Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Employee Recognition Awards and our Years of Service Honorees who are celebrating service milestones. The faculty and staff make IU Northwest great for our students, for each other, and for our Northwest Indiana communities.
Thank you for all that you do!
This award recognizes outstanding staff who exemplify exceptional customer service including greeting people in a cordial and welcoming manner, making them feel important and appreciated, and ensuring all are treated fairly with courtesy and respect.
Missy Grish, University Information Technology Services
This award recognizes outstanding staff who create or foster a more productive workplace, promote the image of IU Northwest, work hard, usually behind-the-scenes, do the job well, are knowledgeable about all aspects of their position, and interact positively with campus constituents.
Larry Hayden, University Information Technology Services
(two recipients awarded annually)
This award recognizes outstanding staff who demonstrate dedication in achieving the mission of the University and their operating department, perform assigned tasks in an exemplary fashion, inspire other employees to improve, and demonstrate leadership and the ability to guide others.
Krista Grant, Office of Fiscal Affairs
Gina Pirtle, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
This award recognizes distinguished service by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained service activities across the academic career.
Anja Matwijkiw, College of Arts and Sciences
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH / CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD
This award recognizes distinguished research by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained scholarship/creative activity across the academic career.
David Parnell, College of Arts and Sciences
This award acknowledges excellence in teaching. Awards for excellence in teaching are given both on a university-wide and campus-by-campus basis.
FOUNDER'S DAY TEACHING AWARD
Alex Xiaofend Wang, College of Arts and Sciences
The Advising Award recognizes an advisor who has demonstrated outstanding performance in advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Dawn Marciniak
The award committee is responsible for designating up to 10 campus awardees. All full-time faculty members are eligible for this award, which is self-nominating.
Maureen Rutherford, Associate Professor of Psychology
Erin Schaefer, Assistant Professor of English
Jenny Fisher, Assistant Professor of Biology
Hannah Lee, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Yllka Azemi, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Karthy Arfken, Associate Professor of Design and Technicl Theatre
Patrick Johnson, Assistant Professor of Communication and Program Coordinator
Daniele Rosso, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Dawn Ilgenfritz
No honorees in 2025
Yolanda Solis
Ranjan Kini
Karen Peterson
Stela Pudar-Hozo
Maria Gutierrez
Rajan Selladurai
Edward Seykowski
Ryan Shelton
Kathy Spicer
Kristie Gilmore
Mary Hackett
Jacqueline Huey
Wynette Justin
Anna Villanueva
Derek Walter
Lisa Culbreath
Elexis Currin
Frances Daniel
Andrea Griffin
Glenn Lauzon
William Lowe
Brian O'Camb
Harold Olivey
Jennifer Rines
Alex Xiaofeng Wang
Garin Cycholl
Monte Davis
Dorothy Frink
Ming Gao
Katherine Gustafson
Javier Heridia
Jennifer Hippie
Pam King
Jose Mas
Carol Rozelle
Ian Taschner
Jaclyn Barkow
Amy Diaz
Megan Kochvar
Sandra McMullen
Ray'Shonda Moore
Joy Raggs
Selena Rodriguez
Erin Schaefer
Anthony Stanley
Jessica Warren
Amber Woods
Chenfeng Zhang
