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Excellence and Recognition Awards 2008

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2008 Excellence and Recognition awards!

The Team Excellence awards recognize outstanding achievement within the Douglas College community. The Employee Recognition awards honour our retirees, long-service employees, and recipients of Team Excellence, and President's Distinguished Service Awards. 

This year's recipients showed the commitment, leadership, creativity and teamwork that have made Douglas College an innovative place of higher learning for over 35 years.

10 Years Service

Employee Recognition

ten-year-09

(l-r, front to back): Mike McPhee, Geography; Tannya Cranna, The Training Group; Mary Cope, Registrar's Office; Dave Munro, Centre for Campus Life; Maria Morse, Centre for Campus Life; Erin Rozman, Math; Pat Tracey, Registrar's Office; Delinah Marples, Information Services; Patrick Mooney, Consumer and Job Preparation; Cheryl Palmer, Sign Language Interpretation; Erica Northcott, Music; Ricky Chew, Centre for Educational and Information Technology; Kim Reeves, Centre for Educational and Information Technology; Mark Elliott, Hotel and Restaurant Management.

 

Other 10-year recipients:

Jacqueline Arndt (Centre for Students with Disabilities)
Heather Barnes (English as a Second Language)
Colin Campbell (Criminology)
John Carter (Print Futures)
Mary Cope (Registrar's Office)
David Cordon (Office Administration)
Steve Fowler (Printing Department)
Julie Grellier (Library)
Karol Heselton (Basic Occupational Education)
Ulrike Hobruecker (Modern Languages)
Patricia Juvik (Health Care Support Worker)
Marilyn Kane (Humanities)
Celia Lau (Chemistry)
Erika Loucks (Consumer and Job Preparation)
Shelley Moore (Psychology/Sociology)
Darin Nesbitt (Political Science)
Edie Robertson (Psychiatric Nursing)
Shannon van Wiltenburg (Businessv
Dana Wakabayashi (Co-op)
Danica West (Stagecraft)

 

15 Years Service

Employee Recognition

fifteen-year-09

(l-r, front to back:) Brenda Pickard, Education; Jean Emmerson, Consumer and Job Preparation; Kathy Denton, Humanities and Social Sciences; Patti Romanko, Library; Vivian Ng, Library; Dave Waddington, Geology; Elmiro Argento, History; Calvin Wharton, Creative Writing; Keith Ellis, Science and Technology; Alison Gill, Coaching; Anne Dijk, Registrar's Office; Kathy Bell, English as a Second Language; Lexie Flasch, Health Sciences; Silvia Wilson, Health Sciences; Lynda Hayward, English as a Second Language; Mike Cook, Facilities Services.

Other 15-year recipients:

Geraldine Briggs-Simpson  (Therapeutic Recreation)
Ron Brown (Antropology/Sociology)
Karen Cowan (English)
Lynne Currie(Centre for Students with Disabilities)
Shahnaz Darayan (Registrar's Office)
Christine David (Child, Family and Community Studies)
Kathryn Duff (Sport Science)
Eric Hannan (Music)
Carla Hotel (Criminology)
Kim Longmuir (Student Development)
Patricia Matson (English
Robert Nicholls (Philosophy/Humanities)
Sandra Polushin (Classroom Community Support )
Wesley Snider (Math)
Gail Tibbo (Marketing
Gilbert Tsui (Computer, Science and Information Systems)
Peter van den Bosch (Computer, Science and Information Systems)
Lori Woods (Child, Family and Community Studies)                              

 

20 Years Service

Employee Recognition

ten-year-09

(l-r, front to back:) Sharn Tyakoff, Political Science; Karen Maynes, Administration; Robert Linschoten, Centre for Educational and Information Technology; Sandy Strate, Counsellor; Fariyal Dhirani, Health Care Support Worker; Catherine Elson, Humanities and Social Sciences; Hudson Andrews, Psychiatric Nursing; Janet Norris, Counsellor; Mike Tarko, Health Sciences; Ralph Lake, Modern Languages; Patrick Brown, Business; Susan Briggs, English; Brad Barber, Marketing and Communications Office.

Other 20-year recipients:

Mary Burns (Creative Writing)
Tom Childs (Library)
Judy Cleave (Developmental Studies)
Jean Cockburn (Library)
Robert Fahrnkopf (Philosophy/Humanities)
Susan Greffard (Computing Science and Information Systems and Centre for Educational and Information Technology)
Peter Kantrowiz (Economics)
Cecil Klassen (Learning Centre)
Susan Meshwork (Counsellor and Administration)
Robin Shier (Music )
Dana Sova (Basic Occupational Education)
Donna Stimson (Library)
Wendy Waidson (Development
Kathleen Wallden (Child, Family and Community Studies)

 

25 Years Service

Employee Recognition

Twenty five years of service

(l-r) Jill Plumbley, English as a Second Language; Jean-Louis Girard, Computing Science and Information Systems; Valerie Sproule, Nursing

Other 25-year recipients:

Rodney Comrie (Accounting)
Barbara Coward (English as a Second Language)
Glenn Ellingson (Print Department)
Drew Young (Stagecraft)

 

30 Years Service

Employee Recognition

Thirty years of service

(l-r) (l-r) Tom Whalley, English as a Second Language; Marilyn Lewthwaite, Nursing

Other 30-year recipients:

Debbie Crowley (Developmental Studies)
Marian Exmann (Employee Relations)
Karen Turner (Registrar's Office)
Beverley Wyness (Nursing)      

35 Years Service

Employee Recognition

ten-year-09

Bruce Clarke, Media Support Technician in the Centre for Educational and Information Technology