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Penn State Hazleton honors employees for years of service

Penn State Hazleton employees who marked one year at the campus are, from left: Narjes Tahmasbi, B. Douglas Edmonds, Dana Sukeena, Christian Kuehn, Kimberly Lombardo, Lori Ann Yeager, Jennifer Oshinski, Ellen Raineri and Kelly Shaffer. Chancellor Gary Lawler is at right. Sabrina Krupko, John McDevitt and Victor Owusu-Nantwi were not present for the photo. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

HAZLETON, Pa. — Penn State Hazleton held its annual years of service celebration on April 16, honoring employees who marked milestone anniversaries. Chancellor Gary Lawler presented gifts to the employees.

Employees honored were:

One year: B. Douglas Edmonds, assistant professor of physics; Sabrina Krupko, admissions counselor; Christian Kuehn, helper/repairer; Kimberly Lombardo, assistant financial coordinator; John McDevitt, police officer; Victor Owusu-Nantwi, assistant teaching professor of economics and finance; Jennifer Oshinski, regional human resources consultant; Ellen Raineri, assistant teaching professor of business; Kelly Shaffer, food service and production worker; Dana Sukeena, counselor; Narjes Tahmasbi, assistant professor of information sciences and technology; and Lori Ann Yeager, research technologist.

Five years: Ryan Aten, assistant director of athletics; Michael Blass, IT generalist; Lorrie Deffley, regional human resources strategic partner; Yusuke Hayashi, assistant professor of psychology; Michael Morrison, director of finance and business; Dan Patel, assistant professor of chemistry; Randall Shatto, research technology; and Nicholas Tomaskovic, senior admissions counselor.

Ten years: Tracy Garnick, director of student services and engagement; Zugang Liu, associate professor of business administration; Sandra Maylath, janitorial worker; Mary Millbyer, food service janitorial worker; Donna Sabol, janitorial worker; Dean Williams, network analyst; and Nicole Young, assistant teaching professor of mathematics.

Fifteen years: Elena Boyle, assistant director of admissions; Lisa Goguen, associate professor of psychology; and Michael Polgar, associate professor of sociology.

Twenty years: Suzanne Bahrt, administrative assistant, and Eileen Morgan, assistant teaching professor of English.

Thirty years: Kenneth Dudeck, associate professor of electrical engineering.

Thirty-five years: Alfredo Jimenez, associate professor of mathematics, and Molly Wertheimer, professor of communication arts and sciences and women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

Last Updated April 22, 2019