Honors
Staff service awards
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip Furmanski and Gussie Johnson, a Dining Services employee at Brower Commons, were among more than 300 Rutgers employees at the Neilson Dining Hall for the Staff Service Awards. The event honors Rutgers employees who have reached milestones in their careers at the university – 10, 20, 30 and 40 years. Johnson has worked at Rutgers since 1966.
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Forty Years of Service
Donna M. Albert | School of Social Work |
Gussie C. Johnson | Brower Commons |
Thirty Years of Service
Jo-Ann Bailey | Dining Services, Livingston |
Diane Bonanno | Werblin Recreation Center |
Vicki Lenora Brooks | University College |
Lionel Campos | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Catherine A. Castagnola | Scheduling & Space Management |
Sandra Lee Chubrick | GSE - Educational Theory, Policy & Admin. |
Mary M. Dabroski | OIT - Enterprise Systems & Technical Support |
Arthur De Grandis | Controller - Payroll Services |
Elaine Brincka Dolinsky | College of Nursing |
Doreen Drik | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
James E. Drumheller | University Human Resources |
Ruth E. Dyer | Univ. Libraries Tech. & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Miguel Angel Estremera | Registrar, Newark |
Hector L. Figueroa | Operations & Maintenance, Newark |
Bonita G. Franco | Student Health, Camden |
Robert M. Hills | Academic & Student Affairs, Cook |
Maryann Holtsclaw | FAS - Computer Science |
Cynthia D. Jenkins | Brower Commons |
Kenneth James Jonczak | Mechanics Maintenance, Camden |
William H. Lewis | Custodial Services |
Cruz F. Lopez | Registrar, Newark |
Bertram Mc Farlane | Facilities Maintenance Services, C/D |
Darlene Nason | Undergraduate Admissions, New Brunswick |
Jonah Ragin | Camden Student Center O&M |
Paul Reid | MGSA - Music |
Jetsie L. Richardson | Rutgers University Health Services |
Walter K. School | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Deborah A. Stalling | Pharm. - Chemical Biology |
Edna Stewart | School of Law, Newark, Dean's Office |
Wally Torian | RC - Academic Services |
Carmen Valverde | RC - Recreation |
Veronica Washington | Brower Commons |
Donald Watrous | FAS - LCSR |
Helene S. Wright | School of Law, Newark, Dean's Office |
Ann J. Zar-Taub | Rutgers University Health Services |
Twenty Years of Service
Bettyann Abbatemarco | FAS - Geography |
Diane Linda Bailey | Engineering, Academic Affairs |
Robert G. Baldi | FAS - Geological Sciences |
James S. Barber | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Dayle Bartell | Graduate School of Education, Dean's Office |
Carmen Baum | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Kevin Berry | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Thomas R. Block | Rutgers Env. Health/Safety |
Kathleen A. Boyle | Provost's Office, Camden |
Richard E. Boyler | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Marie A. Brodman | Alexander Library |
Marcella J. Brown-Miller | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Wanda Ann Burgess | Financial Aid, New Brunswick |
Anne K. Butman | Univ. Libraries Tech. & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Regina Cash | Grounds & Custodial, Newark |
David Chao | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Laura Chirichillo | Materials Sci. & Eng. |
Beth Cohan | Dining Services, Livingston |
Walter J. Connor | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Carol Constant | Undergraduate Admissions, New Brunswick |
Charlene Cooke | Student Health, Newark |
Wilbur R. Cornwell | OIT - Camden Computing Services |
Dianne Coslit | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Diane Crino | GSE - Educational Theory, Policy & Admin. |
Lillian Cruz | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Theresa Cumiskey | Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick |
Mary C. Devlin | Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
Russell A. Donhauser | OIT - Enterprise Systems & Technical Support |
John Doroshenko | FAS - Physics & Astronomy |
Marlene Duran | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Ellen English | Registration, New Brunswick |
Norman Fischer | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Robert Fodor | Housing, New Brunswick |
Kenneth S. Ford | University Police |
Helen Gall | Dining Services |
Lewis Gantwerk | GSAPP - Center for Applied Psychology |
Juan R. Garay | Housing Operations, Busch |
John A. Gauthier | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Gina Gavin | Mail & Document Services |
Brenda Gayden | Center of Alcohol Studies |
Debra A. Goldberg | Paul Robeson Library, Camden |
Jose N. Gomez | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Fern S. Goodhart | Rutgers University Health Services |
Cleo Graham | Brower Commons |
Judythe E. Grice | Rutgers Police, Camden |
Andres Guzman | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Robert J. Hahn | University Police, Newark |
Cynthia G. Haines | University Human Resources |
Robert L. Harris | Laboratory Animal Services |
Thomas G. Hartman | Center for Advanced Food Technology |
Recedia A. Hollifield | Financial Aid - New Brunswick |
Charlotte Holmes | OIT - Application Dev. & Data Management |
David Hoover | Univ. Libraries Tech. & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Maria Gisella Horvath | Dining Services, Busch |
Gary Huntzinger | Extension Resource Center, Cook |
Samuel A. Irizarry | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Sanford M. Jaffe | BSPPP - Ctr. for Negotiation & Conflict Res. |
Debbie Johnson | Dining Services - Neilson |
Anne Jones | Controller, Associate |
Janet Jones | Career Services |
Marlene Karasik | Extension Specialists, Cook |
Sarah N. Kasule | Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences |
Regina M. Katz | Financial Aid, New Brunswick |
Catharine Kelble | University Human Resources |
Chong Im. Kellermann | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Richard F. Kenny | FAS - Chemistry & Chemical Biology |
Amelia Killough | Univ. Libraries Tech. & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Mary Beth Kimberlin | Career Services |
Dianne J. Kirchner | GSAPP - Dean's Office |
Joanne L. Kracke | Parking & Transportation Services |
Kenneth Kuehl | Univ. Libraries Public Svcs. & Communication |
Lucy H. Kwiecinski | Business Office, Cook |
Reina Labori-Prieto | Registrar, Newark |
Sarah Laboy-Almodovar | Livingston College |
Albert P. Le Goff | FASN - Biological Sciences |
Susann Licata | Parking & Transportation Services |
Frances Loren | University Counsel |
Ronald Lukowicz | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Thomas Manning | Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook |
Virginia C. Marano | FAS - DLS - Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
Linda Markowitz | Intercollegiate Athletics |
Maria N. Martinez | Facilities Maintenance Services, C/D |
Elaine M. Massey | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Brian John Mc Eniry | Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook |
Polly Mc Laughlin | Psychological Services, Newark |
Sonia McCarthy | Camden Law Library Technical Services |
Lorraine McClendon | School of Law, Newark, Dean's Office |
Scott A. McFie | Facilities Planning & Development |
Lachone M. McKenzie | FASN - Urban Education |
Marianne Mecca | Continuing Professional Education, Cook |
Joanna Mickelson | FASC - Dean's Office |
Barbara E. Moore | FASN - Student Affairs |
Carol A. Mullenhard | Dining Services, Livingston |
Valentin Myrnyj | FAS - Physics & Astronomy |
Lena Ng | FASC - Dean's Office |
Mary P. Nikola | Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
Maureen B. O'Boyle | Camden Law Admissions |
John O'Brien | MSCE - NJSSI |
Susan L. O'Brien | Material Services |
David Okurowski | Housing, New Brunswick |
Ronald Oliver | Grounds & Utilities, Camden |
Wilfredo Pabon | Athletics Events - Operations |
Christine Piotrowski | RC - Academic Services |
Marialaine Potts | NB Summer Session |
John Puleio | Athletics Events - Operations |
Douglas A. Reichert | Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook |
Julianna K. G. Ritter | Univ. Libraries Tech. & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Angela Moody Robinson | RC - Academic Services |
James W. Robinson | Univ. Libraries Public Svcs. & Communication |
Gabriel Ruiz | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Victor M. Sanchez | Research & Sponsored Programs |
Karen A. Sanders | Dining Services - Neilson |
Nicolasa Santiago | Dining Services - Neilson |
Joseph Santoro | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Martha Schumacher | Dining Services, Livingston |
Madeline B. Schwarz | Dining Services, Livingston |
Michael Seas | Student Safety |
Dawn L. Skouboe | Environmental Science, Cook |
David J. Souren | OIT - IT User Services |
Elizabeth K. Spear | RC - Academic Services |
Colleen S. Speiser | Rutgers University Foundation |
Theresa Spinelli | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Edward J. Sroczynski | Facilities Business Administration |
Bibiana F. St. Prix | Univ. Libraries Administrative Services |
Linda L. Stamato | BSPPP - Ctr. for Negotiation & Conflict Res. |
Dale Arlene Stevens | Univ Libraries Tech & Networked Info. Svcs. |
Patricia Y. Stroud | College of Nursing |
June Sudal | RU Agricultural Research & Ext. Ctr., Cook |
Magdy K. Tadrousse | Student Safety |
John J. Ternyila | Athletics Finance & Administration |
Richard B. Thomas | FAS - LCSR |
Yvonne Thompson | Dining Services - Neilson |
Rafael Torres | University Police |
Earlene Triplett-Ross | Rutgers Police, Camden |
John D. Truesdale | Guard Division, Newark |
Edward A. Wass | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Martha B. Weatherly | Registration, New Brunswick |
Ellen M. Weber | State Relations |
Declan Welch | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Theresa B. Wells | OIT - Application Dev. & Data Management |
Richard L. West | Budget & Resource Studies |
Dorothy J. Williams | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Mary Wojciechowski | Personnel, Cook |
Frank Wong | Facilities Planning & Development |
Andrew P. Wright | OIT - Telecommunications |
Sherry L. Wright | Extension Specialists, Cook |
Ten Years of Service
Diane Ahmed | RUHS-Hurtado Health Center |
Edwin Alicea | Mail & Document Services |
Miriam Alvarez | Rutgers Business School, Newark |
Robert L. Anderson | Housing, New Brunswick |
Camille S. Andrews | Camden Law Admissions |
Hernan G. Arango | Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences |
Joann M. Arnholt | Fraternity and Sorority Affairs |
Albert O. Ayeni | Plant Biology & Pathology, Cook |
Elizabeth Bender | Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook |
Patricia Bennewitz | Health Services |
Antoinette Berlingieri | Career Services |
Jacqueline Boland | Housing, New Brunswick |
Matthew C. Borghard | Intercollegiate Athletics |
Richard T. Bourne | University Police, Newark |
Judith Brennan-Kuldinow | GSAPP - Center for Applied Psychology |
Bridget M. Britton | School of Business, Camden |
Wayne A. Brown | Cntr. for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience |
Marlene Brunson | Dining Services, Busch |
Anthony Bryant | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Claudia D. Burzichelli | GSE - Center for Effective School Practices |
Carlos M. Cabrera | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Elizabeth W. Cafiero | Controller, Associate |
Carole Calabrese | Registration, New Brunswick |
Joseph P. Calabria | Housing Operations - Graduate |
Carla C. Capizzi | Campus Communications, Newark |
Anthony Cardinale | Dining Services, Busch |
Ramon P. Castro | Student Safety |
Loretta Cavaliere | Material Services |
Wai Kwan Chan | Dining Services, Busch |
Henry J. Charles | Small Business Development Center, Camden |
Juan A. Collazo | Dining Services, Camden |
Meredith A. Compton | Agricultural & Resource Management Agents |
Joan Conforti | RBS - Management Sci. & Comp. Inf. Studies |
Cheryl Cop | Controller, Associate. |
Kenneth B. Cop | University Police |
Francine Corley | Academic & Student Affairs, Cook |
Elpidio L. Cosico | Camden Rec. Center O & M |
Richard Costenbader | Operations Division, Camden |
Claricia Crawford | RBS - Small Business Development Center |
William Crosbie | Office of Instructional & Research Technology |
Diane Davis | Biochemistry & Microbiology, Cook |
Barbara Dawson | Rutgers University Foundation |
Marie De Filippo | Athletics & Recreation, Newark |
Jeffrey L. Dean | Athletics, Camden |
Bernard V. Del Guidice | Physical Plant, Camden |
Geoffrey Denham | Institute Marine & Coastal Sciences |
Anne E. Diglio | Academic & Student Affairs, Cook |
Lee Ann Dmochowski | Academic & Student Affairs, Cook |
Marilyn Dominiecki | Budget & Resource Studies |
Kristen E. Drusjack | Academic & Student Affairs, Cook |
Kazimiera H. Durka | Dining Services, Busch |
Mary Lou Earl | University Relations |
Lorraine M. Elias | Facilities Maintenance Services, Cook/Douglas |
Margaret M. Esposito | Office of Information Technology |
Domingo A. Estevez | Facilities Maintenance Services, Cook/Douglas |
Leonard I. Eucaliptus | Alumni Relations and Federation |
Marjorie J. Evans | DC - Office of the Dean of Students |
Aaron R. Fichtner | BSPPP - Heldrich Ctr. for Workforce Dev. |
Barbara J. Fitzgerald | Plant Biology and Pathology, Cook |
Nancy E. Fornarotto | School of Law, Newark, Dean's Office |
Catriona B. Francis | GSAPP - Douglass Developt. Disabilities Cntr. |
Jacqueline Ck. Fung | FAS - DLS - Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
Richard C. Gaine | Center for Advanced Information Processing |
Mary L. Gatta | SMLR - Center for Women & Work |
Mitchell E. Gayer | Enviromental & Occupational Hlth. Sci. Instit. |
Lisa Goddard | Career Services |
Raymond W. Goddard | Facilities Maintenance Services, Cook/Douglass |
Aixa Z. Gonzalez | Womens Basketball |
Janet Goodstein | FAS - Economics |
Desiree Gordon | Center for Global Change |
Marie Gorski | Housing, New Brunswick |
Patricia A. Gozzi | Registrar - University |
Jayne M. Grandes | Employment Equity |
Barbara Grau | Univ. Libraries Public Svcs. & Communication |
Dennis Gray | Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences |
Fran Gualemi | Facilities Business Administration |
Kathryn Hackett-Fields | Cook - IR-4 |
Gregg Hippe | University Police, Newark |
Margaret E. Hodes | University Libraries Administrative Services |
Charlene Houser | New Brunswick Libraries |
Michele Hujber | Extension Resource Center, Cook |
Wayne Hungridge | Center for the Advancement of Teaching |
Yoshiko Ishii | Dana Library, Newark |
Daren Jacobs | University Relations |
Ileana Jakab | Housing Operations, Rutgers College |
Christina Jaquez | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Santos Jimenez | Housing Operations - Graduate |
Jean M. Johnson | FAS - Division of Life Sciences |
Larry Jones | Undergraduate Admissions, New Brunswick |
Patricia Kastner | Dean's Office, Cook |
Marc C. Kollar | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy |
Leslie S. Kriff | Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum |
Jolette D. Law | Womens Basketball |
Wynonia B. Locke | Housing Operations, Livingston |
Sitheswary Logendra | Biotech. Ctr. for Agriculture & the Environment |
Ronald Long | Housing Operations, Busch |
Jose Lopez | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Alina Lopez-Vitone | Rutgers University Foundation |
Karen W. Lowrie | BSPPP - Ctr. Neighbrhd. & Brownfields Redev. |
Joel M. Lyons | Parking & Transportation Services |
Andres L. Martinez | Douglass Library |
Carol E. May | Office of Information Technology |
Kathryn T. McLaney | Career Counseling & Placement, Camden |
Marianne W. McLoughlin | FAS - DLS - Undergraduate Instruction |
Colleen M. McNally | Camden Law Pro Bono |
Debra A. McNeill | SMLR - Extension & Public Services Prog. |
Tracy L. McPhaul | Business Services, Newark |
Carmen Medina | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Marangeli Melendez | Physical Plant, Newark |
Yolanda Mendoza | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Odell K. Mickens | OIT - Telecommunications |
Loretta M. Miller | Center for Adv. Biotechnology & Medicine |
Virginia Mingolla | Scheduling & Space Management |
Pauline Mitchell | FAS - Philosophy |
Gyorgyi Mizsak | Housing Operations - Rutgers College |
Collette Morris | Purchasing, Newark |
Patricia Nolfi | University Human Resources |
Mark Nowakowski | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Teodoro A. Nunez | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Stanley J. Obryk | Rutgers Enviro. Health/Safety |
Roberta A. O'Haeri | Controller - Grant & Contract Accounting |
Christina E. Orlowski | Controller, Associate |
William J. Packer | Facilities Maintenance Services, C/D |
Anthony J. Pochesci | Controller - Grant & Contract Accounting |
Patricia Prior | Student Health, Camden |
Jesse G. Rambo | Mail & Document Services |
Andre F. Reid | Student Safety |
Steven K. Rettke | Agricultural & Resource Management Agents |
Dominga Reynoso | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Roberto Reynoso | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Niven P. Richardson | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Leonardo Rios | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Zoraida Rios | Facilities Maintenance & Operations - Utilities |
Tina Rivera | GSAPP - Douglass Develop. Disabilities Cntr. |
Maria M. Rodriguez | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Mary Anne Royal | FAS - DLS - Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
Martin B. Ryan | Physical Plant, Newark |
Carol A. Sakofsky | Fire & Emergency Services |
Gerardo Salgado | Operations & Maintenance, Newark |
Joann M. Salmon | School of Social Work |
Brian Schilling | Food Policy Institute, Cook |
Terry T. Sedon | Golf Course |
Fulva A. Shah | Cntr. for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience |
Qun Shao | Dining Services, Busch |
Barbara Shaver | Ctr. For Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine |
Michelle Shostack | DC - EOF |
Francina Skipper | School of Law, Newark, Dean's Office |
Roger Smith | Alexander Library |
Albert Starks | Dining Services - Neilson |
Yuriy Streltsov | FAS - Physics & Astronomy |
C. Vivian Stringer | Womens Basketball |
Marie T. Suarez | Rutgers Business School, Newark |
Robert B. Sutton | Mail & Document Services |
Shalonda L. Tanner | Undergraduate Admissions, New Brunswick |
Richard Tedesco | Institutional Research and Planning |
Christopher S. Thomas | Athletics Events - Operations |
Lawanda Thomas | School of Criminal Justice |
Alina Torres | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Luis Torres | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |
Elizabeth Vaillancourt | Brower Commons |
Marcial Vargas | Housing Operations - Graduate |
Lucille V. Vidal | FAS - Women's Global Center |
Edgardo Villanueva | Summer Session, Newark |
Elizabeth Vogel | RC - Academic Services |
Marlie P. Wasserman | University Press |
Mary Jo Watts | OIT - Office of Instructional & Research Tech. |
Diane D. Weyer | Rutgers University Foundation |
Barbara Jean Williams | Housing Operations, Cook/Douglass |
Dennis G. Wilson | Facilities Maintenance Services, CAC |
Kevin Wine | Engineering - Wireless Info. Network Lab. |
Alma Woolfork-Buchanan | Math, Science & Computer Education |
Matthew Wosniak | FAS - Dean's Office |
Vernell Wright | Housing Operations - Rutgers College |
Jian-Guo Xie | Pharm - Chemical Biology |
Julia G. Zapcic | University Librarian |
Jack K. Zee | Facilities Maintenance Services, B/L |



