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

Michael Alberhasky, ITS Admin Information Systems     

Scott Boerhave, Food and Nutrition Services       

Kathleen Burns, Accounts Payable

Kevin Cano, Health Care Information Systems administration

Tara Clark, Ambulatory Care administration 

H Cole, Continuing Education Medicine     

Joanna Droll-Madole, UI Health Care finance   

Alecia Esbeck, Nursing

Ann Freerks, Office of Strategic Communication

Daniel Hubbard, Nursing

Mona Ibrahim, Patient Representative

Barbara Jaeger, Internal Medicine                 

Nicole Kohler, Biology                           

Michael Kolder, Division of Student Life       

Melissa Krishnan, UI Health Care purchasing

Charlene Maher, Office of the Registrar

Maureen Schafer, Academic Advising Center

Julie Schmidt, Pathology Administrative Services

Melanie Watt, Accounts Payable and Travel

30 Years

Colleen Finnegan, Nursing

Brian McDermott, Hospital Stores               

Lori Posey, Psychiatry

Judith Warth, Center for Disabilities and Development

35 Years

Kathryn Andrews, Office of the Provost administration     

Diane Cerven-Jenn, College of Pharmacy administration     

Curtis Fountain, Division of Student Life       

Tracy McNutt, Stead Family Children’s Hospital 

Karin Olson, Pathology Administrative Services       

Janine Petitgout, Nursing

Trisha Walsh, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Maureen Walterhouse, Religious Studies

40 Years

Julie Fahnle, Health Care Information Systems

Joellen Jepson, Oral Pathology Radiology Medicine     

Mary Piper, Neurosurgery

Stephen Polchert, College of Law Library

45 Years

Scot Dolezal, FM Business and Financial Services

David Nason, Facilities Management

50 Years

Martha Goetz, University Shared Services