Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne
For Immediate Release

October 16, 2009

Andrew D. Welch
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
(O) 260-481-2270
awelch17@ivytech.edu


Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast
Honors 40 Employees for Years of Service

Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast annually honors its employees who have served the college for five years or more. This year, the college recognizes 40 employees – some who have been with Ivy Tech for more than 20 years.

Thirty-Year Honoree
Evelyn Brooks, Executive Secretary, Finance

Twenty-five-Year Honorees
Angela Bjorge, Executive Secretary, Workforce & Economic Development
Martha Corell, Records Clerk, Registrar
Valerie Eakins, Executive Director, Finance

Twenty-Year Honorees
Jewel Diller, Department Chair, Nursing
Diane Nagel, Assistant Professor, Reading

Fifteen-Year Honorees
Linda Romines, Interim Program Chair, Medical Assisting
Joan Heise, Department Chair, Computer Information
Candy Schladenhauffen, Interim Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Nina Thierer, Associate Professor, Medical Assisting

Ten-Year Honorees
James Duly, Director, Center for Academic Excellence
Michael Kelder, Assistant Professor, Automotive Technology
Patricia Kemerer, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
John Knight, Assistant Professor, Computer Information
John Milentis, Executive Director, Resource Development
Marie Moehnke, Assistant Director, Assessment
Patricia Oetinger, Project Coordinator, Facilities
Rebecca Reeve, Associate Professor, Mathematics
Fawn Wynn, Records Clerk, Registrar
Jennifer Brink, Department Chair, Respiratory Care

Five-Year Honorees
Christine Barlow,  Assistant Professor, Science
Timothy Becker, Director, Academic Affairs Support Services
Karen Reilly, Dean, ASA and Support Services
Julie Berger , Accounting Clerk
Paul Chapman, Computer Maintenance Technician
Deborah Fagas, Assistant Professor, Reading
John Grannan, Department Chair, Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Niki Hockenberry, Financial Aid Clerk
Cari Hoffman, Academic Affairs Assistant
Karen Kepler, Assistant Director, SSAS
Joyce Kerns, Secretary, ASA and Support Services
Adam Lamb, Project Coordinator, Workforce & Economic Development
Kathleen Schrock, Project Consultant, Workforce & Economic Development
David Lane, Assessment/Computer Technician
Joshua Long, Assistant Professor, Economics
Amanda Mills, Director, Student Support and Advising Services
Linda Newman, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Rebecca Reidy, Security Receptionist
Teresa Vazquez-Hall, Program Chair, Humanities
Jean Williams, Secretary, Career Advising

Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 130,000 students enrolled annually.  Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana.  It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana.  It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.