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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.