October 9, 2024
By Lynn McCain
Faculty and staff from across the Department of Pathology gathered over the lunch hour on Friday, October 4th, to honor their colleagues at the annual Workplace Recognition Reception. Employees were recognized for years of service as well as for going Above and Beyond in the performance of their duties over the past year. This year, Pathology recognized 106 individuals, with a team award going to the Inpatient Phlebotomy team.
Years of Service Awards:
10 Years
| Destaw Addis | Chelsea Decker | Lindsay Parsons |
| Stephanie Agozino | Janean DeVaul | Maria Ramirez |
| Kristina Andoni | Kimberly Gray | Betty Riggs |
| Desire' Baber | Kathryn Idalski | Ashley Roman |
| Rafael Baran | Eric Jedynak | Jennifer Roopchand |
| Melissa Boyd | Ashley Jenne | Phyliis Schooler |
| Marie Brady | Jonathan Jennings | Brian Tapp II |
| Carrie Callahan | Darlene Johnson | Tammi Toth |
| Edith Castillo | Danielle Katulski | Natalie Toth |
| Maria Crosostomo | Rebecca Luther | SarahJo Wolters |
| Emerita Cross | Emilia Maleyko | Yingbao Yang |
20 Years
| Lisa Brown | Roger Mahlmeister | Emily Timmis |
| Emmanuel Cabuena | Jennifer McCord | Xianping Wang |
| Deann Chick | Jason McGill | Angela Wilson |
| Tracey Crooks | Peter Ouillette | Deneen Wilson |
| Sylvia Gonzales | Aarthi Raman | |
| Melanie Herbert | Carrie Scott |
30 Years
| Shelly Beatty | Gonzalo Garcia | Todd Kandow | Cynthia Stutzman |
| Kathleen Chandler | John Harris | Colleen McDermott |
Above and Beyond Awardees
Michigan Medicine Laboratories: Michelle Adams
Finance and Administration: Karen Barron
Pathology Informatics: Andrea Hawk, William Hubbard, Tod Kandow, Debra Sexton
Anatomic Pathology: Gerson Gran, Danielle Hoard, John Hamilton, Star Johnson, Nadine Patterson, Misty Sayar
Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics: Meghan Boomer, Brian Englehart, Christine Kwierant, Kristin LeSueur, Ted Lilley, Emily Manion, Emily Schwedler, Leisa Stempek
Clinical Pathology: Kimberly Blanc, Lauren Brock, Jason Dobreff, Kayci Drake, Nicole Eadeh, Bradley Exell, Kevin Forbin, Patricia Franklin, Rachel Garrett, Chelsey Goodes, Tina Gray, Matthew Heilbronn, Kate Idalski, Lily Keenan, Chanin Kelly, Beth Lawless, Colleen Mackey, Margaret Mahlmeister, Erin Pauley, Amanda Peabody, Nancy Raynal, Nicole Robinson, Rachel Salmon, Nicole Sobolak, Brittany Stecker, Hannah Riggs, Andrew Szczembara, Jeff Wilson, Eric Vasbinder
Group Award: Leticia Sawyers and Inpatient Phlebotomy Team
Congratulations to all of our award winners! Thank you for your service and for going above and beyond in your daily work. You are appreciated!