Central College announced service award winners and recognized employees who reached a milestone anniversary during 2023 at the annual Staff Service Awards celebration.
50 plus years of service:
- John Edwards, Class of 1972, 51 years, facilities management and athletics
30 plus years of service:
- Larry Happel, Class of 1981, 44 years, athletics
- Sue Van Vark, 44 years, library
- Carol Van Weelden, Class of 1982, 41 years, information technology services
- Mona Roozeboom, Class of 1975, 39 years, athletics
- George Wares, Class of 1976, 38 years, athletics and kinesiology
- Gerald Pleima, 37 years, facilities management and conferences and events
- Hang Lovan, 36 years, dining services
- Tom DeYoung, Class of 1987, 36 years, facilities management
- Deb Rooda, 35 years, information technology services
- Matt Diehl, Class of 1987, 32 years, student support services and athletics
25 years of service:
- Susan Canfield, conferences and events
- Garry Laidlaw, athletics and kinesiology
20 years of service:
- Cyndi Boertje, career development and civic engagement and athletics
- David Booth, Class of 1980, facilities management
- Chevy Freiburger, admission
- Jeff McMartin, Class of 1990, athletics
- Jeff Sanger, Class of 2001, controller
- Olga Sautina, facilities management
- Randy Shives, facilities management and athletics
- Cindy Wilson, advancement
15 years of service:
- Melissa Anderson, Class of 2004, pre-college programs
- Susan Bailey, dining services
- Joe Dunham, athletics
- Kyle Johnson, Class of 2002, athletics
- Mary Linde, registrar
- Sarah Lunsford, residence life
- Kyle Winward, library
10 years of service:
- Lisa Dietch, human resources
- Brenda Fuller, athletics
- Brian Glick, information technology services
- Susan Pagnac, academic affairs
- Leann Powers, facilities management
- Steve Read, information technology services
- Jesse Roose, Class of 2014, information technology services
Five years of service:
- Lucinda Blad, facilities management
- Mel Blasi, athletics
- Dylan De Boef, dining services
- Glenn Hodgson, dining services
- Wendy LaHue, dining services
- Allyson Mann, Class of 2016, advancement
- Anne McCullough Kelly, counseling
- Robert Pettit, dining services
- Steve Rankin, facilities management
- Brandon Sturman, athletics
- Melody VanderLeest, communications
- Sean Wiseman, student development
The Central Staff Council announced head women’s triathlon coach and 2006 Central graduate Jennie Hedrick-Rozenberg as the winner of The Sky’s the Limit Award. The council also awarded the Cooperative Spirit Award to trades manager in facilities management Todd Hart.