Hundreds of awards were given to UCF employees on Founders’ Day, a day-long celebration of those who power our impact at UCF.
Employees were recognized for reaching their five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 45 years of service milestones, and recent retirees were also honored. The university also presented Employee Excellence awards, which highlight A&P, USPS and OPS non-student employees who made exceptional contributions to the campus community.
“Our talented and dedicated employees foster a supportive environment and a culture of bold exploration for our students, faculty, and community,” says UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright. “We are so grateful that each of you has selected UCF as your professional home and that you choose to make your impact here.”
The excellence awards recognized honorees in five categories:
Employee Excellence Awards for Community Well-Being
Ana Hernandez, Housekeeping Services
Amber Charles, UCF Police Department
Employee Excellence Awards for Discovery and Innovation
Hector Polit, UCF IT
Ahmad Altaher Alfayad, Digital Learning.
Employee Excellence Awards for Operational Excellence
Patricia Kentish, Office of the Provost
Rafael Conde, Facilities and Business Operations
Employee Excellence Awards for Service and Partnership
Tamara Gabrus, Research Initiatives
Christin Saro, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Employee Excellence Awards for Student Success
Jade Laderwarg, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Lucas Noboa, Office of Academic Advocacy
Employee Excellence Awards Nominees
Taher Alfayad
Nathan Aultman
Danae Barulich
Nathalia Bauer
Herlinda Bedoya
Herlinda Bedoya
Josh Bedwell
Lesanne Brunswick
Barbara Busch
Tyler Campbell
Amber Charles
Shafaq Chaudhry
Kristina Chavers
Nicholas Colon
Manuel Colon Gonzalez
Carl Compston
Rafael Conde
Brian Creel
Jacquelyn Daigneault
Katherine Del Cid
Hipatia “Veronica” Donoso
Tim Donovan
Gabe Fernandez
Stefani Francisco
Cynthia Gabriel
Tamara Gabrus
Neftali Garcia
Heather Gibson
Lana Gidusko
Amy Giroux
Kariss Grissom
Pauline Heinz Strauss
Ana Hernandez
Tiffany Hughes
Danielle Hutson-Irizarry
Sarah Job
Patricia Kentish
Zachary (Zack) Knauer
Katie Korkosz
Jennifer Krolowitz
Jade Laderwarg
Toni Leonard
Nick Leyva
Maria Lopes
Robyn Lorfink
David Maldonado
Andy Marin
Lauren Maroon
Sandra McCall
Tammie McClellan
Justin McGill
Amber Mullens
Lucas Noboa
Ann Parker
Diana Perez
Charlie Piper
Hector Polit
Kyle Pritchard
Yoannie Quinones
Frances Ragsdale
Jodi Reinhart
Elexis Ritz
Patricia Riva
Adriel Rivera Aponte
Holly Robbins
Aida Santana
Christin Saro
Carolina Silva
Terri Smith
Orin Smith
Ashley Turner
Pablo Vargas
Jaclyn (Jaci) Velez
Andrea Velez
Mark Wagenhauser
Additional 2024 employee honorees include:
Champion of Student Success and Well-Being Award
Karemah Mansele, UCF Financial Aid
Emerita Status Awardee
DeLaine Priest, Student Success and Well-Being
Employee Service Awards
45 Years of Service
David Douglas
35 Years of Service
William Brown
Edward Brown
Don Harper
James Mccully
James Ross
Gina Seabrook
Tad Simmons
Patricia Tiberii
Barry Wick
30 Years of Service
Eric Anderson
Diane Claudio
Lynn Gonzalez
Martha Hamann
Charlese Hilton-Brown
Tammie McClellan
25 Years of Service
Yousef Ayoub
Giatry Bacchus
Richard Berwanger
Vanessa Butts
Rick Catasus
Chi Chan
Eunice Choi
Terri Daly
Cam Dang
Varsha Das
Maritza Diaz
Cecilia Dolandolan
Marva Ellington
Jason Ellmyer
Yvette Glasgow
Isha Guerrero-Londeree
Robin Hofler
Aaron Hose
Lisa Isham
Allison Jefferson
Kathleen Kirwan
Eugene Manselle
Janice Matley
Oscar Mauricio
Carrie Mcdowell
Ravi Melaram
Scott Milbuta
Patsy Moskal
Yolanda Reddick
Sumatie Singh
Kimberly Spence
Amy Swinford
Joshua Thomas
Andrea White
20 Years of Service
Douglas Backman
Bryan Bazemore
Marco Bedoya
Brandy Blue
Roanne Brice
Rose Carpenter
Willis Chico
Diego David
Bill Dotson
Matthew Fazi
Cortright Francis
Christopher Gavette
Lana Gidusko
Kristina Grabnickas
John Gracey
Robert Haas
Heather Houser
Li-Mei Hung
Waheeda Illasarie
Kristal Jackson Hale
Brooke Kamp
Felicia Kendall
Phyllis Kornegay
Michelle Ku
Angie Leary
Louis Lubin
Janki Maraj
John McInerney
Pablo Mercado
Clare Middlekauff
Lauren Miller
Joe Muley
Greg Norris
Aymee Pabon
Kristell Padel
Marita Pascua
Christy Pasnisin
Barbara Reeder
Ryan Retherford
Cristina Rever
Rex Roberts
Alison Schultz
Jessica Simmons
Parker Snelson
Leith Tussing
Meredith Varner
Nicholas Waters
Kerry Welch
Scott Wiles
Trevor Zarnowiec
15 Years of Service
Richard Baro
Chris Beaman
Joe Beissner
Andrea Berry
Sandra Brasch
Emily Coburn
Nathan Fields
Michelle Greco
Troy Hahr
Francisco Henriquez
Beverly Johnson
Heather Junod
Joy Kittredge
Joel Levenson
Adam Lucas
Thomas Maggart
Sean McConnell
Donna Mercado
Ted Molina
Neida Mora-Maus
RJ Mueller
Samantha Mundell
Tim Neubrander
Ginger Nielsen
Donna Phillips
Luis Reichard
Hosanna Rivera-Maldonado
Libby Sanders
Lucia Schweitzer
Elena Sequera
Lisa Sklar
Lisa Sorrentino
Carmen Sosa-Miranda
Stephanie Spies
Jesse Sunski
Genyth Travis
Mildred Vega Cousino
Luis Velozo
10 Years of Service
Rhonda Anderson-Robinson
Laury Anthony
Valeria Aponte
Rebeca Barrios
Melissa Baxter
Miriam Beckles
Kamille Birkbeck
Marcus Bowan
Jennifer Branson
Alexis Brown
Gary Burkhart
Paul Byron-Kelly
Angie Carloss
Alex Carrero
Wendy Cartier
Amethyst Castro
Kristina Chavers
Juliette Choinski
Nicholas Colon
Jennifer Cook
Brian Creel
Michele Cristinzio
Laura Czerkies
Jacquelyn Daigneault
Diane D’Avanzo
Dario Del Pilar Reyes
Beatriz Diaz
AL Dies
Paul Doerr
Julie Driskel
Lisa Dunn
Ashley Duprat
Michael Figueroa
Nino Frederico
George Fulginiti
Beth Ganz
Kimberly Gault
Michelle Ginsburg
Nicholas Godbolt
Sheryl Goins
Dawn Graziano
Arvis Grier
John Guildford
Kerri Haren
Connie Hawkins
Bethsy Hernandez
Brittany Hofmann
James Hovell
Jaime Hucorne
Danielle Hutson-Irizarry
Kate Ingraham
Brenda Jackson
Nelita Kaleel
Adriana Kelly
Omar Khan
Shelley King
Annatolee King
Betty Lahens
Alvin Laughton
Karissa Lawson
Kimberly Lemonakis
Nina Leonard
Cameron Leonard
Silpa Limbachia
Stephanie Livigni
Lindsey Lombardi
Matthew Lowe
Mark Lundstrom
Bill Martin
Melody Martinez
Sandra McCall
Todd McMahon
Ronaldo Mendoza
Shella Mercado
Carl Metzger
Alicia Miller
Shaheen Miller
Michele Monteith
Thaismary Morales
Phong Ngo
Jessica Nguyen
Yung Nguyen-Siddiqi
Nellie Nido
Edwina Norvelus
Brittany Nsouli
Emilia Paris
Shena Parks
Jikal Patel
Marcy Persaud
Savita Persaud
Mandy Pleie
Gregory Potts
Kyle Pritchard
Odus Radford
Raiza Ramos-Deatherage
Katherine Ramsey
Nakia Randell
Dawn Ransome
Gerardo Reano
Mariuccia Reano
Christine Rivera
Luis Rivera
Stephanie Rivera-Velazquez
Aimara Rodriguez
Shanice Rodriguez
Joselyne Rodriguez Olan
Nelson Roman
Toni Rooney
Noel Roque
Tara Roquevert
Pamela Ross
Ryan Roupe
Ana Santiago
Hector Santos
Kavita Sawh
Karyn Scanlon
Jordon Schagrin
Stephen Schrauger
Jenny Shen
Michael Shumack
Erin Sibauste
Duane Siemen
Hans Singh
Steve South
Jillian Stafford
Alina Stefanov
Ryan Stoner
Dharry Sumair
Jennifer Sumner
George Tabone
Robert Taft
Manny Torres
Sandra Trexler
Chris Upchurch
Ashli Vanhorn
Pamela Von Graff
Kimberly Walz
Debora Whittaker
Alicia Willenberg
Robert Wilson
Kellie Wise
Jenna Wittmann
Jennifer Wolf
Crystal Zavallo
5 Years of Service
Christopher Abreu
Daniel Acosta
Andrew Adkins
Karen Anderson
Joey Asti
Ameera Bacchus
Priyanka Badhwar
Jairo Batista
Kasey Bennett
Rhonda Bishop
Erica Bodin
Elizabeth Borelli
Austin Bott
David Braun
Jana Breburdova
Noha Bukatwa
Felicia Bussie
Yolanda Cabrera
Melissa Carli
Jaclyn Carney
Audrey Carr
Danny Cavallo
LaNique Chesterfield
Eric Chrisman
Kelly Christensen
Raevaun Clarke
Heather Cohen-Stanley
Ivan Colon Torres
Carl Compston
Victor Cosme
Amanda Coveney
Mary Dailey
Jim Daniel
Tyler Daugherty
Regina Dennison
Bina Deva
Rob Diaz
Andrew Diehl
Tiffany Dombrowski
Brendan Donahue
Elishama Douglas
Nicole Dudenhoefer
Edlira Dursun
Wendy Dye
Sara Dye
Bryan Ellison
Stacey Embry
Andrea Espina Rey
Emma Espinet
Gerard Flood
Jennifer Floyd
Allison Freitas
Elisabeth Fry
Kara Gajentan
Andrea Gandy
Luician Goudeau
Jim Graf
Irene Green-Marshall
Tracy Griffith
Liangely Guilbe-Perez
Amiko Hall
Rachel Hammock
Samantha Hanna
Rebecca Hanus
Minoska Hernandez
Janet Hernandez
Rob Hill
Jennifer Hopkins
Gwen Hubbs
Maureen Hurysz
Michael Jacobs
Troy Jarvis
Stiliyana Jeyasingam
Natasha Jones
Elizabeth Kalatzis Manolakis
Maxwell Kaplowitz
Arijeta Kavaja
Sheila Kramer
Lindsay Kuznia
Michael Leavitt
Jorge Lopez
Magali Lopez
Melly Lopez
Kirk Lundblade
Aaron Maldonado
Patrick Maloney
Ann Marie Bryan
Lauren Maroon
Kidany Marrero Cruz
Gabrielle Martinez
Julie Martorana
Keith Martorana
Kernon McDonald
Janice McFarlane
Mirelys Medina
Jenny Meyer
Karen Minor-Steven
Juan Morales Pabon
Chris Moretti
Elizabeth Mork
Michele Morrell
Stephen Mort
Ed Moses
Brittny Mouyal
Melanie Musone
Mikita Nayee
Trinh Nguyen
Peggy OConnell
Luis Orbegoso
Omar Ortiz-Roche
Carol Oteham
Gerardo Otero Soto
Jeremiah Oyer
Christine Parsons
Binita Patel
Mrudula Peddinti
Yelva Pereira
Liana Perez-Hernandez
Gabriel Perez-Mercado
Maria Pichardo
Cherry Place
Sara Potter
Kevin Price
Scott Pritchett
Ana Ramirez
Tavares Richards
Kari Ridgely
Janette Rivera
William Rivera Diaz
Erin Rolle
Delia Rosado Santana
Brandon Ruff
Pierre Saintvil
Glen Samuels
Erick Santiago Rosario
Christin Saro
Melissa Scott
Paul Sepulveda
Christopher Serafin
William Smith
Karen Solla
Elizabeth Sparks
Erika Staiger
Lynn Svenson
Chiung-Ya Tang
Jose Tavera Martinez
Billie Taylor
Brodie Taylor
Tim Telkamp
Ashley Turner
Ericka Vargas
Leida Vera Nater
Susan Viglione
Sheri Waddill
Lauren Wallace
Katy Weilant
Angela Whelan
Michael Williams
Matt Winstel
Kelly Young
Aaron Young
Ziomara Zamora
Alicia Zimmerman
Recognition of Retirees
Maureen Au
Serena Bell
James Bell
Alexander Boodoo
Sheryl Brown
Pam Cavanaugh
Karen Cobbs
Dale Dennany
Son Do
Sharon Ekern
Patrice Fairweather
Olga Fajardo
Carmen Figueroa
Bendetta Fuller
Danton George
William Harding
Karl Johnson
Jackson Jones
Cindy Kirk
Kate Knowles
Rebekah McCloud
Lea Mignone
Margaret Mlachak
Mary Montgomery
Donna Oppenheim
Michael Palmer
Salliann Phrampus
DeLaine Priest
Donna Reed
Karen Reinemund
Edwin Rivera
German Rivera
Daniel Roberts
Marian Rodriguez
Jorge Santiago
Evelyn Sedlak
Juanita Sembrano
Robert Sharps
Tish Sheppard
Thomas Silarek
Helen Sterbach
Laura Stylianou
Linda Sullivan
Jorge Talavera
Steven Webb
Esther Wilkinson
Cathy Woolwine
Dorothy Yates
David Zambri
