Spotlight Award Nomination Form Staff Recognition
Spotlight Awards
We are pleased to have the Spotlight Awards as a means of acknowledging and demonstrating timely appreciation and recognition for the exceptional contributions of individuals at Smith that go beyond the everyday scope of their responsibilities.
All employees, managers and supervisors are encouraged to nominate staff colleagues, inside or outside of their departments, by submitting a Spotlight Award Nomination Form.
The Spotlight Awards cycle runs from April 1 to March 31. Senior administrators will receive nominations for staff working in their areas and select Spotlight Award recipients.
Spotlight Awards have a pretaxed value of $150 and are included in the recipient's paycheck usually within two weeks of receiving recognition. Recipients also receive a Spotlight Award Certificate from their supervisor or department head. Periodically, we feature Spotlight Award recipients on our website.
Each spring human resources hosts a celebratory reception for the entire community to gather and congratulate all of the Spotlight Award recipients for the year. Recipients are eligible to participate in a special grand-prize drawing.
Maria Aguilar, Dining Services
Nominated by Pat Mahar
Lea Ahlen, Social Sciences
Nominated by Sidonia Dalby
Iris Alicea, Human Resources
Nominated by Tina Benoit
Marc Anderson, Chemistry
Nominated by Margaret Lamb
Lars Asbornsen, College Relations
Nominated by Juliet Hansen
Joanne Benkley, Center for the Environment
Nominated by Chrissie Bell
Molly Bouffard, Development
Nominated by Maria Held
Danielle Brown, Development
Nominated by Sidonia Dalby
Kiara Brown, Student Affairs
Nominated by: Becky Shaw
Jennifer Burwell, Registrar's Office
Nominated by Lea Ahlen and Dawn Fulton
Jo Cannon, ITS
Nominated by Rhonda Davis & Sam Masinter
Matthew Cook, Dining Services
Nominated by Patty Hentz
Sidonia Dalby, Admission
Nominated by Danielle Brown
Jaz (Kirstin) Dand, Music
Nominated by Linda Shaughnessy
Ashavan Doyon, Student Affairs
Nominated by Becky Shaw
Anita Durfer, Dining Services
Nominated by Cathy Glazier
Yasmin Eisenhauer, Information Technology Services
Nominated by Katherine Rowe
Patrick Fenton, Executive Education
Nominated by Iris Newalu
Kate Fyhr, Development
Nominated by Beth Raffeld and Sandra Doucett
Diane Garvey, Development
Nominated by Regina Tracy
Donna Gingras, Office of Student Engagement
Nominated by Kathy San Antonio and Merrilyn Lewis
Elizabeth Hait, Kahn Institute
Nominated by Rosetta Cohen
James Hume, Art Department
Nominated by Lynne Yamamoto
Kaja Katamay, ITS
Nominated by Becky Shaw
Deborah Keisch, ITS
Nominated by Tom Laughner
Carol Kelly, Dining Services
Nominated by Anne Stolarik
Meg Kennedy-Nelson, Dining Services
Nominated by Patty Hentz
Kate Lee, ITS
Nominated by Tom Laughner
Tammy Lockett, ITS
Nominated by Tom Laughner
Adam Lueb, Dining Services
Nominated by Patrick Diggins
RuthAnn McCloud, VP/Finance & Administration
Nominated by Larry Hunt
Lori McFarland, Dining Services
Nominated by Pat Mahar
Heather McQueen, Clark Science Center Administration
Nominated by Margaret Lamb
Judith McWilliams, Center for Early Childhood Education
Nominated by Dawn Fulton
Lyn Minnich, Social Sciences
Nominated by Richard Lim
Sheri Lyn Peabody, Botanic Garden
Nominated by Sidonia Dalby
Jennifer Rajchel, Libraries - Special Collections
Nominated by Tom Laughner
Jennifer Roberts, English Language & Literature
Nominated by Sabina Knight and Cornelia Pearsall
Scott Rubeck, Dining Services
Nominated by Andy Cox
Stephanie Seldin, Center for Early Childhood Education
Nominated by Dawn Fulton
Lisa Seymour, Dining Services
Nominated by Andy Cox
Rachel Siegel, Interdisciplinary Studies
Nominated by Elisabeth Armstrong
Karen Sise, Registrar's Office
Nominated by Sara McGuire and Merrilyn Lewis
Stephanie Sullivan, Museum of Art
Nominated by Ann Mayo
Nora Sweeney, Center for Early Childhood Education
Nominated by Dawn Fulton
Karen Swiecanski, Clark Science Center Administration
Nominated by Margaret Lamb
Kathy Tobin, Development
Nominated by Regina Tracy
Elaine Zach, Dining Services
Nominated by Kim Osborne
Years of Service Luncheon
Smith College recognizes and honors employees who have reached certain service milestones. Awards are presented to employees in recognition for years of service beginning at 10 years and every five-year milestone through 35 years and beyond. In the fall, a special luncheon is held in their honor.
Congratulations to all staff being honored for their years of service to Smith College. It is impossible to over-emphasize the valuable role that employees play in helping Smith achieve its strategic priorities and carry out its mission. The college's excellence is attributable in large measure to the long and outstanding service of many of its employees. Thank you for the many contributions and efforts you have made throughout your years at Smith.
Larry Hunt, Associate Vice President for Human Resources
After addressing the honorees, the president presents 25-year pins to staff reaching their 25th year of service with the college, thereby inducting them into the Twenty-Five Year Club.
All honorees are presented with a certificate signed by the president of Smith College.
2016 Honorees
Martin Bimbane, Information Technology Services
David Dempsey, Museum of Art
Chester Monska, Facilities Management
Linda Muehlig, Museum of Art
Timothy Bruso, Facilities Management
Stephen Campbell, Facilities Management
Sidonia Dalby, Admission
Brett McGuinness, Facilities Management
Janice Szymaszek, Campus School
John Kaikowski, Facilities Management
David Alexander, Facilities Management
Esther Boyer, Libraries - Neilson
Robert Chartier, Facilities Management
Patrick Diggins, Dining Services
Maida Goodwin, Libraries - Special Collection
Scott Grabowski, Facilities Management
Christine Hill, Development
Joan Hornbuckle, Theatre
Anne-Marie LaFosse, Development
Patricia Mahar, Dining Services
Lou Anne Mathers, Dining Services
Joseph McNeish, Dining Services
Briane Pichette, Facilities Management
Jeffrey Rankin, Botanic Garden
Irene Rodriguez-Martin, School for Social Work
Stephen Sojkowski, Botanic Garden
Steven Stander, Information Technology Services
Anne Stolarik, Dining Services
Mark Swanson, President's House
Judith Fountain, Women & Financial Independence
Clarence Joseph, Facilities Management
Donna Kortes, Clark Science Center Administration
Stephen Kzcowski, Facilities Management
Pamela McCarthy, Counseling Services
Lynette Minnich, Social Sciences
Christina Ryan, Libraries - Neilson
Stanley Sawicki, Facilities Management
Patricia Thornton, Development
Michael Trombley, Facilities Management
Susan Bauhan, Executive Education
Daniel Bridgman, Information Technology Services
Robert Dombkowski, Facilities Management
Jan Ebbets, College Relations
Kevin Forrestall, Facilities Management
Geary Gravel, Disability Services
Lou Ann Krawczynski, Development
Eric Loehr, Libraries - Neilson
Barbara Polowy, Libraries - Hillyer Art
Marjorie Postal, School for Social Work
Lesley Smith, Campus School
Doreen Underdue, School for Social Work
Eric Weld, Kahn Institute
C. Susan Zachary, Dean of the College Office
Madelaine Zadik, Botanic Garden
Tina Zaengle, Dean of the College Office
Marlene Znoy, Libraries - Neilson
Donald Andrew, Class Deans Office
Tamra Bates, Office of Student Engagement
Tina Benoit, Human Resources
Jon Caris, Environmental Science & Policy
Tan Chan, Facilities Management
Debra Coutu, Athletics
John Crowley, Information Technology Services
Matthew Durrand, Libraries - Hillyer Art
Martha Ebner, Museum of Art
Gayle Fitzgerald, Facilities Management
Maria Held, Development
Valerie Hooper, School for Social Work
Brenda Jameson, Career Development
Cathleen Klaes, Student Financial Services
James Littles, Facilities Management
Laurie Magee, Center for Early Childhood Education
Patricia Mailer, Libraries - Neilson
Katherine Malone, Dining Services
Virginia Mayer, Dining Services
Roberta Murphy, Campus School
Iris Newalu, Executive Education
Melissa Nichols, Facilities Management
Margaret Rakas, Clark Science Center Administration
Joanne Satkowski, Admission
Mark Smith-Bove, Center for Early Childhood Education
Kelli Steele, Athletics
Kathleen Tobin, Development
Hope Watroba, Facilities Management
Gary Wickland, Dining Services
Timothy Albin, Dining Services
Jessica Bacal, Center for Work & Life
Jason Bauer-Clapp, Career Development
Reid Bertone-Johnson, Landscape Studies
Tobias Davis, School for Social Work
Susan Froehlich, Engineering
Daryl Gehman, Career Development
Tanya Griswold, Health Services
Lisa Haarlander, Center for Early Childhood Education
Ann Howell, Dining Services
Lawrence Hunt, Human Resources
Lee Jodoin, Facilities Management
Raj Kumar, Dining Services
Thomas Laughner, Information Technology Services
Louise Martindell, Museum of Art
Sara McGuire, Office of Student Engagement
Heather McQueen, Clark Science Center Administration
Martha Murphy, Center for Early Childhood Education
Julianne Ohotnicky, Student Affairs
Paula Pawloski, Facilities Management
Catherine Rowen, Institutional Research/Educational Assessment
Samuel Samuels, Development
Jennifer Silver, Human Resources
Gail Thomas, Jacobson Center
Julie Tocio, Dining Services
Richard Turschman, Museum of Art
David Wiggall, Theatre
25-Year Club
The 25-Year Club was established in 1958 by Grace Asserson, the college's employment manager, as a means of recognizing and expressing the college's appreciation to those staff members—retired and still employed—who had completed 25 or more years of service. Grace retired in 1971 after 30 years of service; she passed away in 1983.
Although we now formally recognize employees with fewer than 25 years of service, this club has a special significance for employees simply by its uniqueness and by the number of years required for membership.
The symbol of club membership is a gold pin that is a replica of the Grécourt Gates (in front of College Hall), with a diamond in the center of the pin. Formal recognition and club membership is accomplished at the Years of Service Awards, held each October.
Regardless of your period of association with Smith, just being among such friends and colleagues of so many years is an exciting and heartwarming experience.