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2025 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.

Sarah Moran, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences


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.

Francesca Harrel, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy


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.

Lucy Donley, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences


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.

Bee Sidwell, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences


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.

Dianna Crissman, Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships


Katie Pursley Superior Performance Award

Amber Hasbrook, Price College of Business


Waintroob/Myers Superior Performance Award

Kathleen Shapiro, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering


E. Neal Stone Superior Performance Award

Aaron Biggs, Provost's Office


George Lynn Cross Superior Performance Award

Philip T. Johnson, Gallogly College of Engineering - School of Computer Science


Distinguished Performance Awards

Kirsten Jefferys, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

Mallory Hogan, University Libraries

Kylie Frisby, Student Life

Yura Jung, College of Engineering

Chelsea Smith-Antonides, Bursar's Services

Gregory Tipton, Athletics

Brett McDanel, OU Athletics Facilities Maintenance 

Cornelia Bass, Financial Aid Services-Enrollment Management

Dalton Brasington, College of Engineering

Courtnay Thomas, Office of Admissions and Recruitment

Nicole Palmeter, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

Cherry Smith, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Yessenia Torres, Data Institute for Societal Challenges

Neira Kadic, Admissions and Recruitment

Craig Swan, College of Engineering


Norman Staff Years of Service


45+ Years

Sydney Henderson, IT Engineering Lab


40 Years

Leland Evans, Landscape & Grounds

Sherri Young, IT Engineering Lab

Janet Braun, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Greg Brezinski, Refuse/Recycling

Jeanne Malson, ASC Advising


35 Years

Debra Skinner, Regents Office

Karen Brannon, Custodial Services

Patti Otto, Institutional Research & Reporting

Darrin Moser, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Michael Waters, Oklahoma Law Review


30 Years

Stacy Lemmert, Food Service Administration

Susan Hosler, CCE Vice President's Office

Patricia Gasso, Athletic Department

David Price, Printing, Mailing & Document Services

Renee Forney, Athletic Department

Thomas Stanley, Oklahoma Climate Survey

Lyle Belcher, Landscape & Grounds

Garry Armstrong, Fitness and Rec Intramurals

Vincent Mamone, Couch Cafeteria

Tammy Porter, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Cathi Parker, Office of Research Admin

James Lambert, Lock Shop

David Martin, Goddard


25 Years

Daryl Baker, Center for Public Management

Christopher Patison, Department of Public Safety

Twyla Reynolds, School of Music

Tom Hughes, Utility Crew

Karen Sturtz, IT Merrick

Peter Kraemer, Law Center Computing Center

Jacob Hall, Department of Public Safety

Shannon Toth, College of Law Instruction

Terrye Hudson, Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Dean's Office

Danny Feland, Advanced Radar Research Center

Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Jennifer Hays, Office of Research Admin

Cornelia Bass, Financial Aid Services

Leslie Vennochi, Financial Aid Services

Steven Thomas, IT Technology Place

Jared Bostic, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Conrad Zindel, Landscape & Grounds

Janel Russell Pendergraft, ASC Advising

Jaymie Turner, Library Acquisitions

Tim Sherbon, Central Mail & Document Production

Chris Elliott, Professional & Continuing Studies

Mark Laufersweiler, Library Systems

Laura Stevens, CCE Training & Research Center

Timothy Winkelman, Facilities Management Elevator Shop

Synthia Petross, Physical Plant Admin Office

Gina Walker, Athletic Department

Donna Sequichie, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy Dean's Office

Karla Pitre, HFS Operations

Lisa Scott, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development

Shannon Overstreet, College of Law Dean's Office

Ronald Testerman, Financial Aid Services

Roy Garren, Goddard

Tommie Stapp, Landscape & Grounds

Ross McClish, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Dennis Ingraham, Roads/Hauling

Dalynda Evans, Undergraduate Advising

Shearon Wood, Provost Office Administration

Ron Harris, Lloyd Noble Center

Donnie Foundation, Physical Plant Administration Office

Michele Nabonne, Graduation & Retention

Ying Fu, School of Biological Sciences


20 Years

Lily Martinez, Professional & Continuing Studies

Tommy Cravens, Center for Public Management

Julie Lovelady, Athletic Department

Jeremy Bugher, Fleet Services

Leon Fourcade, Fleet Services

Tammra Lowery, Admissions

Viktoria Boldis, Library Acquisitions

Eric Boyd, Financial Aid Services

Scott Matthews, Athletic Department

Lisa Hayden, Center for Public Management

Hongthon Dunsworth, Custodial Services

Elma Melton, Custodial Services

Rocio Gralla, Sooner Suites

Sandra Gonzalez, Custodial Services

Willie Finely, Custodial Services

Darvin Mcelhany, Custodial Services

Alexxandra Tamulevich, University Press

Crystal Ary, Marketing & Communications

Stacey Henshall, Financial Aid Services

James Porter, CCE Training & Research Center

Robert Kintopp, IT NEL

Pamela Moore, Center for Public Management

Glenn Hansen, IT Merrick

Kasra Ahmadi, Student Affairs Admin Office

Kristin Fleming, National Weather Center Food Court

Timothy Attocknie, Couch Cafeteria

Toby Roberts, Paint Shop

Marie Cox, Southwest Prevention Center

Lisa Angelotti, Professional & Continuing Studies

Gary Bristol, IT Engineering Lab

Christopher Kennedy, Academic Records

Richard Mardis, Athletic Department

Zachery Stevens, New Student Programs

Jack Day, IT Engineering Lab

Sandra Clarkson, Financial Services

Nina Barbee, CCE Vice President's Office

Stewart Williams, Athletic Department


15 Years

Rae Oliver, Price College of Business Dean's Office

Kandice Baltes, Oklahoma State Information System

Emalee Lemke, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Elijah Eckert, Food Service Administration

Douglas Hersey, Department of Public Safety

Aaron Lindley, Marketing and Communications

Kimberly Moser, School of Biological Sciences

Tyler Woodward, Jimmie Austin Golf Course

Veronique Drouin Luttrell, Athletic Department 

Ryan Hybl, Athletic Department

Anita Bailey, Academic Records

Cory Williams, IT Merrick

Karl Schmidt, Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program

Kathryn McIntyre, Academic Records

Rebecca Lucas, Law Center Student Services

Emily Pierce, Administration and Finance Vice President's Office

Jamie Bugher, Architectural and Engineering Services

Charlotte Duclaux, Office of Global Engagement

Linda Upton, Amicus Cafe

Kelly Stout, Enrollment Services

Glenn Warshaw, Residence Life

Michael Hillerby, David and Judi Proctor Department of Mathematics

Linda Brewer, Department of Sociology 

Clarence Ille, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Cecilia Holmes, Child Support Care Call Center

Tracy Bidwell, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Audra Plummer, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

Ausencia Chavez de Jurado, Custodial Services

Sandra Anderson, Custodial Services

Deborah Foreman, Custodial Services

Stephanie Mercer, Custodial Services

Jonathan Dewhirst, Fitness and Recreation Intramurals

Fred Bidwell, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's office

Tony Naranjo, IT Engineering Lab

Cristina Young, Advocacy & Education

Jeremy May, Printing, Mailing & Document Services

Stan Powell, Printing, Mailing & Document Services

Redmond Kelley, Advanced Radar Research Center

Kye LeBoeuf, Student Conduct

Jennifer Trimmer, Enrollment Services

Rong Ma, IT NEL

Lindsey Johnston, Graduate College Dean's Office

Adam Clinton, Price College of Business Dean's Office

Curtis Gregoire, Cross Food Services

Jessa Watters, Archaeological Survey

Stephanie Powers, Graduate College Dean's Office

Joann Palmeri, History of Science Collections

Miguel Morales, Custodial Services

James Salsman, Roads/Hauling

Deborah O'Dell, Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies

Chad Cunningham, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics & Astronomy

Barbara Burton, Admissions & Recruitment

Denise Davis, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Richard Dubler, Career Services

John Meier, Advanced Radar Research Center

Jennifer Lazar, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Joel Miller, Research Financial Services

Benjamin Stapp, Housing Facilities Management

Anny Stapp, Payroll Services

Sheay Parks, Oklahoma Memorial Union


10 Years

Shelli Woolverton, Work Authorization

Crystal Noa, Work Authorization

Kathryne Roden, College of Law

Crystal Stephens, Center for Public Management

Ann Schafer, Advocacy & Education

Robbie Wheet, National Resource Center for Youth Services

Allan Rowe, Child Support Care Call Center

Diane Bailey, Child Support Care Call Center

Jennifer Ille, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Kyle Hewett, Department of Public Safety

Dianna Grow, Law Custodial Services

Shannon Waltz, Operations Finance

Vanessa Cook, Goddard,

Jamie Foucher, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Patricia Koonce, Academic Records

Christal Thomas, Academic Success Center

Keiana Cross, Center for Educational and Community Renewal

Michael Koss, IT Merrick

Samantha Foster, Food Services

Christopher Walker, Provost Office Administration

Heather Arnett, Admissions

Barton Hanna, Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work

Kathleen Thomas, Admissions

David Kyncl, First-Year Experience

Natalie Tobin, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Amanda Scott, Early Childhood Education Institute 

Jeffrey Blahnik, Academic Records

Luke Spitz, Athletic Department

Joshua Tassinari, Professional and Continuing Studies

Eden Bassett, Center for Public Management

Vickie Bridges, Child Support Care Call Center

Justin Combs, Physical Plant Administration Office

Melissa Foster, Office of Research Administration

Nancy Sonleitner, Oklahoma State Information System

Evan Wardwell, Custodial Services

Patricia Pettig, Custodial Services

Nancy St. Clair, Custodial Services

Lois Arnold, Custodial Services

Geoffrey Lau, Athletic Department

Sarah Ballew, Physical Plant Administration Office

Ann Deal, Athletic Department

John Milligan, Food Services

Trisha Cole, Financial Aid Services

Cynthia Norlin, Financial Aid Services

Amanda Warren Marshall, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Justin Miller, IT Engineering Lab

Mohammed Kabir, IT Merrick

Scott Page, Center for Public Management

Christine Reed, Marketing and Communications

Teresa Smith, Human Research Participant Protection

Melissa Davis, Shared Business Service Center

Justin Morris, Career Services

Terimy Dock Miller, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development

Katlynn Holmes, Goddard

Jennifer Garn, Goddard

Camille Germany, Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Dean's Office

William Sheff, Center for PUblic Management

Beau Jennings, Real Estaate Operations

Leah Smith, Early Childhood Education Institute

Shawn Riley, School of Meteorology

Amber Romo, E-Team

Joseph Leathers, Headington Dining

Amy Zuniga, Union Market

Debbie Barrett, Benefits

Philip Bourne, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

James Soto, Oklahoma Archeological Survey 

Rebecca Fay, Mewbourne College Student Services Center

Lori Williams Dekalb, Academic Advising Resource Center

Jennifer DuBois, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Katherine Miller, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Kathleen Shapiro, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering

Jon Minks, Mewbourne College of Earth & Energy Dean

Meagan Bray, Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Melissa Rickman, History of Science Collections

Aaron Brown, Roads/Hauling

Hung Yee Wong, Center for Public Management

Cassondra Darling, Library Systems

Andrew Pollock, Office of Technology Development

Carla Strong, Center for Public Management

Sarah Connelly, E-Team

Elizabeth Nichols, Archaeological Survey

Sheila Boswell, Southwest Prevention Center

Andrew Hill, Athletic Department

Melissa Palmer, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development

Twilia Hammond, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development

Kaylea Jameson, Office of Research Administration

Shahnawaz Parekh, IT Merrick

Jennifer Clary, Institutional Research and Reporting

Kiff Day, Landscape & Grounds

Matthew Schoen, Union Market

Steven Beneventi, Crossroads

Kaydee Dyer, Office of Global Engagement

Elyon Wall Ellis, School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials

Seth Prince, Student Media

Mary Jane Adkins, Department of History

Christopher Fields, IT Engineering Lab

Derek Mehl, IT Engineering Lab

Colin Germany, IT Engineering Lab

Misty Wilson, Oklahoma Climatalogical Survey

Anna Hawkins, National Resource Center for Youth Services

Jessica Perez, Financial Aid Services

Dana Irwin, IT Merrick

Maura McAndrew, Office of Global Engagement

Edgar Vega, IT Merrick

Melissa Harris, Center for Educational & Community Renewal

Susan Bash, Sooner Suites

Stewart Berkinshaw, Administration and Finance Vice President's Office

Jane Dunn, Center for Public Management

Jennifer Watson, Collections Development

Tinisha Drennon, Goddard

Nancy Zehrbach, Office of Research Administration

Sandra Mcgaha, Custodial Services

 


Norman Campus Staff Retirees


Davina Bettis, Custodial Services, 15 years

Randall Doerneman, Professional & Continuing Studies, 21 years

Mike Call, Masons, Roofers, Tuckpointers, 11 years

David Mangus, Landscape & Grounds, 11 years

Ronald McCarty, IT Engineering Lab, 26 years

Jean Carpenter Williams, National Resource Center for Youth Services, 27 years

Pam Dempsey, Academic Records, 23 years

Gabriel Serrano, Shyam Dev Patwardhan Department of Philosophy, 34 years

Judi Goldston, Center for Disability Education & Training 33 years

Kristi Boren, Gallogly College of Engineering Dean's Office, 21 years

Melvin Karn, Fleet Services, 12 years

Cathy Ellison, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Administration, 20 years

Betty Love, Parking Administration, 30 years

Glenn Roberts, Landscape & Grounds, 16 years

Victoria Willis, Shyam Dev Patwardhan Department of Philosophy, 25 years

Debra Farmer, Center for Disability Education & Training, 20 years

Susan Blossom, Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, 13 years

Jeffery Privett, Roads/Hauling, 12 years

Marian Holley, Landscape & Grounds, 21 years

Kathleen Bailey, Bursar, 38 years

Martha Stephens, Office of Research Administration, 21 years

Lavette Miller, PCS Administration, 21 years

Jamey Chestnut, Department of Public Safety, 10 years

Rossalyn Shoecraft-Mayfield, Center for Public Management, 17 years

Mary Bullock, National Resource Center for Youth Services, 14 years

Kellier Dyer, Academic Records, 33 years

Wesley Wilson, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 20 years

Eloise Cowan, Financial Aid Services, 33 years

Craig Rice, Goddard, 26 years

Steven Bailey, Child Support Care Call Center, 10 years

Jimmie Beam, Electric, 14 years

Jean Rackley, Center for Public Management, 20 years

Carren Welch, Chic-Fil-A, 19 years

Deborah Kerley, OU Online, 20 years

Elsa Higuchi, International Student Services, 21 years

Barbara McClurkin, Western History, 23 years

Donald Hill, Housing Facilities Management, 9 years

Rebecca Bowles, Law Center Library, 31 years

Teresa Bement, Academic Records, 31 years

John Sarantakos, Printing, Mailing & Document Services, 27 years

Vincent Danna, Custodial Services, 38 years

Nealy Stephney, Child Support Care Call Center, 37 years

Dawn Machalinski, School of Aviation, 17 years

Debra Garmon, Center for Public Management, 23 years

Cynthia Clark, Office of Research Administration, 17 years

Tami Kinsey, Department of Economics, 38 years

Katherine Kirk, Goddard, 19 years

Amy Goodin, Center for Educational & Community Renewal, 16 years

Michael McKay, Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, 23 years

Susan Kimmel, Center for Early Childhood Professional Development, 22 years

Kirk Wettengel, Area Maintenance, 19 years

Jackie Whitehead, Electric, 43 years

Beverly Long, Shared Business Service Center, 20 years

Kathleen Robinett, Financial Aid Services, 30 years

Laura Osbun, National Resource Center for Youth, 17 years

Susan Mecham, Purchasing, 18 years

Kevin Barker, Food Service Administration, 38 years

Kristal Nicholson, National Resource Center for Youth Services, 23 years

Christopher Van Buskirk, Engineering &D Design Services, 12 years

Laura Knoll, KGOU, 19 years

Sherry Isom, Undergraduate Advising, 20 years

David Redmond, IT Merrick, 19 years

Julie Tate, CCE Vice President's Office, 22 years

Jehan Parekh, Financial Aid Services, 31 years

Marla Clutter, Center for Public Management, 41 years

Keerstin Jennings, Bursar, 34 years

Augustine Coyle, Center for Intelligence and National Security, 42 years

Sonya Grant, Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering, 20 years

Ching Cheng Wei, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, 17 years

Steven Baker, University Press, 20 years

William Greer, Environmental Systems, 24 years

Mike Doshier, School of Aviation, 21 years

Mary Brandt, Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, 15 years

Anna Maria Rodriquez, University Press, 18 years

Gloria Killingsworth, Custodial Services, 19 years

Michael Kaspari, School of Biological Sciences, 29 years

Ralph Sade, Department of Public Safety, 29 years

Anthony Payton, Paint Shop, 34 years

Laurie Smith, PCS Administration, 25 years