Northern Michigan University honored several individuals and teams during its 2022 Faculty and Staff Recognition Celebration. The individual and team award winners are featured in more detailed individual stories with photos at the highlighted links below. Years of service milestones and retirees were also honored.
Excellence in Service: Individuals
Andy Buckmaster, mechanic II, Facilities; Jean Shaw, food service worker I, Dining Services; Sherida Riipi, executive secretary, School of Clinical Sciences; Jeff Roo, customer service representative, Printing Services; T Hamari, manager of employment operations and training, Dining; Nicole Walton, WNMU-FM news director, Broadcast and AV Services; Dan Cullen, director of institutional accreditation and assessment, Institutional Effectiveness; Janet Koski, executive director, Equal Opportunity/Title IX and EO Officer.
Innovation Awards: Individuals
Kylie Bunting, Alumni and Foundations communications; Sean Penglase, equipment and stockroom manager, Physics.
Innovation Award: Team
Educational Success Platform (ESP) Development Team: Chris Danik, Bill Richards, Jim Gadzinski, Jose Garcia, Lu Zhang and Neil Baumgartner.
Distinguished Team Awards
Blizzard Response Team (2022/2023): Andy Smith, Daryl Johnson, Andy Buckmaster, Jeff Skoog, Jake Nease, Terry Norman, Dave Raudio, Brad Gischia, Jesse Hanford, James Murray, Tom Dagenais, Patrick Bawden and Greg Ely.
Berry Events Center Conversion Team: Bob Erspamer, Kevin Price, Rick Schwemin and Dave Wiegand.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): John Bruggink, Mlado Ivanovic, Erich Ottem, Jill Leonard, Adam Prus, Dan Rowe, Amber LaCrosse, Janelle Taylor, Tesse Sayen, Chelsey Sundberg, Kim Larson and Dawn Sheffield.
Mail Services and Warehouse: Eric Marcott and Michelle Lane.