ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – During Winthrop University’s April 25 Faculty, Staff, Retirees Awards Ceremony, the university honored retirees and those with milestone years of service and for outstanding service.
The retirees are:
Starr Albert, enrollment management and marketing
Audrey Allan, The James and Susan Rex Institute for Educational Renewal and Partnership
Kelly Browder, Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement
Barbara Burgess, management and marketing
Kimberly Faust, Office of the President
Steven Frankforter, management and marketing
Pam Gillette, athletics
Janet Gray, theatre and dance
Phyllis Hayes, facilities management
Sheila Haynes, facilities management
Albert Helms, facilities management
Michael Hevelow, facilities management
Tim Hill, facilities management
John Holder, political science
Sheryl Jordon, Dacus Library
Jeff Lahr, athletics
Jayne Maas, accounting, finance and economics
Bobby McClure, facilities management
Norma McDuffie, English
Duncan McMaster, Winthrop Post Office
Lou Pantuosco, accounting, finance and economics
Jane Rawls, Richard W. Riley College of Education
Guy Reel, mass communication
Eva Roberts, design
Rosanne Sabisch, health services
Karen Stewart, health services
Rosie Young, facilities management
Winthrop officials also recognized employees who reached their 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year state service milestones. Those employees are:
10 Years
Adria Belk, College of Arts and Sciences
Brett Best, athletics
Amanda Carlton, student affairs
Nicole Chisari, university communications and marketing
Tara Collins, psychology
JC Cunningham, financial aid
Maria Gelabert, chemistry
Pam Gillette, athletics
Tracy Griggs, management and marketing
Ricky Ramsey, facilities management
Sarah Reiland, psychology
Tracy Holbert, human resources, employee diversity and wellness
Bill Schulte, mass communication
Debbie Siniard, student financial services
Vanessa Valdez, College of Business Administration
Meg Webber, academic affairs
Mary Wilmore, facilities management
Sherri Wilson, College of Arts and Sciences
Dennis Wolfe, facilities management
20 Years
Jetina Brown, health services
Rick Chacon, sociology and anthropology
Jennifer Disney, political science
Chlotia Garrison, College of Business Administration
Janet Graham, Small Business Development Center
Tracy Hildreth, Controllers office
Maria Linn, institutional effectiveness
Wes Love, facilities management
Alice McLaine, physical education, sport and human performance
Ron Parks, music
Pam Purser, facilities management
Guy Reel, mass communication
Tom Riginos, athletics
Kwabena Sankofa-Amammere, counseling services
Catherine Stringfellow, facilities management
Leon Williams, facilities management
30 Years
Lars Larsen, Richard W. Riley College of Education
Ian Pearson, music
Other Awards:
Jane Thomas, professor of marketing, was honored as the Distinguished Professor, Winthrop’s highest award for faculty members.
Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an assistant professor history, is the Outstanding Junior Professor recipient.
Tracy Griggs, an associate professor of management, is the Jane LaRoche Graduate Faculty Award recipient.
Meg Webber, vice provost and executive director of the Center for Professional Excellence, was the recipient of the Mary Spann Richardson Award which was created by siblings Rowland P. Alston Jr., William E. Lenoir, Jr. and Victoria Lenoir Saunders ’79 in memory of their mother. The award honors a faculty or staff member for exceptional service, professional excellence and the ability to provide Winthrop with positive visibility throughout the region.
Amanda James, director of admissions, earned the Winthrop Award of Excellence, which is a prestigious honor created to recognize individuals who have excelled in implementing significant Winthrop institutional goals.
Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an assistant professor of history, received the Faculty Student Affairs Award for her broad and deep interactions with student life efforts, and for her contributions to various initiatives that have had a positive impact on students' lives.
Staff Member of the Year was awarded to Taylor Degen, setup supervisor. Nominees came out of the pool of employees who won Staff Member of the Month awarded by Staff Assembly. The award recognizes an employee who exemplifies Winthrop’s core values, goes above and beyond to do great work, and sets an example for other staff members to follow.
For more information, contact Monica Bennett, director of communications, at 803/323-2236 or e-mail bennettm@winthrop.edu.
