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.
- A leave of absence (LOA) will not count against time worked unless the employee was on an unpaid leave for 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.
FY2025 Service Milestones
5 Years
Joanne Acevedo – Student Transition Programs
Sana Ahmad – Shared Services
Venkataseshasailaj Akkaraju – Shared Services
Jimmy Allen – Shared Services
Diana Alvarado – Human Resources
Qianling An – Bursar Office
Crystal Anderson – Shared Services
Wade Anthony – Shared Services
Maria Josefina Arellano Jimenez – Material Science Engineering
Micah Armstrong – Tech Experience & Innovation
Jon Armstrong – Shared Services
Corey Arnold – Shared Services
Jeffrey Arnold – Shared Services
Kristin Atchison – Psychology
John Atchley – Shared Services
Venkateswar Avula – Shared Services
Amanda Babcock – Shared Services
Suresh Bagaria – Shared Services
Gregory Ballew – Management
Jennifer Bass – Shared Services
Aurora Becerra – Honors College
Petrit Begolli – Material Science Engineering
Navneet Bhatti – Management
Michelle Blazewicz – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Heather Bowling – EOD Institute for Art History
Davis Brecheisen – Arts Humanities & Technology
Dale Bufkin – Facilities Management
Margaret Chaplin – CBH Development and Marketing
Sergey Cheshkov – UTD BrainHealth MRI Center
Jared Combs – Shared Services
Ronan Conlon – Mathematical Sciences
Lilia Cook – Shared Services
Brenda Cotton – Research Integrity
Norman Cox – Arts Humanities & Technology
Charles Crouch – Shared Services
Kelly Cummins – Shared Services
Djidji Daniel – Shared Services
Yolanda De La Riva – Shared Services
Venkat Deenamsetty – Shared Services
Rama Dhuwaraha – Shared Services
Raymond DiLorenzo – Student Affairs Marketing
Yichen Ding – Bioengineering
Kristine Doan – Shared Services
Rachael Drury – Executive Communications
Adam Dueer – Engineering & Computer Science
Harrison English – Shared Services
Serdar Erbatur – Computer Science
Soraya Fatehi – Management
Jacopo Ferruzzi – Bioengineering
Cheryl Fischer – CBH BPI
Emilia Flores Elizondo – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Emmanuel Garcia – Digital Transformation
Matthew Gardner – Electrical & Computer Engr
Michael Garrett – Facilities Management
Joe Garrett – Shared Services
Jane Gaston – Inventory And Surplus Control
Sanjeevani Gautharaju – Shared Services
Asha Godavarty – Shared Services
Gregory Gomel – Shared Services
Melissa Gonzales – Shared Services
Allison Goo Kwan – Management
Linda Granja – Shared Services
Jeremy Gray – Center for Brain Health
Brent Greer – Marketing
Denise Gregory – Science/Math Education
Leslie Grimmer – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Lindsay Gunn – Shared Services
Zeeshawn Habib – Mechanical Engineering
Mohammed Hameed – Shared Services
Anna Hamilton – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Juanjuan Han – Educational Technology Service
Herra Haq – Financial Mgmt Services
Derrick Hart – Shared Services
Douglas Hartzler – Shared Services
Donna Havens – Shared Services
Steven Haynes – Management
Brian Head – VP Facilities and Econ Dev
Clint Helms – Shared Services
Jennifer Henry – Office of Legal Affairs
Heber Hernandez Arriaga – Material Science Engineering
Liang Hong – Mathematical Sciences
Sean Hunter – Crow Museum of Asian Art
Mary Ingram – Enrollment Operations
Hugo Ireta – Shared Services
Rishabh Iyer – Computer Science
Deborah Jester – Callier Center Communication
Binay Jha – Shared Services
Lin Jia – Biological Sciences
James Johnson – Facilities Management
Desiree Johnson – Arts Humanities & Technology
Stephanie Jones – Alumni Center
Caroline Jones – Bioengineering
Ram Gopal Jonnadula – Shared Services
Simon Jonnalagadda – Shared Services
Olivia Kang-Shafik – Center for Asian Studies
Ranga Kanumuri – Shared Services
Jason Kautz – Management
Tongil Kim – Management
Jin Ryong Kim – Computer Science
Chung Hwan Kim – Computer Science
Kathryn King – Basic Needs Resource Center
Philip Kizer – Shared Services
Ramakrishna Koganti – System Engineering
Benedict Kolber – Neuroscience
Holly Kosiewicz – Economic Political and Policy
Steven Kuhlo – High Performance Computing Ctr
Radhakrishnan Lakshmanaperumal – Shared Services
Carissa Lawrence – Shared Services
Taylor Lawson – Housing Operations
Fengjie Lim – Arts Humanities & Technology
Jason Lisenby – Shared Services
Yan Lok – Shared Services
Armando Lujan – Shared Services
Ling Ma – Bioengineering
Christopher Mace – Management
Sathishkumar Manohar – Shared Services
Diddy Masila – Contract Administration
Shaquelle Massey – Community Standards & Conduct
Barbara Maweu – Computer Science
Mark McKinney – Arts Humanities & Technology
Zixuan Meng – Management
Darwin Miller – Economic Political and Policy
Christopher Miller – Facilities Management
Todd Milligan – Shared Services
Marietta Milligan – Shared Services
Samantha Minner – Shared Services
Edgar Miranda Garcia – International Center
Tammy Montgomery – Digital Transformation
Daniel Moss – Arts Humanities & Technology
Atif Mughal – Shared Services
Seetaramanajneyulu Nandam – Shared Services
Hien Nguyen – Management
Girgis Obaid – Bioengineering
Jose Ontiveros – Institutional Risk & Safety
Anthony Otakpor – Shared Services
Pablo Ozuna – Shared Services
Jagan Palreddy – Shared Services
Patricia Palumbo – Shared Services
Thiru Pandian – Management
Bo Kyung Park – Psychology
Ryan Patterson – Shared Services
Galina Pegues – Undergraduate Education
Jedson Pereira Pinto – Management
Adam Perry – University Police
Jennifer Phillips – Shared Services
Angela Plata – UTD BrainHealth MRI Center
Amanda Pritchard – Tech Experience & Innovation
Steven Randall – Arts Humanities & Technology
Ashley Rascoe – Undergraduate Education
James Reilly – Shared Services
Robert Reuscher – Shared Services
Ignacio Rios Uribe – Management
Erwin Robins – Shared Services
Celina Rodriguez – Shared Services
Ismael Romero – Economic Political and Policy
Ezequiel Rosas – Housing Operations
Juan Sanchez – Shared Services
Kalyan Sarnala – Shared Services
Julie Satagaj – Innovation & Commercialization
Derek Schaubert – Shared Services
Jacob Scheller – Shared Services
Elizabeth Searing – Economic Political and Policy
Kaveh Shamsi – Electrical & Computer Engr
Adrianna Shembel – Speech Language Hearing
Sanjay Singh – Shared Services
Avery Smith – Educational Technology Service
Klyne Smith – Computer Science
Viktorija Smitiene – Physics
Sara Spiegler – International Center
Tim Steiner – Chess
Jesse Stumbris – Financial Aid
Jerome Sullivan – Shared Services
Shujing Sun – Management
Jason Sykes – Debate
Carlos Tapia – Arts Humanities & Technology
Mohammad-Haris Tareen – Shared Services
Radi Tawfiq – CBH BPI
Jain Thevaril – Shared Services
Sunela Thomas – Management
Aura Thomas – Executive Education
Shawn Thrift – University Police
Shane Tjiong – Enterprise Tech Innov & Servic
Hedieh Torabifard – Chemistry
Sergio Ulloa – Shared Services
Tambrea Valcik – Undergraduate Education
Cynthiana Van Syckle – Callier Center Communication
Garrett Virgin – Speech Language Hearing
Bryan Vosburg – CBH BPI
Pingle Wang – Management
Margaret Watkins – Shared Services
Daniel Webb – Shared Services
Shauntelia Wilson – Shared Services
Renee Witherspoon – Space Sciences
Chunya Wu – Bioengineering
Wenjing Xiao – Management
Guoping Xiong – Mechanical Engineering
Muhammad Saad Yousuf – Neuroscience
Pedro Zamarripa – Shared Services
Mengmeng Zhang – Nanotech Institute
Cathy Zhao – Physics
10 Years
Nimali Abeykoon – Chemistry
Anani Komla Adabrah – Mathematical Sciences
Suman Adhikari – Digital Transformation
Brett Alexander – Facilities Management
Ellen Ammons – Human Resources
Brandon Anderson – Management
Minoo Anvari – NS&M Deans Office
Gordon Arnold – Computer Science
Maxim Arnold – Mathematical Sciences
Veera Balusu – Shared Services
Aaron Beaudrie – Management
Robert Bogardus – Athletics
Brandon Brown – Arts Humanities & Technology
Xtine Burrough – Arts Humanities & Technology
Michael Burton – Neuroscience
Andrew Calvert – Callier Center Communication
Stacy Chanakira – Chemistry
Marcos Chavez – Neuroscience
Jocelyn Chebbour – University Library
Yun-Ju Chen – Space Sciences
Bei Chen – Arts Humanities & Technology
Wun Chiou – Information Systems
Jami Clinton – Athletics
Emlyn Cong – University Library
Wade Crowder – Arts Humanities & Technology
Scott Crues – Procurement Management
Rabin Dahal – Mathematical Sciences
Dan-Hong Dang – University Police
Sheena D’Arcy – Chemistry
Jen de Leon – VP for Administration and COS
Brian Dourty – Office of the CTO
Shawanda Dunagin – Biological Sciences
Danielle Elliott – Sponsored Programs Administrat
Andrea Ervin – OBF Integrated Technology Service
Dani Fadda – Mechanical Engineering
Crystal Favors – Executive Education
Ranran Feng – Computer Science
Trevor Frenzel – Engineering & Computer Science
Anthony Gallina – Office of the Registrar
Seth Giertz – Economic Political and Policy
Srinivas Gowrisanker – Research Operations & Labs
Lorraine Groll – Executive Education
Vinita Hajeri – Science/Math Education
Syeda Haque – Office of the Registrar
Ilisa Hare – Callier Center Communication
Blake Hedgecock – Management
William Hefley – Management
Jessica Heimbuch – Marketing
Sharon Hewitt – Arts Humanities & Technology
Angela Howard – Management
Richard Innis – Vital Longevity
Casey Johnson – Arts Humanities & Technology
Wendi Kavanaugh – Honors College
Yeunhee Kim – Research Operations & Labs
Jeanna Kirk – Undergraduate Education
Matthew Knapp – Enterprise Tech Innov & Service
Dominic Kollasch – McDermott Student Programs
Sarah Kozlowski – EOD Institute for Art History
Hunter Landry – University Police
Patricia Lathen – Educational Technology Service
Colleen LePrell – Speech Language Hearing
San-Jao Lin – Accounting & Financial Rept
Edward Lobarinas – Speech Language Hearing
Bing Lv – Physics
Arif Malik – Mechanical Engineering
Irina Martynova – Mathematical Sciences
Crystal Matthews – Financial Aid
Joseph Mauriello – Management
John Melendez – CBH BPI
Gabriele Meloni – Chemistry
Sara Metz – Financial Aid
William Midyette – Engineering & Computer Science
Carolyn Miller – Marketing
Seyed Omid Reza Moheimani – System Engineering
Naghmeh Monjazeb – Accounting & Financial Rept
Alonso Morcos Gonzalez – Biological Sciences
Kathleen Myers – Bioengineering
Stephanie Myers-Stracener – Management
Anurag Nagar – Computer Science
Vikram Nanda – Management
Mehra Nouroz Borazjany – Computer Science
Tomoki Ohsawa – Mathematical Sciences
Marcos Ortega – University Library
Joseph Pancrazio – VP for Research and Innovation
Alexios Papadimitratos – Nanotech Institute
Michelle Posamentier – Computer Science
Danielle Powers – Office of the Registrar
Zhenpeng Qin – Mechanical Engineering
Fatima Raad – Management
Benjamin Raichel – Computer Science
Brenda Rains – System Engineering
Rasoul Ramezani – Management
Dwight Rathmell – Facilities Management
Michelle Rinehart – Institutional Risk & Safety
Holly Rio – Development – Fundraising
Bonnie Robinson – Center for Brain Health
Mary Rogers – Management
Phillip Roth – Executive Communications
Nicholas Ruozzi – Computer Science
Kevin Saberre – Fraternity & Sorority Life
Erin Schrader – Student Counseling Center
Jamie Selander – Shared Services
Hanish Sharma – Shared Services
William Shugart – Enrollment Operations
Maria Simplicio – Computer Science
Ahmet Simsek – Management
Shashank Sirsi – Bioengineering
Bradley Skiles – Digital Transformation
Colen Skinner – Housing Operations
Cynthia Sorto – Human Resources
Pamela Stanley – Auxiliary Services
Tyler Summers – Mechanical Engineering
Julie Sutton – Mathematical Sciences
Hieu Ton – Office of the Registrar
Tyler Tornblom – Research Operations & Labs
Donald Treter – NS&M Deans Office
Victor Valcarcel – Economic Political and Policy
Shelby Vincent – Translation Center
Kim-Lien Vu – Payroll
Bih-Yueh Wey – Interdisciplinary Studies
Tristan Whalen – Management
Milana White – Office of the Registrar
Matthew Winser – Alumni Relations
Elizabeth Woodlee – Sponsored Programs Administrat
Ben Wright – Arts Humanities & Technology
Jie Zhang – Mechanical Engineering
20 Years
Katrina Adams – Educational Technology Service
Mohammad Aqrabawi – Biological Sciences
Nina Baranchuk – Management
Teodoro Benavides – Economic Political and Policy
Mitchell Born – Management
Patrick Brandt – Economic Political and Policy
Sean Cotter – Arts Humanities & Technology
Mareze Crone – Office of the Registrar
Zhonglan Dai – Management
Mario De La Torre – NS&M Deans Office
Ginger DeWeese – Interdisciplinary Studies
Judy Du – Economic Political and Policy
Arnold Duenes – Academic Affairs and Provost
Shaoli Fang – Nanotech Institute
Robert Graham – Digital Transformation
Umit Gurun – Management
Larry Hoke – Contract Administration
Shayla Holub – Psychology
Jiyoung Kim – Material Science Engineering
Yuly Koshevnik – Mathematical Sciences
Hoi Lee – Electrical & Computer Engr
Michelle Lemon – Arts Humanities & Technology
Alison Lewis – Digital Transformation
Tricia Losavio – Dean of Students
Mandy Maguire – Speech Language Hearing
Candice Mills – Psychology
Eric Moden – Computer Science
Pchernavia Muhammad – Enrollment Operations
Patrizia Nava – University Library
Yu Chung Vincent Ng – Computer Science
Laura Parnell – Callier Center Communication
Mike Peng – Management
John Perry – Digital Transformation
Elizabeth Ramirez – Student Affairs
Monica Rankin – Arts Humanities & Technology
Norma Richardson – Computer Science
Ronald Riekena – Research Operations & Labs
Mary Ann Stewart – Engineering & Computer Science
Bhavani Thuraisingham – Computer Science
Bryan Whitt – Athletics
Huibing Zhang – Management
Quarter Century Club
Alison Bratton – Sponsored Programs Administrat
Audette Rackley – CBH Chapman
Douglas Dow – Honors College
Elizabeth Elizondo – Callier Center Communication
Felicity Sale – Speech Language Hearing
Jamie Speight – Mathematical Sciences
Jason Jue – Computer Science
Jin Liu – Electrical & Computer Engr
John Mcconnell – Engineering & Computer Science
Jose Lopez – Facilities Management
Kerry Tate – AccessAbility Resource Center
Marco Tacca – Electrical & Computer Engr
Matthew Goeckner – Physics
Mohammad Saquib – Electrical & Computer Engr
Murat Torlak – Electrical & Computer Engr
Qin Fang – Educational Technology Service
Sheila Davis Fleming – Procurement Management
Shella Hayes – Digital Transformation
Soliana Ghirmai – Academic Bridge Program
Tzu-Fang Lou – Research Operations & Labs
30 Years
Daniel Calhoun – University Police
Lawrence Chung – Computer Science
Pamela Gossin – Arts Humanities & Technology
Jose Ortiz – Facilities Management
John Pomara – Arts Humanities & Technology
Ignacio Pujana – Sustain Earth Systems Science
Pamela Rollins – Speech Language Hearing
Monica Saba – Arts Humanities & Technology