On February 20, staff celebrating a milestone year will be honored at a breakfast in Stamm Dining Hall. The annual recognition event celebrates each fifth anniversary of service to Lewis & Clark.
To show appreciation for each honoree, the Lewis & Clark community is invited to use this form to share up to three words that come to mind when thinking of any of the honorees listed below. We will use your input to create word clouds that show the impact of the staff members being honored.
- Submissions do not have to be three words. It can be one or two words or more that are separated by commas.
- Words that are separated by a space are considered a new word. So if you enter “work horse” it will count as two separate submissions.
- You do not have to contribute to every single name.
- If you do not know the individual you can click the orange “next” button and continue.
- Every word will be audited and checked and inappropriate responses will be deleted.
- Entries must be submitted by noon on Monday, February 16.
The 2026 Honorees
One honored for 30 years of service:
Alan Younis, Scientific Instrumentation Engineer, Natural Science Shop.
Three honored for 25 years of service:
Jabu Boka, Fleet Mechanic, Facilities Services; and Lisa Garcia, Administrative Coordinator, Law Business Services, and Laura Tucker, Catalog Librarian, Watzek Library.
Seven honored for 20 years of service:
Stephen LeBoutillier, Assistant Vice President for Engagement, Annual Giving; Alison Walcott, Administrative Assistant IV/Director Pamplin Society; Tara Boatman, Athletic Trainer, Physical Education and Athletics; Brooke Mill, Assistant Registrar, Law School; Cindy Wyllie, Financial Aid Specialist, Office of Financial Aid, and Matty Davis, Departmental Specialist, Dean of Law Faculty.
Seven honored for 15 years of service:
Tammy Jo Wilson, Visual Arts and Technology Program Manager; Judy Finch, Registrar and Program Director, CAS; Barbara Shepperson, Director of Research and Assessment; James Tursi, Director of Soccer; Laura Mundt, ENVS Administrative Specialist, Environmental Studies; Amy Dvorak, Senior Director of Sustainability & Communications; and Matsya Siosal, Director of the Center for Community Engagement.
Twenty-One honored for 10 years of service:
Heather Colombo, Assistant Director of the College Advising Center; Leslie Thomas, Executive Assistant to VP, Secretary and General Counsel; Jolie Allen, Student Account Coordinator, Student/Departmental Account Services; Stacey Kim, Associate Vice President of Communications; Ben Skaggs, Technology Technician III, Computing Services - Law; Tyler Bearden, Technology Technician, IT - Information Systems; Paola Dennis, Administrative Specialist, International Student Services; Todd Davis, Administrative Specialist, Alumni and Parent Engagement; Nicole Brockway, Assistant Director, Sponsored Research; Rocky Campbell, Associate VP of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning, Dean of Students; Adam Ferrel, Lead General Maintenance, Facilities Services; Caitlin Peel, Senior Director of Marketing, Office of Communications; Steve LaFollette, Serials and Electronic Resources Specialist, Watzek Library; Hayley Bentley, Associate Registrar, CAS; Amy Baskin, Administrative Coordinator (English & History); Chris Stecher, Director of Institutional Operations, IT - Information Technology; Blair Orfall, Administrator and Program Coordinator, World Languages and Literatures; Susan Nunes, Performance Events Coordinator, Music; Steven Tyrrill, General Maintenance, Facilities Services; Kori Campbell, Director of College Outdoors; and Sam Hunt, Property Manager - Cooley House.
Eleven honored for five years of service:
David Ernevad, Associate Vice President for Facilities; Joshua Ferchau, Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of Global Recruiting; Emily Hancock, Director, Office of Strategic Partnership & Clinical Placements, Graduate School; Tess Jacobsen, Assistant Director, Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program, Law School; Joe Johnson, Associate Dean and Director of Admissions Communications; Phalkun Mam, Assistant Tennis Coach; Alexis Rehrmann, Program Manager, Community Partnerships and Narrative Medicine, Center for Community and Global Health; Rebecca Sexton-Lee, Director of Graduate Admissions; Franchesca Spann, Assistant Director of Campus Living for Operations and Occupancy; Kyle Teeter, Associate Vice President for Finance/Controller; and Carolyn Zook, Associate Director of the Center for Community and Global Health, Center for Community and Global Health.
Visit Human Resources for the archive of staff who have been recognized over the past several years.
