Staff Awardees Honored
An upcoming ceremony to celebrate service milestones for SDSU staff members will take place this month.
Each fall, San Diego State University celebrates university staff reaching specific service milestones. The university deeply appreciates the contributions and long-term service of this year’s service milestone awardees.
Honored 10-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Cecilia Arpallan, Biology
Mark Ballam, College of Business Administration
Arlene Castillo, Biology
Rosalyn Cordova, Imperial Valley Campus
Melanie Dumont, Sociology
Aya Ebbitt, Enrollment Services
Donovan Geiger, College of Engineering
Stanley Greene, Instructional Technology Services
Maria Jarin, School of Nursing
Leviticus Johnson, College of Business Administration
Aurora Jones, Instructional Technology Services
Michael Lapins, Library and Information Access
Lyon Liang, Enrollment Services
Patrick Loveland, College of Extended Studies
Malerie McNeill, Enrollment Services
Christine Molina, Enrollment Services
Martin Nguyen, Enrollment Services
William Nguyen, Engineering
Mark Pacheco, Biology
Janet Park, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Angie Parkhurst, School of Theatre, Television and Film
Traci Rathfon, College of Business Administration
Dragana Righellis, CSUPERB
Benjamin Rutherford, Enrollment Services
Emily Smith, Enrollment Services
Stuart Smith, Enrollment Services
Deborah Southard, Enrollment Services
Tanis Starck, College of Education
John Tan, College of Arts & Letters
Jullian Tufugafale, School of Social Work
Patricia Van Damme, College of Business Administration
Brenda Wills, College of Arts & Letters
Aztec Shops
Windy Alcantara, SDSU Dining
Edith Anaya, Corporate
Melinda Avestruz, SDSU Bookstore
Shannon Coppersmith, SDSU Dining
Ljubica Djapic, SDSU Dining
Arselia Kessner, SDSU Dining
Victor Loredo, SDSU Dining
Selamawit Mekonnen, SDSU Dining
Charles Zetterholm, SDSU Dining
Business and Financial Affairs
Patsy Armstrong, Athletics
Rosa Campos, Facilities Services
Isidro Cervantes, Human Resources
Sharon Danner, Accounts Payable
Chad Dragan, Facilities Services
Griselda Escalante, Student Account Services
Suzzette Ferrer, Facilities Services
Ricardo Fitipaldi, Information Technology Security Office
Kathi Glenn, Business Services
Brenda Goings, Facilities Services
Lance Greenzweig, Accounts Payable
Chanin Harrison, Public Safety
Catarino Hernandez, Facilities Services
Nance Lakdawala, Office of the Vice President
Juan Lopez, Telecommunications
Myrna Lorenzo, Facilities Services
Ruben Luna, Public Safety
Mark Martinez, Athletics
James Matyas, Facilities Services
Jerry McLeod, Facilities Services
Marcella Murillo, Human Resources
Nerissa Ramos, Facilities Services
Jannette Robinson, Student Account Services
James Rollings, Facilities Services
Popak Roshan, Office of Housing Administration
Mary Ryan, Facilities Services
Lamine Secka, Public Safety
Rachael Stalmann, Human Resources
Lonnie Wheaton, Facilities Services
President’s Office
Trina Hester, KPBS
Research Foundation
Roberto Alvarez, Jr., Biology
Claudia Araiza, WIC
Allison Bassett, Laboratory for Language & Cognitive Neuroscience
Caitlin Cameron, WIC
Cassandra Castillo, KPBS
Deborah Collet, Facilities Planning & Management
Rebecca Contreras, City Heights Collaborative
Paula Cuevas, WIC
Veleda Douglas, WIC
Lucinda Farnady, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Merly Garcia, DUIP
Juan Gomez, DUIP
Richard Hillary, Biology
Stephen McCullough, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Mayra Mejia, WIC
Sadie Osborne, Financial Systems
Marie Parker, Pre-College Institute
Pascheline Peter-Marshall, SR Administration
Brenda Rangel, SR Administration
Mindy Sapilewski, WIC
Lisa Shadron, GSPH
Julianna Sweeney, Office for Laboratory Animal Care
Susana Tsutsumi, KPBS
Cheryl Whittemore, SR Administration
Christine Zamudio-Snow, School of Social Work
Student Affairs
Marie Andreas, Financial Aid & Scholarships
Colleen Conniff, Financial Aid & Scholarships
Andre Frater, Center for Student Rights & Responsibilities
Evelyn Gomez, EOP & Ethnic Affairs
Long Lee, Technology Services
Diane Marin, Career Services
Shannon Morris, Student Disability Services
Alexandra Olivares, Student Health Services
Chris Turntine, Career Services
Simone Valles, Student Disability Services
University Relations & Development
Robin Breen, Alumni Association
Christine Lindmark, Special Events
Daniel Montoya, University Development
Edmund Tuley, Advancement Services
Honored 15-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Gayle Anderson, Chemistry
Pablo Bryant, College of Sciences
Rosemarie Busalacchi, School of Nursing
Jocelyn Calderon, Enrollment Services
Christine Cook, Graduate & Research Affairs
Lorri Dipraseuth, Enrollment Services
Arlene Elane, Enrollment Services
Arlene Gibson, College of Engineering
Xiao-Ming Guo, Library and Information Access
Matthew Hebert, Enrollment Services
Peter Herman, School of Theatre, Television and Film
Jeffrey Hornbuckle, College of Arts & Letters
Sandra Kahn, College of Education
Larry Matthews, College of Sciences
Yasmine Panahi, Linguistic & Asian/Middle Eastern Languages
Margarita Pina-Harlow, Enrollment Services
Teresa Ramirez-Velasquez, School of Teacher Education
Margaret Schochenmaier, College of Health & Human Services
Debra Schwartz, Finance
Robin Shimasaki, Electrical & Computer Engineering
William Staninger, Library and Information Access
Rayanne Williams, Enrollment Services
Associated Students
Ernest Arreola, Associated Students
Ron Cortell, Associated Students
Rosie Ramos, Associated Students
Aztec Shops
Gregg Chapman, SDSU Dining
Robert Isner, SDSU Dining
Anna Munoz, Facilities
Chau Nguyen, SDSU Dining
Enrique Sanchez, Jr., SDSU Dining
Irma Trejo, Sales Audit
Business and Financial Affairs
Yolanda Anglin, Budget & Finance
Mariano Biong, Facilities Services
Michael Boback, Facilities Services
Pamela Cabal, Financial Operations
Olivia Castro, Facilities Services
Devon Caturay, Human Resources
Jeff Cox, Telecommunications
Joselito Encarnacion, Facilities Services
Frankie Gutierrez, Human Resources
Scott Guymon, Facilities Services
Scott Horvath, Athletics
Michael May, Athletics
Dennis Mitchell, Facilities Services
Bretton Pelphrey, Voice Services
Valerie Peterson, Audit & Tax
Elliott Raspberry, Facilities Services
Gilbert Ripoll, Facilities Services
Jesse Stephens, Athletics
Michael Svec, Public Safety
William Vargas, Facilities Services
Jeffrey Wal, University Controller
Sabrina White, Athletics
Michael Woomer, Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Anna Yampolskaya, Human Resources
Research Foundation
Maria Agiss, City Heights Collaborative
Laura Angel-Zavala, City Heights Collaborative
Kevin Birch, KPBS
Leesa Brockman, ARPE/Interwork Institute
Howard Foster, DUIP
Katharyn Gabriel, City Heights Collaborative
Janet Harry, SR Services
Leon Kearse, Facilities Planning & Management
Theresa Lally, ARPE/Interwork Institute
Nancy Massey, DUIP
Carla Meads, City Heights Collaborative
Jennifer Medina, KPBS
JoAnn Parmenter, KPBS
Tracy Qualls, KPBS
Elsa Rodrigues, Institute for Public Health
Teresita Salcedo, Exceptional Family Resource Center
Amita Sharma, KPBS
Melissa Shaw, KPBS
Margaret Smith, Physics
Diane Storman, Exceptional Family Resource Center
Denise Taylor, Accounts Payable
Jennifer Tucker-Tatlow, School of Social Work
Oscar Valladares, Facilities Planning & Management
Kristoffel Van de Burgt, Creative Support Alternatives
Steven Vasquez, SR Administration
Antonio Zuniga, KPBS
Student Affairs
Carol Boyle, Student Health Services
Kyle Farace, Technology Services
Laura Frassinelli, Student Health Services
Maryellen Green, Student Health Services
Lisa Hundley-Robinson, Student Health Services
Yolanda Laine, Student Health Services
Alma Malo, EOP and Ethnic Affairs
Wendy McNair, Student Disability Services
Jennifer Nguyen, Residential Education
David Rodgers, Career Services
Alejandro Rodriguez, Career Services
Wayne Wilson, Student Disability Services
University Relations & Development
Jennifer Ranallo, Alumni Association
Honored 20-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Annalynn Avendano, Undergraduate Studies
Medora Bratlien, Biology
Edward Dibella, Library and Information Access
Teresa Donahue, College of Business Administration
Melanie Falkenberg, College of Education
Mark Figueroa, Library and Information Access
Natasha Forbes-Celise, College of Engineering
Daniel Grondin, Enrollment Services
Kendrea Hilend, Psychology
Gregg Koyamatsu, College of Education
Donald McKee, Enrollment Services
Denis Poon, College of Sciences
Adriana Putko, History
Karina Ramirez, Imperial Valley Campus
Bryan Ransom, School of Music and Dance /Athletic Bands
Virginia Shoulders, College of Arts & Letters
Suzanne Sorger, Physics
Michael Van Patten, Biology
Aztec Shops
Liz Eller, SDSU Bookstore
Virginia Weckback, Financial Services
Business and Financial Affairs
Susan Bouras, University Controller
Anthony Di Bona, Network Services
La Dedra Ewings, Student Account Services
Frank Gallo, University Computer Operations
Linda Kimzey, Athletics
Oudom Ky, University Computer Operations
William Lee, Telecommunications
Samuel Lopez, Facilities Services
Haunani Mees, SDSU Card
Thomas Myers, Facilities Services
Jill Oelze, Business Information Systems
David Runnels, Business Services
Hoa Tran, Facilities Services
Pete Zamora, Facilities Services
President’s Office
Monica Medina, KPBS
Bruce Rogow, KPBS
Research Foundation
Raquel Ashkenasi, American Language Institute
Isabel Carbajal, WIC
Joanne Cobble, SR Development
Nancy Cronan, Psychology
John Decker, Jr., KPBS
Alicia DeLaTorre, WIC
Sharon Gorevitz, KPBS
Maggie Lopez, Human Resources
Tomasa Mauricio, Pre-College Institute
Kristin Miller, American Language Institute
Barbara Nightingale, American Language Institute
Sandra Redman, KPBS
John Summerfruit, ARPE/Interwork Institute
Janice Yuwiler, School of Social Work
Thomas Zink, Biology
Student Affairs
Cathy Chen, Technology Services
Cynthia Cornelius, Student Health Services
Josephine Mojica, EOP & Ethnic Affairs
Catherine Zaenger, Student Health Services
University Relations and Development
Joel Avendano, Financial Management and Information Services
Honored 25-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Rhonda Beard, College of Extended Studies
Fernando Castro, School of Social Work
Constance Gramlich, Biology
Daniel McCready, Library and Information Access
Darlene Nowak, Library and Information Access
Christina Pina, Imperial Valley Campus
Joan Shelby, Library and Information Access
Business and Financial Affairs
Millard Austin, Network Services
Wayne Busch, Facilities Services
Emily Carter, Business Information Systems
Antonio Garcia, Facilities Services
Debra Hegmann, Student Account Services
Pernell Henson, Facilities Services
Rakel Marquez, Facilities Services
Sheryl Necochea-Yannaccone, Enterprise Technology Services
Robert Nunez, Facilities Services
Scott Oson, Facilities Services
Research Foundation
Maribel Guillermo, ARPE/Interwork Institute
Carolyn Martinson, SR Administration
Lillian Parra-Martinez, Facilities Planning & Management
Guadalupe Rojas-Sanchez, Exceptional Family Resource Center
Student Affairs
Michelle Crownhart, Career Services
Deborah HammlingBall, Student Health Services
Margarett Wright, Student Health Services
University Relations and Development
Lori Padelford, Marketing and Communications
Honored 30-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
David Carney, School of Music and Dance
Juan Carrillo, Imperial Valley Campus
Murray Finegold, Physics
Joan Kimbrough, Geological Science
Eric O’Hare, Physics
Maria Penalosa, Chemistry
James Ray, School of Theatre, Television and Film
Richard Shea, Exercise & Nutritional Sciences
Constance Sincavage, Enrollment Services
Ratnasamy Somanathan, Chemistry
Associated Students
Vicki Greene, ARC
Aztec Shops
Fauzi Omar, SDSU Dining
Nicole Snyder, Campus Stores Receiving
Robert Devereaux, SDSU Dining
Business and Financial Affairs
Dennis Brown, Athletics
Sharon Cunningham, Facilities Services
Mary Doubek, Facilities, Planning, Design & Construction
Reginald Martin, Facilities Services
Julie Messer, Accounting Services
President’s Office
Charles Norton, KPBS
Research Foundation
Richard Cobble, Computing Services
Robert Hillier, American Language Institute
Student Affairs
Julie Logan, Student Rights & Responsibilities
Maria Santos, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Honored 35-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Janis Doyle, Enrollment Services
Robert Mangan, Biology
Linda Schmalzel, ARPE/Interwork Institute
Aztec Shops
Debora Burchianti, Corporate
Business and Financial Affairs
Catherine Garcia, Contract and Procurement Management
Riny Ledgerwood, Voice Services
Donna Roelofsz, Business Information Systems
Research Foundation
Jennie Amison, SR Development
Patricia Burkhard, KPBS
Honored 40-Year Awardees
Academic Affairs
Reba Bailey, Enrollment Services
Research Foundation
Ana Bunge, KPBS
Honored 45-Year Awardee
Academic Affairs
Carol Phillips, Library and Information Access
Honored 50-Year Awardee
Academic Affairs
Ann Nevitt, Library and Information Access