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Employee Recognition

Employee recognition programs

UMass Dartmouth has a long, proud tradition of educating students who achieve success and make a difference in their communities and around the world. Your job, whatever your job, helps us to accomplish that goal. Your knowledge, skills and attitudes touch our students daily and your valuable contributions make UMass Dartmouth a remarkable University.

UMass Dartmouth recognizes the contributions of every employee to the overall mission and strategic plan of the University. Our Employee Recognition Programs are designed to encourage opportunities for those efforts to be acknowledged and celebrated.

Annual service awards celebration ‌‌

The Annual Service Awards Celebration enables us to demonstrate our appreciation to faculty and staff who have served our students over the years and with particular distinction. Employees reaching milestone anniversaries (10 years, 15 years, 20 years, etc…) are honored each year at our Years of Service ceremony.

2024 Recipient List (Download the 2024 Years of Service Program)

5 Karen M Abbondanza Part-Time Lecturer Art Ed, Art Hist & Media Stud
5 Roger L Andrews Part-Time Lecturer Art and Design
5 Elisabeth M Arruda OCE Instructor Women & Gender Studies
5 Aneesa Aruna Baboolal Assistant Professor Crime and Justice Studies Dept
5 Wayne E Bates Part-Time Lecturer Civil/Enviro Eng Department
5 Nicholas M. Calabrese Senior Technical Assoc SMAST SMAST
5 Steven Corvi OCE Instructor History Department
5 Vera L Delgado Undergraduate Academic Advisor Nursing & Health Science
5 Thomas P. Dotson Associate Director Student Accessibility Services
5 Holson Escalazy Part-Time Lecturer Accounting/Finance Department
5 Sandra S Escaleira Asst. Director Human Resources Human Resources
5 Andrea M Fernandes Administrative Assistant I Dean, Visual & Performing Arts
5 Robert J Gegear Associate Professor Biology Dept
5 David A Gingerella VC Admin Facilities VC, Admin & Facilities
5 Ana M. Graca Instructor/Lecturer/Trainer Labor Education Center
5 Laura Elizabeth Hanzly Assistant Teaching Professor BioEngineering
5 Alton Lawrence Jenkens Dean CVPA Dean, Visual & Performing Arts
5 Monica A Johnson Part-Time Lecturer Art and Design
5 Gokhan Kul Assistant Professor Computer & Info Science Dept
5 Raina V Lamade Assistant Professor Psychology Department
5 Cait E Lanza Part-Time Lecturer Art and Design
5 Hangjian Ling Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
5 Jared James Louf-Woods University Police Officer UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
5 Vanessa Lynn Lovelace Assistant Professor Crime and Justice Studies Dept
5 Zeina S Madeiros Senior Administrative Assistan Research & Econ Development
5 Toniqua Charee Mikell Assistant Professor Crime and Justice Studies Dept
5 Erik M Noack Head Mens Ice Hockey/Intramura Athletic Department
5 Shelly Marie Paiva Part-Time Lecturer Adult Nursing
5 Kihan Park Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
5 Daniel Z Pirbudagov Executive Dir. Internat Ed Associate Provost Undgrad
5 Lena F Reddick Administrative Assistant II UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
5 Marlene Anne Roberge Administrative Assistant I Biology Dept
5 Hamed Samandari Associate Teaching Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
5 John Paul Saurette OCE Instructor Department of Education
5 Anna Elizabeth Schierberl Scherr Assistant Professor Psychology Department
5 Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
5 Judith Sims Knight Part-Time Lecturer Psychology Department
5 Heather L Syrett University Police Sergeant UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
5 Analia M.S. Tebaldi OCE Instructor Portuguese Department
10 Jamal Toussaint Adams Maintainer I Housing Custodial
10 Hilson Mark Aguiar Library Assistant IV Library Access Services
10 Americo Amaral Maintainer I Janitorial
10 Elisabeth M Arruda Benefited Part-time Lecturer Women & Gender Studies
10 Jeffrey W Beaudry Professional Technician II Civil/Enviro Eng Department
10 Jonathan Julius Bonilla Asst Director of Assessment Institutional Research
10 Julie A. Cahill Assist. Dean of Students Office of the Dean Law School
10 Patrick J Cappillino Associate Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
10 Maria Couto Maintainer I Janitorial
10 Margaret Bell Drew Associate Professor Faculty Law School
10 Gavin Fay Associate Professor Fisheries Oceanography
10 Filipe Maia Garcia Electrician I Housing Maintenance
10 Maria G. Garcia Maintainer I Janitorial
10 Caroline Nicole Gelmi Associate Professor Depart English & Communication
10 David Matthew Godinho University Police Officer UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
10 Suvinda Govindraj Systems Support Administrator IT Infrastructure
10 John P Holleran Deputy Director of Athletics Athletic Department
10 Molly Elizabeth Igo Asst Librarian Library Law School
10 Tyler M Inman Part-Time Lecturer Art and Design
10 Shakhnoza Kayumova Associate Professor Department of Education
10 Mary Lou Macedo Maintainer I Housing Custodial
10 James Andrew March Mistler Assistant Teaching Professor Med Laboratory Science Dept
10 Douglas Craig Marshall Professional Technician I Biology Dept
10 Isabel C Martins Maintainer I Janitorial
10 Joshua J. Masse Associate Professor Psychology Department
10 Maricris Lodriguito Mayes Associate Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
10 Elizabeth A. McCliment Assistant Teaching Professor Biology Dept
10 Ryan P McCormack Athletic Officials Football
10 William A. Mitchell Assoc Dir Corp Engagement Univ Advancement : Development
10 Eric J Mitnick Professor Faculty Law School
10 Antonio Cabral Moniz Maintainer I Janitorial
10 Yun Melody Tang O'Donnell Assistant Teaching Professor Med Laboratory Science Dept
10 Ebenezer Oyebamiji Maintainer I Housing Custodial
10 Jean B Robertson OCE Instructor Sociology & Anthro Department
Crime and Justice Studies Dept
10 Clinton Louis Rogers Associate Teaching Professor Computer & Info Science Dept
10 Pamela K. Rogers Clerk IV Advancement Services
10 Nicholas John Santavicca Associate Professor Depart English & Communication
10 Monika S Schuler Associate Professor Community Nursing Dept
10 Frank H Sherman Jr. Asst Dir of Athletics Facil Athletic Department
10 Simone J Sirois Assistant Director Conf & Ev Conferencing & Events
10 Timothy C Su Part-Time Lecturer Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
10 Lisa M. Tavares Student Support Advisor Online & Continuing Education
10 Alexis Leigh Teagarden Associate Professor Depart English & Communication
10 Milana C Vasudev Associate Professor BioEngineering
10 Gang Wang Associate Professor Decision & Information Science
10 Brandon Michael Williams Fitness Ctr Asst/S&C Coord Athletic Department
10 Mary Elizabeth Wilson Associate Professor Depart English & Communication
10 Donghui Yan Associate Professor Mathematics
15 Michael Arguin Building Maint. Supervisor II Housing Maintenance
15 Robert Edward Drew Associate Professor Biology Dept
15 Chan Du Associate Dean Dean, Charlton College of Bus
15 Jamie D Eckert Assistant Teaching Professor Music Department
15 Natalie J. Ferreira Manager of IT Servi IT Service Center
15 Donald A Foster Professional Technician II Mechanical Engineering Dept
15 Shingo Furukawa Professional Technician I Dean, Visual & Performing Arts
15 Chakira E Gonsalves-El Khoury Communications Dispatcher II UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
15 Michael D Goodman Exec Dir Econ Dev & Com P'ship Vice Chancellor,Academic Aff
15 Karen E Gulbrandsen Professor Depart English & Communication
15 Susan Hagan Benefited Part-time Lecturer Depart English & Communication
15 Kathryn D Kavanagh Associate Professor Biology Dept
15 Anne Marie Liberty Associate Teaching Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
15 Ling Lin Associate Professor Accounting/Finance Department
15 David Robert Manke Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
15 Gary W Marden Civic Engagemnt Program Officr Leduc Ctr for Civic Engagement
15 Sonia Pacheco Librarian Library Information Services
15 Jocelyn Ann Perry Lead IT Identity & Access Coor IT Infrastructure
15 Honggang Wang Professor Electrical/Computer Eng Dept
15 Emma Marie Wood Assoc Librarian Library Information Services
20 Manuela R. Amado Maintainer I Housing Custodial
20 Deborah K. Armstrong Assistant Teaching Professor Adult Nursing
20 Jennifer L Benson Research Associate Estuarine & Ocean Sciences
20 Heidi M. Berggren Professor Political Science Department
20 Brian N Blanchette Associate Teaching Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
20 Dan Braha Commonwealth Professor Decision & Information Science
20 Kimberly A. Christopher Dean College Of Nursing Nursing & Health Science
20 Sarah B. Cosgrove Assoc Provost for Student Succ Economics Department
20 Kevin M. Curow Assistant Dean Arts & Sciences Dean, Arts & Sciences
20 Catharine M. Curran-Kelly Associate Professor Management & Marketing
20 Gary E. Davis Professor Mathematics Department
20 Anna M. Dempsey Professor Art Ed, Art Hist & Media Stud
20 Maureen A. Eckert Professor Philosophy Department
20 Christopher A. Eisenhart Professor Depart English & Communication
20 Kenneth Fonseca Athletic Officials Equipment Room
20 Romayne M. Grace STAR Center Coordinator Dean, Arts & Sciences
20 Nicholas R. Gula Electrician II Electric Shop
20 Maolin Guo Professor Chemistry/Biochemistry Dept
20 Randall L. Hall Associate Teaching Professor Economics Department
20 Stephen Raymond Hashim Maintainer I Janitorial
20 Shannon L. Jenkins Assoc Prov FacAf & Und. GradEd VC,Academic Aff
20 Dinh K Le Sr IT Service Center Tech IT Service Center
20 Justin C Maucione Digital Multimedia Specialist University Marketing
20 Cristina M. Mehrtens Professor History Department
20 Paul R. Naylor Professional Technician I Computer & Info Science Dept
20 Timothy J. Nulty Professor Philosophy Department
20 Kevin G. Pickering Assoc Dir Ath Sports Medicine Athletic Department
20 Tara K. Rajaniemi Professor Biology Dept
20 Jackie J. Ribeiro Maintainer I Housing Custodial
20 Isabel F. Rodrigues Professor Sociology & Anthro Department
20 Douglas D. Roscoe Professor Political Science Department
20 Mark E. Santow Professor History Department
20 Eli J. Smith Maintainer I Janitorial
20 Matthew T. Sneider Associate Professor History Department
20 Lisa A. Thatcher Communications Dispatcher II UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
20 Gopala Vasudevan Professor Accounting/Finance Department
20 Beth-Anne G. Vieira Assoc Dir for Advocacy & Edu Ctr Women, Gender & Sexuality
20 Timothy D. Walker Professor History Department
25 Carlos O. Benavides Professor Global Languages & Cultures
25 Amanda A. Browning Administrative Assistant I Mailroom
25 Judite F. Fernandes Administrative Assistant I Intl Student & Scholar Center
25 Sigal Gottlieb Chancellor Professor Mathematics Department
25 Lisa A. Jochim Director Worker's Ed Program Labor Education Center
25 Kenneth L. Manning Professor Political Science Department
25 Michelle J. Nataly Communications Dispatcher II UMass Dartmouth Police Dept.
25 Theodore A. Powers Professor Psychology Department
25 Andrew J Smart Professional Technician I Electrical/Computer Eng Dept
25 Darcy A. Stevens Assist. Dir. Admiss-Trnsfer Admissions Office
25 Amit Tandon Commonwealth Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
25 Heather L. Tripp Video Production Specialist University Marketing
30 Cheryl A. Bednarik Clerk V Dean, Arts & Sciences
30 Verna L. Drayton Administrative Assistant I Psychology Department
30 Alex J. Fowler Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept
30 Christopher Garron EDP Systems Analyst III Library Systems
30 Jay F. Golsby Third Class Power Plant Engin Power Plant
30 Henry N. Lima Inst. Security Officer II Parking
30 Paula Erenberg Medeiros Professional Technician I Art and Design
30 Mark H Millstein Professor Art and Design
30 Brian S. Miranda Edp Systems Analyst Iv IT Service Center
30 Patricia J. Mooney Administrative Assistant II Intl Student & Scholar Center
30 Michelle L. Rocha Administrative Assistant I BioEngineering
30 Sukalyan Sengupta Professor Civil/Enviro Eng Department
30 Amy M. Shapiro Dean Honors College Honors College
35 Dana S Fine Professor Mathematics Department
35 Walaa S Mogawer Commonwealth Professor Civil/Enviro Eng Department
35 Robert Morotti EDP Computer Op Supervisor IT Service Center
45 John Fernandes Director ARC Sci/Eng Center Academic Resources Center
45 Jefferson T Turner Chancellor Professor Biology Dept
40 Brian J Greenfield Head of Grounds Service Sect Grounds

Employee Recognition Awards

Behind the Scenes: Frank Sherman, Athletics
Awarded to an employee whose role is not regularly visible and
whose superior work and dedication is not often recognized.

Exceptional Hire: Sumanth Tatineni, CITS
Awarded to a new employee hired in 2024, who is exceeding all
expectations and set a benchmark for future recruits with their
great work.

Superstar: Ellen Mandly, Office of Faculty Development
Awarded to an employee at the top of their game, slayer of
deadlines, and is the best at what they do (no matter the time or
circumstances).

Team Player: Shanei Suarez, Student Service Center
Awarded to an employee who holds the team together, from their
willingness to provide support to effective communication to
recognizing the contributions of others.

The Client Whisperer: Richard Legault, CITS
Awarded to an employee who consistently goes beyond their call
of duty to keep customers happy.

The Inspirer: Christie do Rosario, Housing & Residential Education
Awarded to an employee who is a leader and/or mentor and has
made a significant difference through their guidance helping
others unlock their true potential.

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