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Amy Buwick, Community Service Award - Administrative, with President Al Goldfarb
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Andrea Henderson, Community Service Award - Civil Service, with President Al Goldfarb
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Dan Wise, Distinguished Service Award - Administrative
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Lois Retherford, WIU-Quad Cities - Distinguished Service Award - Civil Service, with President Al Goldfarb
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Roberta Smith, WIU-Macomb - Distinguished Service Award - Civil Service, with President Al Goldfarb
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William Combs, history professor, 40 years of service
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WIU Employees Recognized for Service

April 27, 2006

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MACOMB, IL - - More than 170 Western Illinois University employees were honored at the annual Employee Service Recognition Reception held on campus April 26. Employees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to WIU were recognized and five employees will be announced as recipients of community service and distinguished service awards.

The Community Service Award – Administrative recipient was Amy Buwick, a counselor in the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Resource Center at Beu Health Center. She was nominated for the children’s summer running group she leads in Macomb. A nominator’s letter explained how she started running with her son a few years ago to get him interested in the healthy benefits of exercise. “A few friends started coming and her group of runners grew,” the letter continued. “Amy doesn’t just run with the kids. She teaches them about the importance of warm up, stretching, cool down and proper form. She also instructs them on appropriate footwear, pacing, sprinting and diet and nutrition.”

The Community Service Award – Civil Service recipient was Andrea Henderson, Equal Opportunity Officer in the Affirmative Action and ADA Compliance Office. She is a board member of Macomb’s Big Brother/Big Sister; Samaritan Well, Inc.; and PRIME (Pride and Responsibility in My Environment); a Macomb fire and police commissioner; co-chair of Edison School’s PTO Market Day fundraising program; and a volunteer member of the Community- University Partnership Program (CUPP). The nominator’s letter stated: “She is knowledgeable, professional, organized, a coalition builder, a concerned citizen who ‘walks the talk,’ a person who knows that there are issues affecting Macomb and the University and works to make Macomb and the University a better place to live and work.”

The Distinguished Service Award – Administrative recipient was Dan Wise, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His nominator’s and recommendation letters praised his long-term leadership and commitment to the University, having worked to establish a leading master of arts degree program in geography; creating curriculum that meets the requirements of the National Weather Service and guiding the process of the creation of the bachelor of science degree program in meteorology (2003); implementing a computer cartography program which gave rise to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology and hosting the McDonough County GIS Center on campus; and working with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs to promote wind energy in Illinois and the WIU Peace Corps Fellows Program. “Dan is the ultimate professional…His contributions to Western have been significant, and he is most deserving of this honor,” stated the nominator’s letter.

The Distinguished Service Award – Civil Service recipients were Lois Retherford, academic advising center secretary, WIU-Quad Cities; and Roberta Smith, building service worker, physical plant, WIU-Macomb. Retherford was praise for being “a team player” and involved in leadership, serving as the civil service representative for the Quad Cities, and serving on numerous committees including the Quad Cities Self-Study, Campus Master Plan, Faculty Staff Development and Action Planning Committee. Nominator’s praised Smith for “going the extra mile attitude in everything she does.” In addition to her regular work schedule, Smith likes to work special events in Western Hall such as Commencement. “When I think of Roberta, I think of someone who is so full of compassion, drive and dedication and you could never imagine what it would be like without her.”

Employees honored by years of service include:

40 Years
William Combs, History

35 Years
Jay Balderson and John Mann, English; Karen Nelson, Document & Publication Services; Morris Vos, Foreign Languages & Literatures; David Voss, Mathematics

30 Years
Dennis Bliss, Law Enforcement & Justice Administration; Sharon Brown, Malpass Library; Cathy Couza, Affirmative Action/ADA Compliance; Marcia Crisp and Christina Noble, University Information Management Systems; Alan DeRoos, Registrar; Joe Driskell, Grounds Maintenance; Holly Garbo, Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration; Sharon Hundley, University Housing & Dining Services; Stephany Joy-Newman, Counseling Center; Douglas March, Management; Catherine McCourt, Career Services; Richard Rieck, Geography; Essie Rutledge, Sociology & Anthropology; Mary Kathy Wilson, Building Services

25 Years
Lori Boyer and Larry Wall, College of Business & Technology; Belinda Carr, Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center; Fred Caspall, Geology; Hayden Cooper II, Building Maintenance; Judith Dallinger, Provost & Academic Vice President; Mary Day, Malpass Library; Craig DeMoss, University Information Management Systems; Janice Hart, Center for International Studies; Karen Hunt, Human Resources; Christopher Jagielo, Public Safety; Tej Kaul, Information Management & Decision Sciences; Rhonda Kline, Planning, Budget & Institutional Research;

Edward Knod, Management; Catherine Koester, Building Services; Norma Markert, President's Office; Joan McEneany, Admissions; Julie Murphy, College of Education & Human Services; Estelle Plewa, Advising & Academic Support Center; Pamela Powell and Theresa Roe, Accounting Office; Joseph Protsman (deceased) and Dan Rouse, Athletics; Jeffrey Stockton, Sara Winship and Judy Yeast, Campus Recreation; Lorraine Schwartz and Mary Beth Smith, Art; Stephen Straub, Information Management & Decision Sciences; Ronald Sydnor, Building Services; Joseph Vandemark II, Visual Production Center; Gerald Vigue, Agriculture; Becky Wayland, Counseling Center; Lawrence Welch, Mathematics; Laurie Woodrum, Beu Health Center


20 Years
Manoucher Ardalan, Choonsan Kim, Cathy Onion, Information Management & Decision Sciences;
Barbara Baily, Provost & Academic Vice President; Kathy Barclay, Curriculum & Instruction;
Martha Barclay, Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising & Hospitality; Allen Black, Building Services;
William Breckenridge, Building Mechanical Maintenance; Carol Brooks, University Housing & Dining Services; William Bushaw, Financial Aid; James Courter and Jerry Hansen, English;

Kim Curtis and Robin Wilt, Beu Health Center; Michael Davey, Health Sciences; Julie DeWees, Planning, Budget & Institutional Research; Michael Dickson, CAIT; Bernard “Nick” Digrino, College of Education & Human Services; Barbara Dosier, Institute for Rural Affairs; Michael Ericson, Music; Scott Fisher, Howard Kreps, William Mason, D. Randy Smith, Arthur Thorpe, John Van Dyke, Bonnie Wilson, Building Services; Esther Grimes, Economics;

Robert Hall, Educational Leadership; Annette Hamm, Faculty Senate; Julie Hannen, Dean Howd, Larry Hunter, William Sibley, Malpass Library; Carol Harper, Institute for Rural Affairs; Michael Hazlett, Law Enforcement & Justice Administrative; Lisa Hinman, Business Services; Mary Hughes, Music; Michael Illovsky, Counseling Center; Sandra Larimer, Document & Publication Services; Marcia Lucas, Accountancy; Jennifer Mason, Sharon McCamant, Admissions; Cheryl Matteson, Music; Lawrence McWard, Engineering Technology; Samuel Moran, Public Safety;

Dallas Mowen, Brenda Parks, University Information Management Systems; Mary Melissa Phillips, Center for Preparation of Education Professionals; Dwaine Roche, Athletics; Diane Sandage, Sociology & Anthropology; Timothy Sheridan, Student Judicial Programs; Tammy Thomas, Public Safety; Marlene Toland, History; Thomas Tomlinson, Center for International Studies; Roger Vizdal, Document & Publication Service - Mail Services; Daniel Voorhis, Regional Development; Glen Wuestenfeld, Building Maintenance; Jan Wys, Student Development & Orientation

15 Years
Chrystal Adkisson, Billing & Receivables; Joyce Cale, Kevin Downs, Danny Rittenhouse, Larry Schmitt, Ronald Toland, Building Maintenance; Janece Clough, Art; Richard Cook, Building Mechanical Maintenance; Timothy Engel, University Relations; Janet Fowler, Beu Health Center; Nathan Garlick, Public Safety; Diane Garlisch, Student Judicial Programs; Sandra Good, Physical Plant; Evelyn Hagan, Physics; Joseph Hattaway, Kenneth A. Johnson, Mary Markert, Sue Myers, Bookstore; Linda Hess, Bill Knight Jr., English; William Hoon, Donna Quesal, Robert Quesal, Communication; Richard Janoski, Law Enforcement & Justice Administration;

James Kenny, Peppi Kenny, Marketing & Finance; Ada Macias, Counseling Center; Cynthia Moore, Telecommunications; Catherine Null, College of Fine Arts & Communication; Patricia Shryack, Patrick St. John, Building Services; Michael Stevenson, Athletics; Jeanne Stierman, Malpass Library; Rachel Sutton, Financial Aid; Richard Thorman, Grounds Maintenance; Susan Tygrett, Graduate Studies; Connie Van Dyke, Student Activities Programs; Wilma Wilson, University Housing & Dining Services; John Wiorek, Law Enforcement & Justice Administration

10 Years
Chris Adamski-Mietus, Sociology & Anthropology; Beverly Baker, University Computer Support Services; Benjamin Bishop, Stephanie Dorsett, Center for Preparation of Education Professionals; Stephanie Bryan, Janis Detrick, Timothy Etter, Henry Knowles, Telecommunications; Mark Clark, Electronic Student Services; Michael Coleman, Troy Rhoads, Building Mechanical Maintenance; Debra Danner, College of Education & Human Services; Samuel Danner, Physical Plant Stores; Jo Ann Davis, Global Education; Dennis DeVolder, Computer Science; Rebecca Ebey, Casa Latina;

Angela Ferree, Curriculum & Instruction; Mary Gill, Art; Eric Ginsberg, James Thompson, Music; Thomas Hamel, Kimberly Moreno, Luis Moreno, Curtis Williams, WIU-Quad Cities; Margaret Hammond, Harold Miller, Building Services; Karolynn Heuer, Student Assistant & Parent Service Center; Evelyn Hoing, Graduate Studies; Carles Hudson, Building Maintenance; Garrett Hunter, Engineering Technology; W. Randy Hyllegard II, Kinesiology; Paige Intrieri, Psychology; Joan Livingston-Webber, English; Mary Martin, University Information Management Systems; Patricia Mason, Richard Swartz, Registrar; Leslie Melim, Geology;

Janice Murray, Lynne Wayne, WESL; Rafael Obregon, Engineering Technology; Karen Peitzmeier, Institute for Rural Affairs; James Rabchuk, Physics; William Rehling, Law Enforcement & Justice Administration; Nancy Richbark, Television Services; Elwanda Scott, Financial Aid; Connie Smith, Business Services; David Steelman, Government Relations; Michael Thompson, Television Services; Richard Tillotson, Agriculture; Rhonda Vail, Accounting Office


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