Employee Service Awards
The UT Dallas Employee Service Awards program is held every fall semester to recognize employees who reached UT Dallas service milestones of 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 years by the preceding August 31.
For more information, please see the Employee Service Award Program Policy (UTDBP3092). Contact Serviceawards@utdallas.edu with any questions or updates to this page.
Gifts of Appreciation
Employees achieving service milestones will also receive certificates and special gifts as a token of appreciation from University leadership. Five-year gifts are sent to the Dean or Vice President of employees’ schools/divisions by University Events for distribution. Gifts for 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50-year recipients are presented during the Annual Service Award Ceremony. Employees who reach their 25-year service anniversary are inducted into the distinguished Quarter Century Club and receive their gifts at a separate event.
Employees who retire in the same year they reach service milestone will receive a retirement gift in the mail in lieu of the service year gift. Human Resources provides University Events with a list of new retirees at the end of each month. A “retiree” is defined by the UT System Office of Employee Benefits.
- 5 Years: Coin bearing the UT Dallas seal
- 10 Years: Coin medallion with the UT Dallas seal
- 20 Years: Paper weight bearing the UT Dallas seal
- Quarter Century Club: Plaque bearing the UT Dallas seal presented at a separate event
- 30 Years: Coaster set bearing the UT Dallas seal
- 40 Years: Clock bearing the UT Dallas seal
- 50 Years: Watch bearing the UT Dallas seal
- Retirement: Gift mailed to retiree
All service awards will be distributed at the annual service awards ceremony. Those who are unable to attend will receive their certificate via their campus mail-stop as well as further instruction on how to collect their award.
Eligible Service
The University’s Employee Service Awards program recognizes years of service at UT Dallas. Service years are calculated with the following guidelines:
- Service as a staff, faculty or research/teaching assistant of 0.25 FTE or greater for at least 4 ½ months.*
- A nine-month faculty appointment would constitute one year of service.
- *Research/Teaching Assistants (RA/TA/GA) and Teaching Associates will receive credit for time worked if they are hired into a regular position and worked both semesters in the fiscal year in which they were an RA/TA/GA, or Teaching Associate.
- A leave of absence (LOA) will not count against time worked unless the employee was out more than six (6) consecutive months.
- Lecturers in a “temp” status will receive service credit if teaching in both semesters of the academic year at a 0.25 FTE or greater.
- Breaks in service are combined to calculate total service credit (i.e.: a service period of 1970-1974 and 1980-1986 would equal 10 years of service).
UT Dallas service years do not include:
- Service performed as casual labor or temporary, non-benefits-eligible employee.
- Service as a student employee.
- Service with any other agency of the State of Texas.
- Service with any other institution within The University of Texas System.
FY2024 Service Milestones
5 Years
Alfredo Abundo – University Police
Stephanie Adams – Engineering & Computer Science
Rafik Addou – Material Science Engineering
Ayesha Ahmad – Neuroscience
Wasi Ahmed – Mechanical Engineering
Samira Ahrari – Chemistry
Jacqueline Ahrens – Student Wellness Center
Stephanie Akers – Graduate Education
Emily Akins – Arts Humanities & Technology
Maria Albrecht – Executive Education
AliAsgar Alibhai – Arts Humanities & Technology
Ashley Allen – Enterprise Tech Innov. & Service
Andrew Anderson – Human Resources
Christine Anderson – Archer Center
Fadwa Anka – Chemistry
Michelle Armstrong – Academic Affairs and Provost
Isi Barreiro – Arts Humanities & Technology
Kanad Basu – Electrical & Computer Engineer
Courtney Baxter – Sponsored Programs Administrative
Rachel Behrendt – Financial Aid
Kent Best – Marketing
Melissa Bettis – Development – Fundraising
Timothy Biddle – Facilities Management
Elease Biondo – Receivables & Sponsored Acct
Caylin Blockley – Management
Alison Bodeker – Management
Catherine Boynton – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Bryon Caldwell – Arts Humanities & Technology
Catherine Callender – Development – Fundraising
Charles Camp – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Charles Cannon – Arts Humanities & Technology
Abraham Carrillo – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Genesis Castillo – Admissions
Biju Chacko – Student Health Center
Evangelina Chairez – Housing Operations
David Chang – University Police
Raphael Chellan – Budget
Feng Chen – Computer Science
Bhadrachalam Chitturi – Computer Science
Jonathan Cogan – Sustain Earth Systems Science
Cortlandt Collins – Tech Experience & Innovation
Rafael Copat – Management
Baris Coskunuzer – Mathematical Sciences
Patrick Crues – Bursar Office
Zachary Dabney – Enrollment Operations
Megan Del Mar – University Library
Hannah Delgado – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Nicole DeNisco – Biological Sciences
Galen Dickey – Economic Political and Policy
Stephen Dietemann – Student Union
Scott Dollinger – Computer Science
Sidney Douglas – Facilities Management
Christine Dugas – Speech Language Hearing
Gasan El-khodari – Management
LaDwyna Evans – Graduate Education
Brooke Everette – Student Affairs
Christopher Farra – Executive Education
Julian Fenison – Engineering & Computer Science
Erich Finch – Computer Science
Anne Fischer – Arts Humanities & Technology
Brian Fridge – Arts Humanities & Technology
Sandra Frost – Management
Jordan Gaines – Institutional Compliance
Larke Galyan – International Center
Marjan Ganjali Dashti – Biological Sciences
Perlita Garcia – Management
Vanllelyn Garcia – Historical-Infrast&Facilities
Andrew Garza – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Dina Garza – Sponsored Programs Administrative
Vladimir Gevorgyan – Chemistry
Tunc Gocay – Management
Paula Goldberg – Arts Humanities & Technology
Danny Gonzalez Torres – Information Systems
Angela Granger – Management
Rafael Granja Vazquez – Neuroscience
Aricia Grant – Facilities Management
Huizhen Guo – Mathematical Sciences
Pearl Gutierrez – Human Resources
Larry Hampton – Enterprise Tech Innov & Service
Maranda Handley – University Police
Atanas Hansen – Management
Alexandra Harris – Callier Center Communication
Kamesha Harris – Office of the Registrar
Taylor Harris – Office of the Registrar
Megan Harrison – Development – Fundraising
Jonathan Hartmann – Arts Humanities & Technology
Paige Hayes – CBH BPI
Miguel Hernandez – Student Development
Malinda Hicks – Economic Political and Policy
Amy Hofland – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Jacob Hogins – Biological Sciences
Kelly Holden – Management
Mingzhu Hou – Vital Longevity
Teresa Ibarra Sanchez – Housing Operations
D’Ric Jackson – Parking & Transportation Srvcs.
Stephen Jacob – Executive Education
Faisal Jahangiri – Neuroscience
Kangkook Jee – Computer Science
Julie Jenson – Bursar Office
Ke Ji – Chemistry
Yaqing Jin – Mechanical Engineering
Monica Jones – Facilities Management
Masudal Khan – Management
Caroline Kim – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Paul Klein – University Recreation
Caroline Kudwa – Medical Devices
Golden Kumar – Mechanical Engineering
Nikita Kvasovs – Chemistry
Janine Lane – Management
Rachel Lara – University Library
Sandra Lavender – Callier Center Communication
Dan Le – Material Science Engineering
Sivya Leventhal – Management
Alexander Leyva – Basic Needs Resource Center
Qiwei Li – Mathematical Sciences
Wei Li – Mechanical Engineering
Harold Lindholm – Management
Julie Lynch – Management
Michael Lynch – University Police
Ashley Mann – Management
Angelica Martinez Ochoa – Arts Humanities & Technology
Melia Massey-Cormier – Bursar Office
Sheba Mathew – Office of the Registrar
Mallory Matyk – Undergraduate Education
Bethany Mayor-Gomez – Student Health Center
Simbarashe Mazambani – Biological Sciences
Jacquelyn McDonald – EOD Institute for Art History
Kayla McDowell – Admissions
Stephen McKeown – Mathematical Sciences
Kashmiri Medhi – IPE-PPPE
Nidhi Mehrotra – Undergraduate Education
Eric Meyers – Medical Devices
Hayley Minton – Housing Operations
Laura Montemayor – Human Resources
Christina Montgomery – Arts Humanities & Technology
Stephan Moore – Facilities Management
Stacey Moran – Honors College
Jazmin Mosca – Bursar Office
Chiara Munoz – Electrical & Computer Engineer
Brooke Myles – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Brandon Navarre – Shared Services
Jorge Alberto Navidad Diaz – Facilities Management
Allison Nepomnick – Graduate Education
Tooraj Nikoubin Boroujeni – Electrical & Computer Engineer
Larry Norton – Executive Education
Juana Olivas – Housing Operations
Jessica Ouyang – Computer Science
Walter Padilla – Inst Success & Decision Support
Murilo Paiva Homsi – Arts Humanities & Technology
Irina Panovska – Economic Political and Policy
Anirban Paul – Bioengineering
Beatrice Perez – Analog Center
Klarissa Perez – Human Resources
Cecilia Perez-Verdia – CBH Development and Marketing
Erik Peterson – Computer Science
Christopher Pham – Material Science Engineering
Suzette Plaisance Bryan – Executive Education
Kartik Polam – Digital Transformation
Teranecia Provost – Web Services
Deborah Reyna – VP Office Operations
Daniel Rhein – Enterprise Tech Innov & Service
Judith Rich – Speech Language Hearing
Nili Riemer Bueckert – Arts Humanities & Technology
Andrea Rivera – Admissions
Mario Rodriguez – Educational Technology Service
Katherine Romano – Archer Center
Eva Sadat – Biological Sciences
Julio Catalino Sadorra – Chess
Lamya Saleh – Physics
Amy Schultz – LEARN
Kendra Seaman – Psychology
Stuart Sedransky – Arts Humanities & Technology
Khushali Shah – International Center
Ashley Shoemake – Student Union
Prakash Shrivastava – Management
Tejas Shroff – Management
Roxanne Sides – Admissions
Kirti Sinha – Management
Joshua Sisk – Chemistry
Steven Small – Neuroscience
Ana Solodkin – Neuroscience
Liugen Song – Management
Mural Speed – Facilities Management
Naomi Stone – Arts Humanities & Technology
Nasrin Sultana – Mathematical Sciences
Abeer Sumeir – Management
Krystyna Swindle – Management
Xousack Sysaath – Enterprise Tech Innov & Service
Chuan-Fa Tang – Mathematical Sciences
Kathleen Tate – CBH Chapman
Blair Taylor – Arts Humanities & Technology
Erik Temesi – Engineering & Computer Science
Ryan Tennyson – University Police
John Thomas – Undergraduate Education
Michael Thomas – EOD Institute for Art History
Paula Thomas – Bursar Office
Gigi Thompson – Admissions
Marissa Tornakian – International Center
Diana Trevino – Student Health Center
Maria Rowena Trovada – Management
Hannah Valle – VP Office Operations
Ronald Venable – AccessAbility Resource Center
Ashwin Venkataraman – Management
Amy Walden – Educational Technology Service
Sarah Wall – Executive Communications
Guihua Wang – Management
Hongchang Wang – Management
Travis Wendel – Receiving and Mail
Mercy Wenger – University Events
Ladeca White – Callier Center Communication
Gregory Willett – Shared Services
Stephanie Williams – Callier Center Communication
Cheyu Wu – Mathematical Sciences
Zhuoru Wu – Biological Sciences
Chen Xie – Mechanical Engineering
Regina Ybarra – Psychology
John Young – Management
Devon Youngbird – Intercultural Programs
Armin Zare – Mechanical Engineering
Amir Zemoodeh – Management
Tian Zhang – Management
10 Years
Kelly Aman – Mathematical Sciences
Semiramis Amirpour – Management
William Anderson – Mechanical Engineering
Maxim Arnold – Mathematical Sciences
Barbara Baker – Arts Humanities & Technology
Nancy Barganier – Payroll
Mohamed Amine Belkoura – Computer Science
Rachel Berglund – Psychology
Christina Betanzos – Management
Nathaniel Bleker – Medical Devices
Moran Blueshtein – Management
Lindsey Boeshans – Honors College
Paul Bottoni – Media Relations
Stefanie Boyd – Biological Sciences
Celeste Burnett – Human Resources
Rhonda Bush – Executive Education
Emiliano Carrion – Facilities Management
Delia Castillo-Arellano – Shared Services
Rebecca Cedillo – Medical Devices
Micaela Chan – Vital Longevity
James Cheatham – Engineering & Computer Science
Min Chen – Mathematical Sciences
Michelle Chin – Honors College
Jimmy Clark – Engineering & Computer Science
Somer Rae Clark – University Police
Kristen Cochran – Arts Humanities & Technology
Stuart Cogan – Bioengineering
Caleb Culver – Enrollment Operations
Nikki Delk – Biological Sciences
Neetha Devdas – Honors College
Keith Dickinson – Management
Susan Drake – Management
Linda Drew – Psychology
Gregory Dussor – Neuroscience
Morgan-Brooke Eddy – Enrollment Operations
Scott Erickson – Information Systems
Cynthia Ferguson – Callier Center Communication
Robert Fishbein – VP Facilities and Econ Dev
Rocio Gallo Coronado – VP for Research and Innovation
John Gamino – Management
Christopher Giles – Information Security
Janece Glauser – Arts Humanities & Technology
Travis Goode – University Library
Neeraj Gupta – Computer Science
Thomas Hayden – Office of the Registrar
Jeanette Henriques – Executive Education
Maria Hernandez-Contreras – Engineering & Computer Science
Kelli Hickey – Undergraduate Education
Kimberly Hill – Arts Humanities & Technology
Shalonda Hill – Management
Kimberly Horner – Media Relations
Nathaniel Howe – Information Security
Hristo Hristov – NS&M Deans Office
Steven Hughes – Executive Education
Fiona Hunter – Management
Naser Islam – Management
Xiaogang Ji – Shared Services
Marc Johnson – Media Relations
Maria Johnson – CBH BPI
Alexandra Joshi Imre – Research Operations & Labs
Kelly Kaar – Management
Heidi Kane – Psychology
Michael Kesden – Physics
Heidi Kessell – EOD Institute for Art History
Tae Hoon Kim – Biological Sciences
Pamela Kirkland – Science/Math Education
Frank Koss – Digital Transformation
Sarah Ku – International Center
Eva LaDow – Honors College
Atanu Lahiri – Management
Kenneth Landefeld – Comet Card Office
Don Laws – Engineering & Computer Science
Julia Lawshae – Internal Audit
Tracy Lederer – Receivables & Sponsored Acct
Dong Li – Economic Political and Policy
Casey Lloyd – Shared Services
Lloyd Lumata – Physics
Thuy Luong – Undergraduate Education
Paul Lupeituu – Tech Experience & Innovation
Liping Ma – Management
Oleg Makarenkov – Mathematical Sciences
Jacqueline Martinez – Bioengineering
Clark Meyer – Bioengineering
Majid Minary-Jolandan – Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Moore – Management
Kimberly Moran – Callier Center Communication
Derege Mussa – Mathematical Sciences
Cindy Nghe – Information Systems
Alan Nguyen – Digital Transformation
Christina Nielsen – Arts Humanities & Technology
Mehra Nouroz Borazjany – Computer Science
Tomoki Ohsawa – Mathematical Sciences
Parneet Pahwa – Management
Jing Pan – Biological Sciences
Nimanka Panapitiya – Chemistry
Leslie Parks – VP Office Operations
Ahnna Peavey – Interdisciplinary Studies
Luis Felipe Pereira – Mathematical Sciences
Cristian Perez – Callier Center Communication
Kenneth Perkins – Facilities Management
Alyssa Phillips – Enrollment Operations
Julie Piccirillo – Development – Fundraising
Amy Pinkham – Psychology
Theodore Price – Neuroscience
Anyan Qi – Management
Daniel Rajaratnam – Management
Garry Rhymes – Management
Shawn Roberts – Sponsored Programs Administrative
Kevin Rogers – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Erin Rohde – CBH Chapman
Stephen Rooney – University Police
Gil Sadka – Management
Elmer Salazar – Computer Science
Linda Salisbury – Arts Humanities & Technology
Brooke Schafer – Graduate Education
David Schmidtke – Bioengineering
Andrew Scott – Arts Humanities & Technology
Tony Seagroves – Undergraduate Education
Melani Sherbet – Sustain Earth Systems Science
Rachel Shockey – University Events
Carrie Simpson – Interdisciplinary Studies
Jason Smith – Computer Science
Lori Snitzer – Student Union
Rebeka Stafford – Central Business Office
Kenneth Starzer – Arts Humanities & Technology
Amber Stehlik – Callier Center Communication
Jacqueline Steiner – University Police
Allison Templeton – Arts Humanities & Technology
Katelyn Terrell – CBH BPI
Melody Tisbe – Facilities Management
Patricia Totusek – Arts Humanities & Technology
Brent Tourangeau – University Police
Anh Tran – Mathematical Sciences
Christopher Trevino – Arts Humanities & Technology
Shelly Turner – Student Counseling Center
Christian Von Drathen – Management
Brice Wade – University Police
Angela Watson – Housing Operations
Scott Weldon – Enterprise Tech Innov & Service
Briana Wetterskog – Integrity and Outreach
Anissa Williams – Institutional Compliance
James Willson – Computer Science
Bradly Woody – Research Operations & Labs
Brennae Wright – Alumni Relations
Megan York – Science/Math Education
May Yuan – Economic Political and Policy
Fan Zhang – Physics
Jieying Zhang – Management
Zhe Zhang – Management
20 Years
Jung-Mo Ahn – Chemistry
Ashiq Ali – Management
Ali Aliev – Nanotech Institute
Thomas Allen – University Library
Marci Allison – Athletics
Phillip Anderson – Space Sciences
Debjani Barma Mandal – Callier Center Communication
Kristi Barrus – Management
Tommy Bennett – Material Science Engineering
William Cready – Management
Darren Crone – Educational Technology Service
Rebecca Everett – Sponsored Programs Administrative
Bentley Garrett – Mathematical Sciences
Maria Hasenhuttl – Management
Robert Hicks – Executive Education
Peter Ingrao – Arts Humanities & Technology
Pia Jakobsson – Arts Humanities & Technology
Huiping Jia – Research Operations & Labs
Moon Kim – Material Science Engineering
Serenity King – Inst Success & Decision Support
Dee Lambert – VP Facilities and Econ Dev
Marta Larin – Facilities Management
Randall Lehmann – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wen Lin – Biological Sciences
Irene Marroquin – Arts Humanities & Technology
Joe Martinez – Educational Technology Service
Jennifer Mayes – Financial Mgmt Service
Jennifer Mcglothlin – Callier Center Communication
Natalie Ring – Arts Humanities & Technology
David Sanzgiri – Information Security
Reena Schellenberg – McDermott Student Programs
Macnery Siner – University Recreation
Paul Teel – Financial Aid
Zachary Villarreal – Athletics
Robert Wallace – Material Science Engineering
Ryan White – Residential Life
Quarter Century Club
Leah Barfield – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Esthela Beltran – Science/Math Education
Kimberly Bomnskie – Financial Aid
Misty Boyd – University Police
Jorge Cobb – Computer Science
Linda Dephillips – University Library
Gregg Dieckmann – Chemistry
Jennifer Holmes – Economic Political and Policy
Robert Kieschnick – Management
Michael Kilgard – Neuroscience
Nanda Kumar – Management
James Mcconnell – Science/Math Education
George Mcdonald – Chemistry
Adrienne McLean – Arts Humanities & Technology
Ngoc Nguyen – Human Resources
Aria Nosratinia – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mehrdad Nourani – Electrical & Computer Engineering
Suresh Radhakrishnan – Management
Srinivasan Raghunathan – Management
Bobby Rambo – Admissions
Carolyn Reichert – Management
Avanti Sethi – Management
Andrea Stigdon – Inst Success & Decision Support
Melissa Sweeney – Callier Center Communication
Jose Torres – Enterprise Tech Innov. & Service
Eric Welgehausen – Undergraduate Education
Jady Williamson – University Library
30 Years
Kathryn Evans – Arts Humanities & Technology
Xinchou Lou – Physics
B Murthi – Management
Nigel Nazir – Engineering & Computer Science
Scott Rippel – Biological Sciences
Theresa Towner – Arts Humanities & Technology
Laurie Ziegler – Management
40 Years
Richard Scotch – Economic Political and Policy
50 Years
55 Years
Dr. Robert Stillman – Speech Language Hearing