Faculty and Staff Award Ceremony

Presented by the Department of Human Resources



MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Marcus Knodle
Creative Director, Marketing and Communications


WELCOME

Jake Bucher, Ph.D.
Provost


INVOCATION

Mary McManus
Interim Assistant to the President

OPENING REMARKS

Rev. D. Scott Hendrickson, S.J., D.Phil.
Interim President


PRESENTATION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS


Marcus Knodle

Rev. D. Scott Hendrickson, S.J., D.Phil.


PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS

Finding God in All Things Award for Wonder and Discovery

Magis Award for the Greater Good

St. John Francis Regis Service Award

Unity of Hearts and Minds Award for Community and Collaboration

Lifetime Impact Award


BENEDICTION

Joseph Lagan
Director, Ignatian Spirituality Program

Years of Service Recognition - FY26

Name Title Department
Lauren Allognon Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Luis Alvarez Director of Health and Wellness Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Erin Amundson Affiliate Faculty Counseling & Family Therapy
Brettoni Barber Assistant to the Dean Office of the Academic Dean - Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Donia Bass Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Christine Beck Assistant Professor, Nursing School of Nursing
Lisanne Brown Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Tamara Burke Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Christopher Fangmeier Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Dale Fredrickson Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Jeffrey Frykholm Head Coach, Women's Soccer Athletics
Kelly Gall Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Katie Garces Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Kurt Gerwitz Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Alexandra Gordon Assistant Professor, Nursing School of Nursing
Daniela Guzman-Eguez Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Lisa Hammond Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Andrea Hernandez Administrative Coordinator, Division of Counseling and Family Therapy Counseling & Family Therapy
Shawna Hettich Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Linda Hollyman Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Jaden Houck Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Dana James Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Andrea Jordan Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Emily Kaufman Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Greg Klein Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Maria Milagros Kneusel Rivera Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Christopher Knowles Term Instructor, Physics Regis College
John Koenig Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Ashley Lewis Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Megan Little Affiliate Faculty Division of Health Ethics, Administration, and Leadership
Julie Lohre Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Carissa Martinez Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Dawn Maupin Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Joe Maxwell Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Rebecca McEwen Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Faustina Mensah Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Scott Merrill Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Shawn Mollenhauer Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Brittany Portman Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Charles Puga Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Janelle Ramsel Chief Legal Officer and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Office of the President
Crystal Reid Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Alexis Riasati Assistant Coach, Women's Lacrosse Athletics
Jeffrey Rogge Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Kara Ryan Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Melvin Sanchez Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Joshua Sawicki Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Tzvia Schechter Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Steven Short Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Beth Smith Assistant Professor, Nursing School of Nursing
Joe Tartell Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Brook Thompson Associate Vice President, Financial Affairs Office of Chief Financial Officer
Randy Thompson Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Rachel Walters Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Ashley Waterman Assistant Director, University Advancement University Advancement
Steven Wille Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Suzi Williams Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Erika Wurth Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Name Title Department
Fawzia Ahmad Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Cynthia Armstrong Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
David Barron Senior Irrigation Technician Physical Plant
Johanna Blumenthal Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
David Bratton Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Marta Brooks Affiliate Faculty School of Pharmacy
Stacey Carroll Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Meghan Cohen Chair and Professor, Communication Regis College
Paula Colorosa Chief of Staff Office of the President
Matthew Diekman Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Michael Eaton Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Chris Edmundson Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Brie Emerson Director, Web Development, Analytics, and SEO Strategic Marketing and Communications
Lindy Emmerson Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Crystal Evans Senior Lecturer, Management and Leadership Anderson College of Business and Computing
Kimberley Flores Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Jerry Goings Assistant Professor, Education and Director of EDLS Program Regis College
Lisa Hertel Assistant Director, International Admission, PDSO Admissions
Amy Hezel Discovery and Systems Librarian, Department Head Dayton Memorial Library
Melissa Hofmann Associate Professor, Physical Therapy School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Suzanne Holm Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Academic Program Coordinator School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Kristen Honker Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Michael House Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Autumn Leake Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Alicia Lovato Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Pat Maher Affiliate Faculty Division of Health Ethics, Administration, and Leadership
Wladimir Marquez Chair and Associate Professor, Spanish Regis College
Lorne McMillan Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Keyvan Nekouei Affiliate Faculty School of Pharmacy
Erin Nourse Associate Professor, Religious Studies Regis College
Kathy Novak Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Judit Olah Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Matthew Peetz Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Kathy Pendleton Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Michelle Perkins Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Tony Poole Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Khadijah Queen Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Mark Reinking Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Andrea Rexilius MFA Director and Term Professor, Poetry Regis College
Scott Rezac Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Tina Richardson Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Wayne Ruegge Lecturer, Accounting Anderson College of Business and Computing
Sarah Smith Director, Center for Career and Professional Development Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Karin Streifel Associate Professor, Biology Regis College
CharLee Toth Associate Director, The Learning Commons Learning Commons
Sue-Lin Toussaint Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Jen Voss Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Kristofor Voss Chair and Associate Professor, Biology Regis College
Darin Wallis Affiliate Faculty Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Rachel Weaver Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Name Title Department
Gail Baumlein Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Eric Baus Term Instructor, English Regis College
Johnnie Bejarano Senior Lecturer, Accounting Anderson College of Business and Computing
Bianca Calderon Associate Dean, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions and Professor, Pharmacy Practice Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Jay Campisi Professor, Biology Regis College
Stacy Chamberlin Professor, Chemistry Regis College
Kathryn Charlton Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Courtney Duggan Associate Professor, Nursing & FNP Coordinator School of Nursing
Sally Duvall Senior Term Professor, Mathematics Regis College
Eric Fretz Professor, Peace & Justice Regis College
Miki Goldwire Professor of Pharm Practice & Dir of Drug Info Svcs School of Pharmacy
Jennifer Jensen Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Sandra Kemper Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Mike Lokken Maintenance Worker/Lighting & Fire Alarm Technician Physical Plant, Operations
Chad Martell Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice School of Pharmacy
Maureen Moaddeli Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Ellen Muscato Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Sarah Neveills Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Sarah Onyeali Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Russell Overy Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Jean Parker Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Paula Redig Affiliate Faculty Regis College
April Samaras Associate Professor, Communication Regis College
Stephen Selle Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Andrea Sisk Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Tracy Stegall Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Lea Stenerson Senior Term Professor, Biology Regis College
Jason Taylor Professor, Philosophy Regis College
Vincent Wincelowicz Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Linda Witulski Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Name Title Department
John Arman Professor, Counseling Counseling & Family Therapy
James Bullington Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Anne Closson Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Shelly Clubb Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Dawn Combe Acquisitions and Collections Librarian Dayton Memorial Library
James Drake Billing Representative Student Accounts
Annie Hutchinson Affiliate Faculty School of Nursing
Kari Kloos Interim Vice President of Mission Office of the President
Laura LaPorta Associate Professor, Physical Therapy School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Carolyn Love Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Dee Marcotte Affiliate Faculty Counseling & Family Therapy
Kelly Miller Assistant Professor, Health Informatics Anderson College of Business and Computing
Nicole Miranda Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Lara Narcisi Associate Director of Honors and Professor, English Regis College
Sharon Panik Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Ed Perez Director, Campus Safety Academic Affairs and Provost
Clint Selle Director, Financial Aid Systems Financial Aid and Scholarships
Alan Stark Compliance and Application Support Coordinator Center for Scholarship and Research Engagement
Walter Sulmeisters Associate Professor, Management and Leadership Anderson College of Business and Computing
Ling Thompson Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence Instructional Design & Technology
Jaimy-Ann Wahab Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Amy Wallace Assistant Professor, Nursing School of Nursing
Karen Wortham Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Name Title Department
Alison Campbell Associate Director, Marketing Automation Strategic Marketing and Communications
Dianne Eidsness Administrative Manager Anderson College of Business and Computing
Michael Fisher Professor, Health Services Administration Anderson College of Business and Computing
Douglas Hart Professor, Data Sciences Anderson College of Business and Computing
Jaynee Hilfer Administrative Manager School of Nursing
Marie Hutton Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Donna Moran Manager, Budget & Operations Office of the Academic Dean - Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Dwayne Ockel Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Justin Perea Director, Institutional Data Services Office of Chief Financial Officer
Erica Schutte Affiliate Faculty Regis College
Name Title Department
Clifford Barnes Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Don Bush Professor, Accounting Anderson College of Business and Computing
Kathy Dodaro Senior Lecturer, Management and Leadership Anderson College of Business and Computing
Heidi Eigsti Dean and Professor, School of Rehabilitative & Health Sciences Rueckert-Hartman College of Health Professions
Ira Gorman Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Rona McCall Chair and Professor, Psychology Regis College
Shari Plantz-Masters Professor, Software Engineering Anderson College of Business and Computing
Patricia Winkler Affiliate Faculty School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences
Ted Zenzinger Associate Professor, Philosophy Regis College
Name Title Department
Mark Sanders Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Name Title Department
Steve DiCroce Assistant Professor, Management and Leadership Anderson College of Business and Computing
John Zupan Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing
Name Title Department
Larry Varys Affiliate Faculty Anderson College of Business and Computing

Graduates (May 1, 2025-Dec. 31, 2025)

Kousum Aitwal MS: Leadership in Health Care Systems
Elizabeth Belton MS: Leadership in Health Care Systems
Cody Benson Certificate: Applied Environmental Biology
Sarah Ceja MS: Organization Leadership
Daniel Charaba MFA: Creative Writing
Joseph Chilleo MS: Data Science
Steven Escalera BS: Criminology
Adriana Espinoza MS: Organization Leadership
Christopher Garcia MS: Organization Leadership
Susan Golden MS: Nursing
Cassandra Grady MS: Organization Leadership
Christine Grebenc Certificate: Project Management
Dina Harder MS: Organization Leadership
Ali Hussein MS: Criminology
Sarah Kurash DNP: Nursing Practice
Noel Manzanares BS: Business Administration
Julie Marshall DNP: Nursing Practice
Katrina Miller Certificate: Health Care Business Management
Edward Perez MS: Criminology
Erin Pierce MS: Environmental Biology
Juan Raffo MA: Counseling
Khalid Rosa MS: Health Services Administration
Christopher Rucker BA: Liberal Arts
Anushka Solomon MS: Organization Leadership
Charla Stephan MS: Leadership in Health Care Systems
Charla Stephan Certificate: Health Care Education
Sheryl Tirol MA: Individualized
Anissa Wagenlander MS: Biomedical Sciences
Alejandro Zamora BA: History

In Loving Memory

We honor and remember these valued colleagues. Their presence made a lasting difference, and they will always be part of our community.

Edward “Eddie” Raymond – July 23, 2024

Reginald “Reggie” Wagner – Oct. 6, 2024

Celina Clymer – Sept. 27, 2025