Fifty-five employees were honored during the 2018 Employee Recognition Breakfast on January 29. Seven former employees earned emeriti status and 48 current faculty, staff, and administrative members, celebrating service milestones ranging from five to 40 years, were recognized for their contributions to the University and its success.
Dr. Jalisa Williams, assistant vice president of Human Resources, welcomed the group and assisted President Ramon Torrecilha in presenting the honorees with their awards.
Staff Emeriti
Anne Briggs, Information Technology (10 years)
JoAnn Churchill, Conference Services, Career Services, Counseling Center (29 years)
Joan Fuller, Urban Education Program (36 years)
Faculty Emeriti
Dr. Victor Ascolillo, Criminal Justice (posthumous, 43 years)
Dr. Marijoan Bull, Geography and Regional Planning (10 years)
Dr. Donald “Buzz” Hoagland, Biology (posthumous, 23 years)
Gerald Wise, Art (19 years)
Five-year employees
Laura Cummings, Academic Achievement
Luis Gonzalez, Environmental Services
Michelle Rizk-Jarvis, Academic Achievement
Lauren Jimison, Athletics
Sarah Lazare, Academic Achievement
George Michael, Criminal Justice
Ashiah Richeme, Student Affairs
Valerie Tremblay, Residential Life
Yekaterina Volchanskaya, Academic Affairs
Celeste Washington, College of Graduate and Continuing Education
Christopher Zanetti, Environmental Services
10-year employees
Denise Browne, College of Graduate and Continuing Education
Lisa Clark, Center for Instructional Technology
Ryan Cramton, Procurement and Administrative Services
Susan Davignon, Academic Affairs
Michelle Henrichon, College of Graduate and Continuing Education
James Johnson, Student Accounts
Angela Kmon, Registrar’s Office
Cheryl Lee-Scecina, Athletics
Eric Patrick, Information Technology Services
Diane Prusank, President’s Office
Sigrid Stevens, Academic Achievement
15-year employees
Senga Densmore, Procurement and Administrative Services
Tian-Jia Dong, Sociology
Allyn Hall, Trades
Phyllis Hamel-Strobel, Environmental Services
Bonnie Hanson, Institutional Advancement
Brian Kowal, Public Safety
Mark Naidorf, Economics and Management
Heriberto Ruiz, Environmental Services
Barbara Sabadosa, Information Technology Services
Katelyn Shea, Admission
David Wetherell, Trades
Dawn Whitehill, Residential Life
Ellen Wojtowicz, Public Safety
20-year employees
Ron Cummings, Social Work
Corinne Ebbs, Library
Emily Gibbings, Admission
Richard Rossi, Trades
25-year employees
Christopher Hirtle, Information Technology Services
Cynthia Siegler, Academic Affairs
Mark St. Jean, Information Technology Services
30-year employees
Bradford Knipes, Economics and Management
Susan LaMontagne, Student Affairs
35-year employees
Rudolph Hebert, Information Technology Services
Ricki Kantrowitz, Psychology
Carlton Pickron, Student Affairs
Rudolph “Rudy” Hebert, Ricki Kantrowitz, and Carlton Pickron were each honored for their 35 years of commitment to Westfield State. Each addressed the crowd and expressed their thanks to supportive faculty, staff, friends, and family. Their journeys at the University were fondly remembered, and some of their greatest achievements recognized. The University is truly honored to celebrate these valuable individuals who have shown their lasting positive impact on the campus and its students.
40-year employee
John Jones, Criminal Justice
At the event, John spoke about some of his achievements and memories from the past four decades, and wisely summed up his experience by asking, “Why stop doing something you love?” The University hopes to celebrate John and his lasting passion for education for many more years to come!