April 22, 2004

Sales, Veis named 2004 Employees of the Year

Florence Sales and Eve Veis have been selected as 2004 employees of the year. They were honored recently at the 27th annual staff service recognition luncheon at Chicago’s Drake Hotel.

Sales is a secretary in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Veis is coordinator of the honors program in medical education at the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Florence Sales

Other Evanston campus finalists were Nancy Anderson, residential colleges coordinator, and Susan Olson, research associate at the Center for Circadian Biology. Chicago finalists were Todd Leasia, director of the Office for Research Safety, and Lillian Zeidenstein, admissions assistant at the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Ninety-one employees were honored for longtime service to the University. They are:

50 Years

Walter Oby, FM.

40 Years

Margaret Bradford, University Chaplain’s Office; Alan Nordhem, Accounting Services; Milton Hackworth, FSM.

35 Years

Leroy Davis, Center for Comparative Medicine; Patricia Persaud, Institute for Bioengineering and Nanoscience; Mortimer Reed III, FM; Jeanette Weimer, WCAS.

30 Years

Ruthie Blount, University Housing; Bonnie Collard, FSM; Mary Pat Doyle, Graduate School; Mary Susan Drella, KSM; Kirstie Felland, University Press-TriQuarterly; Nancy Foiles, FSM; Daniel Garside, FSM;

Maria Victoria Huettner, IT; Patricia LaSalle, FSM; Ae Za Lee, FSM; Uton Nunes, FM; Sheila Prachand, FSM; Robert Tilden, WCAS; Kenneth Wideman, University Housing; Thomas Wilkin, FM; Eric Youngquist, FM.

25 Years

Steven Bates, WCAS; Joseph Batko, IT; Brian Druley, Health Services; Julie Gordon, WCAS; Craig Heckathorne, FSM; Susan Hubchak, FSM; Esther Kadlec, Accounting Services; Margaret Kincade, University Law Library;

Thomas Kotlar, FSM; Roy Lucke, Center for Public Safety; Valsala Menon, School of Communication; Scott Meyer, Alumni Relations and Development; Willard Nelson, UL; Dana Nielsen, IT; Nicholas Papas, FM; Ethlyn Pitts-Senecal, Health Services; Patrick Quigley, IT;

Michael Roberts, FM; George Shands, Jr., UP; Nicholas Stanfa, Student Loans; Anne Tankin, Health Services; William Taylor, Alumni Relations and Development; Ruth Young, UL.

Eve Veis

20 Years

Paula Bass, Alumni Relations and Development; Nicholas Becker, FM; Allan Cousins, FM; Karen Dusik, FSM; Debra Jo Garfi, US; Vincent Geraci, FM; Cynthia Graham, University Career Services; Carol Harris, Alumni Relations and Development;

Angela Herrell, FSM; Anita Hillin, Alumni Relations and Development; Kevin Holm, FM; Rodney Jackson, FSM; Valerie Jackson, FM; Vera Jackson, FSM; Willie Jenkins, FM; Robert Jones, FM; Phyllis Labinger, FSM;

Susan Lewis, UL; Rita Magtibay, Accounting Services; Francisco Martinez, FM; Margaret McDonald, Office of Vice President for Research; Nancy Merrill, Health Services; Jacqueline Nelson, US;

William Olson, Center for Comparative Medicine; Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Center for Talent Development; Abdur Rafe, FSM; Walter Ray, FM; Linda Reinken, FM; James Richards, UP; Floyd Roberson, Center for Comparative Medicine; Freddie Robinson, University Housing;

Carol Rudd, IT; Roger Safian, IT; Maryann Semer, WCAS; Joel Shalowitz, KSM; Martha Smith, UL; Anita Spiegel, University Housing; Joann Taylor, FSM; Hoan Tran, Accounts Payable; Adair Waldenberg, WCAS;

Bernard Walsh, FM; Penelope Williams, Graduate School; Lee Yost, School of Education and Social Policy; Paul Zack, FM.

Abbreviations have been provided for the full names of several University units. They are: FM: facilities management; FSM: Feinberg School of Medicine; IT: information technology; KSM: Kellogg School of Management; UL: University Library; UP: University Police; US: University Services; WCAS: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.