University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Awardees receive a certificate and a letter of appreciation from the Office of the Provost. 

25 Years

Alejandra Almazan, Student Financial Aid Operations

Brian Balkenende, Radiology

Megan Farnsworth, Health Care Information Systems

Michelle Highly, Marketing

Karen Johnson, Nursing Service

Jay Johnston, Pharmacy

Eric Jones, Health Information Management

Tricia Kroll, Internal Medicine

Chris Piker, Physics & Astronomy

Roseanne Rath, Urology

Sherry Rhinehart, Career Center

Denise Seabold, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Laura Shinkunas, Medical Ethics

Kathryn Spoelstra, Hygienic Laboratory 

Renae Thompson, Orthopaedics and Rehab

Tracie Villhauer, Environmental Services

Donghong Wang, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck

Yuping Zhang, Obstetrics-Gynecology

30 Years

Elizabeth Crooks, Pentacrest Museums

Elizabeth Isley, Nursing Service

Georgia Leigh, Food And Nutrition Services

Yalan Li, Medicine Administration

Holly Nugent, Nursing Service

Fang Qian, Dental Research

Teresa Ruggle, Internal Medicine

Lori Somers, Epidemiology

Ranae Stalkfleet, Guest Services

35 Years

Scott Allendorf, Clas Administration

Wesley Byrd, Hygienic Laboratory

Larry Dostal, Biocatalysis/Bioprocessing

Robin Finer, Nursing Service

John Grace, Psychiatry

Carol Hartman, Radiology

Carol Johnson, Heart Center

Pamela Loussaert, Nursing Service

Tina Murphy, Hygienic Laboratory

Steven Oglesby, Nursing Service

Scott Riggan, Facilities Management

Joel Smith, Facilities Management

Kelly Taylor, Library Administration

40 Years

Diane Elas, Obstetrics-Gynecology

Jill Gerot, Pharmacy

Jeffry Horesowsky, Parking & Transportation

Deborah Kakavas, Iowa Center for School Mental Health

Debra Pfab, Internal Medicine

Joyce Sanderson, Pathology