Faculty and Staff Honored at Southwestern
Winfield,
Kan., April 26, 2021 — Outstanding faculty and staff were recognized at
Southwestern College. Six awards were presented Friday, April 23, for
outstanding service to the college, and 38 employees were honored for years of
service.
Presented
were the Fassnacht Outstanding Administrator/Staff (Campus) Award to Kaleigh
Richardson, assistant director of residence life; the Fassnacht Outstanding
Administrator/Staff Award (Professional Studies) to Jessica DeVader, marketing
content and event coordinator; and the Fassnacht Outstanding Faculty Award to
Sheryl Erickson, associate professor of education.
Floyd
and Ruth Fassnacht established the Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Staff
awards with an endowment gift in 1988. Floyd graduated from Southwestern
College in 1929 with a degree in chemistry. Floyd began working for Phillips
Petroleum in 1940 as a lab chemist. In 1948 he became chief chemist in charge
of all plant products, and assisted in the development of aviation fuel for
World War II. He retired from the company in 1973 as assistant superintendent
of Phillips Kansas City Refinery. Floyd and Ruth were significant donors to the
college during their lifetimes, also providing a major gift for construction of
the Beech Science Center, naming the Fassnacht Research Laboratory. Floyd
received the Southwestern College Alumni Recognition Award in 1997.
Additionally,
the United Methodist Exemplary Teacher Award was presented to Jayna Bertholf,
assistant professor of accounting and finance.
Anjaih
Clemons-Williams, director of campus life at Southwestern College, presented
the SGA faculty citation during the ceremony. The faculty citation went to
Melinda Current, clinical education coordinator and professor of health and
wellness promotion.
Awards
for years of service were also presented for:
•
30 years: Brenda
Hicks, Martin Rude, Cheryl Rude, Kathleen Mignone
•
25 years: Lisa
Lowery
•
15 years: Rodney
Baker, Jeff Gile, Edward Loeb III, Nili Luo, Stacy Sparks
•
10 years: Lisa Buffum, Sheryl Erickson, Zak Larson, Jim McEwen, Tamara McEwen,
Keith McLaughlin, Alexis Miers, Pam Olney, B.J. Wilson, Marvin Wilson, Terah
York
•
5 years: Jayna Bertholf, Jennifer Biddle, Becky Burch, Brittany Donals, Doreen
Fast, Kevin Frady, Kathryn Gomez, Sharon Krusemark, Wendy Moehler-Sieb, Nathan
Morrison, Jacob Negley, Jordan Pond, Kaydee Riggs-Johnson, Connor Seaba, Jonathan
Snell, Elizabeth Thummel, and Melissa VanSickle
