2020-2021 Faculty and Staff Awards Jennifer Dickens received a plaque from the GSW Alumni Association, who sponsors this award each year.
FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNITION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE: 5 YEARS
Blue Argo Tiffany Battle Timothy Beck Arthur Bone Mark Bowen Alanna Bowie Brian Campbell Tammy Carpenter Latrez Cheeks Jennifer Christie Dr. Suzanne Conner Lisa Davis Marnie Minick Rachel Griggs Tammi Johnston Bonnie Levine-Berggren Brenda Mansfield Deborah Messer Schelly Murray Jessica Ouzts Jim Posey Steven Reid Kay Sassi Dr. Manoj Thapa Patty Webb
10 YEARS
Gavin Berstein Dr. Susan Bragg Dr. Paul Dahlgren Dr. Anish Dave Dr. Lauren DiPaula Dr. Chadwick Gugg
Anthony Lasiter Ted Norris Dr. Yangil Park Linda Randall Mary Ann Shepherd Rhonda Slocumb Donna Tissue Alwen Yeung
2021 PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
15 YEARS
Jennifer Dickens, Senior Lecturer and Director of GSW’s Early Childhood Development Center, was voted 2021 Professor of the Year by the students.
Dr. Tzvetelin Iordanov Dr. Nedialka Iordanova Debra Nelson Dr. Brian Parkinson Dr. Shannon Perry Dr. John Stovall Dr. ChuChu Wu
FACULTY AND STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021 Staff Excellence in Customer Service and Personal Interaction Award: Brooke Tome
20 YEARS
Dr. Gary Fisk Katrina Frazier Dr. Julie Megginson Cheri Paradise Dr. Samuel Peavy Dr. Arvind Shah
2021 Staff Excellence in Achievement and Performance: Beverly Carroll 2021 Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award: Dr. Jesse Russell
25 YEARS
2021 Faculty Excellence in Advising Award: Dr. Anh-Hue Tu
Monique Daniels Brennon Sewell
30 YEARS
2021 Faculty Excellence in Service Award: Dr. Chadwick Gugg
35 YEARS
2021 Faculty Excellence and Commitment to Teaching Award: Dr. Debra Palmer
Michael McNeely Dr. Liz Wilson Ervin Anderson
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS
2021 RETIREMENTS:
Oris Bryant Staff Member of the Year: Jeremy Wicker
Paul Battle
Linda Randall
Christopher Fenn
Mary Ann Shepherd
Physical Plant Physical Plant
Faculty Member of the Year: Kay Sassi
Colette Long
First-Year Experience College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Business & Finance
GSW voted Best Place to Work
G
eorgia Southwestern was named Best Place to Work in the Americus Times-Recorder’s Best of Sumter 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards after being voted on by the community. Many current employees are GSW alumni, something the University recognizes as the “full circle.” With just over 375 full-time and part-time faculty and staff, GSW is one of the largest employers in Americus. AEOLIAN MAGAZINE 2021 | 7
