New freshmen and new transfer students nominated the following Illinois State faculty, staff and students for a 2013 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:
Rebecca E. Mentzer*, Academic Advisor/Associate Director Honors, Honors Program
Nuusa Taviuni Faamoa* , Academic Advisor, University College
Tuwana T Wingfield, Director of Recruitment/Mentor for ISU Leads, School of Social Work
Rebecca Warren Baker*, Academic Advisor, University College
Martin Barry Greenberg *, Academic Advisor, University College
Corey Michelle Burgess, Academic Advisor, University College
Christina Marie Martin, Academic Advisor/Assistant Director, Honors Program
David T. Pletcher*, Academic Advisor, University College
Lee Anne R. Hale, Academic Advisor, School of Communication
Students
Brooke Happ, Special Education
Nicole Poggensee, Show Choir, Marketing
Allison Sokolowski, Acting/English Education
Raven Nance, MASAI
Marilyn Moen, Students Today Leaders Forever
Katie Karas, SWAT
Heather Shrum, Criminal Justice
Blaise Harwell, Student-Hewett Hall
Khandyce Pitner*, Psychology
Natalie Richardson*, MASAI
Shacoby Henderson, MASAI
Carol Hepner, Early Childhood Education
Fabiola Rosiles, Communication
Cinnamon Porter, Psychology
Craig Malik, Students Today Leaders Forever
Garret Ess, Alpha Gamma Rho
Heather Holz, Accounting
Michy Maloof, Students Today Leaders Forever
Eileen Brett, School of Music
Emily Rose Blankenberger*, Resident Assistant, University Housing-Manchester
Bianca Rose Gerardi, Resident Assistant, University Housing-Tri-Towers
Robert Michael Alberts, Resident Assistant, University Housing-Wilkins
Staff
Dave Marcial, Admissions Counselor, Admissions
Angela S Davenport, Coordinator, Dean of Students
Christine Marie Knuth, Assistant to Dean, College of Business
Phillip Raymond Hoffmann, Assistant Swim Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics
James John Terfruchte, M.D., Staff Physician, Health Services
Jessica Marie Flood, Staff, Intercollegiate Athletics
Elvis A Forde, Staff, Intercollegiate Athletics
Camille Suzanne Springer, Staff Counselor, Student Counseling Services
Christa D. Platt*, Coordinator of Academic Services, University College
Charles V. T. Boudreaux, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist, Student Counseling Services
Jessica Lee Pratapas, Graduate Student, University College
Elizabeth Ramirez, Graduate Student, University College
Faculty/Instructors
Roger Paul Day*, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Brian Joseph Newmister, Associate Director of MBA Program, Management and Quantitative Methods
Derek James Story, Associate Director, Human Resources
Jeffrey H Kahn, Ph.D., Professor , Psychology
Bill Anderson, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Connie H De Veer, Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Doan Winkel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor-Entrepreneurship, Management and Quantitative Methods
Dillion White, Lecturer, School of Communication
Carol Ann Lind*, Instructional Assistant Professor, English
Charlene Sue Aaron, Assistant Professor, Mennonite College of Nursing
Shannon O’Neill, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Douglas P Twitchell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Information Technology
Gregory Ferrence, Ph.D. , Professor, Chemistry
Maureen Ann Roach, Assistant Director, Career Center
Kevin Rich, Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Carlyn Gay Morenus, Professor, School of Music
William E Shields, Professor, Geography-Geology
Shalamar D Armstrong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Agriculture
Sarah Fitzgibbons, Instructional Assistant Professor, Accounting
Maria Helena Schmeeckle, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
Alauna Shante Akins, Lecturer, School of Communication
Linda S. Bowman*, Director of Speech and Hearing Clinic, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Rena Angela Shifflet, Assistant Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Janet W Krejci, Dean of Mennonite College of Nursing, Mennonite College of Nursing
Annie Elizabeth Kincade , Lecturer, School of Communication
Cynthia Pulley, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mathematics
James R Almeda, Coordinator, Health Promotion and Wellness
Thomas Edward McClure, J.D., Assistant Professor, Politics and Government
Vanessa T Stalling, Graduate Assistant Teaching, School of Theatre and Dance
Carl Wenning, Instructional Assistant Professor, Physics
*Received more than one nomination
For more information on the Impact Awards, go to the University College website.
