New freshmen and new transfer students nominated the following Illinois State faculty, staff and students for a 2018 Impact Award. Students are contacted to nominate an individual at Illinois State who has made a difference in their education and academic success.
This award is designed to show appreciation for the impact individual members of the campus community have on our new students and on student retention.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals for their significant contributions to our students and to first-year retention.
Academic Advisors:
Brian Aitken, Coordinator of Academic Services, University College
Allison Anson, Academic Advisor, University College
Teresha Bossingham, Academic Advisor, University College
Nuusa Faamoe*, Academic Advisor, University College
Martin Greenberg, Academic Advisor, University College
Breton Kane, Academic Advisor, College of Business
Michelle Malik, Academic Advisor, University College
Christina Martin, Assistant Director, Honors Program
Amanda Papinchock, Academic Advisor, University College
Sarah Roth, Academic Advisor, Honors Program
Brittany Stokes, Sponsored Project Program Coordinator, University College
Students
Miranda Bejda, Junior, Family and Consumer Science (Resident Assistant)
Andreas Boers, Senior, Business Administration
Kaitlyn Bricker, Senior, Special Education
Chad Duncheon, Senior, Accountancy
Hannah Dunlap, Junior, Family and Consumer Sciences
Nicholas Guerin, Freshman, Cybersecurity
Colleen Horne, Junior, History
Nolan Jasek, Junior, Agriculture
Allison Kostopoulos, Senior, Management
Shannon Mance, Freshman, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Chantal Marsaw, Sophomore, Undeclared
Jessie Schmit, Junior, School of Art
Courtney Stedman, Junior, Special Education
Emily Swiderski, Freshman, Mennonite College of Nursing
Staff
Koraima Carrillo, Student OAC Specialist, Campus Recreation
Shannon Darling, Coordinator of Residence Halls, University Housing Services
Jody DeCremer, Assistant Director Arts Technology
Charles Nicholson, Building Service Worker, Facilities Management
Christa Platt, Coordinator of Academic Services, University College
Shawn Rigsby, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Financial Aid Office
Aleta Riley-Tellis, Graduate Assistant Pre-Professional, University College
Faculty/Instructors
Lori Adams, Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Julius Anderson, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Kathryn Biddle, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Christina Borders, Associate Dean, College of Education
Heidi Bowman*, Instructional Assistant Professor, English
Courtney Cox, Graduate Assistant Teaching, English
Anthony Crubaugh, Associate Professor, History
Douglas Cutter, Instructional Assistant Professor, History
Samantha Dunn, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Jennifer Earing, Assistant Professor, Agriculture
Jennifer Edwards, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Nerida Ellerton, Professor, Mathematics
Isabel Green, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Mark Grizzard, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Music
Elena Hansen*, Special Production Supervisor, School of Theatre and Dance
Marygrace Hemme, Instructional Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Dakota Horn, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Jeanette Jara, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Kathryn Jasper, Assistant Professor, History
Samuel Kamara, Instructional Assistant Professor, English
Hayley Koch, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Music
Jacqueline Laier*, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Leslie Laursen, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Stephanie Lipe, Instructional Assistant Professor, Special Education
Gabrielle Litwiller, Graduate Assistant Teaching, English
Rebecca Lorenzo, Graduate Assistant Teaching, English
Terry Lowe, Instructional Assistant Professor, Management and Quantitative Methods
Lisa Martin, Lecturer, School of Communication
David Marx, Associate Professor, Physics
Sidney Megeff, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Music
Paul Meister*, Coordinator of Academic Services, Geography, Geology, and the Environment
Donald Meyer, Lecturer, Agriculture
Jenifer Milligan, Lecturer, School of Communication
Janet Moore, Instructional Assistant Professor, University College
Wade Nichols, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Jody Nord, Lecturer, Economics
Kaley Ozminkowski, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Sara Piotrowski*, Coordinator of Academic Services, History
Cynthia Pulley, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Toure Reed, Professor, History
Cindy Ropp, Associate Professor, School of Music
Rex Rowley, Associate Professor, Geography, Geology, and the Environment
Claudia Sanchez, Graduate Assistant Teaching, English
Cristina Sanchez Martin, Graduate Assistant Teaching, English
Rena Shifflet, Associate Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Laura Smith, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Communication
Albion Stafford, Associate Professor, School of Communication
Darby Wilde, Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Gaywalee Yamskulna, Professor, Mathematics
*Received more than one nomination
For more information on the Impact Awards, go to the University College website.
Thank you ISU for my Impact Award as a Janitor I am greatly humbled!