Celebrating Spartans: Honoring Faculty and Staff
The inaugural Celebrating Spartans: Honoring Faculty and Staff event was held Thursday, March 28, and honored almost 500 Faculty and Staff who reached milestone years of service in 2023, beginning at 10 years.In addition to recognizing service honorees, we also presented the Faculty and Staff awards.
If you have any questions about the event, please email up-org-development@sjsu.edu.
Faculty and Staff Awards
- Critical Employee
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The purpose of this award is to honor an SJSU staff or auxiliary staff member who shines behind the scenes to support our campus.
2023-2024 Winner: Michael Heering - FD&O/Plumbing Shop
- Honorable Mention: Jason Lorton - FD&O/Electrical Shop
- Honorable Mention: Otis Mcinnis - FD&O/Energy & Utilities
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- Distinguished Service - Faculty
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This award recognizes exemplary service and leadership contributions to the University and the community or profession in a way that brings credit to San José State University.
2023-2024 Winner: Elena Klaw - Psychology
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- Distinguished Service - Staff
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The purpose of this award is to honor an SJSU staff member or an auxiliary staff member who has worked for San José State University for more than 10 years and has displayed a commitment to excellent service to the campus community.
2023-2024 Winner: Luann Chu - SJSU Research Foundation
- Honorable Mention: Carol Ann Santos - Justice Studies
- Honorable Mention: Felicia McKee-Fegans - Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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- Outstanding Lecturer
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The Outstanding Lecturer Award recognizes a lecturer who has a record of excellence in facilitating student learning, has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to students and has made unique contributions to San José State University.
2023-2024 Winner: Thomas Langan - School of Music
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- Outstanding Professor
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This award recognizes a faculty member for overall excellence in their academic assignment.
2023-2024 Winner: Saili Kulkarni - Special Education
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- President's Scholar
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This award recognizes established scholars or artists who have achieved national or international recognition based on the quality of their scholarship, performance, or creative activities.
2023-2024 Winner: Gilles Muller - Chemistry
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- Spartan Spirit
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The purpose of this award is to honor a San José State staff member, manager, or auxiliary employee who displays exceptional Spartan spirit and pride.
2023-2024 Winner: Trisha Gilges - Career Center
- Honorable Mention: Amanda Frank - University Personnel
- Honorable Mention: Francisco Castillo - Jack Holland Student Success Center
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- Staff of the Year
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This award recognizes an exemplary SJSU staff or auxiliary staff member who has made a valuable contribution to the campus in the past three years.
2023-2024 Winner: Randy Rodriguez - Accessible Education Center
- Honorable Mention: Lars Rosengreen - Biological Sciences
- Honorable Mention: Melanie Schlitzkus - University Personnel
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Meet the Honorees
- 10 years
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Please note, the 10-year milestone is being added for faculty for the first time this year. As such, we have included faculty with 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 years of service.
10 years:
- Ericka Adams - Justice Studies
- Laura Alexander - Student-Athlete Academic Services
- Usha Andra - Information Systems & Technology
- Owen Aurelio - Design
- Tom Austin - Computer Science
- Christa Bailey - School of Information; University Library
- Dahveed Behroozi - School of Music
- Laurel Belk - Enrollment Management
- Sara Benson - Political Science
- Joy Bhattacharya - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Benny Boveda - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Joel Busch - Accounting & Finance
- Gary Castro - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Manuel Chaidez - UPD Field Operations
- Eileen Chen - College of Engineering
- Joyce Chen - CPGE Digital & Data Services
- Hsuanwei Chen - School of Information
- Tina Cunningham - UPD Administrative Services
- Arnold Danzig - Educational Leadership
- Candace Degerli - Housing Business Services
- Benoit Delaveau - Environmental Studies
- Folarin Erogbogbo - Biomedical Engineering
- Yvonne Escalante - Art and Art History
- Teresa Estrabao - World Languages & Literatures
- Badari Eswar - Computer Engineering
- Juan Gamboa - Chicana and Chicano Studies
- Farzaneh Ghiasvand - Kinesiology
- Andrea Golloher - Special Education
- Timothy Gridley - Maintenance & Operations
- Sheila Gurtu - School of Information
- Victoria Harrison - History
- Oona Elizabeth Kersey Hatton - Communication Studies
- Lauren Ann Hidalgo - Health Services
- Emi Ishida - Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Scott Jensen - Information Systems & Technology
- Hussameddine Kabbani - Mechanical Engineering
- Bassam Kassab - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Leila Khatib - Biological Sciences
- Mitesh Kini - Enterprise Systems
- Robert Knight - Public Health & Recreation
- Diane Kovacs - School of Information
- Kelly Kruger - Counselor Education
- April Lee - College Support
- Rui Liu - Economics
- Allen Madanipour - CPGE Information Technology
- Santos Medina - Paint Shop
- Joel Miller - Psychology
- Sean Montgomery - Aerospace Engineering
- Josh Nelson - Design
- Keith Gregory Nowosielski - Computing Services
- Paula Oakes - Child & Adolescent Development; English
- Catalena Marie Hideko Oropeza - Child Develoment Center
- Isabelle Pafford - Art and Art History
- Tony Pan - Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Younghee Park - Computer Engineering
- Phaly Phon - Degree Audit
- Laura Plunkett - College of Humanities & Arts
- Aikaterini Potika - Computer Science
- Stephanie Preston - Counseling & Psychological Services
- Lydia Quiroz - Aerospace Studies
- Abigail Romero Ramirez - School of Music
- Daniel Rosenberg - Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Kevin Ross - College of Science
- Virginia San Frattelo - Design
- Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca - School of Information
- Carol Ann Santos - Justice Studies
- Gregory Savage - Psychology
- David Schuster - Psychology
- Purvi Shah - Student Outreach & Recruitment
- Alissa Shaw - Public Health & Recreation
- Kate Shcherbakova - College of Professional & Global Education
- Chad Skorupka - Women's Tennis
- Kimberly Yin Ta - Office of the Registrar
- Teri Tanner - Office of the Vice President Student Affairs
- Alex Tejeda - Economics
- Megan Thiele - Strong Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Mark Thompson - English
- Yao Tian - Accounting & Finance
- Simon Tobin - Men's Soccer
- Eric Tolle - Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluation
- Susan Wanda Trimingham - Art and Art History
- Linda Tsai - Health Services
- Alev Tug - Kinesiology
- Pricilla Vazquez - UPD Administrative Services
- Chandrasekar Vuppalapati - Computer Engineering
- Kathy Werking - Communication Studies
- Michael Williams - Accounting & Finance
- April Moy Wood - Nursing
- Kyle Yrigoyen - Philosophy
- Lin Zou - Interdisciplinary Engineering; Technology
11 years:
- Monica D. Allen - Public Health & Recreation
- Alison Armstrong - Design
- Tom Austin - Design
- Henry Bartholomew - Meteorology and Climate Science
- Capri Burrows - Film and Theatre
- Mark Butcher - Women's Swimming
- Raymand Buyco - History
- Elizabeth Carroll - Art and Art History
- Megan Chang - Occupational Therapy
- Yueh Chou - School of Music
- Mary Currin-Percival - Political Science
- Mary Dawson - Biological Sciences
- Soma de Bourbon - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Jason DeHaan - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- John Delacruz - Journalism & Mass Communication
- Danijela Dudley - Political Science
- Maria Fusaro - Child & Adolescent Development
- Carrie Gardner - School of Information
- Felipe Gómez - Communication Studies
- Andrea Gottlieb - Mathematics
- Tabitha Hart - Communication Studies
- Karen Harvey - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Ranko Heindl - Physics & Astronomy
- Gary Craig Hobbs - Art and Art History
- Yinghua Huang - Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management
- Colleen Johnson - Counseling & Psychological Services
- Michael Jordan - Philosophy
- Lara Elaine Ervin Kassab - Teacher Education
- Kristine Kirkendall - Kinesiology
- Tanvi H. Kothari - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Linda Landau - English
- Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester - School of Management
- Khaled Mabrouk - Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Harold Mathias - Film and Theatre
- Sarah McGaffey - Communication Studies
- Cassandra Ann Paul - Physics & Astronomy
- Chunhui Peng - World Languages & Literatures
- Garrick Percival - Political Science
- David Pitton - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Aaron Romanowsky - Physics & Astronomy
- Wendy L. Rouse - History
- Cindy Runnels - School of Information
- Viviana Sanchez-Chopitea - Anthropology
- Leilani Shields - Counseling & Psychological Services
- Xhavin Sinha - Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Elizabeth Skovran - Biological Sciences
- Emily Beth Slusser - Child & Adolescent Development
- Shaonan Tian - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Walter Van Hooff - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Elizabeth Walsh - Meteorology and Climate Science
- Jack Warecki - Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Katherine Wilkinson - Biological Sciences
- Erin L. Woodhead - Psychology
- Miranda Worthen - Public Health & Recreation
12 years:
- Shama Ball - Linguistics & Language Development
- Jeffrey S. Benson - School of Music
- Deborah Bolding - Occupational Therapy
- Michael Brito - Journalism & Mass Communication
- Michele Burns - Counselor Education
- Amy Caffrey - Psychology
- Clare Cordero - Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Don Crooks - Economics
- Kara Davis - Film and Theatre
- Cheryl Dee - School of Information
- Tracy DeHaan - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Smita Duorah - Biomedical Engineering; Engineering Student Success Center; Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Laurel Eby - University Library
- Craig England - Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Joy Foster - Child & Adolescent Development
- Lee Gilmore - Humanities
- Allison Gregory - English
- Loubna Hafid - World Languages & Literatures
- Timothy Harris - School of Music
- Silke Higgins - University Library
- Carrie Holmberg - Teacher Education
- Minna Johanna Holopainen - Accounting & Finance; Communication Studies
- Anya Iyengar - Communication Studies
- Brian Jeung - Design
- Reiko Kataoka - Linguistics & Language Development
- Mehrdad Khosravi - Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Janet Kitajima - Child & Adolescent Development; Linguistics & Language Development
- Jean-Pierre Lacrampe - Communication Studies
- Debra Law - Nursing
- Rachel Lazzeri-Aerts - Environmental Studies
- John Marlovits - Anthropology
- Kasuen Mauldin - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- John W. McDaniel - Biological Sciences
- Morana Medved - Design
- Dustin Mulvaney - Environmental Studies
- Nico Peck - Communication Studies
- Inga Poslitur - Design
- Nicky Ramos-Beban - Teacher Education
- Steven Sepka - Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Amita Roy Shah - Child & Adolescent Development
- Azadeh S. Faylienejad - Physics & Astronomy
- Josine Smits - Art and Art History
- Michael Stephens - School of Information
- Charlotte Sunseri - Anthropology
- Mary Sunseri - Communication Studies
- Chao-Li Tarng - Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering
- Steven J. Tash - School of Information
- Terry Thompson - Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management; School of Management
- Pei-Tzu Tsai - Communicative Disorders & Sciences
- Logan Walker - Film and Theatre
- Lesley Wiley - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Linda Wilkin - Kinesiology
13 years:
- Bettina Brockmann - Communication Studies
- Rebeca Burciaga - Educational Leadership
- Kathleen Castillo - Communicative Disorders & Sciences
- San-hui Chuang - World Languages & Literatures
- Melody Esfandiari - Chemistry
- Rachael French - Biological Sciences
- Juan Gomez - Computer Engineering
- Laura Guardino - History
- Scott Hamilton - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Gregory Hanle - Economics
- Zaki Hasan - Communication Studies; Film and Theatre
- Phillip Hawkins - Biological Sciences
- Jeffrey Jackson - Design
- Amna Jaffer - Counselor Education
- Preetpal Kang - Computer Engineering
- Jeong Kim - Design
- Sudha Krishnan - Special Education
- Jason Laker - Counselor Education
- Julio Martinez - Design
- Marcella Cardoza McCollum - Communicative Disorders & Sciences
- Gonzalo Mendoza - Aerospace Engineering
- Miwa Merz - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Rajaee Mukhar - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Douglas Muntz - Technology
- Felicia Noonis - Public Health & Recreation
- Peter O'Sullivan - English
- Soledad Paterson - Public Health & Recreation
- Vickey Perkins - Special Education
- Harold Peterson - Justice Studies
- Karisman Roberts-Douglass - Counseling & Psychological Services
- Kevin Roe - Public Health & Recreation
- Joseph Seumalo - Football
- Thomas Shirley - Global Innovation & Leadership; Psychology; School of Management
- Elaheh Sigari - Physics & Astronomy
- Stephanie Spencer - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Virginia Tucker - School of Information
- Carol Zepecki - Communicative Disorders & Sciences
- Jing Zhang - Marketing & Business Analytics
14 years:
- Fern Alberts - Philosophy
- Bernd Becker - School of Information; University Library
- Effie Chiu - Linguistics & Language Development
- Francisco De La Calle - World Languages & Literatures
- Sean Gaffney - School of Information
- Mojgan Haririfar - Nursing
- Gregory Hom - Design
- Stoyu Ivanov - Accounting & Finance
- Jamie Kubota - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Jean-Benoit Levy - Design
- Jason Lewis - School of Music
- Steven Lin - School of Music
- Ronald Mak - Applied Data Science; Computer Science
- Kathleen McConnell - Communication Studies
- Mahsa Mohaddress Modirzadeh - Linguistics & Language Development
- Barbara Murphy-Wesley - Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Alvin Musgrave - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Kathrine Richardson - Urban & Regional Planning
- Karthika Sasikumar - Political Science
- Scott Shaffer - Biological Sciences
- Edmund Tang - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Annalise Van Wyngarden - Chemistry
- Claudio Vera Sanchez - Justice Studies
- John Wilhelmsson - Philosophy
- Angela Wu - Design
- Yasue Kodama Yanai - World Languages & Literatures
- Kenneth Youngman - Biological Sciences
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- 15 years
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- Napoleon Abdon - Physical Planning
- Nikole Marie Abrego - College of Humanities & Arts
- Stefanie Aichele-Chang - Teacher Education
- Anna Ang - Wellness & Health Promotion
- Tanya Saroj Bakhru - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Magdalena L. Barrera - Faculty Success
- Leslie Battersby - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Jennifer Bechkoff - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Frank Belcastro - UPD Operations Bureau Commander
- Steve Bennet - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Renae Bhader - School of Social Work
- Johanna Blandino - School of Social Work
- Jared Blanton - Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Leslie Blum - Geology
- Ronald Boeder - Design
- Anji Buckner-Capone - Public Health & Recreation
- Suzanne Caughlan - Kinesiology
- Daniel A. Chafey - Chemical & Materials Engineering
- Yun Chan - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Eduardo Chan - Applied Data Science; Mechanical Engineering
- Jessica W. Chin - Kinesiology
- Jang Hyung Cho - Accounting & Finance
- Roxanne Cnudde - Communication Studies
- Raquel Coelho - Design
- Edward Cohen - School of Social Work
- David Czerwinski - College of Business
- Aurelio Dias Ferreira - World Languages & Literatures
- Mark Dowdy - English
- Brent Duckor - Teacher Education
- Cary Feria - Psychology
- Teri Graziani - Center for Faculty Development
- April Sjoboen Guimaraes - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Lavette Hay - Public Health & Recreation
- Patrice Hernandez - Economics
- Matthew John Holian - Economics
- Paul Houck - Physics & Astronomy
- Jennifer Hubbs - School of Social Work
- Jeanine Hunter - Aerospace Engineering
- Connie Hwang - Design
- Kevin Iocca - Desktop Support
- Abera R. Jiru - Mathematics
- Plamen Koev - Mathematics
- Hahn Koo - Linguistics & Language Development
- Shawn Lahr - Business Operations
- Ghislaine Lang - Economics
- John Loomis - Design
- Bobbi Makani - Career Center
- Nelia Medeiros - College of Science
- Ishbal Mehmi - Parking Services
- Scott Mendez - Accessible Education Center
- Michael A. Merz - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Leah Olaivar - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Michael Oye - Chemical & Materials Engineering; CommUniverCity
- Eileen Pena - Urban & Regional Planning
- Jose Perez - Lock Shop
- Daisy Phan - Accounting Services
- Scott Christopher Phillabaum - Linguistics & Language Development
- Dana Pozzi - Communication Studies
- Sarah Amy Prasad - English
- Priya Raman - Communication Studies
- Alaka Rao - School of Management
- Anthony Raynsford - Art and Art History
- Shannon Rose Riley - Humanities
- Robert Rinck - Public Health & Recreation
- Todd Robinson - Accounting & Finance
- Avantika Rohatgi - English
- Dennis Romano - Aviation
- Robert Rose - Art and Art History
- Arlene Ruiz - Health Services
- Nami Shukla - Academic Innovation & Institutional Effectiveness
- Valerie Smith - School of Social Work
- Brenden Sparks - Web & Campus Applications
- Bonnie Sugiyama - PRIDE and Gender Equity Center
- Laura Sullivan-Green - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- John Tang - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Graham Teaford - Occupational Therapy
- Henry Tooryani - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Yvette A. Trejo - Information Systems & Technology
- Miri VanHoven - College of Science
- Chunlei Wang - School of Management
- Sharlene Washington - Biological Sciences
- David Yee - Design
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- 20 years
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- Ivano Aiello - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Claudia Alvarez - MLK Library Facility
- Sulekha Anand - Biological Sciences
- Susan Arias - Science
- Anuradha Basu - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Sue Ellen Nicdao Bautista - Bursar's Office
- Joni Bodart - School of Information
- Fain Butt - Computer Engineering; Computer Science
- Lei Cai - Kinesiology
- Steve Chang - Network Services
- Kim Clark - Film and Theatre
- Jimma Cortes-Smith - Accessible Education Center; Counselor Education
- Katherine Cushing - Environmental Studies
- Julie Dang - Office of the Registrar
- David Lauren DeLorenzo - School of Information
- Charlie Endris - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Monica Escoto Reyes - Housing Building Maintenance
- Roopa Gadham - Electrical Engineering
- Roberto J. Gonzalez - HVAC Shop
- Jennifer Granada - NASA Ames
- Timothy Hendrick - Journalism & Mass Communication
- Diana Hollinger - School of Music
- Christine Holmes - University Library
- Gloria Jimenez - Athletic Director's Office
- Ann Kalinowski - Marketing & Business Analytics
- T Louie - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Muhieddine Maaz - Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Gwendolyn Mok - School of Music
- Sami Monsur - Office of the Provost/SVP Academic Affairs
- Lissette Moore-Guerra - School of Social Work
- Vannu Nguyen - Biological Sciences
- Todd Perreira - Humanities
- Peter Pham - Enterprise Systems
- Cuong Phu Pham - Nursing
- Ninh Pham-Hi - Administration & Finance
- Lisa Ann Rauch - Nursing
- Eliza K Rentschler - School of Music
- Fernando S. Rivera - UPD Field Operations
- Lai Saechao - Custodial Services
- Amor Santiago - Public Health & Recreation
- Melody Sek - MLK Library Facility
- Phal Sek - MLK Library Facility
- Lucy Serrato-Lager - Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Christina L. Smith - Advancement & Campaign Operations
- Diana Steller - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Patricia Thompson - Advancement & Campaign Operations
- Ashwini Wagle - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Wenbin Wei - Aviation
- Shu-Chieh Wu - Psychology
- Julie Yang - College of Professional & Global Education
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- 25 years
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- Jose Bautista - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Marion Beach - Counselor Education
- Noelle Brada-Williams - English
- Emily Bruce - School of Social Work
- Carl Bugarin - Mathematics
- Amy Byington - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Kathleen Cahill - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Glenn Callaghan - Psychology
- Michelle Chen - CPGE Financial Operations
- Elaine D. Collins - College of Science
- Travis Duval - Auto Shop
- Regino Garcia - Energy & Utilities
- Claudia R. Gasca - Academic Business & Strategic Operations
- Hector Gonzalez - Ground Services
- James Gorvad - Carpentry Shop
- Rona Tamiko Halualani - Communication Studies
- Wesley Heim - Moss Landing Marine Lab
- Timothy Hill - Information Systems & Technology
- Jeff Honda - College of Graduate Studies
- Megumi Hosoda - Psychology
- Morris E. Jones - Electrical Engineering; Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Abigail Laufer - School of Information
- Richard M. Low - Mathematics
- Kristina M. Luna - School of Information
- Eileen MacKusick - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Carrie Michelle Medders - University Personnel
- Jonathan Miller - Geology
- Linda Mitchell - English
- Rachel O'Malley - Environmental Studies
- Paul J. Olivo - School of Music
- Angee Marie Ortega - College of Business
- Periklis Papadopoulos - Aerospace Engineering
- Scott Pham - College of Engineering
- Maria Ramirez - Advancement & Campaign Operations
- Cheryl Diane Roddick - Mathematics
- Mitra Rokni - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Malu Roldan - Information Systems & Technology
- Michael Santos - UPD Administrative Services
- Babak Sarrafan - Film and Theatre
- Richard Sinn - Computer Engineering
- Geri Soto - Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Roger Terrill - Chemistry
- Sheri L. Tomisaka - Academic Scheduling & Space Management
- Jacob Tsao - Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Monica Van Den Dool - Art and Art History
- Joan Walton - Film and Theatre
- Andrew F. Wood - Communication Studies
- Jianqing (Sandy) Xiao - Research Foundation/SA System & Student Success Programming
- John York - Film and Theatre
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- 30 years
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- Anthony D. Andre - Industrial & Systems Engineering; Psychology
- Soo Choi - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Joseph Dworak - Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management; School of Management
- Anh-Dao Nguyen-Church - Softball
- Maxine Shao - Physics & Astronomy
- Steven Vukazich - Civil & Environmental Engineering
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- 35 years
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- Maria Alaniz - Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Maria Cayco-Gajic - Mathematics
- Caroline H. Haas - Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging
- Patrick Ho - Desktop Support
- Robin Love - Child & Adolescent Development
- Coleetta E. McElroy - Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Joe Miller - Design
- Eric Narveson - History
- Taeho Park - Global Innovation & Leadership
- Karen Singmaster - Chemistry
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- 40 years
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- Jeffrey Fadiman - Marketing & Business Analytics
- Thomas Leddy - Philosophy
- Marco Scardina - Information Security
- Diana Stover - Journalism & Mass Communication
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