Spotlight Awards and Recognition Recipients
Recognizing the exceptional work and commitment of our Computing Services Spotlight Award recipients.
Spring Quarter 2026-2027
Customer Service
Zach Gooden
Tartan Trailblazer
Kyat Mak
My Heart is in the Work
Shannen Davis
Group Performance
Maureen O'Hara McCue, Kris Ennis, Megan Reed, Thomas Phillips, Lisa Bellamy, Matt Miller
Annual Winners (2025-2026)
Customer Service
Ronna Puskar
Tartan Trailblazer
Maureen O'Hara-McCue
My Heart is in the Work
David Meyers
Group Performance
TEF Departmental Team: Jonathan Alden, Nathan Barker, Amanda Burns, Michelle Lee, Matthew Marciak, Jeff Podolski, Connor Kennedy
Past Recipients
2025/2026
Fourth Quarter (January - March)
Darin Baumgarten- Customer Service
Larry Pickett - Tartan Trailblazer
Irina Ueno - My Heart is in the Work
The TEF Departmental team: Jonathan Alden, Nathan Barker, Amanda Burns, Connor Kennedy, Michelle Lee, Matt Marciak, Jeffrey Podolski - Group Performance
Third Quarter (October - December)
Ronna Puskar - Customer Service
Maureen O'Hara-McCue - Tartan Trailblazer
Hirschy Kirkwood - My Heart is in the Work
Andy Gish-Johnson, Braden Licastro, Brian Stuper, Jerome Marella, Kayla Mirabella, Matt Siko, Ted Pham - Group Performance
Second Quarter (July - September)
Brian Parker - Tartan Trailblazer
Dave Meyers - My Heart is in the Work
Thomas Baisley, Shlomo Balass, Ethan Connor, Chaskiel Grundmand - Group Performance
First Quarter (April - June)
Ray Hartung – Customer Service
Marisa Daugherty – Tartan Trailblazer
Eric Phillips – My Heart is in the Work
Nick Bertovich, Ethan Connor, Jim Dulya, Don Hache, Cody Koscielski, Yvette Menase, Steven Murray, Maz Planchak, Katlynn Resides, Trey Marshall, Luke Thayer, and Yannick Wiley – Group Performance
2024/2025
Annual Winners (January - March)
Erin Johnson – Customer Service
Kenya Oscar Radoli – Leadership
Julius Yordnoff – My Heart is in the Work
Dave Kalbaugh, Andrew Kraus, and Lee Yuhas – Group Performance
Fourth Quarter (January - March)
Sara Sciulli – Customer Service
Dan Noullet – Leadership
Gloria Mou – My Heart is in the Work
Dave Kalbaugh, Andrew Kraus, and Lee Yuhas – Group Performance
THIRD QUARTER (OCTOBER - DECEMBER)
Erin Johnson – Customer Service
Kenya Oscar Radoli – Leadership
Matt Miller – My Heart is in the Work
John Boldt, Brian Fitzgerald, Ryan Oberndorf, Christina Righettini, Elizabeth Santos, and Matthew Sullivan – Group Performance
Second Quarter (July - September)
Mark Hoskinson – Customer Service
Debbie Schill – Leadership
Julius Yordnoff – My Heart is in the Work
Dom Bartolomucci, Michael Dorman, Mike Elliott, Todd Kreps, Rich Noullet – Group Performance
First Quarter (April - June)
Steve Yount – Customer Service
Joe Jackson, Dave Meyers, Andy Snyder -- VDI Tiger Team – Group Performance
2023/2024
Annual Winners
Lee Yuhas – Customer Service
Matt Carrick – Leadership
Graham Pugh – Innovation
Heather Como, Doug Elliott, Ed Garbade, Akshaya Gupta, Gregory Klepal, George Puchalski, Graham Pugh, Jeff White, Mark Wolfe – Group Performance
Fourth Quarter (January - March)
Elizabeth Roberts – Customer Service
Kyat Mak – Leadership
Graham Pugh – Innovation
Heather Como, Doug Elliott, Ed Garbade, Akshaya Gupta, Gregory Klepal, George Puchalski, Graham Pugh, Jeff White, Mark Wolfe – Group Performance
Third Quarter (October - December)
Lee Yuhas – Customer Service
Marisa Daugherty, Dave Kalbaugh, and Mallory Vaughn – Group Performance
Second Quarter (July - September)
Chris Dalansky – Customer Service
Matt Carrick – Leadership
Justin Braden, Alison Campbell, Luke Hottinger, Krishna Meringenti, Roman Mitz, Vince Nils, Derek Sommer, John Zamperini – Group Performance
First Quarter (April - June)
Charles Slivkoff – Customer Service
Dave McMurtrie – Leadership
David Schreib – Innovation