Employee Of The Year: In Recognition Of Outstanding Service To The Campus Community

2024 Honorees

Michael Norman
ESP Electrician
Bruce Buckley
Application/Network Systems Technician

Criteria

The following conditions apply to nominations for the 2024 Recognition Awards:

Eligibility: Any University employee or currently enrolled student is eligible to make two nominations for the annual awards: one from the ESP (support staff) group (includes clerical, maintenance, and public safety positions), and one from the A/P non-union group (administrative/professional). Nominations may be made from within your department or from other departments.

Service time required: Minimum of two years full-time or equivalent part-time service at LSSU in a regular position.

Exclusions: The president, vice presidents, and members of the selection committee are excluded from receiving these awards. The selection committee serves four-year terms and is replaced in rotation by the individuals receiving the awards. Awardees are excluded from nomination while committee members.

Committee members for 2024 are: Yvonne Brown (’23), Stacy Charles (’20), and Ron Throener (’19) for the AP group; and Tim Spencer (’23) and two additional elected ESP Union members for the ESP group.

Awards: An outstanding service award will be presented to one support staff employee and to one A/P employee at the Holiday Retirement & Service Awards Luncheon.


How to Nominate

**Nominations are currently closed. Please check back in Fall of 2025 to nominate the 2025 employee of the year!**

Nominations: Please use this form to submit the name(s) of your nominee(s) with complete statements of your reasons for nomination for the criteria listed below. Your signature/electronic signature required for verification of your status as employee or student and will be kept confidential. Additional statements may be made on page 3.

Deadline: Nominations will be accepted until Monday, December 2, 2024 at 5pm. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Human Resources at 906-635-2213.

 


Previous Year’s Honorees
Year Support Staff Administrative/Professional
2023 Tim Spencer Yvonne Brown
2018 - 2019 Laura (Bofinger) Moening Stacy Charles
2017-2018 Ronald Throener Carol Schmittigal
2016-2017 Derric Knight Roger Greil
2015-2016 Sheri Garee Karen Storey
2014-2015 Jerry Killips Jackie Kellerman
2013-2014 George Carlisle Arlene MacPherson
2012-2013 Kathy Marchand Luanne Webb
2011-2012 Christine Roll Nancy Neve
2010-2011 Laura (Bofinger) Moening Georgiana Cox
2009-2010 Jeff Harris Stella DePlonty
2008-2009 Judy Bawks Al Case
2007-2008 Colleen Barr Jerry Stephens
2006-2007 Deborah Pietrangelo Sharon Dorrity
2005-2006 Nora Izzard Mary St. Antoine
2004-2005 Kathy Danielkiewicz Heather Ferguson
2003-2004 Donna White Colleen Rye
2002-2003 Cheri Hoornstra Tom Pink
2001-2002 Laurie DeNeve-Ewing Holly Johnson
2000-2001 Theresa M. Weaver Kari Jastorff
1999-2000 Janine Murray Kahler Schuemann
1998-1999 Donald S. Jones Suzette M. Olson
1997-1998 Patricia A. Roe Roger Greil
1996-1997 Pauline H. Killips Cheri L. Castner
1995-1996 Judith V. Jones Karen L. Shackleton
1994-1995 Donna M. Payment Robbin S. Manor
1993-1994 Terri D. Peller Susan K. Camp
1992-1993 Jeanne E.Thompson Margaret E. Olson
1991-1992 Trinda A. Pontus Beverly E. White
1990-1991 Mary K. Person Conrad A. Schmitigal