CLASSIFIED EXCELLENCE 2009

In the wee hours the morning of September 24th, UW-L classified employees gathered

in Valhalla to celebrate the many contributions of our classified staff.
Classified staff members who reached five-year milestones were recognized by Chancellor Joe Gow.

This year's recipients:

5 Years

Front Row:  Cheryl Brye (SAH), Paula Knutson (Financial Aid), Suzanne Koehler (Continuing Education)

Back Row:   Chastity Mashak (Student Health Center), Cedric Steine (Human Resources), Russ Stockel (Custodial), Kim Tiber (Landscape Services)

Not pictured:  Linda Chitwood (Residence Life), Davie Follendorf (Custodial), Noel Fredrickson (Information Technology),

Richard Koblitz (Custodial), Terry Langteau (School of Education & Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Dirck Nagy (Murphy Library), Brian Oyen (Protective Services), Claus Ryder (Custodial)

10 Years

Front Row:  Thong Lee (Custodial), Tim Miller (Custodial), Mike Sather (Maintenance Svc)

Back Row:  Heath Ahnen (Information Technology), Lori Hanson (Chemistry), Kris Kouba (Mail Room)

Not pictured:  David Pehl (University Police), Lonnie Rychecky (Power Plant), Dwayne Webb (Murphy Library)

15 Years

Front Row:  Pam Woods (Student Health Center), Shirley Pettygrove (Budget & Finance), DeAnne Otto (Budget & Finance)

Back Row:  Karen Ott (Geography/Earth Science), Rob Hamman (Custodial), Greg McCabe (Residence Life)

Not pictured:  Duane Bell (Residence Life), Sharon Gray (Custodial), Duane Stalsberg (Power Plant)

20 & 25 Years

Front Row:  Laurel Devitt (20) (College of Liberal Studies), Dave Anderson (25) (Custodial), Greg Devine (25) (Campus Stores)

Back Row:  Kathy Ring (25) (Human Resources), Bob Wilson (25) (Custodial), Deb Peterson (25) (Records & Registrations)

Not pictured 20 year:  Sam Arentz (Custodial), John Elmer (IT-Training & Support), Dave Langteau (University Centers), Jeff Schmitz (Custodial), Maureen Spencer (Small Business Development Center)

Not pictured 25 year: Brian Bissen (Custodial), Pete Thompson (Custodial), Robert Meyer (Maintenance Services)

30 Years

Front Row: Dan Abts (IT-Networking Services), Karry Auby (Mathematics), Ron Burr (Custodial)

Back Row:  Ginny Kreyer (Murphy Library), Karen Lange (Murphy Library), Pam Erickson (Counseling & Testing), Diane Dobbs (Human Resources)

Not pictured: Ron Parker (Protective Services)

35 & 40 Years

Donald Anderson (35 - Custodial), Bonnie Daines (35 - Murphy Library), Ellen Parker (35 - Murphy Library), and Susan Townsend (40-Residence Life)

Chancellor Joe Gow and Susan Townsend

More pictures from the breakfast.

A special thanks to Larry Sleznikow for taking the pictures.

Joy  Gutknecht and Deb Hanson welcome Classified Staff as they arrive.

The awards

      The food

Many thanks to ALL classified staff members!

Thanks again to Larry Sleznikow for taking pictures.