{"id":31678,"date":"2018-04-27T10:13:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=31678"},"modified":"2021-02-05T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:34:24","slug":"photo-feature-uccs-celebrates-campus-leaders-at-annual-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=31678","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: UCCS celebrates campus leaders at annual ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31679\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1356.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31679\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1356-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2018 campus award recipients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UCCS Chancellor Venkat Reddy recognized the work by campus faculty, staff, students and alumni during the annual award ceremony April 25 in Berger Hall. More than 150 family, friends and colleagues joined the award winners during the event.<\/p>\n<p>The awards, and the recipients, were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Faculty Service Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Pam Carter, senior instructor, Computer Science Department.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award:<\/strong> Amner Carmona<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Employee of the Year:<\/strong> Agatha Graselia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert F. McLaughlin Award:<\/strong> Molly Klotz and Colin Prater<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Achievement Award:<\/strong> Nayda Benitez and Justin McConnell<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alumni and Friends Award:<\/strong> Stephen Ludwig<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusiveness:<\/strong> Kimbra Smith, associate professor and chair, Department of Anthropology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty Award for Excellence in Research:<\/strong> Anatoliy Pinchuk, assistant professor, Department of Physics and Energy Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Instructor Award:<\/strong> Richard Radabaugh, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award:<\/strong> Phillip Morris, program director, Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs; and instructor, Department of Leadership, Research and Foundations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Teacher Award:<\/strong> Carole Woodall, associate professor, Women\u2019s and Ethnic Studies; and associate professor and undergraduate director, History Department<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campus Sustainability Award:<\/strong> Joel Tonyan, assistant professor and systems and user experience librarian, Kraemer Family Library<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Government Association Student&#8217;s Choice for Educator of the Year:<\/strong> Sabine Allenspach, instructor, Biology Department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31680\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1122.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31680 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1122-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty Service Award &#8211; Pam Carter, senior instructor, Computer Science Department. Making the presentation were Jim Spice, executive director, Parking and Transportation; and Maja Krakowiak, associate professor, Communication Department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31681\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1157.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31681 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1157-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award &#8211; Amner Carmona. Making the presentation were members of Ron Wisner&#8217;s family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31683\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1171-750x1125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"1110\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student Employee of the Year &#8211; Agatha Graselia. Making the presentation was Shannon Cable, director, Student Employment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31684\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1180-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert F. McLaughlin Award &#8211; Molly Klotz and Colin Prater. Making the presentation was Nathan Gibson, executive director, Athletics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31685\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1200-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1200-2-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student Achievement Award &#8211; Nayda Benitez and Justin McConnell. Making the presentation was Sentwali Bakari, vice chancellor, Student Success.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31686\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1241-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alumni and Friends Award &#8211; Stephen Ludwig. Making the presentation was Joanna Bean (right), director, Alumni Relations. Joining for the award is Mary Ann Cutter (left), professor, Philosophy Department, and one of Ludwig&#8217;s professors when he was at UCCS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31697\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1261-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusiveness &#8211; Kimbra Smith, associate professor and chair, Department of Anthropology. Making the presentation was Andrea O&#8217;Reilly Herrera, associate vice chancellor, Inclusion and Academic Engagement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31698\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31698 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1287-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty Award for Excellence in Research &#8211; Anatoliy Pinchuk, assistant professor, Physics Department. Making the presentation was Kelli Klebe, associate vice chancellor, Research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31699\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31699 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1311-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outstanding Instructor Award &#8211; Richard Radabaugh, senior instructor, School of Public Affairs. Making the presentation is Provost Tom Christensen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31700\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31700 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1316-750x1125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"1110\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Swasey Outstanding Staff Award &#8211; Phillip Morris, program director, Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs, and instructor, Department of Leadership, Research and Foundations. Making the presentation is Chuck Litchfield, vice chancellor, Administration and Finance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31701\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31701 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1317-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outstanding Teacher Award &#8211; Carole Woodall, associate professor, Women&#8217;s and Ethnic Studies, and associate professor and undergraduate director, History Department. Making the presentation was David Anderson, associate professor and chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31753\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1137-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31756\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1148-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1166-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31757\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1166-3-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31758\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1179-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31759\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1285-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-31760\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1236-1400x933-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; 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