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.