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2012 Outstanding Service Awards

Outstanding Service Award WinnersOutstanding Service Award Winners
Chancellor Lendley C. Black honored twenty-seven UMD employees with Outstanding Service Awards on Monday, April 30, 2012.

The awards were developed to recognize the significant contributions of employees with Civil Service and Academic Professional/Admninistrative (P&A) positions that do not hold faculty rank appointments.









Continuous Service Award
Cynthia Beaudin, Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
Labovitz School of Business & Economics Dean's Office

Chris Benson, Information Technology Professional
Minnesota Sea Grant

Jane Ebersviller, Principal Office and Administrative Specialist
Art & Design

Samuel McDuff, Building and Grounds Worker 
Facilities Management

Rita Ohman, Executive Operations/Student Services Specialist 
Department of Social Work

Sheri Pihlaja, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Ira Salmela, Director of Development
KUMD-FM Radio

Patricia Sodahl, Associate Administrator
Natural Resources Research Institute

Carlee Williams, Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
Labovitz School of Business & Economics (Marketing)

David Worley, Physician
UMD Health Services

Lisa Reeves, Student Support Services Associate
Academic Affairs



Project Award

EVCAA Search Project
Robert Borden, Executive Secretary
Chancellor's Office

Salute to Lake Superior's Fisheries
Sharon Moen, Science Writer
MN Sea Grant

Technology Overhaul
Ralph Kersten, Senior Radio/ TV Broadcast Technician
KUMD-FM Radio


Facilities Management Electronic Self Service Billing
Wendy Caveny, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Cynthia Claus, Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Facilities Management

Joy Michalicek, Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
Facilities Management

Karl Novek, Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Facilities Management

Linda Olcott, Associate Administrator
Facilities Management

Trisha Winberg, Accountant I
Facilities Management


Google Apps Implementation
Gordee Bennett, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Dan Burrows, Information Technology Manager
Information Technology Systems & Services

Jason Davis, Information Technology Manager
Information Technology Systems & Services

Amanda Evans, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Scott Hollatz, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Mandie Johnson, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Sarah Paro, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Sheri Pihlaja, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

Bruce Reeves, Information Technology Professional
Information Technology Systems & Services

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