ESU Faculty and Staff Recognized for Service

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania honored 79 employees for their years of service and dedication to the mission of the university during the annual ESU Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, October 22. The event was held in the university’s Keystone Room, and the entire university community was invited to attend the ceremony.

ESU faculty and staff who were recognized for service included:

40 Years of Service: Wendy Smith, secretary, facilities management.

35 Years of Service: Joseph Cavanaugh, professor, mathematics; Frank Pullo, professor, sport studies; Patricia Jersey, associate professor, Kemp library; Mertice Shane, associate professor, athletic training; Dennis Steigerwalt, director, career services.

30 Years of Service: Seewoonundun Bunjun, professor, economics; Dennis Erb, professor, chemistry; Pasquale Fazio, grant and fixed asset accounting, business office; Germain Francois, professor, academic enrichment and learning; Nancy Weaver, assistant dean of students, residence life and housing.

25 Years of Service: Robert Ackerman, professor, speech-language pathology; Floyd Bradshaw, custodial worker II, facilities management; Kathleen Brunkard, professor, biological sciences; Patricia Crotty, professor, political science; Michael Decosmo, associate professor, business management; William Douglas Gontz, network/e-mail support, computing and communication services; Frank Lupin, assistant football coach, athletics; Stephen Martz, library assistant/circulation, Kemp library; Sandra Miller, field hockey coach, athletics; Albert Moranville, associate professor, hotel, restaurant and tourism management; Mary Frances Postupack, vice-president for economic development and research; Elaine Shuey, professor, speech-language pathology.

20 Years of Service: Jonathan Ackerman, police officer, university police; Curtis Bauman, institutional research director; Todd Behr, associate professor, economics; Debra Boushell, secretary, physics; Sharmaine Cady, professor, chemistry; Charles Constantine, caretaker, Stony Acres; Joan Devizia, custodial worker, facilities managment; Michael Doherty, professor, chemistry; Lucy Freck, administrative assistant, College of Arts & Sciences; Pamela Gallina, secretary, fine arts; Richard Homar, laborer, facilities management; Julie Hynds, fiscal tech./accounts payable, business office; Kathleen Keiper, custodial worker II, facilities management; John Kercsmar, professor, business management; Caroline Kuchinski, associate professor, physical education; Terry Master, professor, biological sciences; Sandra Mosher, executive staff assistant, finance and administration; Phil Poliskiewicz, grounds supervisor, facilities management; Rhonda Ray, professor, English; Victoria Sanders, assistant to the president, associate vice-president for inclusion and equity; Jack Truschel, professor, academic enrichment and learning/undeclared major adviser.

15 Years of Service: Julianne Albiero-Walton, professor, academic enrichment and learning and disabilities specialist; Robert Cohen, professor, physics; Robert D’Aversa, director, computing and communication services; Michael Ditmore, electrician, facilities management; Robert Fleischman, professor, sport studies; Glenn Geiser-Getz, professor, communication studies; Susan Harlan, professor, early childhood and elementary education; Michael Harper, custodial worker II, facilities management; Richard Madigan, associate professor, English; Lisa Pizzuto, swim coach, athletics; Patricia Smeaton, professor, professional and secondary education; Wade Sweeney, carpentry, facilities management.

10 Years of Service: John Bargowski, enrollment counselor, enrollment services; Ann Beardsworth, secretary, Heath Studies; Alberto Cardelle, professor, health studies; Kevin Casebolt, associate professor, movement activities and lifetime fitness; Domenico Cavaiuolo, professor, special education and rehabilitation; John Elwood, associate professor, physics; Jie Gong, metaframe and network support, administrative computing; Larry Gordon, WebCT and instructional support, academic computing; Ramona Hylton, assistant professor, government documents, Kemp library; Haklin Kimm, professor, computer science; Walter Lukow, associate director of admission office; Eileen Mihalik, secretary, speech-language pathology; Mary Anne Moore, associate professor, physics; Alan Shaffer, associate professor, chemistry; Keith Smith, electrician, facilities management; Donald Transue, plumbing, facilities management; Bruce Vandermark, laborer, facilities management; Mark Walz, electronic technician, academic computing; Patricia Wiencek, administrative assistant, Graduate College; Tonya Williams, fiscal technician, business office; Chad Witmer, assistant professor, exercise science; Randy Zona, electronic technician, academic computing.

For more information, please contact Linda Kaus at 570-422-3422 or e-mail lkaus@po-box.esu.edu.