Honors and Awards
Staff Honored for Service
Staff members recognized for service from 5 to 25 years
Five Years (left to right): A. Shay, A. Stasinski, C. Battaglia, H. Bacon, B. Keane, J. Edelstein, N. Youngblood 
10 Years: Carol Berry
15 Years:G. Homsy, H. Oloroso, M. Bledsoe, L. Lealaitafea, M. Vilches, M. Usher, A. Wolff, R. Taglia, Lana Kiperman
20 Years: Christopher Gilmore
25 Years: Allison BergerThis week’s staff appreciation event recognized 25 Northwestern Engineering staff members who have reached significant service milestones.
Honored for five years:
- Heather Bacon, assistant director of advising and student development, Undergraduate Engineering
- Christa Battaglia, director of digital communications, McCormick Marketing and Communications
- Tameca Blossom-Lyon, associate director of career management, Engineering Career Development
- Jennie Edelstein, program assistant 3, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Benjamin Keane, administrative assistant 3, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Husna Levine, business administrator 3, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Abigayle Shay, associate director, Master of Science in Information Technology program
- Amanda Stasinski, assistant director of career development, Engineering Careering Development
- Nathan Youngblood, research coordinator, Research Administration
Honored for 10 years:
- Carol Berry, assistant to the dean, McCormick Administration
- Bruce Lindvall, assistant dean of graduate studies, McCormick Administration
Honored for 15 years:
- Hillary Bean, financial administrator, McCormick Transportation Center
- Michelle Bledsoe, program assistant 3, Engineering Career Development
- George Homsy, program coordinator 2, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Svetlana Kiperman, program assistant 2, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Leona Lealaitafea, program assistant 2, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Peter Livins, financial assistant, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Helen Oloroso, assistant dean, Engineering Career Development
- Robert Taglia, instrument maker 2, Segal Design Institute
- Madeline Usher, software developer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Michael Vilches, PC systems specialist, McCormick Administration
- Alan Wolff, senior IT director, McCormick Administration
Honored for 20 years:
- Christopher Bachmann, user support lead, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Christopher Gilmore, user support manager, McCormick Administration
Honored for 25 years:
- Allison Berger, associate director of academic and career management, Engineering Career Development