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 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 mailstop 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) and Visiting Professors 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 or Visiting Professor.
- 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.
FY2023 Service Milestones
5 Years
Rosemary Admiral – Arts Humanities & Technology
Khatereh Ahadi – Management
Prajakti Akarte – Information Systems
Gabriela Alarcon – Housing Operations
Iris Alvarado – Mathematical Sciences
Rosalba Alvarado – Housing Operations
Maria Alvarez – Housing Operations
Estela Andrade – Housing Operations
Jaya Mrunalini Annavarapu – Shared Services
Cesar Arreola – Housing Operations
Victoria Askew – Interdisciplinary Studies
Bethany AuHoy – Career Center
Maryam Baig – Arts Humanities & Technology
Charles Bailey – Housing Operations
Justin Banta – Development & Alumni Relations
Lucia Barron – VP for Research and Innovation
Jarren Bealer – Athletics
Robert Beauchamp – Housing Operations
Janette Bell – Human Resources
Pulin Bhatt – Client Services
Fang Bian – Bioengineering
Mark Boyles – Housing Operations
Dana Bracy – Management
Katherine Brown – Bioengineering
Coree Burch – Development & Alumni Relations
Andrea Burdman – Management
Paige Burkink – Callier Center Communication
Eva Burnett – Budget
Elmer Burton – Strategic Planning & Analysis
Kimberly Butler – Office of the Registrar
Victor Cabrera – Facilities Management
Vince Calhoun – Center for Brain Health
Lillie Cane – VP for Research and Innovation
Heidi Cannella – Communications
Von Icee Capasgordo – University Police
Denise Cason – Management
Ricardo Castrillon Alvarado – Communications
Betsy Castro Soto – VP for Research and Innovation
Garrett Chace – Development & Alumni Relations
Wei-Pang Chin – Computer Science
Jason Cirilo – Management
William Cocke – Facilities Management
Jonathan Cogan – Digital Transformation
Heidi Cooley – Arts Humanities & Technology
Abel Cortez – Housing Operations
Aaron Cummings – Management
Caitlin Cummins – Internal Audit
Haley Dahl – Biological Sciences
Katherine Davies – Arts Humanities & Technology
Vidroha Debroy – Computer Science
Erik DeFries – Modeling and Simulation
Doug DeGroot – Computer Science
Nicole DeNisco – Biological Sciences
Meagan DiGregorio – Management
Gabrielle Dike – Management
Adannah Duruoha – Mathematical Sciences
Negin Enayaty Ahangar – Management
Baowei Fei – Bioengineering
Wesley Ferguson – Arts Humanities & Technology
Leticia Ferreira de Souza – Arts Humanities & Technology
Joseph Fickle – Client Services
Stephanie Fowler – Speech Language Hearing
Andrew Frazelle – Management
Charlie Fryar – Facilities Management
Brenda Galvan – Enrollment Operations
Elida Garcia Galvan – Callier Center Communication
Danyelle Gates – Galerstein Gender Center
Salehin Ghani – LEARN
Toby Glazer – Mechanical Engineering
Micaela Gonzalez – Housing Operations
Stephen Goss – Cyber Infrastructure & Researc
Travis Graves – Athletics
Erin Greer – Arts Humanities & Technology
Scott Griffiths – Speech Language Hearing
Wenyao Gu – Space Sciences
Jesus Guardado – Housing Operations
Nan Guo – Management
Rodney Haigh – University Police
Kimberly Hall – Management
Farhana Haque – Enrollment Operations
Charles Haseman – Management
Joseph Hennessee – Vital Longevity
Elsa Hernandez – Housing Operations
Kimberly High – Computer Science
Biruk Hilemariam – Housing Operations
Alnetta Hill – Callier Center Communication
Stephanie Hoefken – CBH Chapman
Jasmine Holloman – Office of the Registrar
Bin Hu – Management
Troy Johnson – University Police
Royce Jones – Management
Joonhwi Joo – Management
Shawn Joseph – Systems & Operations
Robert Kaiser – Executive Education
Gity Karami – Computer Science
Daniel Karnuta – Management
Pushpinder Kaur – Student Health Center
Danielle Kcholi – Athletics
Farid Khafizov – Management
Taimur Khan – Management
Brandon King – Auxiliary Services
Justin Koeln – Mechanical Engineering
Michael Kolodrubetz – Physics
Joshua Kreuter – Honors College
Golden Kumar – Mechanical Engineering
Moeno Kume – Neuroscience
Meredith Kunz – Office of Legal Affairs
Maria Langan – Housing Operations
Casey Lightford – Residential Life
Benjamin Lima – Arts Humanities & Technology
Briseida Luna – Client Services
Oddrun Mahaffey – Engineering & Computer Science
Neha Makhijani – Mathematical Sciences
Martha Mancera – Facilities Management
Loretta Manning – Career Center
Yingdong Mao – Management
Maria Mares – Housing Operations
Stanimir Markov – Management
Sonia Mathew – Development & Alumni Relations
Marjorie McDonald – Economic Political and Policy
Kyle McGovern – University Police
Rafael Medina – Housing Operations
Sonya Mehta – Speech Language Hearing
Blanca Menjivar – Housing Operations
Noorali Mohammed – Client Services
Michael Moore – Facilities Management
Maria Moreno – Housing Operations
Nicolasa Moreno – Housing Operations
Elizabeth Morris – Speech Language Hearing
Sarah Jane Murdock – VP for Research and Innovation
Syed Naqvi – Interdisciplinary Studies
Akanksha Nayyar – Accounting & Financial Rept
Daniel Nemu – Housing Operations
Paul Nichols – Management
Jeffrey Noland – Management
Larry Norton – Executive Education
Zahra Nourani-Dargiri – Career Center
Maria Concepcion Ochoa De Garay – Housing Operations
Ndackyssa Oyima Antseleve – Management
Charles Pao – IT Business Ops and Svcs
Euclid Parker – Housing Operations
Ajaya Paudel – Mathematical Sciences
Deborah Pearson – Medical Devices
Ryan Pettengill – Arts Humanities & Technology
Mortaza Pirouz – Geosciences
Jack Pitney – Shared Services
Jesse Poucher – Psychology
Jose Guadalupe Prado Bautista – Facilities Management
Stephen Price – University Police
Donald Proeschel – Engineering & Computer Science
Beckie Quach – Budget
Siham Raboune – Neuroscience
Alexis Ramirez – Callier Center Communication
Alma Ramirez – Management
Deniece Reedy – Housing Operations
Jon Reid – Psychology
Yao Ren – Mechanical Engineering
Samuel Reynolds – System Engineering
David Rheams – Arts Humanities & Technology
Dane Richardson – NS&M Deans Office
Debbie Riedner – VP and Chief of Staff
Laura Rivera – Housing Operations
Christopher Robinette – Information Security
James Rossman – Callier Center Communication
Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan – Neuroscience
Graciela Saucedo – Housing Operations
William Schewee – Management
Laura Schmidt – Engineering & Computer Science
Kenton Seaver – Management
Shervin Shahrokhi Tehrani – Management
Whitney Sharman – Economic Political and Policy
Verla Shelar – University Police
Carle Shi – Arts Humanities & Technology
Suzanne Shoda – Arts Humanities & Technology
Daniel Sibley – Management
Farah Siddiqui – Management
Agnieszka Skuza – Management
Ashley Soria – Vital Longevity
Srimathi Srinivasan – Computer Science
Daniel Steele – Development & Alumni Relations
Timothy Stephens – Management
Ramesh Subramoniam – Management
Meghan Swanson – Psychology
Xiaoxiao Tang – Management
Paul Tate – Housing Operations
Diana Tavares Ferreira – Neuroscience
Anna Taylor – Neuroscience
Jeffrey Taylor – Management
Catherine Thorn – Neuroscience
Guido Tirone – Management
Daniela Todea – Management
Aysegul Toptal – Management
Ma Hermelinda Torres Vargas – Housing Operations
James Trammell – Educational Technology Service
Elizabeth Trosper – Arts Humanities & Technology
Lena Uhing – Development & Alumni Relations
Allison Valenzuela – NS&M Deans Office
Felix Valerio – Housing Operations
Juan Valerio – Housing Operations
Edwin Van Der Vlist – Management
Christine Veras de Souza – Arts Humanities & Technology
Ruchi Verma – Medical Devices
Silas Vieira – Information Security
Jose Viera – Housing Operations
Jiyu Wang – Management
Qian Wang – Engineering & Computer Science
Ryan Wasilewski – Honors College
Yaxin Wen – Management
Christopher Wendt – Strategic Planning & Analysis
Stephen White – CBH BPI
Joan Wickersheim – Institutional Risk & Safety
David Widdifield – Management
Joseph Wilson – Communications
Jourdan Woolems – Receivables & Sponsored Acct
Shunliang Xiao – Shared Services
Wei Yang – Computer Science
Marvin Young – VP for Research and Innovation
Yiu Yu Yue – Housing Operations
Tianliang Zhang – Electrical & Computer Engr
Zehan Zhao – Management
10 Years
Aamir Abbas – Shared Services
Nimali Abeykoon – Chemistry
Mohammad Ahsan – Mathematical Sciences
Bilal Akin – Electrical & Computer Engr
Shirley Anderson – Undergraduate Education
Amber Andrews – Budget
John Appenroth – Facilities Management
Jill Arredondo – Development & Alumni Relations
Rodolfo Arredondo – VP Facilities and Econ Dev
Orlando Auciello – Material Science Engineering
Natalie Ayala – Development & Alumni Relations
Vanessa Balderrama – Office of Legal Affairs
Veronica Blanco – Executive Education
Jill Blevins – Development & Alumni Relations
Ranavir Bose – Management
William Bowers – Facilities Management
David Budd – Arts Humanities & Technology
Mingyu Chen – University Library
Lunjin Chen – Physics
James Clark – Athletics
Darren Climer – Office of the Registrar
Diana Cogan – Electrical & Computer Engr
Dung Dinh – Engineering & Computer Science
Vladimir Dragovic – Mathematical Sciences
Trent Duncan – Digital Transformation
Ngoc Duong – Accounting & Financial Rept
Tammy Emery – Engineering & Computer Science
Julia Evans – Speech Language Hearing
Lucien Finley – Analog Center
Jeremiah Gassensmith – Chemistry
Cinde Gauntt – Office of the President
Donna Goetz – Behavioral And Brain Sciences
Jesus Gonzales – University Police
Mary Goodnight – VP for Research and Innovation
Eugenia Gorina – Economic Political and Policy
Jessica Granstaff – University Police
Leonard Griffin – Housing Operations
Zygmunt Haas – Computer Science
Hunter Haney – Facilities Management
Elizabeth Harben – Callier Center Communication
James Harrington – Economic Political and Policy
Nicole Harrington – Academic Affairs and Provost
Nasreen Hasan – Arts Humanities & Technology
Heather Hayenga – Bioengineering
Uyen Henson – Biological Sciences
Dorothee Honhon – Management
Tom Horn – Systems & Operations
Zachary Hughes – Financial Aid
Kyle Hyndman – Management
Fernando Izaguirre – Systems & Operations
Daniel Johnson – Digital Transformation
Sheila Kelly – Honors College
Dohyeong Kim – Economic Political and Policy
Julie Kim – Management
Mary King – Management
Jeannie Knott – Facilities Management
Monica Krause – Executive Education
Donna Lane – Print Shop
Sou Leaney – Educational Technology Service
Carina Legorreta – ECS Student Services
Stefano Leonardi – Mechanical Engineering
Kelli Lewis – Chemistry
Yi Li – Bioengineering
Emily Loving – Arts Humanities & Technology
Brittany Magelssen – Communications
Angela Marin – Athletics
Andrew Marshall – Analog Center
Sabrina Martinez – Management
Victoria McCrady – Management
Christina McGowan – Multicultural Center
Sylena Measles – Educational Technology Service
Marco Mendoza – Compliance Equity & Title IX
Ashwin Menon – OBF Integrated Technology Serv
Rabah Mezenner – Engineering & Computer Science
Cynthia Milligan – Accounting & Financial Rept
Richard Min – Computer Science
Holly Miori – Development & Alumni Relations
Amanda Montgomery – Undergraduate Education
Michael Nehus – Systems & Operations
Doris Nguyen – Center for Brain Health
Mai Nguyen – Arts Humanities & Technology
Dawn Owens – Management
Misty Owens – Arts Humanities & Technology
Terry Pankratz – VP Budget & Finance
Davin Pate – University Library
Mark Paulk – Computer Science
Nora Pena – Human Resources
Michael Perrine – Parking & Transportation Srvcs
Bonnie Pitman – BrainHealth Project
Jamie Polizzi – Enrollment Operations
Dong Qian – Mechanical Engineering
Dmitry Rachinskiy – Mathematical Sciences
Michael Ramsey – Client Services
David Richardson – NS&M Deans Office
Alexander Rodriguez – University Library
Michael Saenz – Undergraduate Education
Hema Sarnala – OBF Integrated Technology Serv
Timothy Shaw – Office of Legal Affairs
Jared Smith – Bursar Office
Jeffrey Spence – CBH Spence
Stephanie Taylor – Science/Math Education
Orkun Toros – Budget
Vicente Torres – Computer Science
Rachel Turney – Housing Operations
William Gerard Hubert Vandenberghe – Material Science Engineering
Charles Vincent – Communications
Rosemary Walton – VP and Chief of Staff
Maria Weber – International Center
Gagandeep Wig – Psychology
Leandra Wilborn – Financial Mgmt Services
Shaunqula Wilson – Interdisciplinary Studies
Duane Winkler – Biological Sciences
Jun Xia – Management
Marita Yancey – Human Resources
Meredith York Williams – Communications
Seung You – Mechanical Engineering
Chadwin Young – Material Science Engineering
Matthew Young – University Library
Jin Zhang – International Center
Ana Zysko – Medical Devices
20 Years
Naofal Al-Dhahir – Electrical & Computer Engr
Andrew Aquatero – Facilities Management
Sergey Bereg – Computer Science
Amanda Boone – VP for Research and Innovation
Heather Burge – Academic Affairs and Provost
Engin Calisir – Management
Corina Cantua – Management
Pankaj Choudhary – Mathematical Sciences
Timothy Christopher – Arts Humanities & Technology
Scott Cotton – Interdisciplinary Studies
Mieczyslaw Dabkowski – Mathematical Sciences
Crystal Engineer – Neuroscience
David Epps – Facilities Management
Lila Foroutan – Graduate Education
Yuri Gartstein – Physics
Anne Ghosh – Executive Education
Andrew Helgeson – Student Union
Scott Herndon – Debate
Ka-Yiu Ho – Political Science
Bruce Jacobs – Economic Political and Policy
Sumit Majumdar – Management
Rafael Martin – VP and Chief of Staff
Jeffery Mcqueen – Facilities Management
Hlaing Minn – Electrical & Computer Engr
Neeraj Mittal – Computer Science
Sanaz Okhovat – Compliance Equity & Title IX
Luisa Ortega – Facilities Management
Wanda Payne – University Police
Divakar Rajamani – Management
Jeffery Reedy – Facilities Management
Thomas Riccio – Arts Humanities & Technology
Elizabeth Samuel – Office of the Registrar
Maria Santillan – Facilities Management
Kamil Sarac – Computer Science
Anthony Stulsky – Facilities Management
Dean Terry – Arts Humanities & Technology
Bao Tran – Engineering & Computer Science
Mary Urquhart – Science/Math Education
Elisabeth Walker – International Center
Steven Webb – Facilities Management
Wei Wu – Computer Science
Quarter Century Club
Farokh Bastani – Computer Science
David Cady – Facilities Management
Mehmet Candas – Biological Sciences
Andras Farago – Computer Science
Surya Janakiraman – Management
Zhiang Lin – Management
Ramachandran Natarajan – Management
Donna Nix – Management
Anthony Paden – Bursar Office
David Rude – Enrollment Operations
Robin Sanchez – Executive Education
Sumit Sarkar – Management
Christina Sharpling – Human Resources
Erin Smith – Interdisciplinary Studies
I-Ling Yen – Computer Science
30 Years
Michelle Aldridge – Speech Language Hearing
Margaret Owen – Psychology
Young Ryu – Management
Michael Wilson – Arts Humanities & Technology
Habte Woldu – Management
40 Years
Ram Rao – Management
Ellen Safley – University Library
50 Years
Roderick Heelis – Space Sciences