Congratulations to the 2024 Fulton Difference Award winners!
Thank you to all the Fulton Schools staff who joined us at the Fulton Difference Awards and Recognition celebration! Check out the photo gallery and revisit the presentation for recognition of our staff members’ years of service, award nominees and winners.
Dean Kyle Squires recognized all staff who have served the Fulton Schools, especially those who have 30 years of service or more at ASU:
- Kirk Hagen, SCAI, 30 years of service.
- Becky Montez, TPS, 30 years of service.
- Scott Abbe, ETS, 35 years of service.
- Denise Felsenthal, ETS, 40 years of service.
We also wish those retiring this year the best on their new adventures:
- Kathy Wigal, GOEE.
- Patricia Hutton, EDO.
- Shahriar Anwar, SEMTE.
- Tim Rooney, ASA.
The Fulton Difference Award winners recognize staff who exemplify the Fulton Schools values of excellence, innovation, bold thinking, collaboration and inclusion. Congratulations to the 2024 award winners:
Excellence in Service
Blake Holder
Curriculum Planning and Analysis
The Polytechnic School
Inclusion
Ashley Anderson
Associate Director, People and Talent
Engineering Dean’s Office
Innovation
Rebecca Grant
Senior Proposal Manager
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Leadership
Monique Clement
Lead Communications Specialist
Fulton Schools Marketing and Communications
Level Up
Blanca Loera Martinez
Manager, Academic Advising
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Living the Values
Raymond Keller
Business Operations Senior Specialist
Academic and Student Affairs
Rookie of the Year
Jake Burton
MultiMedia Specialist
Learning and Teaching Hub
Teamwork
Erica Bishop and Sharon Paredes
Academic Success Advisors
SCAI Tempe Front Desk Team
Learn more about the new Fulton Difference Awards. The 2025 Fulton Difference Awards nomination portal will open Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and close Friday, February 14, 2025.
SUN Awards
The Fulton Schools promote a culture of providing and recognizing outstanding customer service. More than 300 unique staff members were given SUN Awards by their peers over the last year. Five recipients were recognized at the 2024 event: Cassandra Radulovic (ETS), Hahnna Christianson (EDO), Lauren de Luna (ECEE), Norma Faust (MSN) and Tiffany Hughes (SEMTE).
Thank you to our staff members who have exemplified the spirit of ASU and to each of you who take the time to applaud your colleagues.
Academic and Student Affairs
Michele Bartlett, Stephanie Becerra, Jesus Chavez, Tami Coronella, Richard Donaldson, Renee Elder, Katherine Erdman Becker, Krystal Fagan, Cynthia Fuller, Erin Goertz, Issis Gutierrez, Adam Henry, Justin Herring, Karen Lund-Dennison, Michael McBride, Alfonzo Mendoza, Elaine Michaud, Megan Mowrer, Archna Nath, Nicole Plachecki, Sergio Quiros, Timothy Rooney, Natalia Seidel, Destinee Sior, Trudi VanderPloeg, Armani Wilder
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Alexandrea Cancilla, Jeanette Cernetic, Jade Chambers, Janet Lora, Angela Ponce, Sarah Purdy, Roberto Reynoso, Michael Sobrado, Elizabeth Tripodi
Business Engagement Catalyst
Timothy Beatty
School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
Steven Andrade, Joseph Balais, Brittany Barr, Nicholas Beck, Courtney Birch, Wendy Biresch, Susan Borgers, Ariane Both, Shirley Bowles, Diane Brayman, Anna Budvitis, Ceceilia Buneo, Rebecca Cady, Nicolas Camillo, Cristi Castro, Joe Caudill, Carrie Clemens, Allison Curran, Creigh Daksla, Ally Debbs, Burcu Degirmenci, Monica Dugan, Aubrey Fox, Michele Frayer, Cherisse Frizzell, Wendy Gibson-Wright, Kirk Hagen, Shanee Harris Rogers, Alicia Hayden, Stacy Henegar, Meredith Hernandez, Rosetta Hill, Taylor Hill, Jennifer Hinder, Araxi Hovhannessian, Ekaterina Khaustova, Sue Lafond, Blanca Loera Martinez, Madi Long-Blanchard, Alex Lownes, Vanessa Lucero, Ross Maciejewski, Jennifer May, Adam McDorman, Jeannie Murell, Beverly Naig, Kelly O’Brien, Erica Palacios, Sharon Paredes, Charles Phillips, Shawn Rudnick, Melissa Sainz, Kristin Santillan, Christina Sebring, Christine Selman, Michelle Shannon, Rodger Shmitt, Ana Sifuentes, Segrid Simms, Yvette Smith, Alicia Somsen, Miranda Stuart, Travis Terpkosh, Aubrey Tuttle, Juliet Valdez, Arnella White, Elizabeth Wood, Liz Wood, Benedetta Zazick, Bonnie Zazick
Development
Hayley Shepherd
Engineering Career Center
Vicki Fox, Barbara Haney, Shannon McBane
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Alexandra Ayran, Lauren Bataska, Loren Benally, James Bodden, Tracy Bosak, Michael Bruns, Adalberto Chiquete, Lauren de Luna, Rachel Eidelman, Emily Fassett, Farah Kiaei, Christine Krause, Christine Langevin, Michèle Leclerc Turgeon, Gia McLaughlin, Jessica Meeker, Robert Monahan, Anneliese Mougharbel, Stefan Myhajlenko, Lynn Pratte, Tom Quinn, Robina Sayed, Elizabeth Sowell, James VanderPloeg, Luis Vazquez, Autumn Vigneau, Allison Walls
Engineering Dean’s Office
Ashley Anderson, Pamela Brooks, Margo Cabrera, Lynn Carpenter, Kenneth Chow, Hahnna Christianson, Elizabeth Cross, Mark Cumpston, Claudine Fleary, Zachary Holman, Dustin Koontz, Geralyn Lux, April MacCleary, Kristin Olafs, Maria Terberg
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Juan Fragozo, Alexander Gasca, Courtney Gatewood, Kelley Hall, Tiffany Hughes, Kimberly Johnson, Lauren Koszola, Bella Leal, Emma Lee Nelson, Lindsay Lenell, Cheri Lenkersdorfer, Rachael May, Bayyinah Muhammad, Oswaldo Ortiz, Erika Parra, Shannon Pete, Estefanny Rodriguez, Kyle Scott, Daniel Skaggs, Jacob Starling, Molly Swindler, Laura Volpe, Zheng Zhang
Engineering Technical Services
Jeffrey Carpenter, Darrian Judkins, Veronica Lupampa, Don Newhouse, Cassandra Radulovic, Brian Tancredi, Christopher Thompson, Azeez Usman, Kyle Wright
Global Outreach and Extended Education
Myranda Cornwell, Jasmine Delaboin, Annette Fuentes, Meghan Gallagher, Octavio Heredia, Brittany Holmes, Joyce Ito, Serenity Jones, Maria Lopez, Michael Low, Nicholas Maddox, Jose Quiroga, Robert Schoenfeld, Melissa Stine, Scott Visser, Laura Zelic
Learning and Teaching Hub
David Armijo, Jonathan Baek, Kyle Brim, Jake Burton, Michael Canby, Medha Dalal, Brian Hall, Dustin Hampton, Sue Huffman, Amy Janiczek, Stefani Jenkins, Phoebe Lashley, Lindz Lewandowski, Nicholas Lindquist, Jennifer Mansfield, Jonathan McMichael, Leslie Mora, Kristen Pena, Christopher Puddy, Lejla Sabanovic, Andrew Salcido, Jennifer Stanley, Peter Van Leusen, Kristin Walton
School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
Norma Faust, Nicole Harris, Andrew Ingram, Lolita Jenkins, Cynthia Pickering, Ginger Rose
Marketing and Communications
Monique Clement, Joy Gaeraths, Erika Gronek, Joe Kullman, Steve Ryan, Daniel Traynor
The Polytechnic School
Brianna Baumgartner, Cindy Boglin, Cameron Booth, Karen Carstens, Kathryn Clark, Dalles Colby, Colton Darger, Dominique DeRose, Tylie Dibene, Kristine England, Bruce Flanagan, Carly Folger, Karen Folwell, Michael Forrest, Cynthia Gallaway, Naomi Garcia, Taylor Hayslett, Tanner Hestand, Philip Hofmeister, Blake Holder, Cindy Howell, Lynett James, Jeremy Johnson, Jason Kendzior, Tonasha Laws, Kalea Loftis, Alexis Luna, Meghan McLaughlin, Thomas Meadows, Jordan Mendoza, David Mohr, Yemile Moreno, Kurt Paterson, Alina Rambo, Carly Regan, Katie Robinson, Michael Rush, Rosemary Rutkowski, Christina Shepherd, Ryan Sparks, Seth Standage, Kevin Steverson, Gail Summers, Rhett Sweeney, Amber Thackeray, Braden Timmons, Megan Valcic, Michelle Valenzuela, Meghan Vaughn, Michelle Wik, Adriana Wilson, Lisa Zelasko
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Keon Askari, Charlotte Brown, Megan Cooper, Melanie Duran, Chloe Fagg, Rosalind Hamlin, Jason Jedinak, Sarah Lang, Richard Malloy, Mika Mandeville, Megan McDevitt, Sally Phan, Grace A. Pratt, Amanda Ripstra, Haregewoin Sabe-Newlon, Abby Still, Myriam Trumbo, Zylon Williams, Wanpeng Xu