On May 13, the Heidelberg community came together to express appreciation and deep thanks for all the hard work and commitment that 29 employees have demonstrated during their time at HU. The annual Employee Recognition Luncheon was held in Wickham Great Hall, hosted by Victoria Black, Chief Human Resources and Compliance Officer.
In all, the employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2024 have contributed 425 years of service to Heidelberg, according to President Rob Huntington, who presented a certificate and a small token of appreciation to each of the employees.
The highlight of the luncheon was the presentation of the annual Jeannine Curns Distinguished Service Awards. The Distinguished Service Award for Administrative staff recognizes an individual for outstanding service demonstrated by professional competence and effectiveness, efforts to maintain/improve professional skills, exceptional demonstrated initiative, and genuine concern for the welfare of the University community. The Distinguished Service Award for Support Staff recognizes an individual for competency and effectiveness, exceptional initiative, attitude while executing duties, demonstrated dedication to the office and Heidelberg University and notable contributions to improved customer service delivery.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Jakob Boehler, Field Manager & Sandusky River Watershed Coalition Coordinator for Heidelberg’s National Center for Water Quality Research (Administrative Staff), and Cindy Paul, Coordinator of Athletic Operations (Support Staff).
Congratulations also go to the following employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2024:
• 50 years – Kathy Borton (Admission)
• 35 years – David Hogan (History)
• 30 years – Steven Velasquez (Physics)
• 25 years – Renee Clair (School of Music & Theatre), Curtis Glick (Krammes Service Center), and Dan Higgins (Communication & Media)
• 20 years – Greg Covert (Krammes), Scott Donaldson (Athletics), Jeff Garvin (Athletics), John Hoffman (Krammes), and Traci Stark (Psychology)
• 15 years – Chad Fitzgerald (Athletics), Rob Huntington (President)
• 10 years – Cassandra Brown (Beeghly Library), Robin Heaton (Communication & Media), Sandy Nye (Krammes), Tony Patrizi (Athletics), Stacey Pistorova (School of Education), Suzanne Reinhart, (Education), Peggy Ronski (CNIT), Brendan Valentine (Adjunct Faculty), and Bob Youngblood (Alumni Engagement)
• 5 years – Pamela Hall (Krammes), Theresa Hernandez (Krammes), Sarah Lazzari (Criminology), Sieglinde Poelzler-Kamatali (Languages), Sara Rowlinson (Enrollment), Mark Shiley (Krammes), and Bradley Wright (Safety & Security).