Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Employee Recognition Awards and our Years of Service Honorees who are celebrating service milestones. Having spent almost two years into this role, I know this much I know is true – the faculty and staff make IU Northwest great for our students, for each other, and for our Northwest Indiana communities.
Thank you for all that you do.
Ken Iwama Chancellor
This award recognizes outstanding staff who exemplify exceptional customer service including greeting people in a cordial and welcoming manner, making them feel important and appreciated, and ensuring all are treated fairly with courtesy and respect.
Nina Evans
Patrol Officer, IUPD - Northwest
This award recognizes outstanding staff who create or foster a more productive workplace, promote the image of IU Northwest, work hard, usually behind-the-scenes, do the job well, are knowledgeable about all aspects of their position, and interact positively with campus constituents.
Hollis Donald
Custodian, Facilities Services
(two recipients awarded annually)
This award recognizes outstanding staff who demonstrate dedication in achieving the mission of the University and their operating department, perform assigned tasks in an exemplary fashion, inspire other employees to improve, and demonstrate leadership and the ability to guide others.
Barbara A. Dahl
Director, Office of Counseling Services
Tameka White
Program Coordinator, Center for Innovation and Support in Teaching and Learning (CISTL)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
This award recognizes distinguished service by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained service activities across the academic career.
Zoran Kilibarda
Professor, Philosophy
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH / CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD
This award recognizes distinguished research by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained scholarship/creative activity across the academic career.
Anja Matwijkiw
Professor, Philosophy
This award acknowledges excellence in teaching. Awards for excellence in teaching are given both on a university-wide and campus-by-campus basis.
FOUNDER'S DAY FULL-TIME TEACHING AWARD
Maureen Rutherford
Associate Professor, Psychology
FOUNDER'S DAY PART-TIME TEACHING AWARD
Katherine Peters
Adjunct Faculty, Modern Languages
New Advisor Award recognizes advisors who have demonstrated outstanding performance in advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Maya Theus
Advisor, College of Health and Human Services
The award committee is responsible for designating up to 10 campus awardees. All full-time faculty members are eligible for this award, which is self-nominating.
Yllka Azemi
Jaclyn Barkow
Jenny Fisher
Kate Gustafson
Daniele Rosso
Maureen Rutherford
Monica Solinas-Saunders
Please join me in recognizing the following Years of Service honorees:
Levonda Moseley
David Klamen
Vernon Smith
Patty Woosley
Jon Becker
Spencer Cortwright
Barbara Gunn-McKee
Dipika Gupta
Douglas Swartz
Alicia Wright
Kris Huysken
Julie Bishop
Jon Holmes
Rob Seals
Vernal Thornton
Diane Larson
Peter Avis
Jonathyne Briggs
TerryAnn Defenser
Debbie Hankins
Larry Hayden
Ju Won Park
Natasha Brown
Carol Dotson
Eufemia Carbajal
Jeri Pat Gabbert
Eunjoo Kim
Bhaskara Kopparty
Brandon Lee
David Parnell
Micah Pollak
Yllka Azemi
Nicholas Bibeau
Nicholas Casas
Melynie Durham
Nina Evans
Kyle Gospodarek
Gary Greiner
Becca Hendricks
Patricia Johnson
Wilson Pinguing
Brian Ray
Vicki Román-Lagunas
Daniele Rosso
Leslee Sims
Amanda Smith
Mark Sperling
James Stanley
Tim Vassar
