Employee Service Recognition Reception

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 2:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Faculty Lounge
Event Contact Name: 
Human Resources
Event Contact Phone: 
807-343-8334
Event Contact E-mail: 

We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to the 2023 Employee Service Recognition Event.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 24, 2024,from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.

Let's come together to celebrate the remarkable dedication of our colleagues who've reached milestones of 20, 30, 40, and even 50 years of service, as well as those who retired before July 1, 2023. It promises to be a memorable occasion filled with appreciation and camaraderie. We can't wait to see you there!

Light refreshments will be served.

Please see a list of employees who will be recognized at this year's reception below.

20 Years of Service

  • Lynne Thibeault, Contract Lecturer, Nursing
  • Hilary Chesterman, Manager, Security Services
  • Trudy Russo, Librarian III, Library
  • Kathleen Michalchuk, Research Analyst (Quality), Institutional Analysis
  • Tiffany Moore, Laboratory and Biosafety Specialist, Human Resources
  • Daniel Rogalla, Electrician, Physical Plant
  • Rhonda Dubec, Coordinator of Instructional Development, Teaching Commons
  • Susan Wright, Manager, Research Ethics & Contracts, Office of Research Services
  • Robert McCluskey, Electrician, Physical Plant
  • Kevin Schlyter, Planning and Construction Manager, Physical Plant
  • Colleen Woods, Administrative Assistant, Professional Development in Education
  • Barbara Bingham, Caretaker 1, Residence Services
  • Janice Mutz, Librarian IV, Library
  • Christina van Barneveld, Associate Professor, Education
  • Jesse Canuel, Manager, Enterprise Resource Planning, Technology Services Centre
  • Ursula MacDonald, Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness, Human Resources
  • Joanne Liikala, Library Clerk, Library
  • Jo-Ann Vis, Associate Professor, Social Work
  • Kirsten Oinonen, Professor, Psychology
  • Naqi Sayed, Associate Professor, Business Administration
  • Leonard Hutchison, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Management
  • Kam Yu, Associate Professor, Economics
  • Todd Randall, Dean Science & Environmental Studies
  • Rosanna Scaffeo, Chief of Staff, President's Office
  • Baoqiang Liao, Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Apichart Linhananta, Associate Professor, Physics
  • Renee Fratpietro, Operations Supervisor, Paleo-DNA Laboratory

30 Years of Service

  • Jennifer McKee, Administrative Assistant, Economics
  • Thomas Puk, Professor, Education
  • Dennis McPherson, Associate Professor, Indigenous Learning
  • Josephine Tan, Professor, Psychology
  • Louis Pero Manager, Varsity Sports, Athletics

40 Years of Service

  • Philip Fralick, Professor, Geology

Retirees

  • Bahram Dadgostar, Dean of Business Administration/ Professor, Business Administration
  • Francis Clayton, Head Coach, Men's & Women's Wrestling, Athletics
  • Edward Karell, Maintenance - Lead Hand, Residence
  • Judy Mackie, Programmer Analyst II, TSC
  • Kathy Matic, Placement Officer, Education
  • Joanne McEvoy, Caretaker I - Lead Hand, Residence
  • Shelley Unwin, Administrative Officer Principal, Orillia Campus
  • Johane Joncas, Lab Supervisor/QC, Office Instrumentation Laboratory
  • Frances Helyar, Associate Professor Education
  • Alexandra Lawson, Associate Professor Education
  • Edward Rawana , Professor, Psychology
  • Linda McKay, Associate Professor, Nursing
  • Heather Morrison, Contract Lecturer, Music
  • Kathleen Traynor, Library Assistant (Archives Technician), Library
  • Glenn Colton, Professor, Music