ATU Honors Employees For 2023 Service Milestones

35 Year Honorees 2023
Dr. David Bell (left) and Dr. Dana Ward (middle) were recognized by Arkansas Tech University President Dr. Robin E. Bowen for 35 years of service to ATU during a reception on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Arkansas Tech University recognized employees who are reaching milestones in their service to the institution in 2023 during an employee appreciation event at Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room on Friday, March 3.

The 138 ATU employees who were honored during the reception have given a combined 1,640 years of service to Arkansas Tech.

They are:

35 Years

Dr. David Bell
Dr. Dana Ward

30 Years

Dr. Jennifer Helms
Patti Fernandez

25 Years

Rebecca Baker
Dr. Tim Carter
Dr. Robert Fithen
Larry Freeman
Dr. Mary B. Gunter
Jessica Holloway
Cindy Hubbard
Chris Moss
Niki Schwartz
Dr. Timothy Smith
Dr. Tsunemi Yamashita

20 Years

Alice Batch
Lyn Brands
Jody Chrisman
Dr. Loretta Cochran
Katherine Ehemann
Julie Ennis
Cindy Ford
Clinton Hall
Ron Hutain
Dr. John Jackson
Faith Johnson
Dr. Thomas Limperis
Sandra Mitchell
Beverly Nehus
Joseph Powell
Laura Rudolph
Kori Toth-Gray
Dr. Thomas Vaughn

15 Years

Dr. Matt Brown
Kristi Spittler Brown
Dr. Erin Clair
Will Cooper
C.J. Danekas
Derrick Ennis
Laura Griffin
Amanda Handley
Dr. Jay Hudkins
Dr. Jason Patton
Mitzi Reano
Billy Reeder
Jason Salmans
Shannon Shen
Andrew Stadler
Dr. Joseph Swain
Sherry Tinerella
Brett “Duke” Waldon
Susan West

10 Years

Bryan Bramlett
Candace Case
Mike Crouch
Cynthia Dixon
Brandi Duvall
Lawrence Ford
Matt Fraser
Jasmine Greer
Connie Herring
Dr. Aubrey Holt
Randall Howell
Dr. Chih-Hsin Hsu
Brenda Huntsinger
Cory Kendall
Dr. Masanori Kuroki
Teresa Lutz
Ashley McCool
Tanda Morrison
Wendi Pool
Carolyn Ricono
Myra Rollans
Kathy Schluterman
Mary Standridge
Dr. James Stobaugh
Will Taylor
Ken Teutsch
Megan Toland
Dr. Brendan Toner
David Waterson
Kristen Wendling
Craig Witcher
Dr. Jessica Young

5 Years

Leslie Bain
Chantelle Besley
Todd Birkhead
Stephen Blackford
Amandalyn Boen
Shirley Bonner
Dr. Steve Bounds
Dr. Jeff Bright
Summer Bruch
Meighan Burke
Rachel Broussard
Kristie Canada
Janet Carnahan-Lee
Dr. Judy Cezeaux
Kera Coleman
Stacey Cox
Dr. Ahmed Elkassabgi
Stacy Galbo
Dr. Delton Gordon
Dr. Sarah Gordon
Michael Hall
Luke Hams
Cole Hendrix
Johnathan Hentschel
Kim Hilliard
Alina House
Paula Hull
Amber Jacimore
Dr. Weijia Jia
Dr. Kelly Jones
Dr. Randy Kelley
Kacie Lopez
Bryan Luther
Jimmy Martin
Melody Mayo
Suzanne McCall
Amber Meeks
Brooklyn Meeks
Alli Merkel
Emily Morrow
Dr. John Narcum
Charity Park
Whitney Parsons
Lauren Pipkin
Whitney Robinson
Lyndsay Simpson
Dr. Kuldeep Singh
Dr. David Smith
Ethan Standridge
Lisa Sturdivant
Dr. Michael Wang
Jacob Weidenfeller
Kyle Wewers
Alisha Williams

The employee appreciation reception was hosted by the ATU Office of Human Resources.

Patti Fernandez (left), 30-year honoree, and Dr. Robin E. Bowen, ATU president.
25-year honorees (from left) Niki Schwartz, Cindy Hubbard, Chris Moss, Dr. Timothy Smith, Dr. Tim Carter and Dr. Mary B. Gunter with ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen.
20-year honorees (from left) Sandra Mitchell, Alice Batch and Dr. John Jackson with ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen.
15-year honorees and ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen.
10-year honorees and ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen.
5-year honorees and ATU President Dr. Robin E. Bowen.