Staff Awards and Recognitions

Congratulations to the following RecWell staff for the following awards and recognition.

**Staff Member of the Year**
Academic Year	Student Staff	Professional Staff
Academic Year 2015-16	Student Staff Lauren Mazurkiewicz (Guest Services)	Professional Staff Chris Baker
Academic Year 2016-17	Student Staff Taylor Hurley (Marketing)	Professional Staff Juliann Montemayor
Academic Year 2017-18	Student Staff Natalie Hensperger (Aquatics)	Professional Staff Elizabeth Michel
Academic Year 2018-19	Student Staff Jessica Ross (Aquatics)	Professional Staff Greg Bailey
Academic Year 2019-20	Student Staff Trent Bontrager, Tanner Bontrager and Anthony Lijewski (Ice Arena)	Professional Staff Chris Lukas
Academic Year 2020-21	Student Staff None	Professional Staff Jim Kraus
Academic Year 2021-22	Student Staff Emma Smith (Operations)	Professional Staff Jim Underwood
Academic Year 2022-23	Student Staff Bhargav Doddala (Fitness & Wellness) Erin Stock (Aquatics and SRC VP)	Professional Staff Sue Barker
Academic Year 2023-24	Student Staff Seema Dhaher (Aquatics)	Professional Staff Greg Bailey
Academic Year 2024-25	Student Staff Michael Noga (Adventure Center)	Professional Staff Jeff Kingery

Career Exploration & Development 2022-23 Student Employee Awards Celebration

Brooke Schwerha (Operations): "Change Maker Award" in recognition of her impact as a distinguished disrupter to create positive change through her work.
Jenna Gilbreath (Adventure Center): "Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Award" in recognition of her awareness, attitude, and ability to equitably engage and include people from diverse backgrounds in her work.
Owen Dame (Adventure Center): "Sunshine and Positivity Award" in recognition of his positivity, kindness, and dedication to act in the interest of his workplace and community.
Chris Lukas: "Outstanding Supervisor Award" in recognition of his mentorship, leadership, and commitment to respect, trust, and student development in the workplace.

Emerging Leader Award:
- Stephen Connor (Ice Arena)
- Mary Nern (啪啪啦 State of Well-being)
- Payton Schramski (Operations)
- Taylor Smith (Guest Services)
Creative Innovator Award: Kennedy White (Adventure Center)
Ray of Sunshine Award: Annie Perrotta (Fitness & Wellness)
Student Ambassador Award: Alexis Reed (Adventure Center, SRC President)
The Most Outstanding Student Employee of the Year:
- Bhargav Doddala (Fitness & Wellness)
- Erin Stock (Aquatics)
Unsung Hero Award (Professional Staff):
- Gautam Gupta (Lead IT Support Analyst)
- Jan Rader (Accounting Specialist)
The Most Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year: Sue Barker (Groundskeeper II)

Student Employee Awards Celebration hosted by Career Exploration and Development on April 9, 2024

Recreation and Wellness Services won the Flashes GROW Award, in recognition of our dedication to engage and develop student employees through high impact, reflective conversations.
Keerthan Gopu (Adventure Center) won the Sunshine and Positivity Award, in recognition of his kindness, positivity, and dedication to the morale of the workplace and community.

Emerging Leader Award: Olivia Liggett (Ice Arena)
Creative Innovator Award: Payton Schramski (Operations)
Ray of Sunshine Award: Tess Hardin (啪啪啦 State of Well-being)
Student Ambassador Award: Evan Coates (啪啪啦 State of Well-being & Operations)
The Most Outstanding Student Employee of the Year: Seema Dhaher (Aquatics)
Graduate Assistant Excellence Awards: Alex Sanchez (Ice Arena) and Mary Nern (啪啪啦 State of Well-being)
The Most Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year: Greg Bailey (Senior Associate Director, Business and Administrative Services)

Student Employee Awards Celebration hosted by Career Exploration and Development

Brooke Schwerha (Operations and Guest Services) won the Inspirational Leadership Award, which is given to individuals who demonstrate a positive impact on others and the ability to recognize and leverage personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. These leaders motivate, energize, and bring passion and connection to their work environment.
Seema Dhaher (Aquatics) won the Change Maker Award, which honors a distinguished disrupter who has made an outsized impact on their community through work and service. Their knowledge, skills, and involvement ensure that 啪啪啦 remains at the forefront of pressing issues by enhancing the student experience, inspiring impactful research, and leading community-driven initiatives.
Tess Golden (Adventure Center) won the Excellence in Culture and Belonging Award, in recognition of her awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills needed to equitably engage and include people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Emerging Leader Award: Taylor Dimmerling (Aquatics)
Creative Innovator Award: Samira McWreath (Operations & Guest Services)
Ray of Sunshine Award: Brynn Kler (啪啪啦 State of Well-being)
Student Ambassador Award: Annie Perrotta (Fitness & Wellness)
Graduate Assistant Excellence Awards: Krishna Rathore (Adventure Center)
Area of the Year Award: Ice Arena
The Most Outstanding Student Employee of the Year: Michael Noga (Adventure Center)
The Most Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year: Jeff Kingery (Coordinator, Student Personnel)