2023-24 Faculty & Staff Recognition Ceremony
Leadership Awards
ASWOU President
Hunter Hall
Faculty Senate President
Dr. Stephen Scheck, Biology
Outgoing Staff Senate President
Adrian Trujillo, Student Success and Advising
Mario & Alma Pastega Staff Excellence
LouAnn Vickers, The President’s Office
Mario & Alma Pastega: Excellence in Scholarship & Creativity
Dr. Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop, History
Mario & Alma Pastega: Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Brooke Nott, Psychological Sciences
Mario & Alma Pastega: Excellence in Service
Dr. Earlene Camarillo, Politics, Policy, and Administration
Faculty Advisor of the Year
Dr. Kevin Walczyk, Music
Staff Advisor of the Year
Andres Hernandez-Galvan, Student Enrichment Program
Tenure & Promotion
Promoted to Associate Professor & Awarded Tenure
Dr. Shari Hopkins, Education & Leadership
Promoted to Professor
Dr. Dana Schowalter, Humanities
Dr. Joshua Schulze, Education & Leadership
Dr. Tad Shannon, Computer Science
Daniel Tankersly, Creative Arts
Dr. Emily Vala-Haynes, Health & Exercise Science
Awarded Tenure
Chelle Batchelor, Library & Academic Innovation
Dr. Shaun Hansen, Business/Economics
Emeritus Awardees:
Dean Braa, Sociology
Laurie Burton, Mathematics
George Cabrera, Education & Leadership
David Hargreaves, English Studies
Mark Henkels, Politics, Policy & Administration
John Leadley, Business & Economics
Frank Nevius, Communication
Cornelia Paraskevas, English Studies
Adele Schepige, Education & Leadership
Grants
Subsidized Child Care Substitute System and Start Up Grants; Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
$8,407,316
Robyn Lopez Melton, The Research Institute
Rural Program Improvement (FUND III); Ford Family Foundation
$500,000
Betsy Paniagua-Chavez, The Research Institute
[GP-UP] Strengthening the Geo-STEM Learning Ecosystem: Undergraduate Connections to Community Water Resource Partnerships; National Science Foundation
$418,337
Steve Taylor & Jeff Templeton, Earth and Environmental Science
DAS Career Mobility Pilot Program; Department of Administrative Services
$304,263.48
Jessica Murfin & Judy Sylva, Provost’s Office
Project REAL: Recidency for Educators to Access Licensure; Oregon Department of Education: Educator Advancement Council
$298,600.13
Marie LeJeune & Kristen L. Pratt, Education & Leadership
Strong Start/Destination Western; Higher Education Coordinating Commission
$271,664.52
Megan Habermann-Guthrie, Student Engagement
Benefits Navigator Funding; Higher Education Coordinating Commission
$243,255
Kristen Perry, Abby’s House
VITA-Volunteer Income Tax Assistance; DHS via OSU
$214,452
Bojan Ilievski, Business and Economics
WOU Educator Equity Plan Implementation; OR HECC
$150,000
Mark Girod, College of Education
Project FIRST: Factors Impacting Retention & Sustainability for Teachers ; Oregon Department of Education
$145,846.03
Kristen Pratt & Maria Dantas-Whitney, Education & Leadership
Toolkit for Enacting Digital Curricula (TEDC); Subaward with Pacific University,US Dept of Ed. CFDA 84.336S
$103,330
Rachel Harrington, Education and Leadership
2023 – 2025 Campus Veteran Resource Center Grant (CVRC); Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs
$78,349
Logan Doerfler, Veterans Resource Center
Project EXCEL: Evaluation of Pathways for Continued Excellence for Licensure; Meyer Memorial Trust Foundation
$60,000
Kristen Pratt & Maria Dantas-Whitney, Education & Leadership
TRIO Upward Bound; US Department of Education
$47,616
Shondra Russell, Student Affairs
TRI Leadership Conference 2023; Ford Family Foundation
$36,936.86
Hannah Anonson, The Research Institute
TRIO-SSS Student Enrichment Program; US Department of Education
$31,470
Christopher Solario, Student Enrichment Program
ERS Reliability Training for PFA; Multnomah County PFA
$28,000
Robyn Lopez Melton & Jennifer McMullen, The Research Institute
Healthy Air Quality for Oregon Child Care Programs in Low-Income and Minority Communities; Child Care Aware of America
$10,000
Hannah Anonson, The Research Institute
FF- DELC Support Grant; Ford Family Foundation
$3,520
Hannah Anonson, The Research Institute
Comedy of Errors; Polk County Cultural Coalition (PCCC)
$2,300
Maren Anderson, Humanities
Careers in Aging Month events; Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) – Tree of Knowledge Campaign
$500
Melissa Cannon, Gerontology
Secured Additional Funding for Ongoing Grants
Amendments that Increased Funding to Current Grants
Project PROMISE: Partnerships, Resrouces and Opportunities for Multilinguals through Inclusive and Sustainable Education; US Department of Education; Office of English Language Acquisitions
$597,595.00
Maria Dantas-Whitney and Kristen L. Pratt, Education Leadership
Central Coordination of Child Care Resource & Referral; Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
$369,296.12
Robyn Lopez Melton, The Research Institute
Project Alianza; Oregon Department of Education
$200,000
Marie LeJeune, Education and Leadership
Preschool Promise; Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
$168,900
Tammy Gardner, Child Development Center
LGBTQ2SIA+ Year 2; Oregon Department of Education
$150,040
Dominique Vargas, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Enhancing Tribal Federal State Local Intergovernmental Collaboration – Supplemental Funding; US Department of Justice
$125,000
Brian Kauffman, Western Community Policing Institute
Enhancing Tribal-Federal-State-Local-Intergovernmental Collaboration; US Department of Justice
$59,000
Brian Kauffman, Western Community Policing Institute
Subsidized Child Care Substitute System and Start Up Grants; Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
$53,653.15
Robyn Lopez Melton, The Research Institute
SSS Teacher Prep; US Department of Education
$20,952
Project EXCEL: Evaluation of Pathways for Continued Excellence for Licensure
Sheree Solario, Teacher Prep SSS
5 Years of Service
Kacey Bingham, Athletics
Ya-Fang Cheng, Education & Leadership
Corrie Cowart, Theatre/Dance
Tim Cowart, Theatre/Dance
Alex Curry, Communication Studies
Laura Ellingson-Sayen, Health & Exercise Science
Kathy Espino Perez, Psychological Sciences
Gabriela Eyster, Capital Planning & Construction
Bryan Fisher, Athletics
Susie Garcia, University Housing
Tammy Gardner, Child Development Center
Merryn Givens, Disability Services
Tiara Good, Communication Studies
Zachary Hammerle, Campus Recreation
Benjamin Hays, Center for Teaching and Learning
Pete Hoffecker Mejia, Art
Zach Holloway, Athletics
Shari Hopkins, Education & Leadership
Claire Hudkins, Music
Kevin Jones, Criminal Justice Sciences
Ana Karaman, VP Finance & Administration
Damian Koshnick, English Studies
Kristen Kreskey, Advancement & Foundation
Paloma Larsen, Accounting & Business Services
Chad Ludwig, Research & Resource Center with Deaf
Wesley Mathis, English Studies
Julie McMurry, Human Resources
Jessica Murfin, VP Academic Affairs/Provost
Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada, History
Wes Pifer, Athletics
Rajeeb Poudel, Business/Economics
Michelle Sides, Human Resources
Donna Sinclair, History
Brittany Smith, Campus Public Safety
Tiffany Smith, Education & Leadership
Raymundo Soto Trujillo, Campus Dining
Nichel Stone, WolfStore (2023)
Ryan Topper, English Studies
Adrian Trujillo, Student Success & Advising Office
Taryn VanderPyl, Criminal Justice Sciences
Jennifer Vaughn, Art
XuanXuan Villeneuve, Accounting & Business Services
10 Years of Service
Patrick Aldrich, The Research Institute
David Anderson, Registrar’s Office
Kai Asher, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
Stewart Baker, Library & Academic Innovation
Adriana Carrillo-Garcia, Admissions
Jim Dawson, Biology
Lyra Ehlers, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
Xiaopeng Gong, Education & Leadership
Heather Gonzalez, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Shea Hawes, University Computing Solutions
Nick Miller, University Computing Solutions
Rosario Peralta Cortez, Writing Center
Amy Rizo, The Research Institute
Tandy Tillinghast, English Studies
Erin Trine, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
Emily Vala-Haynes, Health & Exercise Science
15 Years of Service
Juan Amador, Auxiliary Custodial Services
Jennifer Bracy, Art
Carmen Caceda, Education & Leadership
Felipe Chavez Diaz, Auxiliary Custodial Services
Melissa Cunningham, Psychological Sciences
Michael Freeman, Art
Julie Grammer, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Ava Howard, Biology
Anna Mahony, Business/Economics
Jenna Otto, Health and Exercise Science (2023)
Jeremiah Oxford, Earth and Environmental Science
Michael Rose, Office of Disability Services (2023)
Shawn Sellers, Health & Exercise Science
Ashley Schaumburg, Accounting and Business Services (2023)
20 Years of Service
Maria Dantas-Whitney, Education & Leadership
Vivian Aseye Djokotoe, Criminal Justice Sciences
Mary Harden, Art
Brian Kauffman, Western Community Policing Institute
Piper Mueller-Warrant, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gloria Ornelas, E&G Custodial Services
Michael Phillips, Theatre/Dance
Lauren Roscoe Ammann, Psychological Sciences
25 Years of Service
Val Branets, Auxiliary Custodial Services
David Foster, Psychological Sciences
Trisha Guy, Student Health & Counsel Center
Jonathan Hoffman, Maintenance
Gavin Keulks, Honors Program
Jennifer Levesque, Campus Dining
Elisa Maroney, Deaf Studies & Professional Studies
Jacqueline Morelli, Music
Jeffrey Myers, Earth and Environmental Science
Tracy Powell, Psychological Sciences
Rudy Rodriguez, Maintenance
Shondra Russell, Upward Bound
Steve Taylor, Earth and Environmental Science
Mark Van Steeter, Geography
Timothy Wallen, Maintenance
30 Years of Service
Michael McGlade, Geography
Scott Perfect, Student Health & Counseling Center
35 Years of Service
Tina Fuchs, VP Student Affairs Office
Jie Liu, Computer Science
Retirees
Ann Bliss, English Studies
Dawn Brown, Accounting & Business Services
Marita Cardinal, Health & Exercise Science
Dave Diemer, University Computing Solutions
Andrea Fewx, The Research Institute
Adela Hillerich, E&G Custodial Services
Marjory Lange, English Studies
Jeannie Romine, Facilities Services
Darin Silbernagel, VP Finance & Administration
Memoriam
Dr. Richard Davis, English Studies
Marilyn Hoeckle, Accounting & Business Services
Lotte Larsen Meyer, Library
Lowell Spring, Biology
Bruce Tuma, Facilities Services
