PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS
Each year, up to six faculty and/or staff members are granted Presidential Awards in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments and performance.
The awards go to individuals who have made distinctive contributions to UMGC throughout their careers, through regular and active involvement in programs, activities, and projects that demonstrate a commitment to the university as a whole.
Elizabeth Howard
Director, Contract Compliance and Institutional Research
UMGC Asia
Patricia Jameson
Director, Overseas Diversity and Equity Programs
Diversity and Equity
UMGC Europe
Tou Kue
Military Degree Plans Coordinator
Veterans Initiatives
UMGC Stateside
Julie Novakowski
Senior Academic Advisor
Germany 2
UMGC Europe
Kaitlin O’Connor
Director, Employee Communications and Engagement
Internal Communications
UMGC Stateside
Cord Scott
Overseas Collegiate Professor Collegiate Faculty
UMGC Asia
BYLEE MASSEY MEMORIAL AWARD
The Bylee Massey Memorial Award is granted annually to a member of the faculty, staff, or student body who has gone “above and beyond” with his or her volunteer efforts, outside of normal responsibilities or assigned duties, for a university project or event, and whose efforts directly benefit UMGC students or programs. The award was created in part by the generosity of the Herman Maril Foundation to honor the spirit of service of Bylee Massey— wife of former UMGC President T. Benjamin Massey—who founded the university’s Maryland Artist Collection.
Alytrice Brown, EdD
Assistant Vice President, Academic Operations and Student Services Office of Academic Affairs
UMGC Asia
INNOVATION AWARDS
The Innovation Awards recognize UMGC staff and faculty members who develop innovative ideas, devices, or processes with the potential to create a positive and profound impact within the university.
Angela Grant
Acting Director
Commencement Services
UMGC Stateside
David P. Johnson Program Director, Web and Digital Design
School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology
UMGC Stateside
Amilia Osborne Project Coordinator Commencement Services
UMGC Stateside
Eliza Tymes
Assistant Vice President and Associate Bursar Chief Financial Office
UMGC Stateside
Serena Williams
Associate Director Commencement Services
UMGC Stateside
FORTY-FIVE YEARS
Jennifer Hull
Kerry Pezzuti
Ronald Schlundt
FORTY YEARS
Anthony Annadale Keomany Sesum
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Meena Bipat
Marites Chambliss Anna M. Chomiak Jefferson Cronin Cynthia JohnsonHolland James Robertson David Schultz
Loyce Pailen
Manish Patel
Tom Porch
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS
Firdous Ali-Zaidi Gary Laugel
THIRTY YEARS
Andrew Boone Sigrid Buehler
Mark Dorny Deborah Horowitz Emi Ikeda
Patricia Jameson Elisabeth Rice Sharon Spencer William Tenney
TWENTY YEARS
CeShante Ancrum Suneetha Andrews Emily Barrier James Booth Terrence Cooper Michelle Denevan Donald Gakenheimer Misil Greenwood Promise Griffin Julie Harding Shelley Hintz Robbie Kudva Manikya Linga Francis Maddox Paul Martin Eric Olson
Jessica Sadaka Susan Sanborn Patricia Sanchez René Sanjines Carl Scharpf David Stever Sun Young Shin
FIFTEEN YEARS
Adetinuke Agboola
Sandy Bernstein William Brogan Maria Carmen DiegoMiguel Chrystal Christopher Angela Davis Susanna Driver Alyson Durham Karl Evans Mitchell Fay Errin Harris Michelle Harrison Beverly Hill Linda Inogbo Ashley Kowalski
Frances Leone
Giovanna McGilvray Liliana Meneses
Nancy Miller
Jerry Moxley Mariama Nat Davies Philippe Padro Melissa Phillips Lynn Rough
Robin Searles-Adenegan Anna Seferian Mary Sikes Lindsay Smith Kathleen Sobieralski Cheryl Storie Cynthia Thomes Kathleen Thornton Diane Toops Minh Truong Syreeta Tyler Teresa Walker Rudy Watson Erin Weinhold Jacquelin Williams Serena Williams Donna Windecker
TEN YEARS
Shannon Acton Belinda Arnett
Alissa Barbato
Melanie Barner
Rebecca Boughamer
Nicholas Cifrese
Robert Critcher Keith Droit
Brehanna Edwards Aaliyah El-Amin Gregory Evans
Rebecca Foss Sherilyn Fraser Michael Freedman
Mark Freeman Price
Grace Friedman Garid Gibbs Michael Gillespie
Glenn Girona Danielle Haynes Kathleen Hogan
Kimberly Holiday Michelle Howard Lauren Jaber
Lisa Jackson
Barbara Kessler
Mary Klein
Paul Koch
Joan Lane-Warfield
Robert Ludwig
Edward Martin
Tamicka McPhatter
Laura McWeeney Corey Metzger
Jose Mobley
Rhea Poffenbarger
Dawn Rasmussen Kathleen Sindell
Melissa Siriram Danielle Skjelver Sa Sun
Robert Thomas Garlena Thompson Jason Tiwari Tatichia Tyler Esercainas Valencia Jesse Varsalone
Renee Watanabe Lisa Weinberger Pamela Welzenbach
FIVE YEARS
Jonathan Aguglia
Okezie Andrew
Rosemary Ascencio
Lawrence Awuah
Meghan Barnett
Bonnie Bayless
Tynia Boyd
Tynea Brown-Snowden
Andre Brutus
Tynesha Bryant
Christopher Burns
Judy Carcamo
Roberta Choi
Lydia Clemens Maurice Cobb
Chinita Colbert Karen Countiss Bradley Coverdale
Carolene Curtis Andrea Davis Christina DelloRusso
Barry Douglass
Edem Dzotefe
Michael English
Janique Evans
Todd Fedele
Amanda Fleming
Navarone Frank Zachary Friedman Ashley Gale Christina Gardiner
Matthew Geoff Urbano Dayna Godsey
Sandra Hall Laura Harris Douglas Harrison Lindsay Hippeard Marcus Holland-Combs Sydne Hope Armando Hornia Gaada Ismail Phylicia Jackson Mariah James Iris Jarrett Jamie Jaynes Lindsey Jefferson Shanai Jordan Jennifer Kalita Ryan Kienstra
Travis Killion Elisabeth King Paige Lavin Stacey Leviseur
Jazmin Lewis
LaShana Lewis
Joy Littleford Paula Lowers Danielle Matz William McCoy Hana Milazzo Matthew MunyanPenney Stephanie Muraca Mark Murtha Carla Parker
Allison Patch Michael Pearce Peter Pederson
Courtney Perine Brian Powers
Tiana Rodwell
Jennifer Rollins Gale Ross Rosemarie Rossi Brandon Schweitzer Jaquanda Scott Brandie Shatto
Donna Simpkins-Watson
Kyle Simpson Ashley Smallwood
Shana Spencer
Jeanine Stallworth James Stienen
Dylan Sullivan
Amber Surmiller Raymond Tarpley Robin Thompson
Dominique Turner Linda Vang Ashlee Voyce Anthony Vrba William Whalen Corinne Wigfall Briana Williams Kim Williams Ashley Wills Paul Wist
Nia Avery Lacy Babich Chandra Bajracharya
Jerry Barnett
Dominique Bartolo Amina Benouraida
Joy Bertrand Melissa Beuerlein Courtney Blackwell Stephen Boyer Heidi Buley Andrea Burduselu Sasha Burkett
Kurt D'Souza Phillip Emmanuel Nicholas Eremita
Emmanuel Esguerra Rebecca Fitchett Demi Flores
Cierra Fournier Gregory Fowler
ONE YEAR
Cassandra AguirreMoreno Omosefe Aledan Shuruq Alfawair Lakeshia Anderson Nelson
Anita Anthony-Van Orsdal
Kali Cagnolatti Robert Caron Michelle Carroll Morgan Caywood Eunji Choi Viviane Cote Monique Crochet Robert Crumpler Heather Daffan
Italia Dalba Toni Dammer Teaka De La Cruz
Ayanna Dickens Arianne Donar
Jennifer Frank Aaron Franklin Sharon Fross Lilian Gambill Philip Gargiulo Lee Ellen Gilley John Gregory Brianna Guay Katrina Guico Robert Gullo Jeffrey Hall
Charece Harris Breah Harrison Amanda Hartman Ashley Hawn Rosanna Hazard Ariel Hernandez Seif Hicks Evin Howell
Amber Huser
Shelby Irons
Isabelle luli
Andrea Jackson
Kelly Johnson
Malika Kaur
Jeffery Kennedy
Emily King
Jesse Kizito
Denise Ledsinger
Aimin Liao
Beniece Lippert
Gilda Lomas
Sarah Lopez
Jason Mallet
Jason March
Christel Marshall Brandon Matthews James McCarthy
Tiara McClendon
Shawn McKenna Meghan McKinney
Ashley McLain
Taylor McLane
Morgan McNabb
Rayne Mendez
Harish Menon
Pallace Messer
Sanae Mizutani
Katherine Monarca
Alfredo Moreno Angela Murray Mia Neely Karen Nichols Corey Niles
Charline Nixon Oluwakemi Odeniyide Opeyemi Odetoye Karly Oristian Kirsten Owens
Erica Owusu
Eva Pagoulatos
Theresa Anne Pasag Melissa Pichotta
Jason Pittman
Ashleigh Polverini
Tracey Preslan Michelle Purvis
Emil Radvansky
Sydney Rakowski
Maria Ramirez Ricardo Reid
Claire Renaud
Alicia Reuter
Jackeline Reyes
Dillon Rice Hailey Rodgers
Prisma Rodriguez Mauricio Roman Matthew Ruchie Tre'Von Rucker
Lin Sao Richard Saunders Tanya Scrofne
Trisha Semexan
Joseph Sergi Hayden Sharp Sarah Shepherd Paige Shreve
Tajuana Silas Khara Sims
Marsenia Smalls
Katarina Smikova Chandra Smith
Quentin Snively Kristi Soriano-Noceda
Allison Spurgin
Lauren Summerlin
Mekdem Tadesse Cindy Thai Janna Theisen
Kathryn Thirolf Jalena Thomas Narah Thomas Priscilla Thomas Racquel Tillman
Charles Trierweiler Sherilea Tupper Nicole Unger Miranda Updyke Melissa Van Dygriff Ariana Vazquez
Stephen Vetack Mervin Walls Keyana Washington Toni Wayne
Dionnah Weiss-Yates Ashley White Jacob Wilfer
Adorna Williams
Alexis Williams Rosemary Williams Lisa Wimberly
Whitney Woodburn Nicole Wyatt
STATESIDE
Doctor of Business Administration
Deanna Ammons
Maria Green
Doctor of Management
Shannon Debord
Abebaw Zeleke
Master of Distance Education
Megumi Brindley
Master of Science
Latetia Bennett
Upakar Bhatta
Matthew Bisanz
Sophia Bottega
Marina Caminis
Graduate Certificate
Casey Cherestal
Hugues Kulemfuka
Tiffany Lide
Wendell McKenzie Nathichka Ramzey
Sarah Shepherd
Gregory Von Lehmen
Master of Business Administration
Niki Adjetey
Daniella Baltimore
Jonathan Burke Ryan Ferguson
Sean Flowers
Breah Harrison
Jennifer Hizer
Brianna Kress
Eugene Mitchell
Ashley Murrell
Bryan Pierce
Walter Ratliff
Yasmine Castaneda
Veronica Diaz Travis Durepo Zaquoiyah Engram
Richard Essilfie Mary Kuyateh
Jessica McGroarty
Liliana Meneses
Jedidah Njau
Alissa Rohlehr
April Shanahan Walid Shawbaki
Ashaunte Smith
Samuel Song
Desmond Tawiah Ashley Wills
Bachelor of Science
Christina Campano
Carmen Castro
Karen Countiss Jackielyn Dixon-Guyah
Kimberley Doyle
Alissa Faber
Tara Gandy-Sanford
Bethany Hanford
Colleen Khadan
Florianne Madlangbayan
Rosa Membreno-Alvarez
Crystal Rendon Colleen Smith Morris Williams
Associate of Arts
Janique Evans
Quianna Jones
Undergraduate Certificate
Karen Countiss
Ashley Dillard Tiana Rodwell Erin Weinhold EUROPE
Master of Business Administration
Bernadette Marquez
Parker Nielsen
Kathryn Randolph
Master of Distance Education
Jennifer Johnson Master of Science
Susan Gong Jeremy Kilgore Mindy Otis Stephan Stram
Graduate Certificate
Barbara Palacios
Peter Pederson
Bachelor of Science Aimee Eddington
Marcus Gradney
Edward Martin
Mikel Shanks
Bachelor of Science
Joy Bertrand
Brian Greenwood
Nanase Olivera
Undergraduate Certificate
Joy Bertrand Reyan Edeza Matthew Geoff Urbano
ASIA Doctor of Business Administration
Chisom Uluh
Master of Business Administration
Christopher Anderson
Lacy Lara Anna Lonborg
Master of Science
Katrina Derderian Christian Mahoney