30 |
| Diana Underwood-Gregg | 30 |
| Connie Fidanza | 30 |
| Diane Sullivan | 25 |
| Laura Odom | 25 |
| Patricia Rodda | 25 |
| Kenneth C. Holford | 25 |
| Curtis Creighton | 25 |
| Masoud Fathizadeh | 25 |
| Colin Fewer | 25 |
| Nancy Ross | 25 |
| Karen Klosinski | 20 |
| Emily Hixon | 20 |
| Kara Griffin | 20 |
| Deborah Blades | 20 |
| Cheryl DeLeon | 20 |
| Jonathan Swarts | 20 |
| Daniel Wilbur | 20 |
| Mita Choudhury | 20 |
| Neeti Parashar | 20 |
| Adam Rengstorf | 20 |
| Michael Roller | 20 |
| Wendy St Jean | 20 |
| Radmila Stanic | 20 |
| Hairong Zhao | 20 |
| Donna Adelsperger | 20 |
| Joseph Ward | 20 |
| Robert Kramer | 20 |
| Tom Albano | 15 |
| Sara Soneye | 15 |
| Yanira Diaz | 15 |
| Kenisha Williams | 15 |
| Sammy Chapman | 15 |
| Victor Santiago | 15 |
| Amy Bishop | 15 |
| Jean Jiang | 15 |
| Cindy Robbins | 15 |
| Shengyong Zhang | 15 |
| Nicole Hartford-Rago | 15 |
| Amy Hemingway | 15 |
| Sharon Gurn | 15 |
| Brooke Hewson | 15 |
| Marcia Keith | 10 |
| Jodi Allen | 10 |
| Matthew Norton | 10 |
| Simone Mason | 10 |
| Ryan Hayes | 10 |
| Dianna Vaughn | 10 |
| Brian Miller | 10 |
| Jeffery Williams | 10 |
| Katie Bowers | 10 |
| Ashley Clark | 10 |
| Heather Bowers | 10 |
| Kimberly Brunt | 10 |
| Mary Beth Connolly | 10 |
| Dawit Gizachew | 10 |
| Robert Hallock | 10 |
| Maged Mikhail | 10 |
| Robin Miller | 10 |
| Pamela Saylor | 10 |
| Jane Thomas | 10 |
| Wubeshet Woldemariam | 10 |
| Khair Al Shamaileh | 10 |
| Grethe Hystad | 10 |
| Kathleen Stompor | 10 |
| Donna Gonzalez | 10 |
| Peter Bailey | 10 |
| James Hance | 10 |
| Matthew Wells | 10 |
| Jesus De La Cruz | 5 |
| Darien Thompson | 5 |
| Kathaleen Levenda-Smith | 5 |
| Thomas Broviak | 5 |
| Jillian Miller | 5 |
| Izabela Jannotta | 5 |
| Tim Griffin | 5 |
| Yesenia Avalos | 5 |
| Therese Johnson | 5 |
| Delilah Cardenas | 5 |
| Tristan Zink | 5 |
| Matthew Bauman | 5 |
| Kristin Burton | 5 |
| John Durocher | 5 |
| Mary Moell | 5 |
| Virginia Pleasant | 5 |
| Cheng Zhang | 5 |
| Austin Clark | 5 |
| Scott Schaller | 5 |
| Atanu Pathak | 5 |
| Sylvia Brantley | 5 |
| Sasha Cano | 5 |