University Of Houston-Downtown Staff Awards Celebrates Years Of Service, Academic Achievements And Retirees

Press release from the University of Houston-Downtown:

July 23, 2021

As the UHD Community settles into its post-pandemic campus routine, UHD Staff Council hosted its 2021 Staff Awards, with the theme, “We’re In This Together,” on July 22. The event celebrated staff members’ years of service, academic achievements (Fiscal Year September 2020 through August 2021) and University retirees.

SERVICE AWARDS

40 YEARS

Hossein Shahrokhi

35 YEARS

Guadalupe Gongora

30 YEARS

Cassandra Booker-Narcisse

Dawana Lewis

Mary Torres

25 YEARS

Steven Cachia

Maria T. Flores

Isidro Grau

Cecilia Longoria

Rose Martinez

Juan Palos

Reyna Romero

Poonam Gulati Salhotra

Wence Treviño

20 YEARS

Ana-Lisa Becerra

Kim DeClouette

Lorenzo Morales

Gladis Moya

Nereida Nava-Torres

Steven Ring

Elvira Rodriguez

Christopher Stewart

15 YEARS

Scott Batt

Tahisha Bazile

April Frank

Andrea Guillory

Sam Lai

Lourdes Ledesma

Megan LeeBryan Nguyen

Marian Salvador

Syeda Sikandar

Tracy Vennus

Mary Wilkerson

Tanisha Wilson

10 YEARS

Jose Ayala

Adrian Bermudez

Kai-Cheng Chen

Justin Clay

Gregory Dement

Nicaulys Disla

Manuel Fernandez Tomasetti

Stephen Guerra

Oscar Jandres

Courtney Lundgren

Neil Orts

Michele Pineda

Imelda Rodriguez

Thalina Sabido

Justin Sarabia

Anne Zwicky

5 YEARS

Robert Alonzo

Jack Ammerman

Lorena Banda

Lisa Barajas

Roselyn Begaye

Stacey Bryant

Sharona Castello

Hugo De La Garza Jr.Philip Emery

Paulina Gamino

Patricia Gammon

Thomas Genoso

Brandon Glover

Antonio Guerra IIIThali Guerrero

Rebecca Hamilton

Lisa Hatfield

Elisabeth Hayden

Michelle Hernández-Pérez

Ammad Khan

Kory Kilgore

Tremaine Kwasikpui

Aaron Lake-Garcia

Teryana Lamb

Elantra Lastrape

Elena Martinez

Jesse Martinez

David Morales

Gabriel Morales

Cory Okpaleke

Augustine Oladipo

Elisa Olsen

Olufunke Oyesanya Jacob

Donovan Parker

Genaro Peña

Samuel Sánchez

Leeanna Santos

Richard Simonds

Tanyanika Tidwell

Krysti Turnquest

Monica Valencia

Jerry Wallace

Christina Williams

Sheneetra Wilson

Mikayel Yegiyan

ACADEMIC AWARDS

2020

Anna G. Esparza
Masters, Sociology
Texas Southern University

Bansari Moffe
Masters, Higher Education
University of Houston

Laura Waits
M.B.A., Concentrations in Leadership & Marketing
University of Houston - Victoria

Leah Davis-Long
B.B.A., Management
University of Houston-Downtown

Roshanna Mitchell
Doctorate in Education
Grand Canyon University

Shiya Rawls
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Houston-Downtown

Teresa Sterling
Professional Leadership, EDD
University of Houston

Veronica Montes
M.A., Higher Education Administration
Sam Houston State University

2021

Blanca Muñoz Rodriguez
B.B.A., General Business
University of Houston-Downtown

Bryan Nguyen
Doctor of Education, Ethical Leadership
University of St. Thomas, Houston

Daniel Villanueva
Ph.D., Educational Leadership
Texas A&M University

Fetera Henry
Doctorate, Education
Abilene Christian University

Mariah Scott
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Houston-Downtown

Melissa Marie Chapa
M.B.A., Project Management & Process Improvement Concentration
University of Houston-Downtown

Stefany Guzman
B.B.A., Marketing
University of Houston-Downtown

Vivian D. Smith
Bachelor of Social Work (magna cum laude)
University of Houston-Downtown

RETIREES

2019
Cheryl King
Philip Miller
Cynthia Ybarra

2020
George Anderson
Sharyn Coffer
Diane Gilmore
Joe Jimenez
Jackie Nelson
Huey Payne
Frederick Varela
Lan Vo

2021
David Bradley
Cynthia Conner
Oscar Delacruz
Elena Geilkman
Albert Gilmore
Bruce Hunter
Beverly Moses
Lou Ann Naut

For all award recipeints who were unable to attend the 2021 Staff Awards, please pick up your awards in Shipping & Receiving.

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