Eleni Garbes and Sabin Gurung have been selected as 2006 Employees of the Year. They were honored recently at the 29th annual staff service recognition luncheon.
Garbes is an operations manager at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Gurung is a program assistant at the Kellogg School of Management.
Chicago Employee of the Year finalists were Nancy Flowers, School of Law, and Andrena Logan, Feinberg. Evanston finalists were Mary Anne Peruchini, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and Stephanie Teterycz, School of Continuing Studies.
Northwestern also recognized the longtime service of 99 employees who have worked for the University for 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years. They are:
40 Years
Kathleen Harris
Senior Division Administrator
MED- Allergy
Doris Stack
Administrative Assistant to the President
President's Office
35 Years
Wilson Acuna
Office Services Clerk
University Services
Michael Crawford
Maintenance Engineer
Facilities Management
Ron Ehresman
Senior Accountant
Accounting Services
William Elworthy
Manager of Public Investments
Investments/Real Estate
Alice Murray
Web Designer Associate
Institute for Policy Research
Florence Sales
Secretary 2
WCAS Psychology
Shirley Scurlock
Secretary 2
MED- Executive Office of the Assistant Dean for Education
Celebrated in 2005
Carolyn Settles
Department Assistant 2
Kellogg Administration
Coleen Sexton
Operations Specialist
IT- Computing Services
F. Sheppard Shanley
Senior Associate Director
Undergraduate Admissions
Donna Tobias
Department Assistant 3
MCC Administration
Dieter Max Wernicke
Journey Plasterer Lead
Facilities Management
30 Years
Gus Alexandrakis
Maintenance Engineer
Facilities Management
Michael Buren
Senior Instructor
Center for Public Safety
Phillip Clowers
House Service Worker 2
UH Administration
Judith Donovan
Secretary 2
Provost's Office
Lorraine Dostal
Investment Analyst 2
Investments/Real Estate
Sarah Francis
Associate Director
Kellogg Manager's Program
James Harrell
Supervisor, Mail Services
University Services
Bill Jarvis
Manager, Athletic Equipment
University Athletics
Mary MacLean
Department Assistant 2
Graduate School Administration
Margaret Mateja
Coordinator of Finance
MED- Allergy
Charles Schroeder
Accounting Clerk 2
Center for Public Safety
Carolyn Kelley Williams
Senior Editor- Publications
MED- Obstetrics& Gynecology
Gary Wojtowicz
Director of Operations
Facilities Management
Dorothy Wyandt
Placement Assistant 2
Music Administration
25 Years
Stuart Baker
Library Management Systems Head
University Library
Stephen Burke
Journey Painter Foreman
Facilities Management
George Feeney
Maintenance Engineer A
Facilities Management
Frank Ferko
Library Assistant 2
University Library Music
Robert Glick
Coordinator of Equipment Inventory
Accounting Services
Jarvis Houston
Groundskeeper A
Facilities Management
Melissa Jacobi
Technical Support Consultant 2
University Library
Deborah Johnson
Service Analyst
IT- Technology Support Services
Donna Kellogg
Manager of Operations
MED- Cell and Molecular Biology
Joseph Lakovits
Spectroelectrochemist
WCAS Chemistry
James Lindsay
AT Support Specialist 4
IT- Academic Technologies
Marie Martinek
IT Software Engineer
Office of Alumni Relations & Development
Donna McBride
Assistant Manager
Accounts Payable
Helen McFaul
Secretary 1
Center for Talent Development
Brian Nielsen
Project Manager- Faculty Initiatives
IT- Academic Technologies
Sigrid Pohl Perry
Library Assistant 3
University Library
Elizabeth Rivera
Operations Specialist
IT- Computing Services
Joseph Sak
Maintenance Engineer
Facilities Management
George Spiller
Maintenance Engineer A
Facilites Management
Sharon Stafford
Program Assistant 2
MED- Urology
David Strain
Manager, Library Facility/Security
University Library
Frances Walker
Secretary 2
Kellogg School of Management
Carolyn Wharton
Coordinator, Graduate Housing
University Housing
Mary Lynne Williams
Grant and Contract Officer
Office of Sponsored Research
20 Years
Connie Abraham
Financial Assistant
MED- Physiology
Richard Arendt, Jr.
Telecomm Technician 3
IT- Network and Telecomm
Phyllis Breit
Program Assistant
Kellogg Health Industries Management Program
Mary Effie Carter
Office Services Clerk Senior
University Registrar
Teresa Ceputis
IT Software Engineer
IT- Management Systems
John Chirayil
Senior Instrument Maker
MCC Advanced Cement Based Materials
Laura Coats
Research Study Programs Coordinator 2
MED- Psychology and Behavioral Science
Stanley Coburn
Lead Vehicular Worker
University Services
Edward Cook
Police Officer
University Police
Michael Daniels
Director
Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs
Lesa Darcy
Department Assistant 2
University Residential Life
William Flosi
Telecomm Technician 2
IT- Network and Telecommunications
Helen Gallanis
Credential Evaluator
The Graduate School
Gary Greenberg
Executive Director of Teaching and Research Initiatives
IT- Office of the Vice President
Nedra Hardy
Senior Assistant Registrar
University Registrar
John Hawkins
Custodian
Facilities Management
Jane Hoffman
Project Director, Nonprofit Center
Kellogg Public/Nonprofit Management
J. Julia Hsiao
Financial Assistant
MED- Galter Health Science Library
Claudia Kunin
Supervisor of Operations, TIC
School of Communications
Charles Lamb
Senior Instructor
Center for Public Safety
Kurt Lindquist
Maintenance Engineer
Facilities Management
Sally Luczak
Associate Director- Academic Affairs
Kellogg Administration
George Mach
Financial Manager
MCC Center for Quantum Devices
Marilyn McCoy
Vice President
Administration and Planning
Cynthia Meroz
Research Technologist
MED- Physiology
Joan Nunziato
Department Assistant 1
MED- Pathology
Darryl O'Daniel
Associate Director
Student Accounts
Catalina Padilla
Library Assistant 2
Law Library
Mary Anne Peruchini
Business Administrator
MCC Biomedical Engineering
Francisco Ramos
Manager, Construction Projects 1
Facilities Management
Freddie Robinson
House Service Worker 2
UH Administration
Carol Rose
Manager, Conference Services
Allen Center Building Operations
Clifford Rowland
Custodian
Facilities Management
Jane Roy-Singh
Assistant Director
Accounting Services for Research and Sponsored Programs
Janice Slaughter
Department Assistant 1
Housing Administration
Ronald Spielman
Operating Engineer
Facilities Management
Lily Strong
Business Manager
University Registrar
Jo Anne Szabo
Non-Resident Alien Tax Specialist
Human Resources
Daniel Joseph Terket
Maintenance Engineer A
Facilities Management
Valarie Thomas
Research Coordinator
MED- Surgery
Alicia Trujillo
Associate Director- Admissions
Undergraduate Admissions
Alice Valeroso
Senior Information Specialist, Gifts
Office of Alumni Relations and Development
Eric Wachtel
Assistant Director
Office of Budget Planning
Kegiang Wang
Research Technologist 2
MED- Pathology
Thomas J. Wilborn
IT Systems Engineer 2
IT- Computing Services
Margaret Wildman
Administrative Secretary
Graduate School
Jacqueline Wright
Senior Publications Assistant
University Relations




