Retirement Recognition Awards
At Montgomery College, we believe that the heart of our community lies in the unwavering commitment of our employees. Their passion, hard work, and dedication have shaped the lives of countless students and colleagues, leaving an indelible mark on our institution.
As we honor those who are embarking on a new chapter in their lives, we proudly present the Retirement Recognition Award. Every spring, we celebrate the contributions of our retiring full-time faculty, administrators, and staff. Approved by the Board of Trustees, this award is a testament to the years of service, loyalty, and excellence that have defined their careers.
Join us in celebrating the extraordinary individuals who have dedicated their time, talent, and energy to advancing the College's mission.
2024
Listed by retirement month, name, and years of service.
- Raquel Bertiz, Professor, 16 Years
- Gwendolyn Bright, Student Services Coordinator II, 12 Years
- Mark Pace, Parking and Transportation Manager, 15 Years
- Georges Parent, Building Services Worker Lead, 44 Years
- Kathryn Wright, Lab Manager, 36 Years
- James Baisey, Instructional Faculty, 36 Years
- Mimi Mann, Instructional Faculty, 17 Years
- Shorieh Talaat, Instructional Faculty, 24 Years
- Nicholas Batselos, Accountant II, 29 Years
- Enas Elhanafi, Community Outreach Advisor, 20 Years
- Cynthia Surber, Building Services Worker Lead, 38 Years
- Horace Burrell, Financial Aid Counselor, 26 Years
- David Hawkins, Endpoint Computing Manager, 38 Years
- John Libby, Alumni Specialist, 18 Years
- Carolien Annink, Instuctional Designer, 19 Years
- Lynette Evans, HR Associate, 27 Years
- Mary Aronne, Professor, 21 Years
- Kurt Borkman, Professor, 33 Years
- Maureen Edwards, Professor, 29 Years
- Jon Christopher Koch, Professor, 19 Years
- Maurice McCambley, Director of Campus Facilities, 16 Years
- Chester Pryor, Professor, 31 Years
- Alison Rose, Professor, 17 Years
- David Rothman, Professor, 16 Years
- Mary Sharif, Instructional Lab Coordinator, 15 Years
- Patrice Whiting, Professor, 24 Years
- Dawn Avery, Professor, 22 Years
- Rose Denegal, Execcutive Associate II, 25 Years
- Sharon Fechter, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Projects, 24 Years
- Alphonso Hawkins, Campus Police Officer, 23 Years
- Natalya Sacks, Program Manager I, 17 Years
- Monica Brown, SVP for Student Affairs, 21 Years
- Catherine Giovannetti, Budget Finance Manager, 34 Years
- Rose Johnson, Administrative Aide II, 35 Years
- Elisa Merendino, Administrative Aide II, 14 Years
- Lucilene Singleton, Administrative Aide II, 16 Years
- Chatnarong Sonetirot, Mechanical Engineer, 38 Years
- Gloria Bonilla, Community Outreach Advisor, 16 Years
- Swift Dickison, Professor, 23 Years
- Leonard Diggs, Supervisor, 37 Years
- Alexander Fenaoui, Financial Aid Specialist, 26 Years
- Saul Goldberg, Digital Learning Center Specialist, 25 Years
- Jagubhai Mistry, Building Mechanic II, 17 Years
- Mary Owens, Professor, 38 Years
- Yi Sheh, Instructional Assistant, 20 Years
- Nancy Han, Administrative Aide III, 15 Years
- Carmen Kemp, Campus Cashier, 33 Years
- Elaine Umelo, Financial Aid Specialist, 23 Years
2023
Listed by retirement month, name, and years of service.
- Linwood Ferguson, Instructional Associate, 9 years
- Ijeoma Otigbuo, Instructional Faculty FT, 28 years
- Jaimie Patel, Enrollment and Student Access Specialist, 34 Years
- Angela Beemer,Faculty, 31 Years
- Karen King, Faculty, 26 Years
- Sharon Piper, Faculty, 20 Years
- Karen Powers, Analyst-Programmer, 24 Years
- Deborah Sewell, Faculty, 18 Years
- Van Thi Tong, Administrative Aide II, 22 Years
- Margo Woodward-Barnett, Counseling Faculty FT, 30 years
- Monique Colin, Staff, 11 years
- Sherry Isom, Administrative Aide II, 12 Years
- Sheila Bond, Instructional Assistant, 38 Years
- Nina Tavakoli, Records and Registration Specialist, 36 Years
- Joanne Carl, Instructional Faculty FT, 20 Years
- Roseli Ejzenberg, Instructional Faculty FT, 30 Years
- Ever Grier, Counseling Faculty, 30 Years
- Diane McDaniel, Instructional Faculty FT, 18 Years
- Wilfredo Aranda, Building Services Worker Lead, 11 Years
- Jeana Beaulieu, Administrative Aide III, 32 Years
- Jeff Bonnycastle, IT Support Specialist, 15 Years
- Lisa Bouknight, Program Assistant, 16 Years
- Diane Latham, Administrative Aide III, 22 Years
- Fritz Mirand, Building Services Worker, 17 Years
- Joseph O'Hare, Job Opportunity and Development Specialist, 25 Years
- Mary Philbin, Administrative Aide II, 25 Years
- Edward Roberts, Dean of Instruction, 30 Years
- Betsy Robinson, Instructional Faculty PT, 16 Years
- Heidi Russell-Kalkofen, Counseling Faculty PT, 19 Years
- Melissa Sprague, Department Chair, 20 Years
- Shuping Wan, Instructional Faculty FT , 24 Years
- Virginia Youngblood, Administrative Aide III, 12 Years
- Muswamba Kadima-Nzuji, Instructional Faculty FT, 23 Years
- DJ McCullough, Counseling Faculty FT, 23 Years
- James Schwanebeck, Instructional Faculty FT, 37 Years
- Lino Ofiaza, Building Equipment Mechanic II, 9 Years
- Ruben Chukran, Building Maintenance Mechanic, 28 years
- David Griffin, Building Services Worker, 30 Years
- Eustaquio Padaoil, Building Services Worker Lead, 17 Years
- Annette Rachel Greene, Placement and Learning Advisor, 22 Years
- Richard Lee, Building Services Supervisor, 18 Years
2022
Listed by retirement month, name, and years of service.
- Veronica O. Akpe, Payroll Associate, 24 years
- Janis L. Gallagher, Instructional Faculty FT, 30 years
- Patricia A. Gorski, Instructional Faculty FT, 23 years
- Eric E. Jeffers, Program Manager II, 31 years
- Joanna Chooi Kong, Human Resources Associate, 19 years
- Beth M. Mole, Administrative Manager, 9 years
- Harvey S. Stempel, Counseling Faculty, 13 years
- Carolyn J. Waddy, Executive Associate I, 35 years
- Haoua D. Welsh, Administrative Aide II, 20 years
- Susan Blumen, Instructional Faculty, 12 years
- Marcia M. Bronstein, Instructional Faculty, 28 years
- William D. Henley, Construction Services Manager, 36 years
- Windy Jefferson-Jackson, Instructional Faculty FT, 27 years
- William T. Jones, Building Equipment Mechanic I, 44 years
- Leonard C. Lieber, Asset Management Specialist, 32 years
- Sue M. Riedel, Analyst-Programmer, 41 years
- Loren Carter, Systems Engineer, 12 years
- Wyndom H. Surber, Grounds Maintenance Worker Lead, 34 years
- Louis Albert Aitcheson, Building Services, 17 years
- Gerald Fay Ash, Construction Trades Worker, 21 years
- Robert B. Hall, Building Equipment Mechanic, 31 years
- Steven D. Airing, Operations and Maintenance Supervisor, 16 years
- John L. Day, Operations and Maintenance Manager, 30 years
- Younis I. Forsyth, Information Technology Campus Manager, 25 years
- Glenn W. Hanes, HVAC Mechanic I, 36 years
- Chooi L. Kong, Payroll Specialist II, 37 years
- Denise L. Matheny, Special Events Director, 39 years
- Monica L. Wong, Finance Director, 38 years
- Laura E. Archer, Campus Cashier, 34 years
- Mary Ellen Glowacki, IT Information Services Operations Manager, 22 years
- Joseph W. Marciano, Counseling Faculty FT, 23 years
- Aida Martinovic-Zic, Instructional Faculty FT, 23 years
- Marian Parcan-Onderko, Instructional Faculty FT, 33 years
- Claudinna P. Rowley, Instructional Faculty FT, 17 years
- Kelly B. Rudin, Instructional Faculty FT, 21 years
- Gerald L. Williamson, Instructional Faculty FT, 21 years
- Mary Ann Behme, Program Coordinator, 23 years
- David Bollinger, Library Access Services Specialist I, 10 years
- Romana Fana, Building Services Worker, 14 years
- Debra J. Fyodorov, Arts Center Manager, 37 years
- Val D.P. Grant, Building Services Supervisor, 7 years
- Geneva L. Gray, Administrative Aide I, 23 years
- Charles E. Harried, Learning Center Assistant Manager, 32 years
- Stanley C. Jones, MCTV Producer Director I, 44 years
- Victoria A. Lees, Purchasing Agent II, 14 years
- Kate A. Waters, Instructional Faculty FT, 13 years
- Wendy L. Wells, Program Manager II, 18 years
- Victoria A. Duggan, Chief Compliance Officer, 23 years
- Nancy Greenawald, Instructional Faculty FT, 27 years
- Connie K. Holy, Instructional Faculty FT, 24 years
- Judith F. Paige, Library Access Services Specialist I, 23 years
- Haesung Chung Park, Information Systems Architect, 21 years
- Asseto N. Simpore, Building Services Worker, 15 years
- William E. Wilson, Senior Compliance Specialist Investigator, 22 years
- Carol A. Burbage, Learning Center Manager, 36 years
- Bruce Madariaga, Instructional Faculty FT, 24 years
- Patricia A. Mason, Human Resources Specialist II, 20 years
- Kevin Redinger, Director II - Director of Project Management, 11 years
- Karissa Silver, Counseling Faculty FT, 21 years
- Amanda Stroud, Library Access Services Speciaist I, 21 years
- Eduardo M. Cunningham, Learning Center Manager, 17 years
- Jacquelyn M. Hamilton, Administrative Aide I, 23 years
- Paul J. Perez, Senior Instructional Assistant, 24 years
- Carl B. Shorter, Theater Production Technician, 22 years
- William H. Curvey, Library Technology Specialist, 20 years
- Margaret W. Latimer, Vice President and Provost, 33 years
- Gwendolyn E. Stevenson, Administrative Aide III, 23 years
- Priscilla C. Walker, Administrative Aide II, 21 years
- Sandra V. Grady, Instructional Associate, 25 years
- Ronald E. Jackson, Grounds Maintenance Worker, 16 years
2021
Listed by retirement month, name, and years of service.
- Kyaw Htin, Building Equipment Mechanic Supervisor, 13 years
- Scott McIntyre, Instructional Lab Coordinator (PT), 27 years
- Donald Newlin, Professor, 25 years
- William Talbot, Professor, 18 years
- Stephanie Talbot, Professor, 19 years
- Katrina Sarfarazi, Enrollment & Student Access Specialist, 14 years
- Joyce Wilcox, Financial Systems Manager, 32 years
- Paula A. Hadzima, Finance, Compliance & Benefits Director, 13 years
- Amy A. Gumaer, Grants Manager, 15 years
- Gretchen A. Rimkus, Project Manager II, 30 years
- David G. Ensign, Data Center Operations Director, 13 years
- Laura M. White, Training & Development Coordinator, 20 years
- Gerard Block, Professor NT, 35 years
- Linda M. Friday, Nursing Lab & Clinical Associate (PT), 11 years
- Trienne Glover, Professor, 18 years
- Christine H. Harrison, Professor, 14 years
- Chrissie P. Jones, Administrative Aide II, 12 years
- Brian D. Lapole, Building Equipment Mechanic II, 10 years
- Dianna K. Matthews, Professor, 16 years
- James L. Nelson, Professor, 14 years
- Peter J. Zakutansky, Professor, 25 years
- Daniel G. Brigham, Building Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor, 43 years
- Violetta C. Castillo, Instructional Assistant, 22 years
- Patrick Feehan, Director III, 13 years
- Linda D. Hankey, Administrative Aide II, 35 years
- Sharon E. Lamy, Administrative Aide II, 21 years
- Scorr Magnotta, Department Chair, 14 years
- Regina Manduley, Budget & Finance Manager, 19 years
- Tuere Anne Marshall, Professor, 12 years
- Donna Schena, SVP for Administrative & Fiscal Svcs., 43 years
- Roland B. Summers, Building Service Worker, 13 years
- Stephen Thurston, Professor, 23 years
- David E. Wilbraham, Electrician, 32 years
- Jacqueline G. Zapalla, Executive Associate I, 19 years
- Kraig Kinsey, Interim Mail Supervisor, 34 years
- Patricia Chalkley, Executive Associate II, 30 years
- Robin Flanary, Professor, 16 years
- Susana M. Gilardi, Human Resources Associate, 17 years
- Evelyn Mills-Gonzalez, Professor NT, 21 years
- Joanna Howard, Professor, 20 years
- Youching (Eric) Koh, College Architect, 34 years
- Lynda Schrack, Program Coordinator, 11 years
- James (Mike) Whitcomb, Energy Conservation Manager, 36 years
- Amy Crowly, Director of Academic Initiatives, 20 years
- Ellen Mainen, Professor, 29 years
- Barbara Mumford, Administrative Aide II, 20 years
- Sharon Petrillo, Professor NT, 17 years
- Joseph Roundy, Cybersecurity Program Manager, 15 years
- Colleen Townsend, Administrative Aide II, 20 years
- Rosa Garcia, Building Service Worker, 12 years
- Herbert Muse, Distance Education Program Coordinator, 23 years
- Thomas Roman, Analyst-Programmer, 36 years
- Lynette Telford, Executive Associate I, 20 years
- Roxanne Doye, Library Access Service Specialist I, 16 years
- Paula Liverpool-Davis, Administrative Aide II, 28 years
- Thomas Moore, Network Services Specialist, 23 years
- James Ray, Public Safety Assistant Director, 26 years
- Jodi Robertson, Administrative Aide II, 24 years
2020
Listed alphabetically by name, years of service, and retirement date.
Harold E. Barber, 27, 6/30/20
Jose Raul Basulto, 17, 5/29/20
Gloria S. Brewer, 20, 6/30/20
Michael D. Brown, 17, 7/31/20
Vicky E. Dorworth, 34, 5/29/20
James H. Gilbert, 34, 1/31/20
David A. Hall, 22, 8/31/20
John L. Hare, 33, 5/29/20
Mary A. Harrell, 49, 1/31/20
Robert J. Helsley, 17, 5/29/20
Kyaw Htin, 13, 12/31/20
Yuh-Ching W. Jou, 16, 7/31/20
Kathleen K. Kessler 12 4/30/20
Richard A. Lenet, 40, 5/29/20
Tulin Levitas, 17, 8/21/20
Cyrus A. Macfoy, 15, 7/31/20
Scott C. McIntyre, 27, 12/31/20
John B. McLean, 36, 5/22/20
Barbara J. Morgan, 42, 4/30/20
Takiko Mori-Saunders, 15, 8/21/20
Donald E. Newlin, 25, 12/31/20
To N. Nguyen, 37, 6/30/20
Nancy J. Nuell, 31, 2/14/20
Nancy M. Nyland, 21, 1/24/20
Mary K. O'Banner, 13, 6/30/20
Donald Palmer, 49, 5/29/20
Dawn L. Powell, 16, 8/31/20
Mildred Rinaldi, 16, 10/29/20
Philliph L. Ringeisen, 41, 5/29/20
Andrew R. Sainz, 17, 10/31/20
Antonio Serrano-Solano, 18, 3/30/20
Janette R. Smith, 23, 2/28/20
Clemmie Solomon, 11, 6/30/20
Gail A. South, 32, 5/29/20
Jane S. Tchen, 15, 2/28/20
Sherri L. Thompson, 32, 2/28/20
Martha C. Vaughan, 16, 5/29/20
Cassandra M. Wiggins, 34, 2/28/20
Angela D. Wilson, 33, 7/26/20
2019
Listed alphabetically by name
Pamela P. Arrindell
Quynh P. Au
Antonio O. Baiza
Diane M. Barberesi
Sabrina T. Beroz
Janice K. Burke
Janet L. Campbell
Robert Ciapetta
Teresa A. Delisi
Alyson Escobar
Sandra L. Filippi
Mary T. Furgol
Judith W. Gaines
Charles D. Harshman
Robert E. Hatfield
Joan K. Hawkins
Tami Y. Isaacs
Danuta M. Jablonska
Brian V. Jones
Mark E. Kovach
Pauline Laster
Maria D. Lazo
Jacqueline L. Lynch
Robert C. Lynch
Sandra L. Marke
Mark N. Miller
Sarahy P. Morales
Tuyet T. Nguyen-Jackson
Sheila D. Perkins-Hawkes
Cynthia L. Pfanstiehl
Claudia J. Rousseau
Richard J. Servatius
Efstathia A. Siegel
Thomas A. Sonnabend
Abby A. Spero
Jude T. Tamasang
Nancy B. Taylor-Kropetz
Loc V. Tong
Bonnie C. Vanatta
Usha Venkatesh
Elizabeth D. Woods
Janet E. Wyse