Health and Human Sciences faculty and staff garner multiple awards and recognitions in 2023

April is a time of celebration at Colorado State University! The College of Health and Human Sciences holds an awards ceremony and celebration to honor the college’s award recipients. In addition, several faculty and staff were recognized by the University for their outstanding service and contributions.

College Awards

The College of Health and Human Sciences recognizes the accomplishments of faculty, staff, students, and alumni as well as those retiring and those marking service milestones. To read about each College award recipient and Friend of the College, see the College website awards page for 2022-23. Four outstanding alumni were also recognized with distinguished awards – read more about Lindsey Weiler, Brian Stein, Dustin Lee, and Amy Powell on the College’s alumni awards webpage. Read on for retirees and milestones recognitions.

University Awards

The following College of Health and Human Sciences faculty, staff, and students received university awards. Read more about university award winners in the Celebrate! CSU Awards SOURCE story and Provost Office Celebrate! CSU Awards SOURCE story.

AP Star Award

Aaron Darnell, Dean’s Office

Board of Governors Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

Ashley Harvey, Human Development and Family Studies

Classified Personnel Council Outstanding Achievement Award

Debi Krogh-Michna, Occupational Therapy

Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence Diversity Impact Award

Marie Villescas Zamzow, School of Social Work

Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award

Wendy DeYoung, Health and Exercise Science

Multicultural Staff and Faculty Network Distinguished Service Faculty Award

Marie Villescas Zamzow, School of Social Work

Provost Teaching Scholar – Honorable Mention

Leah Scolere, Design and Merchandising

Retirees

We celebrate the following retirements from this academic year – congratulations!

Health and Exercise Science

Dale DeVoe – 33 years of service

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Jeff Miller – 23 years of service
Dave Sampson – 34 years of service
Elisa Shackelton – 12 years of service

Human Development and Family Studies 

Zeynep Biringen – 25 years of service

Occupational Therapy

Karen Atler – 22 years of service
David Greene – 27 years of service

Milestones

Please help us celebrate CSU employees within the College of Health and Human Sciences who have achieved five years or more of service.

5 years of service

Tim Brennan – College of Health and Human Sciences

Samantha Brown – School of Social Work

Marc Buffington – School of Education

Sunil Butler – School of Social Work

Dottie Cartrite – Construction Management

Caitlin Clark – Food Science and Human Nutrition

Amy Dinise-Halter – School of Education

Cheryl Distaso – School of Social Work

Morgan Drake – School of Social Work

Hannah Eppley – School of Social Work

Patricia Grady – Occupational Therapy

James Graham – Occupational Therapy

Lauren Gulley – Human Development and Family Studies

Keanu Kikau – School of Social Work

Avery Martin – College of Health and Human Sciences

Tamara Martin – Institute of the Built Environment

Kate Miller – School of Social Work

Chad Olivier – Construction Management

Lilyana Ortega – Human Development and Family Studies

Prakruti Patel – Health and Exercise Science

Cameron Phillips – Health and Exercise Science

Diana Rodriguez – Human Development and Family Studies

Natalia Sanchez – Human Development and Family Studies

Leah Scolere – Design and Merchandising

Jaclyn Stephens – Occupational Therapy

Kristen Sutter – Health and Exercise Science

Zack Valenti – Health and Exercise Science

Chrissy Weiss – Human Development and Family Studies

Anne Williford – School of Social Work

Tracey Winey – School of Education

10 years of service

Sandra Chisholm – Design and Merchandising

Jody Drager – School of Education

Bret Ellis – Health and Exercise Science

Karen Hanawalt – Food Science and Human Nutrition

Heather Krout – Construction Management

Rachel Lucas-Thompson – Human Development and Family Studies

Mackenzie Miller – Human Development and Family Studies

James Peth – Food Science and Human Nutrition

Nathaniel Riggs – Human Development and Family Studies

Allison Swanson – Occupational Therapy

Rodolfo Valdes Vasquez – Construction Management

Jessica Weisz – Health and Exercise Science

Jeff Wilkes – Construction Management

15 years of service

Sarah Badding – Nancy Richardson Design Center

Thomas Chermack – School of Education

Cliff Choury Jr. – Food Science and Human Nutrition

Jon Elliott – Construction Management

Day Halsey – Human Development and Family Studies

Tobin Lopes – School of Education

Zachary Mercurio – School of Education

Nicole Orswell – School of Education

Andrea Reeve – School of Education

Jennifer Richards – Health and Exercise Science

Aimee Walker – Human Development and Family Studies

20 years of service

Marisa Bunning- Food Science and Human Nutrition

Christine Fruhauf – Human Development and Family Studies

Kristin Haller – Construction Management

Brigid McDonnell – Food Science and Human Nutrition

Raoul Reiser – Health and Exercise Science

Tiffany Weir – Food Science and Human Nutrition

25 years of service

James Folkestad – School of Education

Matthew Hickey – College of Health and Human Sciences

35 years of service

Lenora Bohren – Institute for the Built Environment

Gene Gloeckner – School of Education

40 years of service

Brian Dunbar – Institute for the Built Environment

Charles Smith – Construction Management

More Milestones and Retirees are posted on the CSU website.