President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution
Individual and/or Team - FT & PT Faculty/Staff
- Develop an initiative, program and/or service that leads to increased enrollment, student success, retention and/or persistence to graduation.
- Demonstrate an extraordinary initiative in strengthening the student academic experience.
- Model high standards of ethics in advising, mentoring and interacting with students.
- Consistently promote a campus environment that is inclusive, welcoming, supportive and nurturing of cultural, ethnic, racial, class, gender, sexual orientation, language and other human differences.
- Support the University’s strategic goals by improving and/or modernizing current practices resulting in a measurable gain in efficiency, effectiveness or service.
- Participate on committees, mentor others, serve as a role model and/or use originality and creativity to enthusiastically and collaboratively develop strategies.
- Make a significant contribution to the wellness and well-being of Pace faculty and staff.
- Complete a special accomplishment within your division/unit.
2022 Employee Special Award Winners
President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution Individual
- S. Brian Jones, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Equity in the Arts
- Carol Turco, Senior Staff Associate, Honors College
- Susan Weygant, Bursar, Finance & Administration
President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution Team
Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisory Board Team
- Yu Gu, Co- Chair, Mathematics
- Alysa Robin Hantgan, Co-Chair, English
- Sue Maxam, Co-Chair, Office of the Provost
- Steven Bookman, Library
- Erika Crispo, Biology
- Milton David Almodovar, Library
- Kristen DiGennaro, English
- Brian Evans, Mathematics
- Courtney Gosnell, Psychology
- Darren Hayes, Information Technology
- Allyson King, New Student Experience and Transitions
- Michelle Land, Environmental Studies and Sciences
- Jessica Magaldi, Legal Studies and Taxation
- Noreen McGuire, Library
- Robert Mundy, English
- Greg Murphy, Library
- Meghana Nayak, Political Science
- Kathy Winsted, Marketing
ILS Implementation Team
- Milton David Almodovar, Mortola Library
- Christina Blenkle, Mortola Library
- Vicky Gannon, Law Library
- Erik Jantzen, Mortola Library
- Nadine MacDonald, Mortola Library
- June Pang, Mortola Library
YES I Make It Happen Annual Winners
- Joy Codilla, Residence Director, Residential Life, Pleasantville
- Angie D’Agostino, Dean for Students and Campus Affairs, Law School
- Shannon Kowalski, Assistant Director, Academic Scheduling, Office of the Registrar
- Maria Medici, Student Assistant, Welcome Center, New York City
- Nick Tucker, Residence Director, Residential Life, Pleasantville
A Special Thanks to the 2022 Special Awards Nomination Committee Members:
- Catherine Finlayson, Associate Professor, College of Health Professions
- Melinda Lutchman, Staff Assistant, College of Health Professions
- Angela Nally, Assistant Dean, Communications, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
- Heather Novak, Director, Center for Community Action/Research, Project Pericles, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
- Rosemarie Scilipoti, Director, Advisement, Centralized Advising, Associate Provost for Student Success