Employees, retirees recognized for service

Nearly 250 individuals were recognized for individual service to the University of North Georgia (UNG) and 14 retirees were honored during the 2022 service award and retiree receptions on April 18 and 19.

"We are thrilled to once again be hosting the service award and retiree reception in person on the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses," Elizabeth King, UNG training and development specialist said. "More than ever our employees are doing incredible things in impossible circumstances, and they absolutely deserve the recognition and reward that comes with celebrating their dedication and service to UNG."

All employees who reached a five-year incremental service milestone in 2021 and those who retired during the last half of 2021 were honored. As their anniversaries occur throughout the year, employees receive their award certificates, but all gather together the following spring to be recognized and celebrate, King said. Those honored included:

• Retirees: Tina Carter, Sharon Chalmers, Mark Davis, Iris Dennis, Barry Friedman, Lyne Hitt, Elizabeth Jones, Dean Lieburn, Judy McHan, Steven Nicklas, Vinita Sangtani, Wendy Smith, Pamela Stoffel and John Williams.
• 30 years: Denise Bryant, Ric Kabat, Garry Merritt and Steven Thellman.
• 25 years: Richard Crain, Mike Davenport, Loretta Delargy, Ahmad Ghafarian, Andrew Santander and Brian Tarr.
• 20 years: Lee Barrow, Tanya Bennett, Jeff Boggan, Josh Boyd, Kimberly Burnett Cantrell, Harry Childers, Elizabeth Combier, Lori Cronan, Angela Erwin, Carla Gibbs, Thomas Hartfield, Kristi Hislope, Christopher Jespersen, Dean Lieburn, Beverly Martin, Michallene McDaniel, Laura Mullins, Paula Nolibos and Gabriel Reyes.
• 15 years: John Amoss, Brad Bailey, Chris Barnes, Chris Bell, Dustin Berry, David Broad, Suzanne Brown, Charles Burrage, Chi-Hsuan Catterson, Shannon Chandler, Jarad Conner, Randy Davidson, Valerie Fambrough, Michelle Flack, Nicole Gailey, Kris Hammond, Stephanie Hungerford, Joanna Kim, Edward Lai, Steven Lloyd, Jeff Marker, Jeanine Merck, Sudhanshu Panda, Tom Preston, Paul Raptis, Ramona Robinson, Andrew Roy, Eva Sanchez, Vinita Sangtani, John Scott, Casey Sherman, Treva Smith, Tamara Spike, Russell Teasley, Alvaro Torres-Calderon, Laura Trammell, Charlotte Wade, Jack Whidden, Shannon Williams and Wanda Woodall.
• 10 years: Angel Adams, Laura Allen, Freddie Anderson, Beth Arbuthnot, Lindsay Bailey, Erin Barding, Heather Barrett, Jessica Bohannon, Leverett Butts, Joanna Carrega, Chris Cooper, Josh Cuevas, Jiyoung Daniel, Royce Dansby-Sparks, Bryan Dawson, Sandy Fortner, Wes Guevara, Darcy Hayes, Timothy Hayes, Victoria Hightower, Lisa Howard, Mandy Howard, Cheminh Howe, Wendi Huguley, Anota Ijaduola, Bonita Jacobs, Rebecca Johnston, Clark Justus, Johnny Kahn, Rosann Kent, Minsu Kim, Kristie Kiser, Tori Kostecki, Teresa Ledford, Marianne Leidy, Derek Leonard, Darren Martin, Kelly McFaden, Christy Morrison, Maryna Murdock, Amanda Nash, April Nelms, Nicholas Palmer, Derek Powers, Austin Riede, Kimberly Rousseau, Tina Sears, Lacee Sheffield, Brooke Smith, Margaret Smith, Ann Snyder, Andrew Truett, Dwight Wilson, Tuwanda Wilson, Clint Wingo, Lynn Wood and Jianjun Yang.
• 5 years: Crystal Abernathy, Jaymee Acton, Juman Al Bukhari, Allison Ashcraft, Jennifer Bailey, Justin Barbaree, David Bell, Lauren Bradshaw, Marcus Brewer, Teresa Brooksher, Melvin Brown, Ashley Bruce, Brandon Buttler, Imani Cabell, Kimberly Castle, Victoria Cooke, Christopher Curran, Molly Daniel, John Dewey, Luisa Diaz-Kope, Jonathan Doster, Maxine Douglas, Dante Douglas, Diane Farrell, Gregory Feiden, Tim Figley, Megan Foley, Matilda Foster, Adam Frey, Patricia Fried, Meagan Garris, Lisa Geddings, Casey Gilliam, Todi Golloshi, Austin Gooch, Donna Governor, James Grindeland, Emily Grizzle, Nallely Guerrero, Rosi Gunasinghe, David Hair, Seyed Hamid Serri, Milton Hansen, Amanda Harden, Deidre Harp, Danielle Hartsfield, Donna Healy, Ryan Hipp, Austin Holman, Abby Humphrey, Hassan Hussain, Jin Im, Annmarie Jackson, Vanessa Jones, Megan King, Warren King, Whitney Kropp, Jeffrey Landgren, Jeffrey Lentz, Melissa Lockaby, Candace Lovell, Michael Lucker, Gregory Martin, Misty McDonald, Leah McGowan, Shane McGowan, Jade McPherson, Yelizaveta Moss, Lisa Nash, Nham Ngo, Tomoe Nishio, Robin O'Day, Douglas Orr, Mary Owens, Sangshin Pae, Eunse Park, Nicholas Parker, Sherman Pass, David Patterson, Jared Patterson, Alberto Perez, Brooks Peters, Zechariah Pierce, Derrick Pirkle, Mary Rob Plunkett, Robin Post, Diana Pulido, Charles Rehberg, Jason Robinson, Mallory Rodriguez, Katherine Rohrer, Ana Rumbao, Darla Rush, Callie Sanford, Steven Schretzmann, Hugh Scott, Maddie Segnitz, Christopher Seminack, Lesley Simanton-Coogan, Deanna Simonds, Stanislaw Solnik, Morgan Southerland, Kristin Stalvey, Nathan Steritz, Josie Toney, Michael Tucker, Michael Tuvlin, Max Vazquez Dominguez, Jeremy Walters, Rachael Walton-Mouw, Cindy Webber, Jeremy Weiner, Candice Wilson, Alexander Wisnoski, Monika Worick, Sara Wright, Ping Ye, Meng Zhang and Yanfei Zhu.