Employee Service Recognition Reception


We are proud to celebrate and recognize our employees who have reached significant service milestones in 2024 and 2025. Below is the list of honourees recognized at this year's reception!

20 Years of Service


2023/2024

2024/2025

  • Elisabeth Korteweg, Associate Professor, Education
  • Robert Perrier, Director, International Enrolment, Lakehead International
  • Robert Petrunia, Associate Professor, Economics
  • Douglas Ivison, Acting Dean of Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies
  • Beatrice Vernier, Associate Professor, Languages
  • Matthew Boyd, Associate Professor, Anthropology
  • Rachel Warburton, Associate Professor, English
  • Andrew Conly, Associate Professor, Geology
  • Yanglin Gong, Professor, Civil Engineering
  • Mathew Leitch, Professor, Natural Resources Management
  • Hao Bai, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Millo Shaw, Director of Risk Management and Access to Information, Risk Management & Access Information
  • Larry Kempe, Mechanic Trades 3, Physical Plant
  • Raynald Lemelin, Professor, Outdoor Rec, Parks & Tourism
  • Roy Teniuk, Senior Multimedia Specialist, Technology Services Centre
  • Andrea Tarsitano, Vice-Provost (Students) & Registrar, Student Affairs
  • Janet Skerget, Research Accounting Assistant, Financial Services
  • Joseph Ripku, Technical Staff, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Debra Gold, Librarian III, Library
  • David Schelling, Access Strategist, Student Accessibility Services
  • Garth Galvin, Library Clerk, Library
  • Susanne Walford, Technical Staff, Biology
  • Stefanie Stangier, Technical Staff, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Clara Sacchetti-Dufresne, Coordinator, Academic Support Zone, Student Success Centre
  • Jennifer Bain-Manion, Administrative Assistant, Graduate Studies
  • Sherry Herchak, Manager, Employee and Labour Relations, Human Resources
  • Ashley Beda, Associate Registrar, Registrarial Services
  • Marek Jaworski, Caretaker 1, Residence & Conference Services
  • Ralph Kiessig, Manager, Treasury & Ancillary Enterprise Funds Accounting, Financial Services
  • Batia Stolar, Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, Vice-President (RI)
  • Lee Potestio, Server Analyst, Technology Services Centre
  • Timothy Rowe, Information Security Analyst, Technology Services Centre
  • Scott Pound, Professor, English
  • Zi-Hua Jiang, Professor, Chemistry
  • Mirella Stroink, Dean of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Health & Behavioural Sciences
  • Donald Kerr, Associate Professor, Education
  • Kamil Zaniewski, Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment
  • Brian McLaren, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Management
  • Jason Blahuta, Associate Professor, Philosophy
  • Gautam Das, Professor, Physics
  • Jianye Liu, Associate Professor, Sociology
  • Rhonda Koster, Deputy Provost & Vice-Provost (Teaching & Learning), Provost & Vice-President (Academic)
  • Jarrett Sylvestre, Technical Staff, Chemistry
  • Juan Pernia, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
  • Hassan Naser, Associate Professor, Software Engineering
  • Audrey Drebit, Administrative Assistant, Nursing
  • Wilson Wang, Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Joseph Carney, Associate Professor, Biology
  • Razvan Anisca, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
  • Monica Ilie, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
  • Crystal Kondreska, Accounting Analyst, Financial Services
  • Qing Zou, Librarian III, Library,
  • Michel Beaulieu, Associate Vice-Provost (Academic), Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
  • Michael Moore, Technical Staff, Biology
  • Tomislav Sapic, Technical Staff, Natural Resources Management
  • Lori Vidotto, Administrative Assistant, Kinesiology
  • Brad Miller, Technical Staff, Chemistry
  • Monique Marchand, Library Clerk, Library
  • Franco Sgambelluri, Senior Security Guard, Security
  • Sheila Walsh, Graduate Admissions & Systems Officer, Graduate Studies
  • Robert Law, Associate Professor, Biology
  • Sreekumari Kurissery, Professor, Sustainability Sciences
  • Nandakumar Kanavillil, Professor, Sustainability Sciences
  • Seth Agbo, Associate Professor, Education

30 Years of Service


2023/2024

2024/2025

  • Meilan Liu, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Richard Maundrell, Associate Professor, Philosophy
  • Susan Childs, Part Time Support-Engineering, Engineering
  • Michael Moland, Continuing Lecturer Member, Psychology
  • John Fell, Continuing Lecturer Member, English
  • Mary Hill, Senior Researcher, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
  • Roland Martin, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
  • Robert Bell, Cataloguing Technician-Receiving, Library
  • Margot Ross, Manager, Research, Trust and Accounting, Financial Services

40 Years of Service


2023/2024

2024/2025

  • Leanna Rizzuto, Athletic Administrative Assistant, Athletics
  • Karen Woychyshyn, Administrative Assistant, Political Science
  • Giovanni Bonofiglio, Multimedia Specialist, Technology Services Centre

Retirees


2023/2024

2024/2025

  • Deborah Riddell, Education Initiatives Assistant, CERAH
  • Suzanne Osadic, Part Time Support-Bookstore/Switchboard, Bookstore
  • Patty Hopkinson, Caretaker 1 – Residence, Residence Services
  • Bruce Misner, Technical Staff, Electrical Engineering
  • David Savela, Trades Lead Hand Mechanic, Physical Plant
  • Bonnie Knott, Administrative Officer, Office of Research
  • Rita Blais, Associate Vice-President, Financial Services, Financial Services
  • Kevin O'Neil, Buyer/Customs & Traffic Officer, Financial Services
  • Kathryn Davidson, Philanthropy Director, University Advancement
  • Thomas Austin, Multimedia Technician II, TSC
  • Ursula MacDonald, Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness, Human Resources
  • Garry Rathje, Technical Staff, Chemical Engineering
  • David Greenwood, Professor, Education
  • Cynthia Haggerty, Administrative, Assistant, English
  • Chris Parkes, Associate Professor, English
  • Philip Fralick, Professor, Geology
  • Robert McCluskey, Trades Lead Hand Electrical, Electrician Trades 3, Physical Plant
  • Sharon Dempsey, Research Analyst, Financial Services
  • Morna Toderash, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration
  • Ryan Spivak, Receiver/Shipper Lead Hand, Physical Plant
  • Manfred Plank, Telecom/Network Technician, TSC
  • Giovanni DeCresenzo, Technical Staff, Physics
  • Jennifer Roth, Professor (and Chair), Gender and Women's Studies
  • Tuula Maunula, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Services
  • Karen Romito, Administrative Assistant, Chemistry and Mathematical Sciences
  • Susan Auld, Admissions Info Assistant, Recruitment and Admissions
  • Lori Fleming, Library Assistant, Chancellor Paterson Library
  • Greg Kenna, Trades lead Hand Mechanic, Physical Plant
  • Scott Hamilton, Professor, Anthropology
  • Timothy Kaiser, Professor, Anthropology
  • Kam Leung, Professor, Biology
  • Azim Mallik, Professor, Biology
  • Heidi Schraft, Associate Professor, Biology
  • Bakhtiar Moazzami, Professor, Economics
  • Ian Newhouse, Director Kinesiology & Professor, Kinesiology
  • Trudy Russo, Librarian III, Library
  • Michael Wesner, Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Roland Martin, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
  • Edward Brownlee, Professor, Social Work