Recognizing individuals who have contributed 25 years of service to Penn State

Members of the faculty and staff who complete 25 years of full-time University employment shall receive an official Penn State chair and a personalized certificate commemorating the milestone.

See Policy HR49 for more information about the 25-Year Service Awards program.

2023 Honorees

Angie Auman
Proposal and Award Generalist, Grants and Contracts

Suzanne Boarts
Extension Program Manager, Armstrong County 

Margherita Cantorna
Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Angela Clark
Administrative Support Manager, Ecosystem Science and Management

John Coupland
Professor, Food Science

Dennis Decoteau
Professor, Plant Science

Bryan Dickinson
Business Services Manager, Extension (retired)

Cindee Feagley
Financial Associate, Extension

David Geiser
Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Garo Goodrow
Extension Program Specialist, Extension

Dwayne Hay
Extension Educator, Bedford County

Dustin Heeter
Extension Educator, Westmoreland County

Kelli Hoover
Professor, Entomology

Lola Hubler
Research Technologist, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Bhushan Jayarao
Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Heather Karsten
Associate Professor, Plant Science

Luke LaBorde
Professor, Food Science

Robert Mikesell
Teaching Professor, Animal Science

Kay Palchak
Research Technologist, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Robert Paulson
Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Jennifer Sanson
Proposal and Award Generalist, Grants and Contracts

Jim Sellmer
Professor, Plant Science

Jonathan Ziegler
Graphic Design Specialist, Marketing and Communications

2022 Honorees

  • Bob Conn
  • Sandy Feather
  • Pamela Giblin
  • Elise Gurgevich
  • Thomas Houck
  • Seogchan Kang
  • Lori Little 
  • Huaguang Lu
  • Marc McDill
  • Martin McGann
  • David Messersmith
  • Mary Jo Schillings
  • Jack Vanden Heuvel 
  • Julie Watson
  • Mary Wodecki

2021 Honorees

  • Lisa Grenoble
  • Janice McMahon
  • Linda Spahr
  • Randall Swope
  • Deborah Winans

2020 Honorees

  • Veronica Brown
  • Arthur Conklin
  • Timothy Elkner
  • John Esslinger
  • C. Paola Ferreri
  • Thomas Ford
  • Amy Gregor
  • Joel Hunter
  • Patreese Ingram
  • Gary Perdew
  • Cynthia Pollich
  • Robert Shannon
  • Scott Sjolander
  • Gregory Strait
  • Emelie Swackhamer
  • John Tyson
  • Jacqueline Weikert

2019 Honorees

  • Timothy Baker
  • Robert Berghage
  • Louise Byler
  • John Byrnes
  • David Eissenstat
  • Eileen Fabian
  • Majid Foolad
  • Timothy Grove
  • Tracey Harpster
  • David Huff
  • Cynthia Javor
  • John Johnson
  • Dwight Lingenfelter
  • Brian Macafee
  • Mark Madden
  • Denyce Matlin
  • Amy Murphy
  • Glenn Myers
  • Michelle Peiffer
  • Kathryn Pletcher
  • Lori Stasko

2018 Honorees

  • Phil Hoy
  • Beth Irwin
  • Darlene Ishler
  • Jerry Martin
  • Paula Morgan
  • Jackie Selby
  • Susan Valimont
  • Del Voight
  • Tom Walker

2017 Honorees

  • John Askey
  • Melanie Barkley
  • Patty Dunn
  • Sharon Gripp
  • Lisa Holden
  • Claudia Mincemoyer
  • Paul Patterson
  • Harry Poorman
  • Toni Stuetz
  • Walter Whitmer
  • Juanita Wolfe (retired)

2016 Honorees

  • Tim Beck
  • Jeffrey Borger
  • Vincent Cotrone
  • JD Dunbar
  • William Elmendorf
  • Shelby Fleischer
  • Todd Gantt
  • Mark Guiltinan
  • Jill Hadley
  • Tim Kelsey
  • Jim Ladlee
  • Jonathan Lynch
  • Diane Maggs
  • Bob Roberts
  • Susan Rossman
  • Julianne Schieffer
  • Kathy Shumac
  • Paul Smith
  • Frasier Zahniser