Service Awards & Retiree Recognition Ceremony

May 8, 2019

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Service awards are presented tofaculty and staff who are employed on April 1, 2019, and who have achieved

20, 30, or 40 years of continuous,full-time service at CCSU as of that date.

Faculty and staff whoretired during or at the conclusionof the 2018-2019 academic year

are being recognized.

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Order of Presentation

Welcome

Dr. Zulma R. Toro ............................................................................................President

Master of CeremoniesAnna Suski-Lenczewski ...................................... Chief Human Resources Officer

Presentation of Service AwardsAcademic Affairs .......................... David Dauwalder, Provost and Vice President

Administrative Affairs ...............Salvatore Cintorino, Interim Chief Administrative OfficerFiscal Affairs ....................................Charlene Casamento, Chief Financial Officer

Student Affairs ............................................. Michael Jasek, Interim Vice President

Presentation of Performance Excellence Award for Support Staff

Dr. Zulma R. Toro .......................................................................................President

Retiree RecognitionAcademic Affairs .......................... David Dauwalder, Provost and Vice President

Administrative Affairs ......................................Salvatore Cintorino, Interim Chief

Fiscal Affairs ....................................Charlene Casamento, Chief Financial Officer

Human Resources .......Anna Suski-Lenczewski, Chief Human Resources Officer

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Institutional Advancement ..........................Christopher Galligan, Vice President

Institutional Advancement .........................Christopher Galligan, Vice President

Student Affairs .........................................................Michael Jasek, Vice President

Center for Public Policy & Social Research........Steven Kliger, Executive Director

Information Technology ...................................... George Claffey, Interim Chief

Administrative Officer

Information Officer

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Service Award Recipients

20 Years of ServiceAcademic Affairs

Don Adams, Professor............................................................................. Philosophy

Stephen Armstrong, Adjunct ......................................................................... History

Catherine Baratta, Associate Professor........................................................Social Work

Marsha Bednarski, Professor .......................................................Geological Sciences

James Bryant, Administrative Coordinator ........................................................... Design

Susan Gilmore, Associate Professor .....................................................................English

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Colleen Casey-Nelson, Adjunct ..............................................................................Art

Myrna Garcia-Bowen, Director...........................Transfer & Academic Articulations

Beverly Johnson, Associate Professor.....................................................................English

Katherine Hermes, Professor................................................................................History

Jeremiah Jarrett, Professor ...................................................................................Biology

Peter Kyem, Professor.....................................................................................Geography

Carl Knox, Associate Professor ................................................................................Music

Ernest Pancsofar, Associate Professor.....................Special Education & Interventions

Susan Malley, Administrative Assistant.......................................College of Liberal Arts

Keri Maynard, Associate Director .............................................................Financial Aid

Barry Sponder, Professor..............................................Educational Leadership, Policy

Louise Williams, Professor...................................................................................History

Matthew Warshauer, Professor............................................................................History

Barry Westcott, Professor....................................................Chemistry & Biochemistry

Leyla Zidani-Eroglu, Associate Professor..............................................................English

Robert Wolff, Professor.........................................................................................History

& Instructional Technology

Raymond Tafrate, Professor.......................................Criminology & Criminal Justice

& Social Sciences

Service Award Recipients

20 Years of ServiceAcademic Affairs

Stephen Adair, Professor............................................................................ Sociology

Richard Benfield, Professor ....................................................................... Geography

Laurie Colburn, Library Technician..............................................Elihu Burritt Library

Kathy Czyrnik, Professor ...............................................................................Finance

Joanne DiPlacido, Associate Professor .......................................Psychological Sciences

Susan Gilmore, Associate Professor .....................................................................English

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Vicente Garcia, Professor.............................................................................................Art

Myrna Garcia-Bowen, Director...........................Transfer & Academic Articulations

Beverly Johnson, Associate Professor.....................................................................English

Katherine Hermes, Professor................................................................................History

Jeremiah Jarrett, Professor ...................................................................................Biology

Peter Kyem, Professor.....................................................................................Geography

Carl Knox, Associate Professor ................................................................................Music

Ernest Pancsofar, Associate Professor.....................Special Education & Interventions

Susan Malley, Administrative Assistant.......................................College of Liberal Arts

Keri Maynard, Associate Director .............................................................Financial Aid

Barry Sponder, Professor..............................................Educational Leadership, Policy

Louise Williams, Professor...................................................................................History

Matthew Warshauer, Professor............................................................................History

Barry Westcott, Professor....................................................Chemistry & Biochemistry

Leyla Zidani-Eroglu, Associate Professor..............................................................English

Robert Wolff, Professor.........................................................................................History

Raymond Tafrate, Professor.......................................Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Public SafetyEdward Dercole, Police Lieutenant...............................................................Public Safety

Gerald Erwin, Police Sergeant ...................................................................Public Safety

Courtney McDavid, Special Project Administrator................................President's Office

Service Award Recipients

Office of the President

ji20 Years of Service

Enrollment ManagementDouglas Benoit, Asst Dir/Recruitment Services................................................Admissions

Joseph Gordon, Director, Advancement Services........................... Advancement Services

Institutional Advancement

Student AffairsMelina Lopez, Veteran Retention Assistant...............................................Veteran Affairs

Stanley Styrczula, Dir/IT Strategic Initiatives & Special Proj....Information Technology

Information Technology

Tuan Do, Program Specialist......................................................Information Technology

Pierre Weisgram, Adjunct.......................................................... Mathematical Sciences

Hermine Smikle, Adjunct.............................................................................. Copy Center

Bradley Waite, Professor ..................................................................Psychological Science

30 Years of ServiceAcademic Affairs

James Arena, Professor ...................................................Chemistry and Biochemistry

Thomas Edwards, Adjunct ....................................................................................................Art

Haydee Hodis, Librarian...................................................................................................Library

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Peter Lemaire, Professor...........................................................Physics & Engineering Physics

Olusegun Odesina, Professor.......................Computer Electronics & Graphic Technology

David Makinster, Adjunct...........................................................................................Philisophy

David Holzman, Adjunct .......................................................................................................Art

Thomas Sherer Jr., Adjunct .....................................................................................Geography

Burton Levine, Adjunct..................................................................................................Sociology

Christopher Cervoni, Police Lieutenant Dean ...........................................Public Safety

Public Safety

Michael Ansarra, Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director ...............................................Athletics

Institutional Advancement

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Jennifer DelSanto, Secretary........................................................Physical Education &

Kimberly Karas, Administrative Assistant ...................Marketing & Communications

Susan Kelly, Processing Technician.................................................... Event Management

Carmen Medina, Secretary .......................................Pre-Collegiate & Access Services

Carmen Otero, Secretary .......................................... Criminology & Criminal Justice

Mary Rinaldo-Ducat, Administrative Assistant ........................ Administrative Affairs

Naisha Roman, Fiscal/Administrative Assistant......................................... Fiscal Affairs

Leslie Silva, Secretary .................................................................................. Engineering

Susanne Ventura, Secretary .................................................................... Residence Life

Human Performance

Performance Excellence Award For Support Staff Nominees

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Retiree RecognitionAcademic Affairs

Shelley Bochain, Professor ..................................................................................Nursing

Sharon Braverman, Asst Dean.........................................................School of Business

Jin-Chih Chang, Library Technician .......................... Library Catalog & Metadata

Nancy Hoffman, Professor .........................................Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology

Abel Iannone, Professor .................................................................................Philosophy

Paul Karpuk, Professor..........................................................................................English

Paloma Lapuerta, Professor ..............................................................Modern Languages

Colen Moore, Office Assistant ...................................................................Financial Aid

Robert Robinson, Planetarium Technician ...........................................Geological Sciences

Donald Rogers, Adjunct Professor......................................................................History

Barry Sponder, Professor .................................Educ Leadership, Policy & Instr Tech

Nicholas Tomaiuolo, Librarian ........................................................Library Reference

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Luisito Tongson, Professor .......................................Physics and Engineering Physics

Michael Sangeloty, Property Control Assistant ......................... Facilities Management

Henry Schrager, Custodian ............................................................. Custodial Services

Retiree RecognitionAdministrative Affairs

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Fiscal AffairsRichard Mason Jr., Procurement Specialist .................................................... Purchasing

Human ResourcesLouise Olszewski, Human Resources Assistant.................................. Human Resources

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Institutional AdvancementJoseph Vigdorchik, Athletics Equipment Manager............................................ Athletics

Student AffairsWayne Mamed, Student Center Director..................................................Student Center

Police DepartmentLeslie Richardson, Police Officer...................................................... Police Department

Claire Williams, Telecommunications Dispatcher................................ Police Department

Information Technology

Gary Koropatkin, Customer Support Center Assistant ............... IT User Support Services

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