Ball State would like to thank and recognize many longtime faculty, professional, service, and staff personnel for their talent and their dedication to our University. They continue to support Ball State’s mission, through celebratory and challenging times. A reception was held for the honorees on April 7.
Here are the 2025 Years of Service honorees:
10 Years of Service
Only staff and service personnel are recognized at this milestone.
Joan Andrews, Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities Planning and Management
Esther Baird, Food Service Worker, The Atrium
Jeff Buck, Materials Handler Supervisor, Purchasing Services
Tony Clegg, Custodian, Johnson Halls
Ron Copperman, Facilities Landscape Worker, Facilities Planning and Management
Susan Dean, Food Service Worker, The Atrium
Dean Dennewitz, Electrician Group Leader, Facilities Planning and Management
Amy Dowden, Materials Handler, Purchasing Services
Vickie Elder, Food Service Cashier, North Dining
Ken Eldridge Jr., Building Mechanic Group Leader, Scheidler Apartments
Henry Enyeart, Facility Landscape Worker, Facilities Planning and Management
Lisa Etchison, Administrative Coordinator, Sociology
Jacques Fairchild, Food Service Worker, The Atrium
Rebecca Foreman, Food Service Cashier, Woodworth Dining
Eddie Furniss, Materials Handler, Purchasing Services
Matthew Harden, Food Service Refrigeration/Commercial Food Service Maintenance Specialist, University Dining
Sarah Kadinger, Custodian, Studebaker West Halls
Connie Lent, Field Facilities Attendant, Sports Facilities Management
Erin Linn, Acquisitions Accounting Fiscal Control Specialist, University Libraries
Tina May, Food Concept Group Leader, Tom John Food Shop
Eric McCoy, Program Assistant and Master Control Operator, WIPB
Ginger Mills, Administrative Coordinator, Graduate Admissions
Lena Parker, Custodian, Facilities Planning and Management
Mark Rayle, Transportation Attendant, Facilities Planning and Management
Kolt Riggin, Catering Assistant, University Catering
Amber Riggin, Parking Enforcement Officer, Parking Services
Jodi Sanders, Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Assistant, University Libraries
Julia Scott, Food Service Worker, Woodworth Dining
Joan Shellabarger, Administrative Coordinator for the Office of Recruitment, Teachers College Dean’s Office
Amber Shewmake, Custodian, Studebaker East Halls
Donna Shinnock, Food Service Worker, The Atrium
Steve Stacy, Custodial Group Leader, Ball State University Foundation
Dee Staten, Office Supervisor and Budget Administrator, International Programs
Habib Tabariasl, Food Service Worker, Woodworth Dining
Shane Terry, Facilities Landscape Worker, Facilities Planning and Management
Brandy Tomey, Executive Financial Assistant, Ball State University Foundation
Amy Townsend, Assistant to the Dean, University Libraries
Wayne Ward, Electronic Mechanic Group Leader, Facilities Planning and Management
Jason Williams, Building Mechanic, Studebaker West Halls
Jeffery Womack, Sports Facilities Supervisor, Sports Facilities Management
Monica Yohe, Administrative Supervisor and Secretary to Chair, School of Kinesiology
15 Years of Service
Annmarie Adams, Administrative Coordinator, Institutional Research and Decision Support
Laticia Alexander, Associate Director of Foundation Operations and Alumni Center Manager, Ball State University Foundation
Isidro Alvarado, Plumber, Facilities Planning and Management
Gene Berger, Professor of Music Performance (Horn), School of Music
Tameka Burress, Custodian, Facilities Planning and Management
Kazumi Matsumoto Cantrell, Associate Professor of Japanese, Modern Languages and Classics
Jennifer Christman, Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Brent Cole, Associate Professor, School of Art
Paul Collis Jr., Stock Clerk/Truck Driver/Custodian, University Dining
Jose Contreras, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Nam Cowan, Food Service Worker, Woodworth Dining
Cathy Day, Professor, English
Jennifer Erickson, Professor and Assistant Chair of Anthropology and Assistant Director of the Center for Middletown Studies, Anthropology
Mike Gillilan, Director, Student Conduct
Cindy Goad, Food Service Worker, Woodworth Dining
Joshua Gruver, Associate Professor, Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources
James Hendrix, Assistant Director of High School and Statewide Initiatives, Division of Online and Strategic Learning
Maria Hernandez Finch, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Dennis Hickle, Associate Lecturer, Accounting
Doc Hunter, Contracts and Budgets Coordinator, School of Nursing
Kathleen Jacobi, Director of Faculty Development, Division of Online and Strategic Learning
Whitney Jarnagin, ERA Systems Coordinator, Office of Research
Yanika Johnson, Custodian, Studebaker West Halls
Lora Jones, Production Coordinator, University Media Services
Michelle Jones, Communications Specialist, College of Health Dean’s Office
Angie Lance, Administrative Coordinator, Human Performance Lab
Dave Largent, Senior Lecturer, Computer Science
Sangwon Lee, Associate Professor, Marketing
Chris Mangelli, Assistant Vice Provost of Research Integrity and Compliance, Office of Research
Kimberly Miller, Custodian, Beyerl Residence Hall
Mary Moore, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies
Marvin Nunemaker II, Field Facilities Attendant, Sports Facilities Management
Ben Peak, Director of Sports Facilities, Recreation Services and Concessions Operations, Recreation Services
Kelli Phillips, Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball
Whitney Roberts, Work Control Specialist, Facilities Planning and Management
Wilisha Scaife, Professional Learning Specialist, Teachers College Dean’s Office
Stephanie Shockey, University Dining Manager of Marketing and Communications, University Dining
Justin Smith, Associate Director of Public Safety Parking Services, Parking Services
Audrey Spencer, Associate Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Shannon Staton, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of Field Education, Social Work
Laura Suman, Head of Access Services and Open Education, University Libraries
Christine Thompson, Assistant Director and Archaeologist, Applied Anthropology Laboratories
John Tunney, Food Service Worker, The Atrium
Paige Waters, Teaching Professor, Media
Sonny Wingler, Senior Lecturer, Media
20 Years of Service
Reuben Allen, Teaching Professor, Geography and Meteorology
Ben Armstrong III, Nursing Technical Specialist, School of Nursing
Stephanie Arrington, Executive Director of Presidential Events and Operations, Office of the President
Munni Begum, Professor and Director of the Data Science and Analytics Programs, Mathematical Sciences
Trent Boyd, Senior Wireless Engineer, Information Technology Services
James Bradley, Head of Metadata and Digital Initiatives, University Libraries
Wallace Byrd, Field Facilities Attendant, Sports Facilities Management
Brandon Campbell, Director, Unified Technology Support
Bradly Canada, Instructor of Social Studies, Burris Laboratory School
Jon Clausen, Professor of Secondary Education and Educational Technology, Educational Studies
Jennifer Criss, Content Strategist and Writer, Marketing and Communications
Nicole Etcheson, Alexander M. Bracken Distinguished Professor of History, History
Chris Flook, Senior Lecturer, Media
Paul Gestwicki, Professor, Computer Science
Steven Hall, Associate Professor, Political Science
David Hannon, Associate Professor, School of Art
Maria Hart, Facilities Key and Card Access Administrator, Facilities Planning and Management
Brian Hayes, Senior Lecturer, School of Journalism and Strategic Communication and Assistant Dean for Student Outreach and Engagement, College of Communication, Information, and Media Dean’s Office
Terry Heifetz, Senior Lecturer, Media
Valerie Hines, Departmental Secretary, Elementary Education
Jayson Jarrett, Assistant Director, Student Financial Services
James Jones, Department Chair and Roan Distinguished Professor of Construction Management, Construction Management and Interior Design
Richard King, Teaching Professor, Modern Languages and Classics
Patricia Kleeberg, Administrative Coordinator, Nutrition and Health Science
Rachel Kraus, Professor, Sociology
Joyce Lewis, Telecommunications Billing Analyst, Telephone Services
Brenda McCreery, Administrative Coordinator, Physics and Astronomy
Brian Meekin, Senior Director of Development for Principal Gifts, Ball State University Foundation
Zachariah Mickler, Senior Director of University Budget Administration, Budget Office
Belisa Mikel, Materials Handler, Purchasing Services
Darren Mills, Access Services Evening Supervisor, University Libraries
Paul Nagelkirk, Department Chair, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, and Director of Integrative Exercise Physiology Lab, School of Kinesiology
Stephanie Nagelkirk, Associate Director of Equity and Student Engagement, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
Michele Patterson, Internal Audit Manager, Internal Audit and Advisory Services
Bartholomew Pederson, Professor, Medical Education
Anthony Romano, Chief Creative Officer, Marketing and Communications
Mark Sanders, Digital Assets Technician, University Media Services
Todd Sciscoe, Materials Handler, Purchasing Services
Kris Scott, Administrative Coordinator, Media
Carolyn Shue, Department Chair and Professor, Communication Studies
Addison Smith, Administrative Coordinator, Women’s and Gender Studies
Christine Sprunger, Administrative Coordinator, Communication Studies
Steve Thomas, Field Facilities Attendant, Sports Facilities Management
Sondra Thompson, Administrative Coordinator, Construction Management and Interior Design
Amy Trendler, Architecture Librarian, University Libraries
Amy Vold, Administrative Coordinator, School of Kinesiology
Jeremy Waymire, Telecommunications Officer, Public Safety
Kathy Weaver, Secretary to the Director, University Dining
Shannan Writtenhouse, Admissions Operations Specialist, Office of the Associate Vice President of Admissions
Jason Yang, Professor, Geography and Meteorology
25 Years of Service
Katie Arnold, Foundational Sciences and Health Libraries Coordinator, University Libraries
Kevin Brooks, Science Librarian, University Libraries
Kristine Coatie, Custodian, Dehority Halls
Dawn Condon, Associate Clinical Lecturer, Speech Pathology and Audiology
Mary Evans, Cook, Woodworth Dining
Hanspeter Fischer, Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Lesa Fullhart, Custodian, Facilities Planning and Management
George Gaither, Associate Professor, Psychological Science
Jon Ganion, Custodian, Facilities Planning and Management
Casey Goddard, Promotions Producer and Master Control Operator, WIPB
Amy Gregg, Associate Professor, Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources
James Helton Jr., Professor of Music Performance, School of Music
Josh Huffman, Environmental Control Mechanical Group Leader, Facilities Planning and Management
William Jenkins, Department Chair and Professor, Theatre and Dance
Teresa Kennedy, Executive Assistant for Principal Gifts and Campaign Strategy, Ball State University Foundation
Leann Kennedy, Financial Technical Specialist, Office of University Controller
Fred Kitchens III, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Jodi Landreth, Building Services Supervisor, Facilities Planning and Management
Dawn Miller, Academic Performance Coordinator, Charter Schools
Wilfridah Mucherah, Professor, Educational Psychology
Christopher Munchel, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management and Chief Admissions Officer, Office of the Associate Vice President of Admissions
Klaus Neumann, Professor of Geological Sciences, Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources
Chris Raleigh, Multimedia Graphic Design Specialist, Indiana Academy
for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
Stephen Romine, Custodian, Kinghorn Hall
Jill Salito, HVAC Mechanic, Facilities Planning and Management
Melissa Schafstall, Office and Financial Assistant, Biology
Stephen Schuh, Associate Lecturer of Physics, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
Elizabeth Scrivner, Custodian, Kinghorn Hall
Tonya Skalon, Senior Lecturer of Exercise Science, School of Kinesiology
Scott Stachler, Associate Vice President and Chief Budget Officer, Budget Office
Allen Truell, Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Roger Wojtkiewicz, Professor, Sociology
30 Years of Service
Scott Anderson, Professor, School of Art
Kimbra Baker, Account Reconciliation Specialist, Accounts Payable
Jeffrey Bowers, Caption Writer and CART Provider, University Media Services
Tonia Deane, Materials Handler, Purchasing Services
John Foster, Assistant Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police, Public Safety
Joe Freeman, Distributed Systems Programmer, Information Technology Services
Jerome Kotecki, Professor, Nutrition and Health Science
Kent Kurtz, Captain, Public Safety
Phil Lavanchy, Pest Control Applicator, Facilities Planning and Management
Carolyn Malone, Associate Professor, History
Todd Miller, Technical Cataloging Assistant for Bibliographic Control, University Libraries
Thalia Mulvihill, Professor of Social Foundations of Education and Higher Education, Educational Leadership
Joey Narramore, Director of Finance and Budgets and Vendor Relations, Information Technology
Michael Prater, Associate Professor of Art Education, School of Art
Robert Rickner, Manager of University Media Services Engineering, University Media Services
Julie Rosenbaum, Baccalaureate Program and Compliance Coordinator, School of Nursing
Kirk VanOoteghem, Lead Microcomputer and Network Analyst, University Libraries
Kristie Whited, Assistant to the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Planning and Management and Chief Admissions Officer and Coordinator of Budgets, Office of the Associate Vice President of Admissions
35 Years of Service
Abel Alves, Professor, History
LeeAnn Anderson, Office Assistant, Psychological Science
Jackie Buckrop, Special Assistant for Academic Operations and Teaching Professor in Communication Studies, Office of the Provost
John Evans, Automotive Diesel Mechanic, Facilities Planning and Management
Philip Glaze, Unified Communications Technology Engineer, Information Technology Services
Kyle Green, Office Supervisor, University Dining
Sherri Harris, Executive Assistant to Vice President and General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Mindy Kear, Human Resources Partner, People and Culture Services
Jennifer Lawson, Academic Services Coordinator, Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean of University College
Loren Malm, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology
Robert Myers, Director of John R. Emens College Community Auditorium and Pruis Hall, Emens Auditorium
Gary Pavlechko, Director of edTPA, Teachers College Dean’s Office
Debra Siela, Associate Professor of Nursing and Graduate Curriculum Development Director, School of Nursing
Jo Tuite, Associate Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
40 Years of Service
Robin Box, Associate Lecturer, Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies
Alan Gordon, Director, University Media Services
Gregory Graham, Director of Facilities Planning, Facilities Planning and Management
Tammy Houser, Assistant to Associate Vice President of Finance, Budget Office
Sarojini Johnson, Professor, School of Art
Ken Johnson, Project Specialist, Purchasing Services
Diane Poer, Secretary to Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Services and Executive Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Cheryl Simpkins, Custodial Group Leader, Johnson Halls
Jane Thomas, Licensing Advisor, Teacher Education Services
45 Years of Service
Cecil Bohanon, Professor, Economics
50 Years of Service
E. Bruce Geelhoed, Department Chair and Professor, History