From left, Starkey Service Award winner Jenny Hand receives her award from Vice President for Business and finance Ken Browning and Provost Janet McNew.

IIllinois Wesleyan Honors Employees at Recognition Banquet

March 28, 2003

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Jenny Hand, executive secretary in Illinois Wesleyan University’s Andrew W. Mellon Center for Faculty and Curriculum Development, was named the third winner of the Max L. Starkey Service Award during the university's 12th annual recognition banquet Thursday night (3/27) at the Holiday Inn in Normal.

The banquet recognized members of the university community for their work throughout the year and included a special tribute to employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries in five-year increments. In addition, two retiring members of the administration — Mildred Clark, a data entry operator in the Office of Admissions, and James Ruoti, dean of admissions, were honored.

The Starkey award was established in 2001 and is named in honor of the late Max Starkey, IWU class of 1957 and university comptroller from 1957-1996. It is presented to a member of the administrative, technical, support, security or physical plant staffs nominated by his or her peers for extraordinary service.

In addition, 40th anniversary awards were presented Ruoti, and Roger Brucker and Mike Vinson, both of the Physical Plant.

Others recognized for their anniversaries were:

35th Year — Herman Detweiler (Physics Department).

30th Year — Grant Brougher (Publications, Printing and Mailing Services), Norma Criley, (Biology Department), Connie Dennis (School of Nursing).

25th Year —Linda Biehl (Telecommunications Office), Yvonne Borklund (Human Resource Office), C. Lawrence Campbell (School of Music), Donna Hartweg (School of Nursing), Sandi Myers (Office of Residential Life).

20th Year — Jack Fields (Office of the Registrar), Warren Johnson (Physical Plant), Millard Jorgenson (Physical Plant), Marlene Ortman (School of Art).

15th Year — Judy Archer (Publications, Printing and Mailing Services), Daniel Bixby (Security Department), Kenneth Detloff (Physical Plant), John Dolan (Security Department), Linda Farquharson (School of Music), Angel Garcia (Physical Plant), Mona Gardner (Office of the President), Roger Garrett (School of Music), Ann Harding (Career Center), Michael Limacher (The Ames Library), Sherri McElroy (School of Art), Patra Noonan (Social Science Office), James Plath (English Department), Stew I. Salowitz (Office of University Communications), W. Michael Weis (History Department), Lora Wey (Development Office).

10th Year — Shela Bondurant-Koehler (School of Music), Homer Calhoun (Physical Plant), John Helbling (Physical Plant), Agnes Huonker (Admissions Office), Louis Kroutil (Physical Plant), Janet McNew (Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculty), Lionel Shapiro (Mathematics and Computer Science Department), Nancy Sultan (Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department), Monica L. Taylor (Multicultural Affairs), Suzanne Wilson (The Ames Library).

5th Year — Roy Bailey (Information Technology), Katherine I. Bradley (Office of Conferences and Facilities Use/Student Activities), Doug Carius (Physical Plant), Matthew Damschroder (Office of Residential Life), John Ernst (Psychology Department), Hiroko Furo (Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department), Pamla Gaddis (Physical Plant), Robert Geraty (Admissions Office), Deborah L. Gorden (Natural Science Office), Joel Haefner (Mellon Center), Amy Jacobi (Educational Studies Department), Jeffrey Mavros (Admissions Office), Sheryl McClarty (Development Office), Marcia K. McDonald (School of Theatre Arts), Rory McGuire (Physical Plant), Carren D. Moham (School of Music), Neal H. Olomon (Publications, Printing and Mailing Services), Mario J. Pelusi (School of Music), Kay Lynn Perry (Admissions Office), Jennifer Shaughnessy (Admissions Office), Greg Shaw (Political Science Department), Scott Sheridan (Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department), Mia L. Smith (Physical Education Department), Pamela Taylor (Publications, Printing and Mailing Services), Marcia L. Thomas (The Ames Library), Martha Tyner (School of Music), Suzanne Virtue (Business and Economics Department).