Founders Day 2021
Thank you for the exceptional participation in the PNW’s annual Founders Day celebration on March 5, 2021.
Congratulations to those employees who were honored with years of service! Thank you to the faculty, staff and students who served on various committees to make Founders Day a success. And a special thank you to the Founders Day Committee for their hard work on a great event!
Faculty Award Winners
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award
Neeti Parashar
Professor of Physics
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
Lash Mapa
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award
Nicky Jackson
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Staff Award Winners
Outstanding Administrative Leadership Award
Deborah Blades
Director of Industrial Relations and Experiential Learning
James Seidler
Director of Web Services
Outstanding Administrative Professional Award
Jan Gonzalez
Associate Director of Testing Services Center
Katie Brown
Senior Educational Technologist
Outstanding Clerical Award
Amanda Timm
Graduate Programs Secretary
Priscilla Toney
HR Specialist
Outstanding Service Award
Jim Nagy
Customer Service Center Intake
Ian Kunzman
Custodian
Student Award Winners
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Kayla Vasilko
Megan Siminski
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Julia Cook-Jones
Raven Chant
Students, staff and faculty alike were welcomed for a socially-distanced award ceremony.
2021 PNW Founders Day “Years of Service” Honorees
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Nominees
- Bankole Fasanya
- Grethe Hystad
- Yun Liu
- Maged Mikhail
- Neeti Parashar
- Kim Scipes
- Jane Thomas
- Beth Vottero
- Xiaoli Yang
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Nominees
- Maria Brewer
- Magesh Chandramouli
- Carin Chuang
- Cezara Crisan
- John Eagan III
- Lori Feldman
- Lindsay Gielda
- Matthew Hanson
- Yun Liu
- Lash Mapa
- Maged Mikhail
- Amlan Mitra
- Jane Thomas
Outstanding Faculty Engagement Nominees
- Chien Chung Chen
- Shontrai Irving
- Nicky Jackson
Outstanding Administrative Leadership Award Nominees
- Deborah Blades
- Maja Marjanovic
- Brad Remmenga
- James Seidler
- Sandra Steele
- Katie Stompor
- Karen Sullivan
Outstanding Administrative Professional Award Nominees
- Katie Brown
- Greg Collins
- Connie Fidanza
- Ruth Fortney
- Jan Gonzalez
- Amy Hemingway
- LaShaunda Hill
- Marcia Keith
- Madhuri Kulkarni
- Adele Minix
- Ryan Olson
- Rick Rickerson
- Jeff Schieb
- Lisa Smith
- Allison Vickers
- Korey West
Outstanding Clerical and Service Award Nominees
- Ron Bermingham
- Tom Broviak
- Julie Campos
- Sam Cuellar
- Steve Dapkus
- James Hance
- Paul Hoskin
- Ian Kunzman
- Will Lewis
- Mark Mullen
- Jim Nagy
- Eric Popa
- Craig Principe
- Angela Prinz
- Amanda Timm
- Priscilla Toney
- Mike Welch
- Jeff White
- Jeffrey Williams
Outstanding Student Award Nominees
- Raven Chant
- Trina Cook
- Julia Cook-Jones
- Kelly DeMichael
- Anthony Fadke-Giblin
- Stephen Gries
- Megan James
- Caitlyn Kalisik
- Alexis Mason
- Bailey McGrath
- Cameron Neely
- Jacob Price
- Saiber Shaikh
- Megan Siminski
- Brianna Tomaszewski
- Freddy Ulloa
- Kayla Vasilko
- Antionette Yasko
- Lisa Goodnight, Co-Chair
- Chris Holford, Co-Chair
- Joseph Coates
- Greg Collins
- Kris Falzone
- Colin Fewer
- Marla Funk
- Ashley Gerodimos
- Tim Griffin
- Rhonda Lanfear
- Catharine Olsen
- Libby Pelter
- Rachel Pollack
- Adara Rivera
- Richard Rupp
- Katie Stompor
- Karen Sullivan
- Oriana White
- Julie Wiejak