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Founders Day 2023

Thanks to all who joined us March 24, 2023 as we celebrated the 7th annual Founders Day celebration! We were excited to honor award recipients and congratulate PNW faculty and staff for their dedicated years of service.

PNW staff and faculty who have completed thirty years of service walk out in line.

Founders Day 2023 Recap

In March 2023, PNW honored standout students, faculty and staff members, nominated by their peers, for their exemplary accomplishments. Awards were presented during PNW’s seventh annual Founders Day celebration, hosted on the Westville campus.

See the Recap

Congratulations to Our 2023 Winners!

Faculty Award Winners

Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award

Kim Scipes

Kim Scipes
Professor Emeritus of Sociology

 

David Feikes

David Feikes
Professor of Mathematics

Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award

Afshin ZahraeeAfshin Zahraee
Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering & Management Technology

Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award

John Durocher

John Durocher
Nils K. Nelson Associate Professor of Integrative Human Health

Staff Award Winners

Outstanding Academic Administrative Leadership Award

Joy ColwellJoy Colwell
Director of Graduate Studies

Outstanding Administrative Leadership Award

Matthew WellsMatthew Wells
Associate Vice Chancellor for External Engagement and Development

Julie WiejakJulie Wiejak
Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Outstanding Management & Administrative Professional Award

Matt Dudzik
Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Recreational Sports

Steven Taylor
Grounds and Landscape Manager

Outstanding Clerical Award

Susan DelatorreSusan Delatorre
Administrative Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Physics

JoEllen SandersJoEllen Sanders
Administrative Assistant, Department of Psychology

 

Outstanding Service Award

Eric Popa
Lead Groundskeeper

Jeffery Williams
Service Worker

Outstanding Student Award – Graduate

Kayla VasilkoKayla Vasilko
Master’s of Communication Candidate

Outstanding Student Award – Undergraduate

Lizzy CampuzanoLizzy Campuzano
Fourth-year Psychology Major

Founders Day 2023 Gallery

Shontrai Irving speaks at the Founders Day Celebration.
Tom Keon and Colin Fewer address crowd.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed five years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed ten years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed fifteen years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed twenty-five years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed thirty years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed thirty-five years of service walk out in line.
PNW staff and faculty who have completed forty years of service walk out in line.
Shontrai Irving poses with his family at Founders Day.
Tom Keon hands out awards in celebration of Founders Day.
Chancellor Holford and Dr. Rengstorf converse at the celebratory Founders Day.

2023 PNW Founders Day “Years of Service” Honorees

Full NameYears of Service
CATHERINE MURPHY55
GEOFFREY BARROW40
RALPH OCON40
JOHN BACHMANN35
GERALYN FARLEY35
EILEEN HANSEN35
JAMES HIGLEY35
REBECCA JARVIS35
DAVID KOZEL35
CORI WARNOCK35
LISA GOODNIGHT30
PATRICIA BECERRA25
JOSE CASTRO-URIOSTE25
MARY HAYNIE25
LISA HOLLINGSWORTH25
JOANN INFANTE25
SUE MILLER25
GILBERTO NARANJO25
JOHN PIZANO25
ERIC POPA25
RICHARD RUPP25
JEFFREY SCHIEB25
TABITHA STILLS25
STEPHEN TURNER25
FENGSONG WANG25
SAMUEL ZINAICH25
DEBORAH BACHMANN20
FRANK COLUCCI20
ELIZABETH DEPEW20
JEFF GREGG20
JANET NAVARRO20
JOSE PENA20
DEBRA PRATT20
ALAIN TOGBE20
HEATHER ZAMOJSKI20
KARA BOHLINGER15
CHANDRAMOULI CHANDRAMOULI15
STEVEN DAPKUS15
JUSTIN DWYER15
NOEMI ELIZALDE15
JAN GONZALEZ15
JONATHAN HORN15
TANIKA HOUSE15
JENNIFER HUPKE15
GE JIN15
WILLIE KNOX15
SONGTAO MO15
KIMBERLY NIKOLOVSKI15
ADAM POLOMCHAK15
MARGARET RINCKER15
ANTHONY SINDONE15
AMY SNYDER15
KATHRYN SWEENEY15
LI-ZHE TAN15
CAREN THOMAS15
PATRICK TRACY15
SARAH WHITE15
DIANA WILLIAMS15
MICHAEL ZIMMER15
SANDRA BEHRENS10
NATHANIEL ELIZALDE10
MARIE FOSTER10
CHRISTOPHER GEORGEFF10
DAVID GRIFFIN10
RHONDA LANFEAR10
DEBRA LENZO10
BRIDGET MARCZEWSKI10
ANTHONY MARSZALEK10
MAUREEN MASCHA10
ADELE MINIX10
BRET PLEMONS10
JOHN REED10
CATALINA RODRIGUEZ10
LISA SMITH10
SARAH WALKER10
FREDA WHISENTON-COMER10
GREGORY WIREMAN10
CHARRIN ALLEN5
MICHELLE ARCHIE5
CHRISTINA ARREDONDO5
PAMELA AYALA5
MANISA BAKER5
KIMBERLY BAUM5
CHRISTOPHER BELOUS5
BRIAN BENJAMIN5
STEPHANIE BLACKSTOCK5
MAYA BLACKWELL5
ANTHONY CAMPOS5
JANET CHANEY5
JESUS DE LA CRUZ5
LISA-MARIE DEGNEGAARD5
CARI FURST5
JAKE GILES5
JOSEPH HELMINSKI5
LASHAUNDA HILL5
PATTI LUDWIG-BEYMER5
DUNCAN MARRIOTT5
SHEILA MATIAS5
MEGHAN MCGONIGAL-KENNEY5
KRISTEN MILLER5
TYAMO OKOSUN5
RYAN OLSON5
KHALIA PHILLIPS5
ANTHONY PILOTA5
MACEO RAINEY5
MELISSA RAMOS5
BARBARA RASCHKE5
SARAH REED5
PAULETTE RENFUS5
JORGE RIVERA5
ROSITA RIVERA5
BRIAN ROBERTS5
ARIC RODRIGUEZ5
JULIA ROGERS5
CHICHA SANDERS5
MARIANNE SCHALLMO5
DAVID SIMKOWSKI5
CHARLES STEELE5
RHON TERUELLE5
JOSIAH TIPTON5
PRISCILLA TONEY5
ALLISON VICKERS5
DAWN WASEK5
JEFFERY WHITE5
LARA WOLTERS5

To request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at timothyg@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.