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2024 Norman Campus Staff Awards



Norman Campus Staff Awards


Regents’ Award for Superior Service

The Regents' Award for Superior Staff was developed to recognize the outstanding contributions made by University of Oklahoma staff members whose job performance, service activities, and dedication have enhanced the mission of the University of Oklahoma.

Kelsey Martyn-Farewell, Gaylord College of Journalism


Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator Award

The Provost’s Outstanding Advising Administrator Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions made by University of Oklahoma academic advising administrators who have demonstrated the qualities associated with outstanding leadership in the administration of advising centers and academic advising of students.

Erin Nance, Gibbs College of Architecture


Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advisor Award

The Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advisor Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions made by its academic advisors, both staff and faculty, who have been determined to consistently demonstrate the qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students.

Deveda Mason, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education


Provost’s Outstanding New Academic Advisor Award

The Provost’s Outstanding New Academic Advisor Award is designed to recognize and reward advisers working in the profession for less than two years who have demonstrated an initiative to master qualities and practices of the profession.

Anthony Vogt, University College


Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award

The Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by staff who demonstrate the qualities associated with good stewardship. The award honors the late Jennifer Wise, who in 1981 assisted in developing the first budget of what was then the College of Geosciences. Two were awarded this year.

Karen Horne, Center for Faculty Excellence


Katie Pursley Superior Performance Award

Dorion Billups, Diversity Enrichment Programs - OAR


Waintroob/Myers Superior Performance Award

Katie Rogers, Admissions and Recruitment


E. Neal Stone Superior Performance Award

Amber Romo, E-Team


George Lynn Cross Superior Performance Award

Alison Baker, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences


SGA Outstanding Staff Award

Danielle Cox, Goddard Health Center


Walter Neustadt Jr. Award

Matt Marks, Residence Life


Distinguished Performance Awards

Darla Madden, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences

Megan Hagar, Admissions

Lisa Cannon, Office of the Registrar

Taylor Boyd, Graduation Persistence Support

Daniel Simon, World Literature Today

Shannon Toth, College of Law

Deborah Blevins, Office of the Registrar 

Michael Jenkins, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education

Paul Hoang, Admissions and Recruitment

Kathryn McIntyre, Office of the Registrar – Academic Records

Chris Doiron, Financial Aid Services

Margarita Rodriguez, Marketing and Communications

Tony Wong, Food Services

Robert Vollmar, World Literature Today

Hayley Sharbutt, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education


Norman Staff Years of Service


40 Years

Norma Blanton, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 

Marla Clutter, Outreach

Dale Pollard, College of Law

Belinda Tate, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 


35 Years

Kathleen Adams, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Deborah Blevins, Enrollment Management

Kathryn Butler, Enrollment Management

Melany Dickens Ray, Office for the Vice President of Research

Carolyn Irons, University Libraries

Mollie Jacob, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences

Shelley Konieczny, Department of Philosophy

Brad Larson, Purchasing

Daniel Mattmiller, Information Technology

Mark Robinson, The Department of Campus Safety

Steven Smith, Facilities Management

Nealy Stephney, Child Support Care Call Center

Danna Todd, Operations Finance

Gregory Vollmer, Department of Public Safety

Mark Williams, Athletics Department


30 Years

Teresa Bement, Enrollment Management

Sandra Boger, Financial Services

Rebecca Bowles, College of Law

Paul Box, Facilities Management

Phillip Crawford, Oklahoma Biological Survey

Kimberly Fairbanks, Real Estate Operations

Sammi Fields, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 

David Holloway, Outreach

Karen Hyde, Health Services

Jason Jones, Facilities Management

Christopher McNabb, Research Financial Services

John Menzie, Enrollment Management

Christina Norman, Academic Advising Resource Center 

Jehan Parekh, Enrollment Management

Linda Parker, Office of Research Services

Karen Smith, Financial Services

Gregory Tipton, Athletics Department

Stephanie Wall, Oklahoma Memorial Union


25 Years

Kristina Allen, Center For Early Childhood Professional Development

Roger Burkhalter, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Joseph Castiglione, Athletics Department

Tracy Chapman, University Libraries

Terri Colliver, Gallogly College of Engineering

Melanie Daniel, Facilities Management

Norman Finnie, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services

Richard Fitzpatrick, University Libraries

Gregg Garn, OU Online

Susan Garrett, University Press

Marcus Glenn, Enrollment Management

Amy Hernandez, University Press

Tracy Holloway, College of International Studies

James Johnson, KGOU/KROU

Wendy Kent, Office of Research Services

David Kolb, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services

Sieg Kong, Information Technology

Elizabeth Korhonen, Financial Services

John Lippmann, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Cindy Magarian, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

Brock Mathias, Housing and Food Services

Ronald McCarty, Information Technology

Leah Nash, Center for Spatial Analysis

Henry Neeman, Information Technology

Sherry Paxton, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Stephanie Peruttzi, Fitness and Recreation

Craig Rice, Health Services

Robbie Robbins, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services

Kristin Rollins, Athletics Department

Kathy Sawyer, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Robert Stoops, Athletics Department

Dale Taylor, Lloyd Noble Center

Jing Tian, Information Technology

Laura Tontz, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Sandra Whalen, Outreach

Susan Walden, Gallogly College of Engineering

Mayumi Windler, Information Technology


20 Years

Mary Aldridge, School of Aviation

Dusty Baker, Housing and Food Services

Ruthie Betts, Outreach

Kristi Boren, Gallogly College of Engineering

Amanda Brocato, Housing and Food Services

David Brockus, Information Technology

Kathryn Candelaria, Outreach

Christina Cannon, University Press

Gordon Carrie, School of Meteorology

Carolyn Clink, Internal Auditing

Randall Doerneman, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 

Mike Doshier, School of Aviation

Elsa Higuchi, International Student Services, Office of Global Engagement  

Vivian Houng, Health Services

Bruce Huntley, Gallogly College of Engineering

Jennifer Jones, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

Alicia Keys, Information Technology

Matthew Landers, Information Technology

David Lanham, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 

Peter Laws, Information Technology

Floyd Lehman, Facilities Management

Justin Lincks, Southwest Center for Human Relation Studies

Scott Lofton, Facilities Management

Alexander Loftus, Facilities Management

Lavette Miller, Outreach

Tammy Miller, Academic Advising

Elham Moghadassi, Housing and Food Services 

Timothy Overman, Athletics Department

David Payne, Information Technology

Deanna Poljanowski, Center For Early Childhood Professional Development

Jennifer Quillian, Center For Early Childhood Professional Development

Donald Rodgers, Michael F. Price College of Business

Rodney Sanders, Department of Public Safety

J Savage, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Shane Smith, Information Technology

Martha Stephens, Office of Research Services

Steven Walls, Information Technology

Robert Weaver, Housing and Food Services 

Kimberly West, Prospective Student Services

Buddy Wiedemann, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Leslie Williams, Center for Educational and Community Renewal

Kathryn Wiyninger, Enrollment Management

Cathy Yeaman, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences

Kevin Yort, Outreach


15 Years

Conrad Aaron, Archaeological Survey

Brenda Aflleje, College of International Studies

Toby Baldwin, Athletics Department

Stanley Berry, Facilities Management

Mark Bloomer, Housing and Food Services

Dennis Brown, Housing and Food Services 

Amy Buchanan, Housing and Food Services

Joshua Butcher, Athletics Department

Kacee Butcher, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 

Breea Clark, Michael F. Price College of Business

Bryan Climer, Information Technology

Stacy Conatser, Office of Research Services

Elizabeth Cooley, School of Biological Sciences

David Cooper, CART

Tomika Cox, Information Technology

Kasie Crall, Office of the Registrar 

Douglas Cuomo, Child Support Care Call Center

Gail Damery, Department of Public Safety

Kirk Duclaux, College of International Studies

Andrea Eden, Information Technology

Jay Edwards, University Libraries

Tracy Egerer, Human Resources

Toby Farrimond, Facilities Management

Andrea Flores, Budget Office

Steven Foster, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry

Haley Fulco, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services

Stephanie Gill, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Brent Goddard, School of Visual Arts

Amy Goodin, Center for Educational and Community Renewal

Rosella Hansen, Child Support Care Call Center

Robert Harper, Michael F. Price College of Business

Brooke Helms, Athletics Department

Justin Hewett, Department of Public Safety

Tim Hogland, Facilities Management

Qifeng Huang, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sara Huber, University Libraries

Jacqueline Irvin, Housing and Food Services

Adrienne Jablonski, Michael F. Price College of Business

Bessie James, Facilities Management

Vyetta Jordan, Geological Survey

Jennifer Larsen, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Vanessa Lee, Health Services

Brittnee Madden, Outreach

Jennifer Mars, Outreach

Adam Maxey, Information Technology

Linda McClure, Architectural and Engineering Services

Windeon McDowell, Housing and Food Services

John McGaha, Information Technology

Tanya Meyer, Outreach

Leah Moser, School of Geosciences

James Moser, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services

Jenny Nelson, Outreach

Dena Newhouse, Michael F. Price College of Business

Aaron Ogg, Facilities Management

Kevin Parker, Outreach

Joy Pendley, Center for Faculty Excellence

Jennifer Pike, Information Technology

Yuxin Qin, Information Technology

Glenn Roberts, Facilities Management

Nicole Rollins, Housing and Food Services

Matthew Rom, Facilities Management

Lee Anne Sallee, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

Ryan Satterwhite, Child Support Care Call Center

Teresa Schuster, Student Affairs

Charlottee Sivage, Housing and Food Services

Brad Stevens, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art 

Wanda Stokes, Human Resources

Scott Sundermeyer, Archaeological Survey

Gloria Tallbull, Center for Applied Social Research

James Teague, Oklahoma Biological Survey

Leonard Thomas, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry

Susan Tucker, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Benjamin West, Outreach

Wanda West, Southwest Prevention Center

Dana Whorton, Housing and Food Services


10 Years

Stephen Abbott,The Department of Campus Safety

Michael Aguilar, Student Affairs

Jeffrey Alexander, Department of Political Science

Daniel Alinger, Facilities Management

Wilhemina Annancy, Outreach

Tarra Baker, Child Support Care Call Center

Ashley Battles, Office of the Bursar

Brittani Beaver, Athletics Department

William Bedenbaugh, Athletics Department

David Bittle, Information Technology

Debra Boles, Career Center

Catherine Bowers, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences

Connie Bratt, CART

Scott Cady, Gallogly College of Engineering

Ronnetta Calhoun, Child Support Care Call Center

Angie Calton, Office of Digital Learning

Janine Carlson, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis

Travis Carson, School of Aviation

Suk Han Chu, Office of Immigration Services

Candace Coker, Honors College

Susan Coldwater, CART

Cindy Collins, Health Services

Josh Waine, Comeaux Information Technology

William Cooper, Facilities Management

Christopher Corbett, Office of Technology Commercialization

Danielle Cox, Health Services

Allison Cox, Enrollment Management

Krista Daddio, Enrollment Management

Arash Davari, Information Technology

Marc Davis, Facilities Management

Kayla Doiron, College of Law

Bryan Doto, Housing and Food Services

Stephen Dwyer, Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Cassandra Eads, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Gary Epperson, Parking and Transportation Services

Kelly Evans, Housing and Food Services

William Farrell, Office of Digital Learning

Joe Finley, Athletics Department

Susan Fishman Armstrong, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Cristin Floch, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Kelli Freeman, Center for Disability Education and Training

Lisa Garza, Human Resources

Kris Glenn, Parking and Transportation Services

Lori Granec, Human Resources

Robyn Griffeth, Outreach

Lindsey Gunderson, School of Meteorology

Vonceil Harmon, Oklahoma Biological Survey

Michael Heard, Information Technology

Kyle Hemmerling, Information Technology

Heather Hendricks, Legal Counsel

Jeremy Hessman, Information Technology

Randle Hilliard, Housing and Food Services

Stephen Ho, Information Technology

Brian Holderread, Office of the President

Jeffrey Holmes, Information Technology

Dirk Hoving, Information Technology

Amy Hoyle, Housing and Food Services

Robin Huston, Career Center

Courtney Ivy, Oklahoma State Information System

John Jackson, Child Support Care Call Center

Shemeka Johnson, College of Law

Casey Jones, Facilities Management

Chelsea Julian, Marketing and Communications

Linda Kelly, Office for the Vice President of Research

Katy Koontz, Marketing and Communications

Angela LaFountain, Housing and Food Services

Barbara Laufersweiler, University Libraries

Lisa Lawter, Department of Educational Psychology

Hong Lin, Center for Faculty Excellence

Angela Maddux-Tannehill, Facilities Management

Dalila Mcgee, Child Support Care Call Center

Evelyn McGraw, Facilities Management

Pamela Meek, Office for the Vice President of Research

Tracy Mlekush, Outreach

Olga Modesto, Facilities Management

Larry Myers, University Libraries

Matthew Nash, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Kristen Odom, Facilities Management

Rebecca Parker, University College

Rachel Pearce, Housing and Food Services

Shayna Pond, Center for Educational and Community Renewal

Ricky Pope, Facilities Management

Travis Preston, Outreach

Jerry Puckett, College of Architecture

Michael Purcell, Office of Research Services

Yuanwei Qin, School of Biological Sciences

Torrey Redmon, Facilities Management

Robert Reeves, Child Support Care Call Center

Tammie Ritchie, Outreach

Margarita Rodriguez, Marketing and Communications

Airica Rollins, Prospective Student Services

Towner Sarantakos, Property Control

Marjaneh Seirafi Pour, College of International Studies

Sarah Shipman, Enrollment Management

Richard Smith, Housing and Food Services

Theron Smith, Athletics Department

Cherish Smith, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences

Caroline Smolkin, Legal Counsel

Danielle Steely, Student Affairs

William Stegall, Information Technology

Matthew Stephens, Facilities Management

DeAnna Stone, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry

Costell Strong, Outreach

Jacklyn Swenson, Financial Services

Mary Taylor, Housing and Food Services

Christopher Thompson, Facilities Management

Peter Tran, Information Technology

Dorian Travis, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Anthony Valentine, Bookmark

Todd VanBebber, Outreach

Jonathan Vann, UC Ctr for Student Advancement

Ramona Vasquez, Housing and Food Services

Laura Veal, Housing and Food Services

Grant Wade, Athletics Department

Eric Walschap, School of Music

Felix Wao, Office of Academic Assessment

Paul Weider, Central Mail and Document Production

Adam Whitworth, Athletics Department

Derick Wilder, Information Technology

Lindsay Williams, Center for Educational and Community Renewal

Aleksandr Zakaryan, Facilities Management

Eric Zemke, Information Technology


Norman Campus Staff Retirees


Thomas Adkins, Housing Facilities Management, 28 years

Vickie Allen, Information Technology, 23 years

Susan Bayliss, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, 26 years

Dale Bennie, University Press, 21 years

Sandra Bent, Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, 17 years

John Bishop, Department of Public Safety, 31 years

Jeffrey Black, Athletics Department, 31 years

Sandra Boger, Financial Services, 30 years

Kristi Boren, Gallogly College of Engineering, 20 years

Paul Box, Facilities Management, 30 years

Roger Burkhalter, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 25 years

Bradley Burnett, Enrollment Management, 22 years

Tony Cable, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services, 26 years

Christina Cannon, University Press, 20 years

Jeanne Chase, Facilities Management, 12 years

Linda Custar, Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, 12 years

Barbara Delong, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, 36 years

Warren Dressler, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 24 years

Florinda Eviota, Housing and Food Services, 23 years

Cindy Garrett, College of Law, 24 years

Judi Goldston, Center for Disability Education and Training, 32 years

Darryll Guyer, Housing and Food Services, 31 years

Larry Hayes, Outreach, 28 years

Rebecca Heeney, Graduation and Retention, 35 years

Shawn Henry, Housing and Food Services, 41 years

Vivian Houng, Health Services, 20 years

Karen Hyde, Health Services, 30 years

Carolyn Irons, University Libraries, 35 years

Annette Johnson, Computer Science, 17 years

Vyetta Jordan, Geological Survey, 15 years

Melvin Karn, Fleet Services, 11 years

James Kent, Facilities Management, 34 years

Patricia Kessler, Institutional Research and Reporting, 44 years

Katherine Kirk, Health Services, 18 years

Peter Laws, Information Technology, 20 years

Peggy Lerner, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, 29 years

Ryland Lieb, Facilities Management, 26 years

Betty Love, Parking and Transportation Services, 29 years

Brock Mathias, Housing and Food Services, 25 years

Evelyn McGraw, Facilities Management, 10 years

Fagan Miller, Information Technology, 19 years

Constance Napper, University Collections, 21 years

Jeannette Neash, Financial Services, 24 years

Nicolette Nicar, Honors College, 26 years

Nancy Nichols, School of Social Work, 11 years

Melanie Norris, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, 17 years

Rebecca Parker, University College, 10 years

Cheryl Patrick, Financial Services, 36 years

Douglas Powell, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, 18 years

Tracy Reinke, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, 36 years

Maria Rocha, Housing and Food Services, 11 years

Ruby Rollyson, Facilities Management, 26 years

Mary Sandefer, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, 24 years

Natalie Schoemann, Enrollment Management, 41 years

Gabriel Serrano, Department of Philosophy, 33 years

Billy Smith, College of Law, 26 years

Robert Spoon, Facilities Management, 42 years

Christina Thomas, Graduate College, 34 years

Teresa Tole, Facilities Management, 14 years

Thomas Tuck, Facilities Management, 26 years

Robert Turner, School of Geosciences, 22 years

Margaret Vennochi, Housing and Food Services, 11 years

Judith Voeller, Enrollment Management, 36 years

Sandra Whalen, Outreach, 25 years

Heather Williamson, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services, 26 years

Rhonda Winkelman, Housing and Food Services, 27 years

Neil Wofford, Microbiology and Plant Biology, 38 years